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🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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What do you get when you mix cyberpunk philosophy, a rave in a cave, and a thousand Mr. Smiths? A sequel so ambitious it broke Big D’s brain and made Gene question reality itself.
This week, the Shat Crew finishes up listener Jeremiah's Sci-Fi Through The Ages series by plugging into The Matrix Reloaded, a film that doubles down on slow-mo kung fu, pleather trench coats, and high-concept jargon that may or may not mean anything.
Is Neo still "The One," or just another guy with a Superman complex? Did Trinity and Neo’s love scene spark human emotion—or just a need for brain bleach? And what’s up with the Keymaker, the Merovingian, and that architect making coochie cakes?
Prepare for laughs, rants, and maybe even some deep thoughts as we decode the most audacious freeway chase ever put on film. Whether you’re Team Zion or just here for the bullet time, this is The Matrix Reloaded like only Shat can deliver.
Plot Summary
In The Matrix Reloaded, Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus return to fight for the survival of Zion, the last human city resisting machine domination. As Neo grapples with his destiny as "The One," he discovers deeper layers of the Matrix's control and faces powerful new adversaries like the upgraded Agent Smith and the enigmatic Merovingian. With time running out before a massive machine attack, the crew races to unlock the path to the Source and ultimately, human freedom.
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0:00.0 | Good morning, Shat Nation. This is your friend, Gene Lyons, and I have a quick ask for you. |
0:04.5 | On the 18th of May, I am writing the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride with other men and women |
0:09.8 | across the world to raise funds for prostate cancer and men's mental health, research, and |
0:15.6 | awareness. I'm asking, knowing that this is a tough year financially for a lot of people, |
0:22.3 | for anybody who has a couple bucks to spare to donate to my fund, |
0:27.2 | I set a simple goal of reaching $500, not too tough, |
0:30.6 | and I'm willing to put in my own money, but I would love for your help as well. |
0:34.4 | If you like to help out, just go to g-folk.m-e-slash gene-lions. That's g-folk, like gentlefolk. |
0:42.9 | Dot m-E slash gene lions. And give anything you can. Last year, we had some huge contributors, |
0:49.4 | including listener Chris, with a huge donation. You don't need to go big, but it would mean a lot |
0:54.0 | to see your names on my fundraising page |
0:57.0 | and help out some guys who could really use the assistance. |
1:00.0 | Thanks so much for listening. |
1:01.5 | Enjoy the show. |
1:02.8 | Remember when we first met John McLean? |
1:05.7 | Our God picked him up from the plane and took him down the Nakatomi tower at the Christmas party and the terrorists |
1:14.2 | were overzealous but it was sweet when they killed Ellis and with a little help from Allen |
1:20.7 | John McClakey died. |
1:23.1 | Welcome back to Shat the Movies, the podcast where we answered the question and were the |
1:26.4 | movies we loved when we were growing up really that good. for you. I'm one of your hosts, Gene Lyons, and alongside me is my co-host, Big D, Dick Ebert. |
1:45.5 | Good evening. And each week, we take a look back in time, decided for our favorite films still hold up. |
1:50.2 | The movies we cover are chosen by you, the listeners, who generously commissioned the films you love. |
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