# Deeper Movie - Matrix or X-Men?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-movie-matrix-or-x-men/173570>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 7, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-movie-matrix-or-x-men/173570 "2003-05-07T02:30:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-movie-matrix-or-x-men/173570/41 "2003-05-08T00:06:18Z")

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Yeah, the Slate article nails it quite amusingly:

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> At the software company where Keanu Reeves works, his boss might as well be the principal castigating Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club when he says: “You have a problem with authority, Mr. Anderson. You believe that you are special. That somehow the rules do not apply to you. Obviously, you are mistaken.” Of course, we learn that the oppressive Figure of Authority is the one who is mistaken. But instead of going to the prom, Keanu gets to pack heat, learn kung fu, wear a black trench coat and sunglasses, and, to top it off, he gets a hot, ass-kicking girlfriend who sports fetish wear.

In other words, we get the same evolution as Starwars (IV), where Luke goes from hayseed to hero. With guns & leather.

Fun, yes. Deep, no.

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**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-movie-matrix-or-x-men/173570/42 "2003-05-08T05:30:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tars Tarkas \*  
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> It looks like they solved that problem with the Albino Milli Vanilli twins. Or at least spent more time on them. Sounds similar to the ESB problems with bluescreens on the Hoth snowgrounds.  
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_Au contraire!_ Milli vanilli had _braids_ The albino ghost-guys clearly have _dreadlocks_. Please get your facts straight! 😛

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**Author:** ![Lux\_Interior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@Lux\_Interior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lux_Interior)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deeper-movie-matrix-or-x-men/173570/43 "2003-05-08T11:38:15Z")

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Holy crap! I don’t know what’s more pathetic. A person who can’t get enjoyment out of a movie, or the same person who has to come whine about it on a message board.

I thought Mr. Deeds was the worst movie I’ve seen in a great while. But I’m sure as hell not so much of an ass that I fell the need to berate anyone who did like it.

Not to their face, at least. 😛

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