I love watching The Matrix. Almost as much as I love to watch Bladerunner. I used to think I enjoyed the Matrix for the action sequences. Bladerunner\u2014I prefer the director\u2019s cut because it doesn\u2019t any voice-over\u2014I like for its mood. But if I\u2019m really honest with myself, I\u2019d have to say that I like the Matrix for one gesture in particular: the way the lead agent says \u201cMr. Anderson\u201d when he\u2019s addressing Keanu. These crystalline moments appear in films every now and then. I suspect they\u2019re sounds as often as they are images. Brando in Apocalypse Now saying (and as if to validate what I\u2019m getting at, it\u2019s played back on tape) \u201clike a snail on a razor\u2019s edge.\u201d Eastwood saying \u201cDo you feel lucky, punk?\u201d In Star Wars, the everlasting: \u201cLuke, use the force.\u201d Are these created for us intentionally, to serve as hooks upon which a film might be hung forever after? I doubt it. Where do they come from? The pen of the scriptwriter? A fortunate minute of shooting? Actors doing what they do best? Strange, this, that so much can come of so little, and that it can develop such a grip on audiences that one small gesture can guarantee a film longevity beyond its years. Now that I think about it, I do know why I like Bladerunner. \u201cTime to die.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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