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Lyn Alden · 65w
My mother has never watched The Matrix. I provided various contexts about themes since it is a 25-year old movie, but then suggested that she actually do so. Like, really. Out of a thousand action mo...
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I watched the anniversary theater release recently, and as I walked out, some teenagers were like "Dude the Matrix was dumb." I have never felt so old as after thinking "You have to understand the context of the time it was released. It introduced some raw cinematic and thematic concepts that, by the time it reached you, it had of course been polished up and made relevant to your perspectives. You UNGRATEFUL PHILISTINE."
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Lyn Alden · 65w
I’m kind of thinking of the same pre-description when recommending it to someone 30+ years older than me. So, the reverse. Like, she’ll think it’s dumb and millennial and be distracted by phone calls the whole time.