The Matrix

The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowski Brother. After its DVD release, it was the first DVD to sell more than one million copies in the US, and went on to be the first to sell more than three million copies in the US. By November 10, 2003. The DVD was very advanced for its time including a lot of added extra's such as, A Behind-The-Scenes Documentary, Feature-Length Audio Commentary, Hidden Special Effects Documentaries, Multiple Angles and Music Only Track With Composer Commentary. The DVD also had an all new fir the time interactive DVD-ROM EXTRA Features which included, Story Boards, Web Access, The entire Website, cast and crew biographies and Special Edition Video.



The design of the menu itself is really impressive, incorporating a lot of the colours used in the film all with a very computerised feel. By this I mean when scrolling through the buttons it very much feels like a very old computer system which is really nice and a great way of allowing the audience to how ever small feel more a part of the film.

The commentry of this dvd is brilliant. Done by special effects supervisor John Gaeta, editor Zach Staenberg and actress Carrie Anne-Moss. I found what Gaeta and Staenberg had to say quite interesting, with the editor providing details on what it has been like to work with the directors and the effects supervisor provides some nice details on how the effects were produced. Moss doesn't say much at all after the first few minutes. There are a few pauses on the track, but I think that overall, this is an enjoyable and informative track. I wish that the Wachowski Brothers would be included on the track. I think that it had more potential and I would have liked it to have included more people, but as it is great. 

The designers have worked very hard on creating a very in depth dvd with plenty to do and see. The attention to detail and added features add a lot the dvd and the documentaries and added content is great for the fans. This dvd is very much a fans dvd and of a very high standard.

In my opinion this dvd is brillliant and goes that extra mile that they didn't have too.