The Matrix was pretty cool. The sequels sucked, as well as the whole premise that advanced robotics needed to keep humans alive as a power source. That was a severe weakness in the whole concept. Thorium power would be a lot less expensive and more reliable, and wouldn’t need a matrix world to keep it running.
As I understand it, the original movie was written by a woman who meant for it to be a Christian allegory. They took it and turned it into a great movie.
But they wrote the sequels themselves and they sucked.