No, it wasn't well explained at all. I can't remember the bit you're talking about; I'll have to watch it again.
And it wasn't well executed, I agree. Although personally, I think trying to explain how dreams work is difficult, but I think it is difficult to get right because everyone has an idea of how dreams do or don't work? Does that even make sense? But no, the film's explanation basically boiled down to "Well, you can bend reality, but that's about it. Oh, and maybe plant ideas in people's heads". Not impressed with that, really.
Also, I don't think something it's super-clever if you don't understand it. Shouldn't it be the other way around? If you don't understand it, then maybe the movie was just... not very good.
Yup, pretty much. I've come to realise that about the Matrix sequels (which I love for their ridiculousness, but they are NOTHING compared to the original). There was a lot of the "you don't understand it!" "I didn't get what was going on!" after they came out. And I realised, after seeing them a million and one times (I wish I was kidding) that you know what? There's not anything to understand/not understand - they're trying to hard to be clever and ultimately failing. But Reloaded, at least, is good for a laugh and also the bike/car chase sequence.
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And it wasn't well executed, I agree. Although personally, I think trying to explain how dreams work is difficult, but I think it is difficult to get right because everyone has an idea of how dreams do or don't work? Does that even make sense? But no, the film's explanation basically boiled down to "Well, you can bend reality, but that's about it. Oh, and maybe plant ideas in people's heads". Not impressed with that, really.
Also, I don't think something it's super-clever if you don't understand it. Shouldn't it be the other way around? If you don't understand it, then maybe the movie was just... not very good.
Yup, pretty much. I've come to realise that about the Matrix sequels (which I love for their ridiculousness, but they are NOTHING compared to the original). There was a lot of the "you don't understand it!" "I didn't get what was going on!" after they came out. And I realised, after seeing them a million and one times (I wish I was kidding) that you know what? There's not anything to understand/not understand - they're trying to hard to be clever and ultimately failing. But Reloaded, at least, is good for a laugh and also the bike/car chase sequence.