The Matrix: Resurrections is not the best Matrix movie since the original as some are saying, but it is much better than I feared it might be. It’s a more story-driven film, and while there’s nothing equivalent to Neo fighting Morpheus from the first film, or the freeway chase sequence in Reloaded. there are some strong action sequences.

Warning: There are light spoilers for The Matrix: Resurrections and previous Matrix movies in this post.

The Matrix: Resurrections is about exactly what the title suggests: resurrection, and it does a good job of setting the stage for possible more Matrix movies in the future. If the Wachowskis (or the Wachowski) decide they want to treat us to more hard-boiled, jaw-dropping Matrix films, they set the table for themselves to be able to do so.

Resurrections is different from its predecessors without sacrificing their essence. It’s still a Matrix film, but a different take on it. It won’t drop your jaw like the other films, but it’s still something we hadn’t seen before from the series. This time it’s a little more personable, and at times, humorous.

If I had to rank Resurrections, I would put it third in the Matrix pantheon. It’s behind the first two films, but it’s probably better than Revolutions.

As sentimental as this sounds, my favorite part of Resurrections was seeing Neo and Trinity reunited. The Matrix: Revolutions was a bleak war movie, and Trinity dying was the saddest moment of the whole trilogy – although from a storytelling perspective, it probably needed to happen if Neo was going to sacrifice himself to end the war. Trinity deserved to go out like a heroine as well, and that’s what she did. Now they’re back together and I hope that’s a signal that we’ll see many more Matrix movies in the future. I’m ready.