The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 science fiction action film, of which an episode of How It Should Have Ended is based on.

Overview
The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers. It was the third installment of The Matrix trilogy, released six months following The Matrix Reloaded. Despite being the final film, the Matrix storyline was continued in The Matrix Online. It was the first live-action film to be released simultaneously in regular and IMAX theaters.

Synopsis
Neo discovers that somehow he is able to use his powers in the real world and that his mind can be freed from his body, as a result of which he finds himself trapped on a train station between the Matrix and the Real World. Meanwhile, Zion is preparing for the oncoming war with the machines with very little chances of survival. Neo's associates set out to free him from the Merovingian since it's believed that he is the One who will end the war between humans and the machines. What they do not know is that there is a threat from a third party, someone who has plans to destroy both the worlds.

Reception
Some critics criticized the film for being anticlimactic, and others regard it as less philosophically ambiguous than its predecessor. Critics had difficulty finding closure pertaining to events from The Matrix Reloaded and were generally dissatisfied. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of 36% with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A disappointing conclusion to the Matrix trilogy as characters and ideas take a back seat to the special effects." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47/100. Praise generally focused on the strength of the action sequences and special effects.

Appearances
The following material from The Matrix Revolutions appears in HISHE videos.

Trivia

 * The Matrix Revolutions is the first film an episode of How It Should Have Ended is based on.
 * It is thus the first science fiction film a HISHE episode is based on.