With The Matrix, Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski revolutionized action cinema. In keeping with the turn of the millennium, a new cinema era was ushered in, characterized by digital parallel worlds and artificial realities. The word Matrix crept into pop culture parlance, encapsulating a sense of modern paranoia. The open ending of the film was crucial for how much that feeling spilled over from the screen into reality. The Matrix should never have become a franchise. But a few days ago Matrix 5 was announced.
Yves explains in detail why Matrix 5 is unnecessary here:
Matrix 5 is coming – WHY? | Opinion
Already part 4, For Yves, Matrix Resurrections was a bullet-point processing of all the problems of late sequels. The film was preceded by a meta-discourse about Hollywood sequel culture that addressed precisely these issues. In the context of the announcement of Matrix 5 and the realignment behind the camera, this has become even more explosive.
Matrix 5 wants to reinvent itself
The fourth offshoot of the Matrix series already offered a decisive change: suddenly only half of the directing duo of the Wachowski sisters were there. Now the Wachowskis are staying completely out of it. Drew Goddard will sit in the director’s chair and behind the typewriter for Matrix 5. The director of The Cabin in the Woods and, according to Yves, the criminally overlooked Bad Times at the El Royale and series creator of Marvel’s Daredevil sounds like an interesting choice.
Whether this one A new coat of paint can counteract the feeling of Hollywood’s lack of ideas, it will show. But the question is justified as to how much potential there is in the matrix idea. Despite Wachowski’s influence, Matrix Resurrections disappointed many fans. Even the creators didn’t seem to be able to get much out of their own creation, other than self-criticism. To quote directly from The Matrix 4: “I know you said the story was over for you. But that’s the thing about stories: they never really end, right?”