Film Like The Matrix example essay topic

Andrew MeddaughPaper 2 Inside The Matrix Revisited: The Method Behind the Magic As a filmmaker, I find viewing documentaries that explain the methods involved in creating major motion pictures to be very insightful and interesting. The Matrix Revisited is one of the best of these documentaries that I have seen. The Matrix Revisited explained everything that I wanted to know about what went into making The Matrix. Considering that the film, The Matrix, left me baffled as to how they created most of the scenes, this informative documentary opened my eyes to the processes that the filmmakers went through in order to create the special effects. The director of The Matrix Revisited, Josh Oreck, was on the set of the film from day one and caught some of the most amazing stunts ever put on film while they were being created. For those that have never seen The Matrix, it includes a scene where a woman does a cartwheel off of a wall after running on it for about 6 steps.

The Matrix Revisited shows how a simple pulley system and a lot of practice is all it took to create this effect. The Matrix also includes a scene where bullets are slowed down to the point where you can see them and, of course, the main actor can dodge them. Throughout the documentary Oreck is able to answer questions that I had about how camera lenses where altered to leave blue or green tints of color in certain scenes to separate "real life" from "the Matrix", the way they used computer graphics (which explains those slow motion bullets), and even the incredibly complex storyline as a whole (just in case my using the terms "real life" and "the Matrix" confused you). The documentary shows the first storyboards created in order to pitch the idea to producers, and covers up to and through creating the music and editing the film together after everything else was finished.

Young filmmakers, become almost fearful when they see a film like The Matrix. The massive scale of a film like that can intimidate even the most well trained students. Filmmakers in training never spend that amount of time or money on one film and imagining doing so can easily overwhelm the mind. The Matrix Revisited helps to put all of The Matrix's effects into context. It breaks them down and makes them seem a lot simpler than they appear on screen.

By doing these things, The Matrix Revisited created a comfort level in me and made me realize that making a science fiction film with dazzling effects is less intimidating than it appears, and that no matter how magical something looks on screen, there is always a logical method as to how it is done. I feel that this film can help open the eyes of a film student to more advanced filmmaking and can make them a stronger link on any film crew that they apply their talents and experience towards.