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The Matrix Reloaded is the second installment of The Matrix series
, written and directed by the Wachowski brothers and released by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15, 2003 and around the world during the latter half of that month. The Matrix Reloaded earned $281 million in the US and $735 million worldwide. The other parts of the second installment are the computer game Enter the Matrix
, which was released May 15, and a collection of nine animated shorts, the Animatrix, which was released on June 3. The Matrix Revolutions
was released six months after this film, in November 2003.

Taglines:

Free your mind.
Reload in IMAX: Think big.
Reload before the revolution begins.

Overview

The Matrix Reloaded was largely filmed at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney, Australia. The freeway chase scene was filmed at the decommissioned Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California. Producers constructed a 1.5-mile freeway on the old runways just for the movie. Portions of the chase were also filmed in Oakland, California, and the tunnel shown briefly is the Webster Tube connecting Oakland and Alameda. Some post-production editing was done in old aircraft hangars on the base as well.

The Matrix Reloaded did surpass the first part of the trilogy in cinematography and special/visual effects budget and scope. Some scholars have said that the relatively simple tale of "dualism" in the first film has advanced to the level of "complex literature" with the second (Ken Wilber), though the topic is a highly debated one, with other critics arguing that the sequel is of the action genre with less of a focus on the plot. According to popular movie-review collection website , 75% percent of critics approved of the sequel. However, a box office drop in follow-up weekends suggests that hype may have been responsible for the success of the sequel. However, this is reminiscent of a box office trend set by other science fiction classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey
and Blade Runner
which later became distinguished works of science fiction cinema.

Reloaded earned an estimated $42.5 million on its Thursday opening day in the United States, a new record surpassing the one set in May 2002 by Spider-Man, which took in $39.4 million on its first day. The movie earned $91.8 million over its first Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, establishing it as the second-best opening weekend ever after Spider-Man's 2002 (inflation unadjusted) record of $114.8 million in ticket sales during its three-day opening weekend. Reloaded garnered the biggest (inflation unadjusted) debut ever for an R-rated film (the 2001 film Hannibal is a distant second at $58 million). , it is currently the 97th highest grossing film of all time.

Many of the main characters from its predecesor, The Matrix, are included in Reloaded, including Neo (Keanu Reeves), Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). There are also many new faces such as Link, the Merovingian, and the Architect. A special guest appearance by the black scholar of Princeton, Cornel West, is made in the Zion "trial" scene board. (It is a brief appearance. Look for big hair and a beard.) Filmed simultaneously to the third movie, The Matrix Revolutions
, it includes action scenes such as a chase involving over 50 vehicles, including motorcycles and 18-wheelers. In addition, there is finally footage of Zion, the underground city alluded to in The Matrix.

Controversy

The film was banned in Egypt because of the violent content and because it put into question issues about human creation "linked to the three monotheistic religions that we respect and which we believe in". Egyptian media claimed it promoted Zionism since it talks about Zion and the dark forces that wish to destroy it.

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