May 15,
2013
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction action
film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by The
Wachowskis. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles,
California, and went on general release by Warner
Bros. in North
American theaters on May 15, 2003, and around the world during the
latter half of that month. It was also screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film
Festival. The video game Enter
the Matrix, which was released on May 15,
and a collection of nine animated shorts, The Animatrix, which was
released on June 3, supported and expanded the storyline of the movie. The Matrix Revolutions, which completes the story, was
released six months after Reloaded, in November 2003.
The film was initially banned in Egypt, because of the violent content, and because it put into question issues about human creation "linked to the three monotheistic religions that we respect and which we believe in". The Egyptian media claimed the film promoted Zionism, as it talks about Zion and the dark forces that wish to destroy it. However, it was eventually allowed to be shown in theaters, and was later released on VHS and DVD
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