Who else remembers rewinding this scene a million times as a kid

I love how they just disperse after Neo flies away like "welp, guess we're done here. See you guys next time."

What makes this scene even better is the wonky CGI actually works for the story: they’re just moving so fast towards the end, the Matrix doesn’t have time to render properly. I love that.

3:28 I love how that’s not even close to how it would sound when a human body collided with multiple others but the sound team said “We bowling now”

Everyone shrugs this one off because of the CGI, forgetting that the first half of this fight wasn’t CGI and there really were 20 people dressed like smith in a choreographed fight scene that nailed it Edit: I don't dislike the CGI either I think it works in most places apart from maybe the slo mo bits

3:36 I love how they all stand there like, “So can any of you guys fly? No? Okay then.”

This scene was revolutionary at that time. The fight is uninterrupted, with bullet time, and with almost surrealistic camera angles. For me, the most creative part of the trilogy!

No matter what anyone says, the choreography and cinematography of this scene was just awesome.

I love the sound effects when multiple agent Smiths are getting knocked over. 2:51 - Dominos getting knocked down 3:27 - Bowling pins getting knocked down.

A cool opinion i have on the cgi : The cgi getting progressively worse throughout the fight on purpose because the matrix is overloading and cant fully render the overwhelming amount of agent smiths

Man, Hugo Weaving really went all out for this role. The man even went as far as to clone himself multiple times just to make this scene!

I remember seeing this in the theatre. When it ended the theatre was silent. Everyone was stunned. Still the greatest movie fight ever.

1:22 As a kid, this was the greatest moment I've seen in any action film. I was already baffled by the amount of agents that kept spawning. Then Neo picks up a pole and uses it as a bo staff. It honestly made me want to get into martial arts as a kid. Even now, this scene is still so great.

3:26 These mad lads actually used the bowling ball sound effect

*20 years ago already and still one of the best action/fight scene ever.*

1:18 I love the look on the other Smiths' faces after the one gets absolutely wrecked by the cement, like they're all thinking "Damn! That looked painful! I hope that doesn't happen to me!"

Not enough people are talking about the music. The score is fire

“The bodies he buried that day laid the foundation of what we are now...”

1:44 never fails to put a smile on my face

0:54 - 1:01 even as a kid I always love that 5 hit kick combo.

3:25 I like when neo knocks loads of agent Smith down at once someone decided to add a bowling ball sound effect to it

Morpheus: "No one has *ever* stood their ground against an agent and survived" Neo:

I love the music that starts playing when he has the pole. It perfectly conveys the sense of "The main character was already dangerous enough, now he has a weapon."

0:10 the quick frame of Neo holding his fist up realizing more Smiths are entering the park is one of my favorite (and extremely brief) shots in the whole Matrix trilogy.

A lot of people have offered really solid observations about the CGI in this and several other Reloaded sequences, but the sheer ambition of it is what truly endures. Yeah, it's the very early stages of digital stuntmen, but it's easy to look past it when you realize just how ambitious the Wachowskis were. It would take that kind of technology over a decade to catch up with the scope of their vision in a time where most filmmakers weren't willing or able to get that crazy with their ideas. Now, it's the norm. Back then, it was really something else.

Agent: “More...” 2003 pc “damn you I can’t!!!”

At 3:27 The Architect was like "Should I add a funny bowling pin sound effect there? Pff, fuck it, why not?"

I don't know why its so funny seeing 100 Hugo Weaving on screen together whether they're fighting, making a dog pile or running out of a door. It just cracks me up. Hugo Weaving is an absolute legend.

1 tomato was killed during the filming of this scene.

Neo grabbing the pole and ripping it straight up from the concrete to hit a Smith is one of the most badass moments in cinema and gives me chills every time I watch it

The slow motion shots are so beautifully done. This movie was way ahead of it's time.

This fight scene, especially the 360 kicks on the pole, was the selling point of the trailers for this film…This fight scene is a masterpiece

I dont care about how aparent the cgi is, this scene is epic and has aged like wine

I still love this scene, even now, 20 years later. Even considering the CGI.

Computers in 2022 lags at HD 4k and people complaints about the CGI of this 2003 action movie. This is an ambitious and awesome piece of science fiction cinema.

The propeller pole sequence starting at 1:30 still gives me goose bumps now as an adult. Blew me away as a kid watching the first time. So epic!!!

During the non-CGI cuts, I'm really enjoying playing "spot the actual Hugo Weaving"

3:35 Smith: Someone knows how to fly??? Smith: Nah Smith: Not me Smith: Me neither Smith: I know how to crack my neck.....

Still one of, if not, the best fight sequences in action movie history. The choreography is out of this world.

Sorry whatever comment about the CGI this will ever be the best fight scene I ever watched

Neo: The 0.1% Bacteria Smith: The Hand Sanitizer

Love how they added in the "bowling ball knocking over the pins" sound at the end when Neo tosses Smith into the other Smiths. Sure it may seem out of place and bit ridiculous but It's so satisfying and priceless...

I love the legion management here. At first Neo knew he was better the horde so he mostly stays in the middle of them to deal out as much damage to as many Smiths as possible but when he starts getting pummeled by the horde he changes his fighting style to more power focused strikes and starts moving to the edges of the legion to limit how many enemies Neo has to fight at once which makes the fight manageable until there is just far too many for even Neo to handle and he has to book it out of there. This was such a brilliant story told through a fight and you just don't see that anymore.

I used to wonder why Neo didn't just fly away in the first place. Thinking about it now, two things occur to me: 1) He may have wanted to pay his respects, either to Smith as a nemesis or to the fight itself, much like you might stick around for a fight in a game you like, even if you know how to skip it; 2) He may have wanted to assess Smith's capabilities, or his own capabilities in fighting so many opponents at once.

What makes this scene special is, that the army of Smiths are actually attacking together. They aren't going one by one, but try to truly overwhelm Neo, and even manage to hit him a couple of times. Instead of the usual bad guys come one, or two at a time to be take down by a few hit from the hero.

Agent Smith : It is inevitable Thanos : *write that down*

2:38 My favourite part!

20 years old scene and still the best fight scene that I've ever seen. And gets better when the pole becomes a Bo staff in the Neo's hand.

Little known fact: Every Hugo Weaving in this scene was paid individually making him the best-paid actor of all time.

This remains, to this day, the best choreographed live action fight ever made. Not just because effects were groundbreaking at the time, or because actors trained and studied with actual kung fu masters for months before shooting, and such - that too. But most of all, this is the only fight that I'm aware of, that actually took time to choreograph the movements of EVERY SINGLE OPPONEN the protagonist is fighting. Nobody is waiting in a line to get punched. Nobody just does nothing or pointlessly misses the main guy by a mile. Every Smith is active, every Smith that comes in contact with Neo tries his best to punch and kick him, and Neo actually has to react every time, or he would be hit. And every Smith that doesn't have a chance to hit him, is angry and dynamic and pushes other Smith's apart just to get a piece of Neo and can't wait for his turn. This is absolutely awesome. Never before, and never again was this much attention and choreography put in a single fight.

The first pole hit with the cement bottom is iconic, but I love the quick second one he gets off before he takes flight. 😂

2:39-2:44 is always my favorite part of this scene

Thanos: I am inevitable Smith: wtf cosmic grape thats my line

CGI : How Many agents do you want? Director: YES.

i cant stop watching this scene i am literally obsessed

I had the joy of seeing this masterpiece in the cinema. I still remember how people went crazy in the cinema with this scene.

I dont care what anybody thinks about the movie, the part from where he picks up the rod always gives me chills. Its so goddamn good

After Neo flies off, Smith looks at his copies like, "didn't know he could do that"..."did you know he could do that"? Copies: "I didn't know he could do that either"

Love the original trilogy

I love how it starts out with an absolutely incredible fight scene and then delves into a PS2 game.

I love how they're pissed when he flys away, but at the same time kinda depressed.

When it's Black Friday and you against everyone.

Smith(s): Covid Neo: That one vitamin gummy I took a week ago.

I remember being in the theater watching this and after the sequence was over we all broke out in applause. We were blown away by this at the time lol

To think Neo was getting his ass kicked by only ONE version of this guy before.

Everybody gangsta till Neo grabs a pole.

2:38 love this part

to this day this is still one of my favorite fight scenes in cinema....just hits home for some reason

Keanu: So what are your lines in this scene? Hugo: "More" and "It is inevitable." What about you? Keanu: None. Hugo: Should be an easy day

No wonder why Trinity loves him so much...his endurance is godly 👀👀

This movie is the meaning of :Aged like a good old wine.

This whole scene is so unbelievably epic.

This is the most absurd, yet oddly magnificent thing I have ever witnessed.

fun fact: Keanu Reeves was actually flying at the end

The Matrix Reloaded is top 5 top 10 one of the greatest sequels ever made

Imagine telling someone you have "matrix court yard energy" to warn them not to fight you 😂

2:38 The single best special move in any videogame or movie.

I like to believe that from 1:30 onwards, the matrix is lagging over the fact of rendering and executing that many Smiths, just like viruses end up eating your computer that way.

Usually when it's a "1 VS many" type of battle, it's pretty lame because 90% of the many just appear to be standing around, waiting. Here it really feels like every Smith is giving it his all, which makes the fighting choreography all the more impressive.

Yes, i know you can tell at times it looks like a ps2 game, but this is STILL a fucking brilliant and awesome scene.

Everyone forgets this film came out in 2002. No matter how bad cgi looks today, this scene still gives me the chills I felt as a 6 year old kid

I love the CGI. Not just because it was ahead of its time. But it gives the feel like he is in a game.

I love the music in this fight. It does a great job at complimenting the fast paced nature of this fight, while also showcasing the urgency of Neo needing to win. Because from the outset Smith laid out what he wanted, and with his ability to convert anyone into another him, this doesn’t become a fight to just beat the bad guy, it becomes a fight just to survive.

The sequence between 0:35 through 0:40 is just amazing.

I love that on 2:13 Neo tries to do a pipe kicking move and fails tackled by one of the Smiths, but later he tries that again and succeeds.

They look at each other and they be like: " Can any of you guys fly?" "Knew I should've picked flight over cloning"

Man everyone tries to play it cool and say they loved the first film the most and all the sequels were shitty or not as good as the original, first movie was great, but reloaded was always my favorite as far as having fun and enjoying all the various action scenes, expanding the matrix lore, but not having to get as technical and decisive as part three had to being the conclusion at the time. This was literally the point where we all were thinking any and everything was possible after the great first movie and we all had no idea where this story was going, but damn was it a blast watching it unfold one crazy scene at a time all the way up until the cliffhanger ending that left you wanting more, but still really satisfied with the awesome rollercoaster of a ride you just went on with this film. This scene in particular is my favorite fight in the entire franchise. It is just one of the most hyped scenes in any of the matrix movies that hits the perfect blend of over the top fun while remaining cool the entire time, it almost leaves you wanting more, but intelligently cuts off before it gets too repetitive, it's simply just fun to watch especially the first time seeing it, I still remembering sitting there an awe watching it during the midnight showing when it first came out. Far more exciting than the actual final showdown in part three between neo and smith. There is just something about the way the music hits the entire time, how effortlessly and cool neo looks beating the shit out of all the smiths however its all for nothing as they keep getting back up as well as more and more joining in making it all really pointless, but damn if didn't look fun and cool. It's like neo knew it was most likely time to run away very early into the fight, but he was just having too much fun bouncing them around like pinballs that he stayed until he was literally out of room to throw them around. Classic stuff.

People will never understand the hype of seeing this scene in theaters for the first time

This fight scene was absolutely amazing, and still remains outstanding even 20 years later!

The cinematography and the stunt choreography are unparalleled in this fight! I agree that most of Neo's shots are CGI. But I am stilled baffled on how they conceived this sequence back in 2003. The Matrix trilogy is definitely one of the pinnacles of movie making!

I don’t care what haters say, I love that bowling noise at the end

There's people complaining about CGI in this? To me it looks much better than most modern CGI movies lol

not only is the cgi insane even by today's standards, you'll never see this kind of choreography anywhere else

What makes this scene so amazing, is just how formidable one Smith Agent is. They’re virtually invincible. Everyone fears them. Yet Neo is able to take on dozens of them at a time and fight evenly without breaking a sweat.

In most one vs many fights, you see dudes just standing around waiting to get punched, but not this fight. They're steadily and desperately coming after him full force. Neo is constantly maneuvering for space. It's excellent. Another thing I love is that Neo could've tried to escape at any point, but wanted to stay and kick their asses. Only when he saw it was absolutely impossible to win did he give up and leave.

The bowling pin sound effect still cracks me up today. It's just how both out of place it is and how perfectly timed it was.

2:19 when a rich celebrity asks for a lawyer.

Matrix fans: "This scene is awesome!!" 2020 audience: "So this is how John Wick fights without a gun..."

We were too harsh on Reloaded... It was the sequel to one of the best action sci-fi movies ever, expectation was too high. When it comes to pure action, this movie is amazing, a lot more stylish and well choreographed than most modern movies.

The CGI is excellent for a early 2000s movie, remember this was the first time in cinema someone tried to create so many real humans that close to the camera, fight and also without covering their faces (like in comic book movies). This movie set the stone for scenes like the Avengers assemble scene in endgame.