i finally saw the matrix reloaded last night after much anticaption. naturally, due to my high expecatations from the first movie, i was highly disappointed with this one. part of me thinks that i should just let go of my expectation and accept that it just a filler before the final segment. nevertheless, there are too many inconsistenties that make the movie simply as shallow as the normal summer block buster movies. granted, there are deeper undertones in the movie but the movie is so heavily laden with gratitious fight scenes that none of the questions really get a chance to be explored. alas, it is not the movie that sucks but the mind that pollutes it.

at any rate, from a buddhist point of view, i find it pretty ironic that people can watch the movie and not question the very basis of our own reality. the first movie made it quite clear that our reality is really only a construct of the mind. if we are to free the mind, from what are we to free it from? interestingly enough, i find that writing about these types of inquires almost seems like a pointless exercise because i know that inquires of these sorts aren’t answered with rationality and knowledge.

anyway, i finally broke down and joined netflix. i am actually looking forward to seeing a little more movies these days. i’ve been putting off getting a DVD player for the longest time and only broke down last week. i’ve always enjoyed movies but can’t deal with the ritual people put around it on the weekends and so on. maybe 1 out of 10 films i would consider that i would enjoy it more if i saw it on the big screen. so i am more than happy to just enjoy things in the comfort of my jammies!