If you saw The Matrix Reloaded you undoubtedly noticed that the movie had
some...issues. Well, the on-line humor site, The Editing Room, has a spoof
screen play of the Matrix reloaded. Read the full thing
here.
But here are a couple of highlights:
INT. WELL-LIT, NON-NOIR WHITE ROOM
KEANU enters a white room, the walls of which are covered
in monitors. A chair spins around to reveal THE EXPLAINER.
KEANU REEVES
Who are you?
THE EXPLAINER
I am The
Explainer. I designed the
matrix
screenplay. Unable to
decently
explain the convoluted plot
well, I have
resorted to putting
myself here
in the final act and
having you
ask all of the questions
the audience
wants to ask.
(dramatic pause)
You must
begin by asking your own
questions
then gradually switch to
asking those
of the audience, in
order to not
make this scene any
more awkward
than it already is.
Concordantly,
while your first
question may
be the most pertinent,
you may or
may not realize it is
also the most
irrelevant.
KEANU REEVES
Why am I
here?
THE EXPLAINER
Many years
ago, shortly before the
success of
Speed, you sold your soul
to the devil
in exchange for a
promise of
notoriety that your
piss-poor
acting skills do not
deserve. This
series is the
actualization
of this promise.
KEANU REEVES
What was the
Osiris? And who was
that kid in
zion who kept pestering
me?
THE EXPLAINER
You will find
the answers to these
questions by
purchasing The
Animatrix, a
collection of nine
animated
shorts from some of Anime's
top
directors.
KEANU REEVES
Alright.
Well, what was that crap
Glora said
about vampires and
werewolves?
And how did Jada Pinkett
Smith get to
Laurence Fishburne
during the
car chase? And what the
hell happened
during the power plant
takeover
climax that-wasn't?
THE EXPLAINER
You will find
the answers to those
questions by
purchasing the Enter
The Matrix
game, available for
Windows,
Playstation2, Xbox, and
Gamecube.
Enter the Matrix features
awesome
gunplay and spectacular
martial arts
that bend the rules of
the Matrix.
This game isn't just
set in the
Matrix universe--it's an
integral part
of the experience,
with a story
that weaves in and out
of The Matrix
Reloaded. Enter the
Matrix is the
story behind the
story.
KEANU REEVES
Fine! Then
tell me this, what the
hell is with
Hugo Weaving saying he
and I have
some special connection?
And how come
I can control machines
in the real
world? And will we win
the war if I
don't choose the door
to my right?
THE EXPLAINER
You will find
the answers to these
questions
when you watch The Matrix
Revolutions,
coming later in 2003.
KEANU REEVES
I hate you.
THE EXPLAINER
Perhaps you
should drink more
Powerade.
KEANU REEVES
Just answer
me one question. We're
not going to
find out that the real
world is in
another matrix, are we?
THE EXPLAINER
Christ I hope
not.
Hilarous! Read
the whole
thing.