Neo vs Smith Clones [Part 2] | The Matrix Reloaded [Open Matte] 

I love the sound effects when multiple agent Smiths are getting knocked over. 2:51 - Dominos getting knocked down 3:27 - Bowling pins getting knocked down.

Who else remembers rewinding this scene a million times as a kid

What makes this scene even better is the wonky CGI actually works for the story: they’re just moving so fast towards the end, the Matrix doesn’t have time to render properly. I love that.

3:28 I love how that’s not even close to how it would sound when a human body collided with multiple others but the sound team said “We bowling now”

I love how they just disperse after Neo flies away like "welp, guess we're done here. See you guys next time."

Everyone shrugs this one off because of the CGI, forgetting that the first half of this fight wasn’t CGI and there really were 20 people dressed like smith in a choreographed fight scene that nailed it Edit: I don't dislike the CGI either I think it works in most places apart from maybe the slo mo bits

This scene was revolutionary at that time. The fight is uninterrupted, with bullet time, and with almost surrealistic camera angles. For me, the most creative part of the trilogy!

No matter what anyone says, the choreography and cinematography of this scene was just awesome.

Neo: The 0.1% Bacteria Smith: The Hand Sanitizer

3:36 I love how they all stand there like, “So can any of you guys fly? No? Okay then.”

*20 years ago already and still one of the best action/fight scene ever.*

Man, Hugo Weaving really went all out for this role. The man even went as far as to clone himself multiple times just to make this scene!

A cool opinion i have on the cgi : The cgi getting progressively worse throughout the fight on purpose because the matrix is overloading and cant fully render the overwhelming amount of agent smiths

1:22 As a kid, this was the greatest moment I've seen in any action film. I was already baffled by the amount of agents that kept spawning. Then Neo picks up a pole and uses it as a bo staff. It honestly made me want to get into martial arts as a kid. Even now, this scene is still so great.

I remember seeing this in the theatre. When it ended the theatre was silent. Everyone was stunned. Still the greatest movie fight ever.

At 3:27 The Architect was like "Should I add a funny bowling pin sound effect there? Pff, fuck it, why not?"

3:25 I like when neo knocks loads of agent Smith down at once someone decided to add a bowling ball sound effect to it

3:26 These mad lads actually used the bowling ball sound effect

1:44 never fails to put a smile on my face

0:54 - 1:01 even as a kid I always love that 5 hit kick combo.

Not enough people are talking about the music. The score is fire

“The bodies he buried that day laid the foundation of what we are now...”

I don't know why its so funny seeing 100 Hugo Weaving on screen together whether they're fighting, making a dog pile or running out of a door. It just cracks me up. Hugo Weaving is an absolute legend.

1:18 I love the look on the other Smiths' faces after the one gets absolutely wrecked by the cement, like they're all thinking "Damn! That looked painful! I hope that doesn't happen to me!"

A lot of people have offered really solid observations about the CGI in this and several other Reloaded sequences, but the sheer ambition of it is what truly endures. Yeah, it's the very early stages of digital stuntmen, but it's easy to look past it when you realize just how ambitious the Wachowskis were. It would take that kind of technology over a decade to catch up with the scope of their vision in a time where most filmmakers weren't willing or able to get that crazy with their ideas. Now, it's the norm. Back then, it was really something else.

Morpheus: "No one has *ever* stood their ground against an agent and survived" Neo:

The slow motion shots are so beautifully done. This movie was way ahead of it's time.

Computers in 2022 lags at HD 4k and people complaints about the CGI of this 2003 action movie. This is an ambitious and awesome piece of science fiction cinema.

I dont care about how aparent the cgi is, this scene is epic and has aged like wine

Agent: “More...” 2003 pc “damn you I can’t!!!”

Still one of, if not, the best fight sequences in action movie history. The choreography is out of this world.

0:10 the quick frame of Neo holding his fist up realizing more Smiths are entering the park is one of my favorite (and extremely brief) shots in the whole Matrix trilogy.

I still love this scene, even now, 20 years later. Even considering the CGI.

During the non-CGI cuts, I'm really enjoying playing "spot the actual Hugo Weaving"

The propeller pole sequence starting at 1:30 still gives me goose bumps now as an adult. Blew me away as a kid watching the first time. So epic!!!

Sorry whatever comment about the CGI this will ever be the best fight scene I ever watched

3:35 Smith: Someone knows how to fly??? Smith: Nah Smith: Not me Smith: Me neither Smith: I know how to crack my neck.....

Neo grabbing the pole and ripping it straight up from the concrete to hit a Smith is one of the most badass moments in cinema and gives me chills every time I watch it

20 yrs later and it's still just as satisfying as the first time I've seen it. They put so much though, effort and heart in this. Choreography, music, camera, dialog it's so fun to watch it come together like that

This fight scene, especially the 360 kicks on the pole, was the selling point of the trailers for this film…This fight scene is a masterpiece

After Neo flies off, Smith looks at his copies like, "didn't know he could do that"..."did you know he could do that"? Copies: "I didn't know he could do that either"

Agent Smith : It is inevitable Thanos : *write that down*

20 years old scene and still the best fight scene that I've ever seen. And gets better when the pole becomes a Bo staff in the Neo's hand.

The first pole hit with the cement bottom is iconic, but I love the quick second one he gets off before he takes flight. 😂

1 tomato was killed during the filming of this scene.

Love how they added in the "bowling ball knocking over the pins" sound at the end when Neo tosses Smith into the other Smiths. Sure it may seem out of place and bit ridiculous but It's so satisfying and priceless...

i cant stop watching this scene i am literally obsessed

2:38 My favourite part!

When it's Black Friday and you against everyone.

CGI : How Many agents do you want? Director: YES.

I had the joy of seeing this masterpiece in the cinema. I still remember how people went crazy in the cinema with this scene.

2:39-2:44 is always my favorite part of this scene

This remains, to this day, the best choreographed live action fight ever made. Not just because effects were groundbreaking at the time, or because actors trained and studied with actual kung fu masters for months before shooting, and such - that too. But most of all, this is the only fight that I'm aware of, that actually took time to choreograph the movements of EVERY SINGLE OPPONEN the protagonist is fighting. Nobody is waiting in a line to get punched. Nobody just does nothing or pointlessly misses the main guy by a mile. Every Smith is active, every Smith that comes in contact with Neo tries his best to punch and kick him, and Neo actually has to react every time, or he would be hit. And every Smith that doesn't have a chance to hit him, is angry and dynamic and pushes other Smith's apart just to get a piece of Neo and can't wait for his turn. This is absolutely awesome. Never before, and never again was this much attention and choreography put in a single fight.

What makes this scene special is, that the army of Smiths are actually attacking together. They aren't going one by one, but try to truly overwhelm Neo, and even manage to hit him a couple of times. Instead of the usual bad guys come one, or two at a time to be take down by a few hit from the hero.

I love the legion management here. At first Neo knew he was better the horde so he mostly stays in the middle of them to deal out as much damage to as many Smiths as possible but when he starts getting pummeled by the horde he changes his fighting style to more power focused strikes and starts moving to the edges of the legion to limit how many enemies Neo has to fight at once which makes the fight manageable until there is just far too many for even Neo to handle and he has to book it out of there. This was such a brilliant story told through a fight and you just don't see that anymore.

I used to wonder why Neo didn't just fly away in the first place. Thinking about it now, two things occur to me: 1) He may have wanted to pay his respects, either to Smith as a nemesis or to the fight itself, much like you might stick around for a fight in a game you like, even if you know how to skip it; 2) He may have wanted to assess Smith's capabilities, or his own capabilities in fighting so many opponents at once.

Everybody gangsta till Neo grabs a pole.

Keanu: So what are your lines in this scene? Hugo: "More" and "It is inevitable." What about you? Keanu: None. Hugo: Should be an easy day

Love the original trilogy

I love the music in this fight. It does a great job at complimenting the fast paced nature of this fight, while also showcasing the urgency of Neo needing to win. Because from the outset Smith laid out what he wanted, and with his ability to convert anyone into another him, this doesn’t become a fight to just beat the bad guy, it becomes a fight just to survive.

Thanos: I am inevitable Smith: wtf cosmic grape thats my line

Little known fact: Every Hugo Weaving in this scene was paid individually making him the best-paid actor of all time.

I remember being in the theater watching this and after the sequence was over we all broke out in applause. We were blown away by this at the time lol

I love how it starts out with an absolutely incredible fight scene and then delves into a PS2 game.

I dont care what anybody thinks about the movie, the part from where he picks up the rod always gives me chills. Its so goddamn good

I love how they're pissed when he flys away, but at the same time kinda depressed.

2:38 love this part

Spinning that Bo staff…. Perfection

This is the most absurd, yet oddly magnificent thing I have ever witnessed.

Matrix fans: "This scene is awesome!!" 2020 audience: "So this is how John Wick fights without a gun..."

This whole scene is so unbelievably epic.

The best fight scene in the series, and one of the best I've seen period. Just whish the scene could be re-done with todays special effects.

2:19 when a rich celebrity asks for a lawyer.

To think Neo was getting his ass kicked by only ONE version of this guy before.

I get goose bumps and chills down my spine when he grabs that pole out of the ground. So bad ass.

This movie was ahead of its time 😘👌

I love that on 2:13 Neo tries to do a pipe kicking move and fails tackled by one of the Smiths, but later he tries that again and succeeds.

2:38 The single best special move in any videogame or movie.

to this day this is still one of my favorite fight scenes in cinema....just hits home for some reason

The "knocking down bowling pins"🎳 sound was too funny towards the end😅

fun fact: Keanu Reeves was actually flying at the end

This fight scene was absolutely amazing, and still remains outstanding even 20 years later!

best fight scene and best end to a fight scene ever, no winners, no losers, just...another fight for anotherday. Smiths walking away is cold and hard. lol

I don’t care what haters say, I love that bowling noise at the end

3:28 lmao they used a bowling pin sound when you get a strike

I love the CGI. Not just because it was ahead of its time. But it gives the feel like he is in a game.

Nice to see you again mr anderson!

You guys should've seen this on the theater, it was magic

They look at each other and they be like: " Can any of you guys fly?" "Knew I should've picked flight over cloning"

No wonder why Trinity loves him so much...his endurance is godly 👀👀

The sequence between 0:35 through 0:40 is just amazing.

I never watched the Matrix before I saw Monty Oum's animation work, but now the inspiration is so clear for me.

I like to believe that from 1:30 onwards, the matrix is lagging over the fact of rendering and executing that many Smiths, just like viruses end up eating your computer that way.

3:31 Neo’s expression: “FUCK THIS, I’M OUT!” 😂😂😂🤣

I having bin watching the matrix for years. I learn something new every time. Like what’s possible. Definitely when he picks up that metal pole and the musics starts and makes smith stare at him with fear of the chosen one.

The Matrix Reloaded is top 5 top 10 one of the greatest sequels ever made

The cinematography and the stunt choreography are unparalleled in this fight! I agree that most of Neo's shots are CGI. But I am stilled baffled on how they conceived this sequence back in 2003. The Matrix trilogy is definitely one of the pinnacles of movie making!

Ras Al Ghul To Bruce Wayne: "You Know How To Fight Six Men. We Will Teach You How To Engage Six-Hundred." Neo: "Hold My Sunglasses 😎!"

2:39-2:49 OMG I so love that move of Neo fighting with those Smith Clones like that. It is so awesome!! Way the go, KEANU!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍

The part when he breaks out the metal pipe is so dope.