Jens wrote a review of the upcoming Flash MX 2004 here: http://www.flashmagazine.com/html/839.htm.
I saw Matrix Reloaded at the Chicago Navy Pier IMax yesterday with my buddy Craig, who won free tickets. The Matrix Reloaded gives the audience a completely different experience on a massive screen with a serious sound system. I didn't feel any excitement or involvement during my first viewing of Reloaded at the local AMC 30 theater, but last night had me wincing and flinching and sucked into the story.
You'd imagine watching the movie on a screen the size of a small building would reveal all of the special effects blemishes and artificial backdrops. Interestingly enough, the IMax screen only sharpened the reality of the Matrix world. I constantly turned my head to check out all the interesting details in the corners and backgrounds of each scene during the slower moments. The storyline even seems more believable because you're totally immersed in the environment. Everyone laughed, but in relief, at the end of the highway sequence, when Link pumps his fists in the air and shouts "YES!" after Neo pulls a HUGE save. It's hard to describe watching the highway sequence on an IMax screen...
The Burly Man fight scene on an IMax theater screen. Wow and Ouch. You can see the expressions on every Agent Smith's face, and see every detail of every movement during the 100-against-1 beat down. The insanity of that scene's scope and scale probably doesn't come across on a smaller screen... I wonder if the directors might have made the mistake of relying on such high detail to convey the subtleties of the movie.
Ok, so anyways, you should watch the matrix on imax if you ever get the chance.
Posted by samuel at August 25, 2003 03:38 PM