There's just so much to process after three hours and twenty minutes of Middle-Earthen goodness. I sat gobsmacked through frenetic battles, stunning landscapes and moving heroics. The Return of the King treated me to a magnificent standard of elegant storytelling. Peter Jackson & Co have hit upon so many emotional elements in the series with a combination of precision and class befitting the first story I ever treasured. So much compassion is evoked from Tolkien's narrative that, at several points while in the theatre, my previous and current experiences with Middle-Earth fused and --don't tell any one about this--I just cried... like a baby.

I'll try to post my collected thoughts in full after I get the chance to take-in another viewing during this holiday season.

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Matrix Revolutions is a fitting end to the Matrix trilogy. Not everything is resolved explicitly and this is more of a gift than a curse. At the same time, Revolutions is not as consistently stylish, engaging or groundbreaking as the first and second movies. It's certainly a movie you'll begin to appreciate more the day after you see it, but not likely one you'll want to watch repeatedly for its visceral thrills. There are substantial issues with the narrative that feel like oppurtunities lost, yet, in the end, it is a clever and appropriate conclusion to the saga of the Matrix.

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