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News Laurence Fishburne Was Turned Down for 'The Matrix Resurrections'

https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/laurence-fishburne-matrix-resurrections-turned-down-1235113237/
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u/HunterSThompsonGhost 1d ago

I’m still watching it but holy shit he is terrible at making a documentary. It’s quite meandering. Not a great story teller.

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u/mfranko88 1d ago

Definitely. Even if you ignore the narcissism and the bad life choices and everything happening with The Matrix and his "rise" to "fame", it's just a bad documentary. Was this constructed in power point?? He doesn't get any interviews with anybody else and doesn't even pretend to acknowledge any counter arguments or opposing perspectives. His edit did not feel like it was leading from one domino to the next.

It was just technically awful.

Then you add in the, uh, character deficiencies and that bonkers ending? This is fucking garbage and it made my day.