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=== Reception of sequels ===

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While the first movie was extremely successful, the quality of the sequels is still a matter of debate. Some fans and professional critics believe they exceed the quality and conceptual heights of the first film, while others found the later films disappointing. [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/matrix_revolutions/]

Upon release, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' received mixed reviews. Some said that "''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' is first class high-voltage entertainment with stunt sequences that are absolutely breathtaking and will have you sitting on the edge of your seat" [http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1122457/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=3&rid=1140415] whereas others claimed that it had been "hyped beyond the point where it [could] possibly deliver". <ref name="socialism-today">[http://www.socialismtoday.org/76/matrix.html The Matrix… Reloaded or overloaded?] URL retrieved 2 February 2006.</ref> Fans responded that it was not possible to fully appreciate it without experiencing the entire series, including ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'', ''[[The Animatrix]]'' and the video game ''[[Enter the Matrix]]''.

Several sequences in ''Reloaded'' were sources of controversy whereby some either loved or hated these scenes with generally little middle-ground. On the negative side, a so-called "[[rave]] scene" in the human city of Zion was particularly vilified by some,[http://ruthlessreviews.com/movies/m/matrixreloaded.html] as were the various conversations between characters on the subjects of [[causality]], purpose and the humans' dependence on machines; some felt these concepts were not as well-integrated into the screenplay as those of the original film, with entire scenes devoted to such discussionsDiscussions[http://www.wylfing.net/essays/matrix_reloaded.html].

When ''The Matrix Revolutions'' was finally released, a common complaint was that it did not give satisfying answers to the questions raised in ''Reloaded'' [http://www.newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/movies/reviews/n_9482/index1.html][http://movies2.nytimes.com/2003/11/05/movies/05MATR.html], and instead raised new ones.