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Yeah it's fine if you don't like it and if you reckon it contrived, but the reason the Trainman beats the shit out of emo Ted is quite simple. First off he's consistent with the ferryman figure (Greek Charon, Norse Harbardr Greybeard, etc). The Mobil Ave station is separate from the matrix. He...

That's the thing. Plato's cave, the hero's journey, computer speak to invert fantastical elements. Guns and EMPs instead of swords. Machines and software instead of spirits and sprites. Mythic storytelling in scifi skin.

Their biggest error was emphasizing Neo & Smith and the heavy-handed duality crap. I remember feeling let down when Smith first appeared in Reloaded but rolled with it, as if they resurrected him because they ran out of ideas.

Too much Cyborg CGI including the face. Been looking forward to Justice League since it was announced a couple of years ago. Trailer is dull, not impressed.

Said as much already. As for the trainman, the station is a port for programs traveling to and from the source and the matrix. The trainman works as a ferryman figure from myth, ferrying exiled programs between one world and the next. The rules in his station are independent 'cause he controls...

Don't recall many details from the book but I remember the needless sex scenes. And the cosmic turtle bit, Derry getting torn up, none of which occurred in the miniseries.

Ever heard of Woolygimp? Didn't read. You sound like you're fifteen.

@LulzSect should be banned for the above posthaste @Amod

After a second viewing, months later with fresh eyes, without the initial excitement and trepidation, I like it even more. Decent scifi movie judging without any Star Warsness or expectations, judging as a guy who has never seen this world before. Great direction, good characters, Forest...