tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post8923892955311922875..comments2024-03-22T09:33:19.635-04:00Comments on 2,500 Movies Challenge: #498. Dark City (1998)DVD Infatuationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-92087407639891556562011-12-28T06:18:24.382-05:002011-12-28T06:18:24.382-05:00Johnny D: Thanks for stopping by, and for the comm...Johnny D: Thanks for stopping by, and for the comment.<br /><br />You make some great points. Admittedly, I never made the connection between this film and THE MATRIX, but there really are strong similarities between the two. And I'll agree that, while I'm a fan of both films, DARK CITY is the stronger of the two.<br /><br />Thanks again for the excellent comment. Very interesting!DVD Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986606131886453883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1003345269984484749.post-28261102636173018182011-12-27T09:17:06.926-05:002011-12-27T09:17:06.926-05:00***SPOILER ALERT****
I remember coming out of the ...***SPOILER ALERT****<br />I remember coming out of the cinema after watching The Matrix and thinking, that was good, but it was a bit like Dark City wasn't it?! Afterall It transpires that the occupants in both films are living in a simulated reality run by lifeforms with limitless power. Both had 3 dark suited figures as its main antagonists chasing our hero throughout the story. And ultimately both had the protagonists bestowed with superhuman powers that could prove to alter the very fabric of reality around them. A gift which is nurtured throught the films until a point when the protagonist is revealed to be "The One" who saves mankind from the tyranny and is able to have an influence over the world in which they live to make it a better place.<br /><br />I havent seen either in a while so there may be more similarities than this even. I'm almost certainly not the first person to have noticed The Matrix - Dark City crossovers and I also realise the underlying concept of simulated realities is not an original one either but the similarities between the two films are nevertheless undeniable. <br /><br />Dark City remains the favourite of the two for me.Johnny Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164479173415944725noreply@blogger.com