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* BittersweetEnding: Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.

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* BittersweetEnding: Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian [[spoiler:Captain Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning and Persephone's warnings true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.
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* WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve: Neo incorrectly says that the Architect told him that Zion would be destroyed by midnight.

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* BittersweetEnding: Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.



* PyrrhicVictory: Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.
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* CallBack: In the first movie, Smith noted that "Thomas Anderson" helped his landlady carry out her garbage. Neo offers to carry Rama's luggage for him.

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* CallBack: In the first movie, Smith noted that "Thomas Anderson" helped his landlady carry out her garbage. Neo offers to carry Rama's Rama Kandra's luggage for him.
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* ImmediateSequel: Adding to the TwoPartTrilogy vibe.
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* CallBack: In the first movie, Smith noted that "Thomas Anderson" helped his landlady carry out her garbage. Neo offers to carry Rama's luggage for him.
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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Smith in Bane's body reveals himself to Neo by calling him "Mr. Anderson" in his usual mocking tone. However, despite hearing this ''three'' times in the span of twenty seconds, Neo thinks Bane is just insane. He figures out the truth just before the fight, but can't completely accept it until his eyes get burned out, which allows Neo to actually "see" Smith's energy signature.

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* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Smith in Bane's body reveals himself to Neo by calling him "Mr. Anderson" in his usual mocking tone. However, despite hearing this ''three'' times in the span of twenty seconds, Neo thinks Bane is just insane. He figures out the truth just before the fight, but when Smith repeats a more recent line "I want what you want." He can't completely accept it until his eyes get burned out, which allows Neo to actually "see" Smith's energy signature.
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* OffWithHisHead: Neo decapitates Bane-Smith.
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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Neo gives a rather brief, but effective, one to Smith, when the latter demands to know '''''why''''' Neo persists in fighting him.
-->'''Neo''': Because I choose to.
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* LastStand: The Battle of Zion essentially amounts to this, with special mention to Cpt. Mifune's. The scene is even titled, "Mifune's Last Stand"

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* LastStand: The Battle of Zion essentially amounts to this, with special mention to Cpt. Mifune's. The scene is even titled, titled "Mifune's Last Stand"Stand".
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Smith's conquest of the Matrix went so far that Neo and the Machines were forced to work together in order to stop him. The Machines made a temporary truce with the rest of the Human forces during this unrest]]. [[spoiler:Smith got beaten and the Machines made their part and stopped all operations on the humans]].

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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Smith's conquest of [[spoiler:Smith conquered the Matrix went so far that and threatened to take down the Machine City as well, forcing Neo and the Machines were forced to work together in order to stop him. The Machines made a temporary truce established an implicit cease-fire with the rest of the Human forces during this unrest]]. [[spoiler:Smith got beaten and the Machines made their part and unrest, then stopped all operations on against the humans]].rebel humans after Smith was beaten.]]
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* OneSceneWonder: Persephone appears in only one scene and has only ''one'' line.
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* OneSceneWonder: Persephone appears in only one scene and has only ''one'' line.
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* SealedRoomInTheMiddleOfNowhere: In the opening, Neo is trapped in Mobil Avenue (Mobil being an anagram for Limbo), a shiny, empty underground train station literally in the middle of nowhere.
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* DisabilitySuperpower: Near the end [[spoiler: Neo is blinded by Bane, a human who has been taken over by Neo's rival Agent Smith. However he still manages to overpower and kill him due to his powers as [[TheChosenOne the One]]: he can see data and machinery as glowing yellow light. This appears to also include humans who have been possessed by programs. It also happens only in the real world; while in the Matrix, Neo's body still posses normal eyes and vision]].
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* CueTheSun: At the end, the Oracle and Sati are sitting on a bench in a green park under a stunning sunrise. Which was made by Sati ("for Neo"), showing her to be pretty GenreSavvy where symbolism is concerned.
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* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: Both Neo and Trinity themselves at the end of ''Revolutions''.]]

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* LittleNo: In ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Neo says it after realizing that Bane is in fact Smith!Bane.

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* LittleNo: In ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Neo says it after realizing that Bane is in fact Smith!Bane.



* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If [[spoiler:Smith had simply beaten Neo to death in ''Revolutions'' he would have won, but he chose to download himself into Neo instead]]. The symbolism aside (and there's a lot of it), the literal interpretation of what's going on is that [[spoiler:Smith doesn't realize Neo is jacked into the Matrix in the machine city, which means he's just connected himself to the Source, so the machines promptly delete him]].

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If [[spoiler:Smith had simply beaten Neo to death in ''Revolutions'' he would have won, but he chose to download himself into Neo instead]]. The symbolism aside (and there's a lot of it), the literal interpretation of what's going on is that [[spoiler:Smith doesn't realize Neo is jacked into the Matrix in the machine city, which means he's just connected himself to the Source, so the machines promptly delete him]].



* PyrrhicVictory: ''Revolutions'': Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.

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* PyrrhicVictory: ''Revolutions'': Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.



* WorldHealingWave: [[spoiler:The outcome of Neo's fight with Smith in Revolutions.]]

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* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Neo has his eyes burned off. Apparently this is enough to require that both he and his girlfriend Trinity have to die. Or it could have been because he's a [[MessianicArchetype blatant Christ Allegory...]]]]
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* CreatureHunterOrganization: Captian Mifune's [[MiniMecha Armored Personnel Unit]] equipped squadron, capable of dual-wielding guns big enough to take down the Sentinels. being the main line of defense due to being specially equipped to fight Sentinels.
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* DeathByDisfigurement: [[spoiler:Neo has his eyes burned off. Apparently this is enough to require that both he and his girlfriend Trinity have to die. Or it could have been because he's a [[MessianicArchetype blatant Christ Allegory...]]]]
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* WouldHurtAChild: It is heavily implied that Smith assimilated Sati.
--> ''Smith:'' [[IronicEcho Cookies need love, like everything does.]]
--> ''Oracle:'' [[YouMonster You're a bastard.]]
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The third film in ''Film/TheMatrix'' franchise -- ''The Matrix Revolutions'' -- follows up directly from the previous film (as the Wachowskis filmed ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''Revolutions'' back-to-back). As the machines reach humanity's real world stronghold and begin their assault, Neo attempts to defeat Agent Smith -- who has all but taken over the Matrix -- and end the war altogether. Critics and fans generally think of ''Revolutions'' as the weakest of the three films.

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The third film in ''Film/TheMatrix'' ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' franchise -- ''The Matrix Revolutions'' -- follows up directly from the previous film (as the Wachowskis filmed ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''Revolutions'' back-to-back). As the machines reach humanity's real world stronghold and begin their assault, Neo attempts to defeat Agent Smith -- who has all but taken over the Matrix -- and end the war altogether. Critics and fans generally think of ''Revolutions'' as the weakest of the three films.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: During the battle of Zion, Captain Mifune is the leader of the APU unit and his APU is one of the last APUs to go down.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: During the battle of Zion, Captain Mifune is the leader of the APU [[HumongousMecha APU]] unit and his APU is one of the last APUs to go down.
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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: During the battle of Zion, Captain Mifune is the leader of the APU unit and his APU is one of the last APUs to go down.
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* AmmunitionBackpack: A variation on this with the humans' mecha, which would load ammunition ("knuckle-up") by lifting the guns behind them and magnetically attaching the chains. The ammo was loaded in a manner similar to an ammunition backpack.
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[[redirect:Film/TheMatrix]]The third film in ''Film/TheMatrix'' franchise -- ''The Matrix Revolutions'' -- follows up directly from the previous film (as the Wachowskis filmed ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''Revolutions'' back-to-back). As the machines reach humanity's real world stronghold and begin their assault, Neo attempts to defeat Agent Smith -- who has all but taken over the Matrix -- and end the war altogether. Critics and fans generally think of ''Revolutions'' as the weakest of the three films.

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!!This film provides examples of:

* AnyoneCanDie
* AssimilationBackfire: Agent Smith assimilates The Oracle, which appears to backfire in some way (since she knew he was coming). It backfires because, as she explained to Neo, "We can't see past the choices we don't understand." Smith could see that Neo would die, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood but not the reason he sacrificed himself.]] At the end, [[spoiler:Neo's assimilation gives Smith a direct link back to the machines, allowing them to purge the rogue AI.]]
* BackToBackBadasses: Occurs twice in ''Revolutions'' - Seraph, Trinity and Morpheus in the Merovingian's club and three APC operators during the Sentinel attack on the Dock.
* BattleInTheRain: Neo and Smith in the end of the movie.
* BlindSeer: [[spoiler:Neo, quite literally.]] Lampshaded by Bane/Smith.
* DuelToTheDeath: Neo and Smith at the end of the movie.
* EatMe: Done twice. [[spoiler:The Oracle and Neo both let Smith assimilate them in order to destroy him]].
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Smith's conquest of the Matrix went so far that Neo and the Machines were forced to work together in order to stop him. The Machines made a temporary truce with the rest of the Human forces during this unrest]]. [[spoiler:Smith got beaten and the Machines made their part and stopped all operations on the humans]].
* EpicMovie: The film goes this route, complete with a journey into [[{{Mordor}} the Machine City]] and a messianic ascension. The chief tune on the soundtrack is titled [[{{Gotterdammerung}} "Neodammerung"]], for [[HoldYourHippogriffs Neo's]] sake!
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: "Why, Mister Anderson, why, '''why do you persist?!'''"
* EvilLaugh: Agent Smith after absorbing [[spoiler:the Oracle]], [[FauxSymbolism representing the randomness he gains]].
* EyeScream: The fight between Neo and Bane/Smith. When the EMP beam goes awry and cuts a power cable, [[spoiler:Smith jams it into Neo's face, ''effectively melting his eyes.'']]
--->[[spoiler:'''Neo:''' I think you better drive.]]
* FantasticRacism: Hinted at with a throwaway line from Captain Mifune in the third movie. Apparently, some humans born in Zion have a rather low opinion of "pod-born" humans who grew up in the Matrix, often stereotyping them as weak and unreliable.
* FirstTimeInTheSun: Trinity gets a nice eyeful of sunshine [[spoiler:shortly before she dies]].
* GaiasLament: Subverted at the end, as the Machine City appears hideous by human aesthetic standards, but teeming with (mechanical) life. After all, the Machines weren't the ones who destroyed the Earth...
* GainaxEnding: Arguable, but it is pretty strange.
* GrandTheftMe: Poor Bane. While everybody else that Agent Smith copies himself over is restored after Smith is finally beaten, Bane gets decapitated.
* GroinAttack: Neo to Bane just before knocking his head off.
* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: Both Neo and Trinity themselves at the end of ''Revolutions''.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Neo does this.]]
* HollywoodTactics: Much virtual ink has been spilled complaining about the machines' [[ZergRush strategy]] when invading Zion.
-->'''Binary''': That would mean there's a quarter of a million sentinels up there.
-->'''Ajax''': It can't be.
-->'''Morpheus''': Why not? A sentinel for every man, woman or child in Zion. That sounds ''exactly'' like the thinking of a machine to me.
* HomeFieldAdvantage: The Trainman is much more powerful than normal in the underground subway area he controls. He's even more powerful than The One (Neo).
--> '''Trainman:''' You don't get it. I built this place. Down here, I make the rules. Down here, ''I'' make the threats. *punches Neo into a wall* Down here, [[AGodAmI I'm God]].
* InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: Why are there [[MiniMecha APU's]] defending the dock? [[RuleOfCool Because they look frekkin]] BadAss obviously!
* KudzuPlot: Compare the number of characters and plot points introduced in ''Reloaded'' to those resolved or even followed up on in ''Revolutions''.
* KungFuSonicBoom: During the final fight.
* LastKiss: [[spoiler: Trinity asks Neo to kiss her just before her death.]]
* LastStand: The Battle of Zion essentially amounts to this, with special mention to Cpt. Mifune's. The scene is even titled, "Mifune's Last Stand"
* LittleNo: In ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'', Neo says it after realizing that Bane is in fact Smith!Bane.
* MechanicalLifeforms: TheReveal at the end of the film that the machines have adapted to normal life on the (destroyed by humans) surface.
* MeteorMove: How Smith weakened Neo enough to defeat him.
* MexicanStandoff: Trinity gets into one with the Merovingian's thugs when she gets tired of listening to his crap.
* {{Mordor}}: The Machine City. Neo must make a seemingly-hopeless [[WalkIntoMordor journey]] there at the climax of the film.
* NeckSnap: Morpheus uses this to kill a mook guarding an elevator.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If [[spoiler:Smith had simply beaten Neo to death in ''Revolutions'' he would have won, but he chose to download himself into Neo instead]]. The symbolism aside (and there's a lot of it), the literal interpretation of what's going on is that [[spoiler:Smith doesn't realize Neo is jacked into the Matrix in the machine city, which means he's just connected himself to the Source, so the machines promptly delete him]].
* TheNthDoctor: The Oracle is played by a different actress in ''Revolutions'' due to her original actress dying before completing her scenes; fortunately the directors were already toying with the idea of her changing "skins".
* OhCrap: Smith [[spoiler:as he's finally overcome]].
---> '''Smith''': Oh no no no no no... [[ThisCannotBe No, it's not fair]].
* TheOtherDarrin: Mary Alice replaces Gloria Foster as the Oracle in ''Revolutions'', as Foster died shortly before filming began. It's explained in-universe with a story about Ramachandra selling her original shell's termination code to the Merovingian in exchange for his daughter's safety.
* PrecisionFStrike:
-->'''[[spoiler:The Oracle]]''': You are a bastard.\\
'''Smith''': [[NotSoDifferent You would know, Mom.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: ''Revolutions'': Zion has been saved, but the world is still ruined, the dock has been devastated by the [[ZergRush thousands of Sentinels and the drill that bored through earlier]], [[spoiler:Captian Mifune was eventually overwhelmed and killed by the Sentinels, Trinity still died even after Neo tried to save her once before, thus proving the Architect's warning true, Agent Smith has left Neo's physical body blinded, and Neo dies through sacrifice, leaving the rest of his allies to wonder what happened to him.]] Worse, the Architect lives on to continue his AffablyEvil existence, though [[spoiler:the Oracle]] survives to combat him and ensure the era of peace between man and machine will last.
* RageAgainstTheMentor: Neo and Morpheus at the Oracle's CrypticConversation.
* RescuedFromPurgatory: Neo by Trinity and Morpheus.
* RoboRomance: Neo comes across a pair of Programs named Rama Kandra and Kamala in Limbo. Despite their artificial nature, they state they love each other and have created a daughter Program they call Sati to raise. Neo is a bit surprised at seeing emotional expressions from an A.I., but Rama Kandra says that "love" is just a concept, not something distinctly human.
* ScreamingWarrior: Mifune's dialogue once the dock battle actually starts is mostly screaming, except when he yells for a reload.
* ShiningCity: The Machine City from Neo's ({{blind|Seer}}) perspective.
* ShoutingShooter: Mifune, during the dock battle and as he gets overwhelmed with sentinels.
* SlowElectricity Inside the Oracle's apartment building, the overhead lights go off, making clunking sounds, as a warning of Agent Smith's approach.
* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Smith in Bane's body reveals himself to Neo by calling him "Mr. Anderson" in his usual mocking tone. However, despite hearing this ''three'' times in the span of twenty seconds, Neo thinks Bane is just insane. He figures out the truth just before the fight, but can't completely accept it until his eyes get burned out, which allows Neo to actually "see" Smith's energy signature.
* SynchronizedSwarming: The swarming Sentinels make a hand-like shape. [[spoiler:Later, robots form a face and it talks to Neo.]]
* ThroatLight: Happens briefly to Neo at the end as the machines channel their power through him to destroy the Agents Smith.
* TrainEscape: The Trainman does this to escape from Seraph, Trinity and Morpheus.
* TheUnchosenOne: Neo, after he learns [[spoiler:the prophecy was a lie]] and ''still'' continues to fight.
* UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Morpheus, Trinity, and Seraph get into a fight with some guys who can bend gravity. Said guys do things like cartwheeling on the ceiling from cover to cover. [[RealityEnsues They die]].
* VillainousBreakdown: Agent Smith seems to suffer from it in the final fight. He started out cool and collected if slighty cocky, but as the fight against Neo progressed, you can clearly see that Neo's tenacity slowly started to get to Smith. In his "Why do you persist?!" moment, he pretty much screams out his infamous rant with an enraged look in his eyes. When Neo answers his question ("Because I choose to"), Smith pretty much loses it.
* WalkIntoMordor: Neo and Trinity invade the Machine City.
* WorldHealingWave: [[spoiler:The outcome of Neo's fight with Smith in Revolutions.]]
* YouWakeUpInARoom: Neo in electronic limbo.

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