Movies that would be better if they were shorter

[Al_The_Strange]

Originally Posted by Gate

Gloria Foster, who played the Oracle in 1 & 2, was replaced due to her unfortunate passing. I always thought she gave the best performance out of anyone in the trilogy (with Hugo Weaving coming in at a close second), making even the crap dialogue they gave her in Reloaded sound profound. Mary Alice, the replacement actress, was adequate but nothing special. I think Revolutions would have been stronger if there was continuity in the part of the Oracle (who played a key role in that film) but it's not like the Wachowskis had much of a choice in that aspect of the production.

There is a slight continuity provided with the live-action footage filmed for the Enter the Matrix video game (which should appear as a special feature on one of these Blu-Ray or DVD discs). If I remember right, the change in the Oracle's appearance is explained away as part of her shell had been assimilated in the creation of Sati, the little girl in Revolutions. The Merovingian apparently used the Oracle's code to create the girl (and there is a brief shot of Sati's father in the guy's restaurant, so the insinuation is that's when the initial deal was made), and in the third film, they move her out in the train station.

I remember at the time, they encouraged fans to watch all the movies, the Animatrix, and play the Enter the Matrix game to get the entire story. This is part of the reason.