Matrix Resurrections Is Trolling Itself 

I thought this movie was going to be about the truce between Zion and the machines that Neo brought about. That's where the story left off. Instead, this movie was about how Lana is trapped in the Hollywood matrix.

Half way through the movie I realized this it was just about how they didn't want to make this movie.

Perhaps it's time to explore the concept of 'Death of the audience'.

To me the underlying meaning of the new movie was very simple: everyone involved in making it wants you to know that they hated it as much as you do.

Every time they showed a clip from the first movie, it made me want to stop watching Resurrections and turn on the original.

The worst part about all of this is the fact that there were actual good plot points that would have made great movies on their own. - Some machines have become sympathetic to the human cause - Trinity realizing her own strengths that aren't tied to Neo - Smith acting as an eternal opposite to Neo - The politics of the Machines and the new city of Io

I was unexpectedly entertained before Neo wakes up again from his pod. All the gaslighting and mental fuckery put on him and thus the audience was pretty fun to watch, as well as Wachowski's dissection of not only the trilogy itself but also her view on the business now. Unfortunately everything kinda just went bland after that, even though it is possible that Lana did it intentionally. Filming intentionally bad to give a mid finger to WB is fun, watching the end product as a fan of the franchise, on the other hand, is not.

My thoughts on the Matrix: Resurrections: even Abed from Community would say that this film is too meta.

There's a disturbing trend in Hollywood of people not wanting to make the thing they're making and their contempt bleeding into the product.

Realising Wachowski intentionally make a movie that is shit by industry standards and a big middle finger towards reboot culture, I think it's one of the most baller moves ever made.

Have you ever met someone that constantly denigrated themselves, and (surprise!) they're not fun to be around? THAT is Matrix 4.

I have not been very impressed by the tongue in cheek "we are roasting our own legacy" thing. It worked for 22 Jump Street but that had the added benefit of being able to actually joke about all the cliches because it's actually a comedy.

I thought the director had intentionally made a really bad movie so that way the studios wouldnt be incentivized to make another one

I think the movie had a completely different tone than the rest of the series, and the aesthetics that were chosen were also odd. It was filmed like a vibrant CW tv show and the comedy was similarly off putting. It did not feel like a Matrix movie. The story really dipped in quality around 30 minutes in and the action got worse with every take. It’s also very difficult to watch when you think of Keanu Reeves’ recent action work in John Wick. I don’t know what happened, but it was not good.

Idk, something about the whole movie felt like a Matrix fan fiction got a greenlight from WB. Also I'm a little sick to death of snide, meta, cometary/callouts in movies that absolutely won't age well at all.

The movie kind of freaked me out honestly. Because of the implications of the whole “isn’t this stupid” thing. The first movies were obviously kinda mind blowing, and I think an audience member probably should have come away with a feeling of “I need to understand how the powers that be control my life and perceptions.” However this movie sort of makes that theme a bit hopeless. Like “lol we don’t wanna make this movie, but Warner brothers is gonna do it anyway, let’s make fun of it!” WB: “yeah sure you do u. As long as it makes us money” (which it did). Basically there’s kind of a weird power move here on WB’s part where it’s essentially outright saying “we can force creators to make something, and we can shove it down your throats, and you’ll buy it.” It’s kind of anti revolutionary I think. It feels less like a realization/way out, and more like an acceptance that we “can’t get out of the matrix” lol. Which ironically might be a more accurate depiction of beudrillard’s work that inspired this, but still felt strange actually coming from a corporate film studio.

I hope you take a long walk on that lovely beach off to the side of the pier, at sunset, when it's nice out. Take a sweater in case it gets chilly.

Matrix 4 mostly felt like a parody to me. It completely took me out of the movie.

At no point during the movie was I rooting for the heroes; I was rooting for the end credits.

It's not a very good movie but hating itself and believing it shouldn't exist makes it very interesting. I'm glad to see someone pushing back against the endless parade of sequels and cinematic universes that dominate our media landscape today.

The whole film felt like a sandwich with the wrong ingredients, and you weren’t that hungry, but it was something to eat either way. The movie was interesting but I wouldn’t even include it with the others, it at times felt forced and what others have said, messy. Unless someone can explain, I really didn’t get the whole power of “love” concept introduced that supercharged Neo and Trinity when they touched. It felt like they were introducing “magic” which didn’t fit in my opinion.

I think the movie got way too meta for it's own good. It seems as if Warner Bros. (or any other parties that had a financial stake in this film) were telling the writers "Hey, this needs to be more meta, we want our audience to think they're smart by seeing through the script, let's make it as easy as possible for them." When this situation comes up, to me, anything "meta" turns instantly "not meta" The message I get from this film, is the over eagerness of big companies to try to convince their customers that they are "on your side" much akin to commercials telling you why you need a product. I think the meta behind the meta (the matrix within the matrix if you will) ultimately goes against what the film is trying to do, reinforcing why the movie hates itself

My gripes with this movie is that for (or wanting to) being focused on Trinity, she has so much less screentime and....agency(?) IK she's the one that turns the tide in the third act but i wish we got to see more of her in this movie

When a Movie tells you it hates itself, Believe it. Find a better movie with better self esteem. It's not the viewers responsibility to assuage the fears of a product.

I've watched it twice, and I still don't even know what Lana was trying to do, exactly. There are just so many elements that don't add up. LIke why are the action scenes so terrible? Why make the moral of the story "Trinity was just as important as Neo" but have Trinity sidelined for 90% of the movie? Why was Smith even in it at all? Why all the not-Zion drama that goes nowhere? It's just so MESSY. Although props to her for creating a movie people are talking about. Love it or hate it, this does seem to be one of the most divisive and talked-about major franchise films in years.

Honestly I get that’s it’s supposed to be meta and self aware, but just because it’s aware of how bad it is doesn’t mean it’s not bad anymore.

I had friends who were in the "hated it for another piece of woke Hollywood garbage", down to one who merely said "I wasn't impressed." I on the other hand enjoyed it, the hype leading up to it, the meta introduction in the first act of it, the Easter eggs throughout, and every bit of heavy-handeness it tried to utilize. I wholeheartedly believed that the premise of this generation of The Matrix wasn't working fully because it didn't contain Neo and Trinity properly, and was doomed to fail. It's something that was established from the first movie. The problem is when Lana is trying to say she was trying to take back "red pill" and that the movie was some sort of "gotcha" against the fans. They pulled the anti-capitalist angle. They pulled the Big Corporation is Evil angle. They didn't come of as progressive or subversive, they came off as a classic love story in a technological environment, but eradicated much of the good metaphysical viewpoints they worked ardently to insert into the first three movies. So in light of it all, I did what was truly natural to the Neo who gave two middle fingers to Smith in that interrogation movie in the first movie: I unashamedly pirated the movie online and didn't give Warner Brothers a dime.

It doesn't work as well as a Hollywood blockbuster product, but I've been tearing up reflecting on all the ways Lana inserted herself into the story. As a trans allegory, it's pretty intense. That both Neo and Trinity occupy bodies that don't reflect who they are... Trinity sharing how she identified with Trinity and having her husband laugh... and she laughs as well to hide the pain and the anger. The primacy of relationship in the disruption of the matrix - it's not enough to see myself as myself, but there is power in being seen. As a Matrix movie, it doesn't have the revolutionary blockbuster sparkle of the original, but as a vehicle for telling a personal story about relationships and being seen, it puts a crinkle in my heart.

The Matrix (1999) = Cinema. Matrix (2021) = Content.

I had a little bit of hope (when they said machines started a war against other machines and some of them are helping humans) that they would manage to make this great universe evolve in some way but it litteraly lasted for 5 seconds. The rest of the movie is like "nothing has changed but we got new cgi and new colorimetry for you guys". No thanks

I just thought the photography was awfully done, it looked like a fan made RU-vid film. At least I expected the film to be visually up to standards, I really couldn't get over that

After watching Matrix Resurrection i got one question. Did the cops knew that internal affairs was setting them up?

The red pill part of the analysis was sort of weak, to me the whole misogyny thing felt tacked on, unnecessary, and bizarre. Why the hell would the architect care about gender politics? He’s an algorithm!

Kinda feels like there was not need for the 4th film at all, WB wanted to do it anyway and Lana say "ok, fuck it, I'll take the money and do what I please" and she did a movie that's not necessary at all. Seems fair to me.

Apparently the movie has done horribly at the box office. I don't want to shit on the hardworking people who made it but I hate the idea of the movie and the circumstances surrounding its creation. Im kind of glad it bombed.

The way I see it, WB was gonna make this movie with or without the Wachowskis. It was always going to be an unnecessary cash grab. Love it, hate it, or don't care, at least this way they got to make it mean more than that.

What is “too meta”? It was the perfect amount of “meta” for me. In a post-‘Matrix’ world in which the word and idea of a “Matrix” has become so ingrained in our culture, our socio-politics, our science…this was the ONLY way to make a ‘Matrix’ film in today’s time.

She worded it perfectly at the end of the video. Lana used this movie to change things she did not like in the previous 3 movies. And that is what fundamentally I do not like about this Matrix movie. I love the entire franchise with a passion. But this movie felt like it was created by someone who actually hated the previous movies and wanted to make it "better". If that was the case, just use all new characters and show a new generation fighting against the establishment. Don't even re-tread the Neo story, write a new story. Don't go and replace Morpheus with a new actor, change what makes Neo the one and say, actually he is one of two. And why was Merovingian even in the movie at all ??? Just for a laugh ? You have him back but not even think about asking Laurence Fishburne ? Really ?!?!?

I feel like it got a rough deal being released after No Way Home and being a legacy sequel after a decade of nostalgia and ridiculous expectations

The reason the matrix was able to fit so many different meanings is because it was the same as Plato's cave allegory. The cave was a depiction of reality where people were chained up in a cave and forced to look at projections cast by puppet masters. So if one were to break free from these shackles, they could then see the true nature of the world and become enlightened. This applies to the human existence, because every human seeks enlightenment, and therefor can be applied to any story of enlightenment. This is why you have the Wachowski's telling us that 'taking the red pill' is a symbol of enlightenment in relation to their gender transition... but you also have right wing people saying that 'taking the red pill' is a symbol of enlightenment in relation to their freedom and world view. It applies to both of these concepts, because they are both concepts which revolve around enlightenment.

If the first trilogy didn't exist I could just notch this movie up to being a popcorn action flick. But it is a continuation of a revolutionary and mind bending trilogy, even if 2 and 3 stumbled carrying the torch the first movie handed them. With that said, I enjoyed the first part of the movie very much. Once they brought the story to Io, then all the thought provoking things they began to dabble into ended and it just went to generic scifi action. It had huge shoes to fill so it was in trouble from the get, and even though the cards were stacked against it, it failed at being great, but succeeded at being mediocre.

I've always been a sucker for good meta commentary, and watching a completely unnecessary sequel to the Matrix trilogy actively talk about how it doesn't even want to exist was pretty entertaining. I think I missed a bit of the popcorn spectacle of the originals? The crazy kung fu and bullet time are always fun, but Keanu and Carrie are both in their mid-50's, so I can definitely understand why it was cut back.

great video. you freeed my mind to new thoughts i didn't have.

The film I feel is another casualty of the sequel machine in Hollywood that has absolutely murdered great franchises like Terminator, Predator, Jurassic Park, Underworld, and more by simply continuing to pump out content. Sometimes a story doesn't need a sequel. It started to become obvious after about an hour that the film was simply critiquing the studio that brought this IP back from the dead.

very thoughtful and eye-opening video and topic! I especially gravitated towards Adorno's ideas

Lana Wachowski should have never come near this movie. We could have had a beautiful, existential, artful addition to The Matrix universe, and all we got was a bitter, cynical movie about reboots. Look at what Denis Villeneuve did with Blade Runner, or what Christopher Nolan did with Batman. Additions to a franchise CAN be amazing, and not just mindless cash grabs.

We understand their disdain for making a sequel, but, beyond the limitations of the culture industry, they could have made a good movie. A movie treating the fans as family, offering what they praised and loved for twenty years. Instead, they make a mediocre film without iconic scenes or punch lines, without memorable music or choreography, without meaningful moments delivered through Matrix aesthetics. After 20 years without encountering the Matrix, Lana brought a bitter present for Christmas.

i watched total of 15 minutes of the film before turning it off, the only thing it shares with the previous films is its name

Definitely felt like it got too meta, I mean I don't mind films with meta themes but when they nail the theme over and over again it gets annoying

Definitely think Lana Wachowski made to intentionally be bad and say a screw you to Warner Bros. It’s kind of like you know your creation is going to be destroyed to turned into something other than what you loved, so take some joy in destroying it yourself. I like to imagine that’s what happened, but just okay enough to make Warner Bros think it would be good.

Honestly, this movie is the most perfect F-U I've ever seen. On those terms, it's incredible. I recommend watching Red Letter Media's review of it, they nail so many points that others missed.

Wow, this video really covered a lot of ground. I have to watch this again, and google some of the points referenced here to really understand everything mentioned. Great vid.

I think that everyone can have their own interpretation about things. I think that it is important that each of us use art to help ourselves however we need. But if we are going to "debate" interpretations, some are more supported and better argued than others. The Matrix is not a film with heavy transgender themes "just because Lana say's so", it is because there are several scenes, events in the history of the production of the film and even explicit references to transgender culture, that support that interpretation.

Regarding "Death of the Author", I've always despised it. First, because I'm a translator, and in translation that mentality is profoundly negligent. And second because it's profoundly hypocritical. We often say that pieces of art are a reflection of the artists soul, and that how tragic it is that Studio executives try to take that control away from them. But when it's convenient for them, people use the "Death of the Author" card in order to basically throw all out of the window. And on top of that, it renders the whole creative process meaningless. Why bother putting ANY thought into something you create if people are not going pay attention to those thoughts? Of course, that has a strong caveat, and it's that the work itself should be able to convey the intended message, or thoughts, etc. with as little external input as possible, ideally with none. That's the part of "Death of the Author" I agree with. But not the extreme that says the author's intentions should be completely left out from the conversation, specially if you are going to make an in-depth analysis.

"Matrix Resurrections Hates Itself" It should.

Lana tried to have her cake and eat it too. You can't claim to be against sequelities by doing the film. Warner won, and we got a shit movie beacuse of it

It got too meta for its own good. It reminded me of Space Jam 2…another WB/HBO Max property that isn’t a movie so much as a cynical cog in the commercial machine.

I’ve written for a company I didn’t like and watched a story I loved turned into one I hated. The end result was so bad, I walked away from the contract. If you’re a creative and hate what you do, best move on the greener pastures. It’s very difficult to write or create something you aren’t passionate about. I believe the best parts of M4 were the meta commentaries, but that wasn’t “story” as much as it was exploration. It made two movies happen at once, and the second (part two of the film) felt like the weaker half. I think a film about the first half on its own would have been great. Seeing Neo finally realize he’s back in the matrix and not crazy would have been an awesome way to end the movie.

Been waiting for this!

Being that Lana was one of the co-creators of the franchise, I think what she did with the fourth installment was something unexpected and interesting while resisting against ideologies that have warped its messages to a group of people that believe they’re identifying with Neo when they’re really Cyphers. Coming back, I wasn’t expecting mind blowing, but I got cleverly thoughtful and mindful. There’s more layers at work and taking it at face value, it can feel underwhelming, but I’m glad it was a sequel that still had something to say that is much more relevant to today’s climate. Also, it was made in reaction to family loss to the Wachowski sisters. I think it was meta enough. Just happy to see Neo and Trinity back. While I hope they can make more, I’m more than understanding if Lana ends her contribution finished and or Lily remains detached from the franchise.

I like the general message about this film, the powers that be do thrive on the misfortune and frenzy of the masses. But it lacks punch and action sequences from Neo combined with being a lil too meta sealed it’s fate. I hope this franchise doesn’t go out with a whimper 😔

If it ain't meta, it ain't The Matrix. Maybe I need to watch it a few more times to really tell if it succeeds or fails at any more objective elements of delivering a critique of this or that idea, but after the first viewing and a day to think on it, so far I think it's biggest strength and weakness are the same - it's meaning remains partially in our hands to choose for ourselves. As someone who thinks the question is often more important than the answer, I think it may be the best one if them all for avoiding that heavy feeling of messianic mythos fir much more human story without sacrificing any of the awesome sci-fi imagination the world-building makes possible. Criminally underrated, imo.

I don't think the film particularly aimed at criticizing red pill theory (which isn't only used for misogyny, it has become more of a general cultural slogan for things society doesn't explicit tell you but still enacts). You said it flew in the face of all the other themes of the trilogy but... who says? Sure the term "red pill" is everywhere now, but people don't use it to discuss or analyse the films themselves, it's a separate entity now. And giving one single quote from The Analyst doesn't seem like enough evidence to back this claim. However, it's true that the fact Trinity becomes just as, if not more powerful than Neo might indicate they wanted to change the fan's perspective on women. I still think it is clumsy to have tried this after more than 20 years, and again the entire film begs the question : how do you judge which interpretations of a work of art should be "correct" or not?

I thought Lana wrote it comfort herself after the death of her parents, no? so bringing back neo and trinity was like a comfort blanket

I made it up to the train shootout sequence or just as Neo made it out of The Matrix and had to turn it off. It was just so boring.

I actually really connected with this film. It's a big middle finger all around and to be honest it was really refreshing. I really enjoyed the filling the sky with rainbows idea. I just hope we get to see it. the self critique of the movie was just icing on the cake for me. I believe the movie pokes more towards the better qualities of humanity. hopeless optimism and taking chances, love, connections. it was basically all I personally wanted to see. Went in with 0 expectations although I'm a huge fan of the trilogy, and came out of the theatre satisfied.

The bass in the opening knocked me teeth out

The whole meta reboot theme reminds me of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot where they constantly refer to the remakes and reboots that have been churned out in the last 20 years. I still think I need to watch this a second time.

"Self awareness doesnt absolve anybody of anything".

I have to disagree with the take that the movie goes against Death of the Author. The movie criticizes one _specific_ interpretation that involves a lot of hatred and sexism. Critiquing that specific interpretation does not mean that they are trying to dismiss every interpretation. If I say that "Lord of the Rings is about white supremacy" is a bad interpretation, that doesn't mean I dismiss every _other_ interpretation.

This is one of the best reviews of the film i've seen. I think the film is exactly as i would expect from a wachowski forced to make a matrix sequel. Bit enough meta and not enough focus on the philosophy for me, combined with clunky pacing. Still a great film to enjoy, although i can't imagine how it would come across if you hadn't seen the first 3

The first half of it was solid philosophy. The second was setting up the happy ending. I'm fine with both.

I’m so glad I skipped this movie. Legit thanks for the spoiler scene haha

I doubt Lana Wachowski meant to suggest that The Matrix is ONLY about transitioning but to disregard this reading, Barthes in hand, as like just the director's opinion man is to gloss over a LOT of textual evidence in both the original and this one. Texts never mean just ONE thing, and that holds double for this franchise, which like Star Wars touches on all kinds of myths and themes. It's more a 'pastiche' of or play of meanings than any one thing, and to be perfectly honest: the first Matrix DOES have elements that would plausibly reverberate with nerdy white guys who make up the Alt-Right. That said, I think you're missing something crucial by focusing on the very meta self-referential aspects of Resurrections. I personally liked the film but found the boardroom montage where everyone chimes in on what the Matrix is or means to be a bit cheesy and obvious on my first viewing because it's something we've been seeing for decades in film and TV: a kind of cynical self-awareness that goes yeah yeah, what you're watching is just another commodity to shift units and satisfy consumer demands. But the film goes beyond such tired 4th wall tropes, and the montage actually serves as a red herring for what can only be described as a shockingly sincere and personal film. If the first Matrix asked the question of what 'reality' is, or how we know it, Resurrections more poignantly asks what it means to live authentically in a world that requires you to keep up appearances at all times - a universal theme if there ever was one, but to disregard the specific experiences of gender-nonconforming people like the director informing this film is to willingly ignore a lot of the text and not at all a receptive reading. The truly radical import of this instalment of the series isn't in any new visual effects or 5D-mindfuckery, but as Renegade Cut pointed out, in its unflinching sincerity and, dare I say, 'kindness' at a time when cynicism and vacuous posturing seem to be the norm.

Idk. I thought was good. I think we're maybe missing some other elements that aren't yet clear. I have some ideas but I can't quite articulate them in just a few sentences.

Thomas Anderson is Phillip K Dick. Their experiences are not just video games or novels but residual memories of a life once lived.

Well now I really want to see it!

And I hated “The Matrix Resurrections.”

The shot of the middle finger couldn’t be more apt. I’m also thinking of that shot of the electric sign at the beginning, “HA.” The entire first act is an open rant against having to make another Matrix, and the movie overall rails against the very idea of franchise movies and “reboots” that exist only to pander to sleepwalking audiences and greedy shareholders. I also love its sentimental heart, with not only the romance between the two leads, but the ruminations on aging and the struggle to connect with your younger self. It’s one of those themes that resonates once you hit middle age or go through a major life change (career, relationships, family, etc). And, yes, the original Matrix was openly meta and loved to comment on itself, which makes sense for any story that deals in illusion versus reality. It’s like these movies come with a built-in Philip K Dick commentary track. The comparison to Space Jam 2 couldn’t be more perfect. The answer from Wachowski, obviously, is that there shouldn’t be a “Space Jam 2,” and you’re a mindless zombie for playing along.

Wow this video was more big brained than I expected 🤯👏

The first film and this mark an epochal change from a time when it was part of the fun you could have under capitalism to critique its soullessness and retreat into philosophy, to now when capitalism's soullessness feels infinitely grimmer, more deadly phoney, not fun at all, and represents an actual threat to humanity's survival. We're in an age of despair and we see it in a lot of our media, e.g. Succession, BBC series Industry, Don't Look Up and lots of other things I've temporarily forgotten. I'm glad I saw it for the self-loathing corporate pawn part at the start. I've felt very much the same myself at times and I felt the condition was depicted well. That was the only interesting bit of the movie for me.

I was pretty confused when I was watching this. I understood that it was commenting on the nature of sequels and realised it was intentionally bland etc but now after watching this and reading the comments I realise just how much I wasnt aware of what was being said or why. I need to watch it again. Thanx for the video Wisecrack and for the explanations and views from the comments section. :)

Those bootleg sunglasses at the end get me every time

First Matrix made me think,this movie......i forgot after one day...

I really liked the movie. It managed to be a competent sequel and at the same time be a critique of sequels in general. If it were only one of the two, it would be meh. But they pulled it off.

I actually loved the movie… seems I’m the only one

So what you’re telling me about matrix resurrections… is that it sucks? and it rely so much on the source material that it literally shows the old movies and tells no no its not just a slide show… its a video game… literally the bf2042 of movies this year

GREAT VIDEO, really awesomelly researched, quality content REALLY, Helen nailed it, i don't see anything in this degree in PT-BR, so i'm gladly happy i know english well enought to see this video and reply here (or at least try my best as a self taught learner of a foreign language). The small addenum i respectably offer is just about the "redpill movement", but it's undestandable outsiders misinterpreted it because so much people INSIDE IT misinterpreter it too, it's all about the TRUTH(s), all the ugly and unconfortable ones, bue the ones who doesn't get it misinterpreter and exagerate it to the extremes, in all sides and deggrees, specially taking it as the true truths of all truths when not even the truths are as general and extreme as both parties (insiders and outsiders the redpill moviment) think it is, all truths are gradients of gradients, and the final truth is "EVERITHING DEPPENDS" and "nothing is healty in the extremes".

Its self aware satire!

So sad that films just aren't what they used to be

This movie reminds me of “Springtime for Hitler: A Gay Romp with Adolf and Eva at Berchtesgaden”. It was produced with the sole intent of failure, much like Matrix 4. Now the Wachowskis can stop taking calls about a reboot/sequel and focus on other things.

When I watched this movie I legit thought to myself so when does it begin so far it's crying about being born.... And then it started and it never stopped crying

Matrix4 and Fight Club2 have so much in common. First of all, both are too meta. And the resurrection of the Authors.

I thought the movie was ok at it’s best moments; the one thing that I wish they focused more on was New Zion where robots, AI, and humans coexisted and started to rebuild society together. How cool of a spin off it would have been to see the world outside the matrix: a war between Zion and the various robot factions, the philosophical quandaries of fully sentient AI and Robots, how New Zion functions as a society. They could’ve started the reboot from there, then end it with them finding Neo and Trinity in the Matrix.

Interesting video! I love all the matrix films.

Good analysis. :-)

The Matrix: Resurrections is one director's unreasonably forced decision to decimate the legacy of their own co-created baby in spite of corporate subterfuge and greed, subsequently relinquishing the film as a miserable watch; for some, I'm sure, like witnessing their favourite pub burn down.

I enjoyed it. It wasn’t ground breaking or anything, but I saw what they were going for and it succeeded. As for Deckard though? Definitely human. To make him a replicant would rob the character of his arc; he lost his humanity while taking out replicants, and falling in love with one helped him find it again.

This sequel reminded me of the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Monologue

It felt like the theme of the movie was that the movie didn't need to exist. When I found out Warner Bros. was planning on making the movie with or without the wachowski sisters, i fully understood why.