The Matrix 4 confirmed

I know most will disagree, but i think the second and third movies are unfairly maligned.

When the first movie came along there had been nothing like it. It practically created a whole new genre. The look and feel of the movie, the costumes, sunglasses, phones etc. It created a whole new look. Even the colour palette was different. And as a result it was copied endlessly and became a whole new style. And it was parodied on TV and in other movies.

As a result...in my opinion when the sequels came along we had tired of it all. What once seemed new and fresh was suddenly old hat, seen it all before.

On their own terms the sequels are not terrible movies, they just seem so when you compare them to the original.

I saw similar pattern with Anthonly Hopkins and Silence Of The Lambs. A very good movie, but the character became a household name...everyone was doing THAT line, comedians and impressionists were doing him, and TV and films were parodying him. So by the time the sequels came around it just all seemed too camp and no longer had any impact.