I worked with Monica Belucci once. She is not only very beautiful, she's warm, kind, positive and completely professional. A total gem. No wonder she keeps getting work in films.
Lambert Wilson is a very big star in France, he has already had the equivalent of an Oscar for best actor in France, he played in dramas or comedies, go to see him in "De Gaulle" recently or her performance as Celine Dion in a comedy "Marsupilami" 😂, a person very charismatic too He does not consider himself Hollywood compatible, he has it explained in interviews in France, he likes american people but not the cinema industry which he considers too hypocritical whereas in France, if it's not going well, if it's not okay we don't pretend In Los Angeles, he explains that we don't welcome with huge smiles as if you were the messiah but once the door closes, we don't even remember you coming 😅 In short he explained that he prefers not to sacrifice his too precious Parisian life for his taste It's a question of culture...on the contrary, when actresses like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman lived in Paris, when they come back to the United States a few years later, it's a big breath of fresh air for them, it's like that
The behaviour appears insane when the one-minded motivation and associated courage is not considered in context. This person could not comprehend the motivational source, hence not anticipating the inevitability of the predicament.
The kiss is persephones interface for gauging Neo (by specific design for the one or no who can say?) Much like Seraph took the measure of neo by fighting.
Yeah, neither she nor Neo nor Morpheus show much emotion. It's funny how the Merovingian, Persephone, Agent Smith and the Oracle have more personality than a lot of the human characters.
I read the fourth Way series the Commentaries of Gurgeif and Oupenski by Maurice Nicoll and I taught and spoke of its philosophy . Someone told me years later that a movie is at the theater that speaks about my thoughts. 😢 I went to see it and watched it a lot of times. Use it to simplify what I speak on.😊
Lambert Wilson is bloody brilliant! That hand gesture when cursing conveys the physical manifestation of elegance, the exact view he has on the French language.
If I ever become a VIP and have an assistant handling my schedule, I'm going to tell them to always say, "Of course, he has been expecting you", to anyone that looks important that shows up without an appointment.
"Of course, he has been expecting you", to anyone that looks important that shows up without an appointment." Things they Don't TEach You in Harvard Business School - Appendix A
After all these years I just noticed this: The Merovingian keeps talking about Neo's predecessors... Already he had met several Neos before this one. Brilliant!
You have to feel for Persephone. She was in love, and now it's a loveless relationship of one-upmanship. When she feels that kiss from Neo, and then sees what Trinity will do to save the one she loves (Edit-starting at 18:07), she is entranced by the idea...and perhaps a little envious, too.
17:20 I'd argue that it's actually right here. She's not breathing fast because she's nervous. It's because she's excited and prolly more than a little aroused by seeing the lengths to which Trinity will go for Neo.
Persephone, Persephone, Persephone... My favourite background character in The Matrix trilogy/ series. Vastly underestimated and yet she is willing to go to any end to sow discontent and confusion. Amazes me how she can break the calm and collected Trinity with just one request...
These movies were so brilliantly done. The more I watch these scenes back the more I see and understand things that I missed. The Merovingian is right : If you are living in a machine generated dream world then choice is an illusion. You think you have choice but your "options" are restricted and limited to the instructional code of The Matrix. I love how the The Twins just casually grin and nod in agreement as Merovingian asks "But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?" And Persephone is just nauseated by his constant bloviating and so envious of Trinity's love for Neo. 😉
Ah but remember what the Architect said that this version of the matrix only works because everyone is given a choice about whether to accept the program, even if only at a subconscious level. So in a way Morpheus is right when he says 'everything begins with choice'.
People who choose “no” leave the matrix. People who choose “yes” stay inside & they are bound by the rules of the program (just as gamers are bound by the rules of that program they are playing).
When she makes the comment about Trinity being in love with Neo, she says it with such understated awe, as if that kind of love is something she's heard about, but has never seen. She knows that she is with Merv, and their relationship is a game of give-and-take, but she wants to be with someone who loves her the way Trinity and Neo love each other.
Yep - although it's missing his genuinely surprised reaction to the sword block... followed immediately by seeming to forget what he saw and mocking of Neo as "just a man".
12:39 Well considering he’s literally the trafficker of all info meaning he knows everything and has several hitmen on go on his command says the complete opposite.
I always thought it was hilarious in the Matrix films that the machines were supposed to be the bad guys, yet the humans all act more robotic than anything else
Morpheus: "The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."
The older i get the more i understand the Merovingians actions and words and how he wasnt even really a villain. He was just trying for self preservation and survival which. He understood the matrix better than probably anyone else and he knew what Neos presence meant for him. Brilliantly written character.
I actually noticed it for the first time but before reading ur comment. Im not sure what is the significance of the scene. he was the one in the train station with his wife and child. But he is now taken away what did he do wrong and is he about to be punished?
I have a possible theory that the Merovingian was “the One” from the second version of the Matrix where Werewolf’s, Vampires, Angels, etc existed. Of course making a deal with the Architect to continue on his conscious through the Matrix before returning to the source. Hence why Persephone said that he was much different coming to this place, that he was once like Neo, and how Persephone loved him just like how Trinity loves Neo.
@@darthpanic4007 The Merovingian represents Hades, ruler of the Underworld. Persephone represents the goddess Persephone, who married to Hades against her will, but commands the respect of the Underworld. This is why Persephone in The Matrix is so well respected by The Merovingian's men.
No wonder Agent Smith took his time assimilating her. The guy loved every moment of him sticking his fingers into her tiddies and watching her transform into him
After seeing Neo kisses Trinity since he loved her. Persephone must be so envious until meeting first upon him. When she hear he needs the keymaker and they have it. She decided to help them but wants a favor. She knows they love each other and wants a kiss instead. I think she's trying to pretend he also loves her. Because when some other ladies had handsome boys, she will try to flirt with them. First kiss was fake, second was far too romantic.
The reason why these movies are great, to me, is I can always watch clips and learn new things or see things I may have missed. These movies allow you to have interpretations. Coolness.
I remember watching this movie in a theatre in Toronto. I was probably the only French speaker in the whole theatre... so when Merovingian started saying: "Nom de dieu de putain de bordel de merde...." I bust a gut laughing... the only person in the whole theatre who did.
I always wonder what exactly did the Merovingian said during the dinner scene? i know it was a cursing, but the Google Translate didn't help much at all.
11:19 I remember seeing this in theaters and everyone laughed at this scene. So well played (if overplayed intentionally), it was funny seeing the Merovingian unpoised and caught off guard
It is seriously hilarious! You normally imagine a villain reacting to treachery with either terrifying explosive rage or silent fuming fury or a knowing rueful smile or no emotion at all. This dude gives his wife a mild scolding and splutters an impotent stream of French curses like a sitcom character 😂 One of my favourite moments in the movie.
I really wish there was more behind-the-scenes footage of this restaurant scene - it is an AMAZING set, it is such an incredibly grand and impressive restaurant, I always loved the design of the windows. The little green squares remind of those Mondrian paintings, but I guess they are meant to represent the Matrix code as though the restaurant were a computer program, of which the Merovingian is its author
The Merovingians were the first kings of France, historically speaking. They were Franks, a Germanic-speaking people. Their language: Frankish, was not Gallo-Romance. The Merovingians never made an effort to learn Gallo-Romance, the ancestor of French. The Franks gave their name to France and French, but their lingüistic offspring lives in the Netherlands. Dutch comes from Frankish. Well, the Merovingians loved french Wine, that is true :)
Weird Morpheus just stands there watching Neo kiss Persephone because hes the only one not really part of what’s going on. I just imagine him thinking “giggity giggity” and “damn neo bro wtf was that” when he failed the first time.
Quite the opposite, actually. He is there to make sure that the prophecy happens, one way or another. In other circumstances, I believe he would let Trinity kill anyone if it meant the prophecy would get fulfilled. However because they didn't have the Key maker yet, and Persephone knew where he was, he had to make Trinity tone it down some.
The irony is that the second guard here is one of the first to be killed by Neo in that Chateau fight scene when Neo kicked him through the statue on the bottom right of the staircase. Not so tough to kill without a silver bullet, then.
love has been an important theme in resurrecting people back to life while breaking through controls of society. Monica is such an outstanding actress that convincingly convey the importance of love with her short appearance. Such a short scene but very powerful.
When the Frenchman says "Bring me the eyes of the oracle" I swear it reminds me of the wizard of oz saying " Bring me the broomstick of the witch of the west"
I now realised that Neo has given Percephone programmatically a sample of love: the feelings that a human expirience when thinking of beloved one, of possessing them, the absolute bliss. This is why no matter of control it is important for the path of the one to be stepped by a human willingly. Then they walk through another set of desires: love for a food, attaction to the goal, to filter the feeling of love from others. The series of 'trials' the One must conquest is a way for 'the machines' to learn this feeling from different angles. The power of love is so strong it can even dismiss a fear of death. Merovingian knows what happens behind the scenes, he even shows Neo, yet Neo fails to understand the politics: this is exactly how the machines created love between him and Trinity. The same process will happen in the fourth movie.
@@agentsmithlikestofingerwom7115 Almost a metaphor for the way producers ANDY and LARRY Wachowski both did a gender switch on themselves. SOMEONE explain to me what strange force in the Universe could drive a 👨 to want to do THAT?
@@billmurray7473 idk, its a personal business that would be best ignored, each to their own like so besides, I was talking about a hot busty woman being forcibly transformed into the same guy who fingered her boobs, not the other way around with guys being turned into girls
@@billmurray7473 I guess you are on the right track because you want to know the "why". Unfortunately I don't know the "why", but I have the feeling the "why" is occult related.
Its reminiscent of Dino de Laurentiis films from the late 1960’s and early 70’s. You can see good examples of it in two films in particular one is King of Kings with Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus and the other I believe is called Waterloo with Rod Steiger as Napoleon. The camera centers on just their face and the lighting is a sort of rectangle across the eyes. Its also done in the Omen movies. There are so many nods to film and literature of the past that it can be difficult to keep track of all of them.
@@prepperjonpnw6482 YES!!! I remember the Steiger scene you refer too. I simply love how lighting and music plays such a major part in shifting the audiences perception of a character. In my opinion you know your stuff. 👍
Only in the game did it expound on the Merovingian and his ilk. They are all Vampires and ghouls or a version of such. Fantastic idea for some interesting characters.
They should have been the main villains of Reloaded. Rogue vampire programs trying to infect/drain The Matrix now that the Agents lost control because of Neo.
I like how she takes them to the mens room because she knows her husband was not there despise him saying he needed to take a piss.
he's in the women's getting head
Ok this is what "watching a movie" means
NO WAY! @@juanvasquez6535
Alternately the room she's in is on a different floor lmao
despite*
I worked with Monica Belucci once. She is not only very beautiful, she's warm, kind, positive and completely professional. A total gem. No wonder she keeps getting work in films.
Where did u work with her 😂
@@johnsmith23ist Sydney, Australia, a few years ago, on the film Nekrotronic.
She fine AF 🥵
@@professionalcheekclapper7608 fr fr
Sure, but it wasn't her warmness, kindness, postivity and professionalism that made her a hollywood actress, now was it?
This Merovingian actor is freakin phenomenal. Can't believe he's not in more movies.
He is in a lot of French movies. Most French actors prefer to stay in France than in LA like Audrey Tautou when she became popular with Amelie.
Lambert Wilson is a very big star in France, he has already had the equivalent of an Oscar for best actor in France, he played in dramas or comedies, go to see him in "De Gaulle" recently or her performance as Celine Dion in a comedy "Marsupilami" 😂, a person very charismatic too
He does not consider himself Hollywood compatible, he has it explained in interviews in France, he likes american people but not the cinema industry which he considers too hypocritical whereas in France, if it's not going well, if it's not okay we don't pretend
In Los Angeles, he explains that we don't welcome with huge smiles as if you were the messiah but once the door closes, we don't even remember you coming 😅
In short he explained that he prefers not to sacrifice his too precious Parisian life for his taste
It's a question of culture...on the contrary, when actresses like Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman lived in Paris, when they come back to the United States a few years later, it's a big breath of fresh air for them, it's like that
Christoph Waltz is in a lot of movies, actually.
@@dlowery51bro it's Lambert Wilson 😂
@@jonsonjavier7465 she did touch Da Vinci Code tho, but it just seems a big exception
"It is remarkable how similar the pattern of love is to the pattern of Insanity"
The behaviour appears insane when the one-minded motivation and associated courage is not considered in context. This person could not comprehend the motivational source, hence not anticipating the inevitability of the predicament.
You gotta feel bad for his wife when he says that, particularly since she often states her unhappiness in their marriage.
@Razh 80 So it's some kind of triangle? romantic love, insanity and hate ?
Love is yet to unknown to machines in matrix universe.
@@pneumaE actually genius/genuine. Good commentary.
This scene just makes me believe that Neo faked the first kiss just to be able to kiss Persephone twice.
Hahaha
xD xD
Marcus Munitions sneaky neo! hahaha
Interesting conclusion.
The kiss is persephones interface for gauging Neo (by specific design for the one or no who can say?) Much like Seraph took the measure of neo by fighting.
“She wasn’t kissing your face my love”
This movie is so well written
When I was I kid, I didn't understand what does this mean but now I do =))))
@@nhatructu9878 same
Watched it just 3 years when i was 16 and now my mind seems dirty enough to understand
@@vintagejock3951 how are you 16 and havn't lost your innocence yet?
@@cloroxbleachtm9638 ikr. Wasn't so dirty minded back a couple of years ago.
What did she kiss? TELL ME
I love how Trinity almost never shows emotion, but in this scene she was ready to destroy Persephone.
I love the "excuse me" part xd
@@sebastien4908 I remember candidly: the whole movie theater was ROLLIN’ when she said that.
Yeah, neither she nor Neo nor Morpheus show much emotion. It's funny how the Merovingian, Persephone, Agent Smith and the Oracle have more personality than a lot of the human characters.
Trinity seems like she's always showing emotion - anger.
We all were
I like how he talks all high-browed but in the end, Trinity calls him "Merv."
I always found it a bit cringy, but it reinforces the idea that "you know what mfer, cut the bullshit"
@@PiCheZvara its deliberate. To take him out of his high horse.
In this iteration of The Matrix, we're all calling him 'Merv'.
E-Menurut anda-TRK-Gimek Maki
No matter how many years have passed, I still watch The Matrix trilogy with the same fidelity that I did the first time I watched it.
Imagine seeing for the first time in the theatre.. you feel culturally shocked..
Same here 👍
I read the fourth Way series the Commentaries of Gurgeif and Oupenski by Maurice Nicoll and I taught and spoke of its philosophy . Someone told me years later that a movie is at the theater that speaks about my thoughts. 😢 I went to see it and watched it a lot of times. Use it to simplify what I speak on.😊
Ne te perd pas mon frère !? A moins que ça ne soit déjà fait..*
The "Hes in the ladies room" line by persephone always cracked me up when I saw this film lmao
Which slyly explains why she led them into the men's room ("Get out!") in the first place..
Lambert Wilson is bloody brilliant! That hand gesture when cursing conveys the physical manifestation of elegance, the exact view he has on the French language.
and they fucked up the character in the last movie
to me he sounds german lmao
@@eqeeqeqeqeeqeqeq6696
He is native french
No the character lost his wealth & power. Study history and you’ll see it happens frequently (especially when society changes).
So having Merv go destitute is actually very realistic.
11:56 "It is a _game,_ it is only a _game."_ "So is this. Have fun!"
One of my favourite exchanges in any of the movies.
So goddamn SASSY
If I ever become a VIP and have an assistant handling my schedule, I'm going to tell them to always say, "Of course, he has been expecting you", to anyone that looks important that shows up without an appointment.
Daegun Bong lmao!!!
"Of course, he has been expecting you", to anyone that looks important that shows up without an appointment."
Things they Don't TEach You in Harvard Business School - Appendix A
You go boy! XD
lol!
Especially if you're a fortune teller..
After all these years I just noticed this: The Merovingian keeps talking about Neo's predecessors... Already he had met several Neos before this one. Brilliant!
Nope.
How can you not have noticed that ?|
I’m just wondering how the Merovingian defeated them
@@Sgtturtle22
They were probably not as strong as neo . Plus I don't think he defeated them , Merv said that he survived them .
Recent Neo is the 6th "the one". He had survived 5 more of Neo's in previous reboots.
The acting by the Merovingian is top-tier here. Like incredible assimilation of a character.
Weh ngebet to
You have to feel for Persephone. She was in love, and now it's a loveless relationship of one-upmanship. When she feels that kiss from Neo, and then sees what Trinity will do to save the one she loves (Edit-starting at 18:07), she is entranced by the idea...and perhaps a little envious, too.
Sounds like her real life.
duh, she literally says "i envy you" lol you dumdum
17:20 I'd argue that it's actually right here. She's not breathing fast because she's nervous. It's because she's excited and prolly more than a little aroused by seeing the lengths to which Trinity will go for Neo.
Emptiness cannot harm emptiness.
The Kiss from Neo was simply a revenge strategie she has over Merovingian..
Sampling the kiss means a lot more..
"She wasn't kissing your lips, my love" - SICK BURN :D
In the theater I saw this, everybody went: "Oooooohhhhhh!" when she said that.
I dont get it pls explain to me sorry 😂✌️
@@erlinjulia Not old enough to get it then.
@@MasterhpIke im already 18
@@erlinjulia While persephone was away getting neo and his team to the keymaker, merv was in the ladies room getting his bottom part kissed =)
Persephone, Persephone, Persephone... My favourite background character in The Matrix trilogy/ series. Vastly underestimated and yet she is willing to go to any end to sow discontent and confusion. Amazes me how she can break the calm and collected Trinity with just one request...
I guess women know women best. They will forever be mystery to me.
@@csguak Women aren't that much of a mystery. Perplex but not mysterious.
watching this as a kid i thought the cake gave her the runs xD
boy was i wrong
WheyLand Fitness
Same lol
Lol That’s really funny
when in fact causality did
In a way it did XD
I really like the tempo of it when Morpheus tries to stop Trinity from shooting Persephone... it's flawless.
These movies were so brilliantly done. The more I watch these scenes back the more I see and understand things that I missed. The Merovingian is right : If you are living in a machine generated dream world then choice is an illusion. You think you have choice but your "options" are restricted and limited to the instructional code of The Matrix. I love how the The Twins just casually grin and nod in agreement as Merovingian asks "But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?" And Persephone is just nauseated by his constant bloviating and so envious of Trinity's love for Neo. 😉
ehm he was referring to the real world. He is talking about biology, not code.
@@thorstenmarquardt7274 Watch the scene again and you will understand. Happy New Year.
Ah but remember what the Architect said that this version of the matrix only works because everyone is given a choice about whether to accept the program, even if only at a subconscious level. So in a way Morpheus is right when he says 'everything begins with choice'.
People who choose “no” leave the matrix. People who choose “yes” stay inside & they are bound by the rules of the program (just as gamers are bound by the rules of that program they are playing).
lol what a nice word... bloviate.
"Okay, you have some skill!" LMAO! That's the ultimate understatement!
Yep!😮
😂😂😂😂😂😂 facts
God that line "I envy you, but such a thing was not meant to last" GAH.
When she makes the comment about Trinity being in love with Neo, she says it with such understated awe, as if that kind of love is something she's heard about, but has never seen. She knows that she is with Merv, and their relationship is a game of give-and-take, but she wants to be with someone who loves her the way Trinity and Neo love each other.
@doctorwho0077 how did it end?
@@agentsmithlikestofingerwom7115 both died after doing their part 🙃!
@@sreetamaghosh516 wait a second, what are you talking about? the original comment I replied to was gone for some reason
That's my favourite line of the film ☺️💜
When Trinity said “EXCUSE ME!” had me dying! She said it so Professional and stern! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You've gotta love Persephone's fashion sense
She does look a bit like icing on a cake with that dress.
I love The Merv's more
Come on.. she’s Italian...
Costume dept. did a very good job in all movies.. and Monica Bellucci looks fantastic in everything ^^
@@Petrospect That's the whole point of the 🎂 scene @ the other table.
The Cake is a Metaphor for Sex.
Turns out "the best of the Merovingian" is all the Merovingian you can find 😉
Yep - although it's missing his genuinely surprised reaction to the sword block... followed immediately by seeming to forget what he saw and mocking of Neo as "just a man".
@@MLaak86 Oh sure blah.. blah.. give it a rest already! 😂🤓
The most unrealistic thing in the whole trilogy is that someone would cheat on Monica Bellucci.
A lot of serious people in the Matrix. These two seem to be the only ones enjoying it.
This ain't a Marvel film. 'Fun' isn't everyone's mantra in this universer
Fun isn't my life mantra
Most people think fun is theirs, but it's really avoidance of pain and fear.
edgy
Khan
Haha look one of those people who thinks knocking other peoples strength is strength xD ahaha look at him go
Nice englando
**pulls out gun** why dont you sample this instead.
fucking love Trinity.
Merovingian is like that guy who's really just a middleman but fancies himself a important figure
Well considering he may been the leader during during the nightmare matrix I'd say he's alot more than a middlemen.
Well he has survived all of neo's predecessors
Neo is Christ,The Merovingian is Lucifer. Someone who was Christ-like but who then fell due to his arrogance and desire for power.
12:39
Well considering he’s literally the trafficker of all info meaning he knows everything and has several hitmen on go on his command says the complete opposite.
@@DS-lq3dr The Architect is Lucifer. The term Architect is the Freemasonic name given to Lucifer.
Monica is a flawless classic beauty!
Is she my taste or what? Dark and smart.
Much appreciated that she has shared her beauty in a number of movies.
i find her ugly tho
S K I'm sure she will be heartbroken.
+ksnack aeon It's not for Disney taste in women...
LOL when I was a kid my parents stayed quiet when I asked them to explain the cake scene...innocent me!!
Nope, just daft.
You're not girl anymore?
The Dark Lord lmao why
why in the heck would you watch this with your parents in the first place
Weirdo
I love that Trinity calls him "Merv" to bring him down a few notches!!
I always thought it was hilarious in the Matrix films that the machines were supposed to be the bad guys, yet the humans all act more robotic than anything else
Only inside the Matrix. They're supposed to be their "character avatars", if you get what I mean.
why you need to show feelings, better a cold sneaky assassin who can fight and control any kind fo weapon, thats their avatar
So true. Especially in the 2nd and 3rd films.
Morpheus: "The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."
Ferruccio Guicciardi a description of todays world imo ✌
Soon the "why" and the "reason" are gone.... and all that matters is the FEELING ...
FEEEEEEEELIIIIIIIIIIIIING...
I didn't understand that 10 years ago when I was a child, I understand exactly what's going on and why he was saying what he was saying now xD
I agree. The feeling in my pants when I look at Monica Belluci is better than the "why" and "reason".
Holy crap ._.
Rick Teran “Cause and effect”
The older i get the more i understand the Merovingians actions and words and how he wasnt even really a villain. He was just trying for self preservation and survival which. He understood the matrix better than probably anyone else and he knew what Neos presence meant for him. Brilliantly written character.
Can't wait to see him again.
Why will Merovingian die if neo wins?
I love the French language. Especially to swear with it's like wiping your ass with silk I love it…
Tru Th arse
Je trouve que la langue française est très surfaite.
@@Wasserkaktus Que?
@@Wasserkaktus parfaite !
isn't it harder to wipe with silk than using a paper?
If Neo can do whatever he wants in the Matrix, he could do some amazing things to Persephone
Oh, not just Persephone. I think you've just opened a can of... uh... tissues with this one!
@@PristinePerceptions i mean, Agent Smith and his clones go around sticking their fingers into women's chests, so...
Neo doesn’t see women or people or things. After his death & resurrection he sees only direct matrix code. I imagine that lacks arousal potential
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I think the biggest surprise out of this is Merovingian being into electronic dance music.
Well when you know that French eletronic music is huge, i found this pretty good actually
Monica was ment to be Persephone. She is perfect in this part.
Secret Garden just ment to b
Meant
I never noticed the indian guy at 0:31 being taken away in this scene! Brilliant foreshadowing.
Derek JCG woaaahh that is proof that the matrix was planned out
What is this a foreshadowing of? Does he appear again later?
@@soscobra in the third movie he is the man neo talks to at the train station
I actually noticed it for the first time but before reading ur comment. Im not sure what is the significance of the scene. he was the one in the train station with his wife and child. But he is now taken away what did he do wrong and is he about to be punished?
@@docadams2012 I think he's just going back to where he came from. Remember he wasn't from the matrix. At least the current one
I love the contrast between the Merovingian's elaborate, overly dramatic speech and "what's it gonna be, Merv?"
The merovingian explained the entire trilogy at the table and in the game room. as he says in Revolutions, "overdue but not unexpected. "
Geechee Slim That makes Neo a real idiot when he's in the Architect's room lol
In Revolutions he says, "disappointing, but not unexpected". Where did you hear "overdue"???
10:54 I don't know if that feminine gesture toward the door came from the director or the actress but it was brilliant
I have a possible theory that the Merovingian was “the One” from the second version of the Matrix where Werewolf’s, Vampires, Angels, etc existed. Of course making a deal with the Architect to continue on his conscious through the Matrix before returning to the source. Hence why Persephone said that he was much different coming to this place, that he was once like Neo, and how Persephone loved him just like how Trinity loves Neo.
I think Merovingian and Persephone are the vampires.
Dude. Both are just hormones... Smith is the one. All is happening in neo brain.
@@darthpanic4007 The Merovingian represents Hades, ruler of the Underworld. Persephone represents the goddess Persephone, who married to Hades against her will, but commands the respect of the Underworld. This is why Persephone in The Matrix is so well respected by The Merovingian's men.
But that would make him a few hundred years old. I doubt the machines were capable or willing to keep him alive that long.
@@Wyzzkyd it consciousness could have been uploaded to live forever in the system.
8:46 I was expecting her to say... OK Trinity now you kiss me and make me believe I'm Neo!
me too hahahahaha
he should've, fits in perfectly
that's would have been awesome!
Richard Fry that happened in one of the games with Niobe I think
That would be an AWESOME WTF moment in movie history
True story. When a woman is deeply in love she would kill for you if you're lucky enough to get her to that point.
doointhedoo There are two pinnacles of game. One is to have multiple women while they are fine with it, the other is as you depicted.
Nyet
That's a double edged sword
You used an extra word...."for"
There's another side to that coin though.
I really admire the Merovingian actor, a wonderful performance
persephone is so damn hot
Monica Bellucci is THE woman
@@byrusmx She was also in a james bond movie called spectre
Hell yeah
No wonder Agent Smith took his time assimilating her. The guy loved every moment of him sticking his fingers into her tiddies and watching her transform into him
Agent Smith, likes to finger women's chests 😂😂😂
Oh, damn. I finally recognized that film playing on the TV in the Merovingian's quarters. "The Brides of Dracula". Meta, anyone?
Matrix 4 did the Merovingian DIRTY. So mad at that because he’s my favorite character in the trilogy.
Matrix 4 was a slap in the face to it's fans. I watched it once....never again.
Dude Resurrections was like Godfather 3. They just don’t belong at all. I was so upset watching Resurrections.
That was the entire point. The Analyst realized what was wrong with the previous versions. That includes the programs.
No givin morgan is our.
@@gmee123 wer the riak.Yordania
Even after so many years matrix one and 2 still is one of the most creative and revelant films I have ever seen
You forgot 3
@@electrictroy2010 This is so romantic, I love seeing a gorge girl kissing a man
After seeing Neo kisses Trinity since he loved her. Persephone must be so envious until meeting first upon him. When she hear he needs the keymaker and they have it. She decided to help them but wants a favor. She knows they love each other and wants a kiss instead. I think she's trying to pretend he also loves her. Because when some other ladies had handsome boys, she will try to flirt with them. First kiss was fake, second was far too romantic.
The Matrix movies were cinematic gold in the 1990's and are cinematic gold now. I never get sick of watching them. Wow!!!!
more from the 2000's. Matrix 1 was released in 1999
7:21 Morpheus is like, "Wait this is getting interesting"
I freaking love how defensive Trinity gets, though. I'm like, "Atta girl! Woo woo!"
@@nosywendigo592 So damn wrong, boy
I mean when we're talking about Keanu Reeves who wouldn't...
Especially at 11:20
The reason why these movies are great, to me, is I can always watch clips and learn new things or see things I may have missed. These movies allow you to have interpretations. Coolness.
To Merovingian some tasks are just a piece of cake.
Walah pengen mi ayam.
I remember watching this movie in a theatre in Toronto. I was probably the only French speaker in the whole theatre... so when Merovingian started saying: "Nom de dieu de putain de bordel de merde...." I bust a gut laughing... the only person in the whole theatre who did.
I always wonder what exactly did the Merovingian said during the dinner scene? i know it was a cursing, but the Google Translate didn't help much at all.
@@petirgarda1005 in the name of God of a whore's shit bordello. Something like this.
Roughly speaking he says GOD damn, fuck, shit, son of a bitch, bastard. (In other words just cruse after curse.)
Could u translate ?
@@Lopzztony OP's quote of 11:25 (which mind you isn't the full quote) means "Name of God of whore of brothel of shit."
Merovingian and Persephone were great.
Jeez are you still in God Mode?
"Choice is an illusion. Created by those with power for those without power." the Merovingian
11:20 the Merovingian eats some of his own cake.
you are the one
fucking lol
NUT
😂😂😂😂😂!!!
Oh that’s just fucking brilliant
The subtle catty way women mess with each other is great in the kissing scene
11:19 I remember seeing this in theaters and everyone laughed at this scene. So well played (if overplayed intentionally), it was funny seeing the Merovingian unpoised and caught off guard
It's even better when you are french yourself
Lambert wilson over do his french accent probably to overplay the scene.
It is seriously hilarious! You normally imagine a villain reacting to treachery with either terrifying explosive rage or silent fuming fury or a knowing rueful smile or no emotion at all. This dude gives his wife a mild scolding and splutters an impotent stream of French curses like a sitcom character 😂 One of my favourite moments in the movie.
"Handle us!!? You'll HANDLE US!!?" 🤣 🤣
And this, gentlemen, is why you never piss off your wife.
True gentlemen avoid such women. That said, the Merovingian has, when not insulting others, an excellent turn of phrase. Especially for a Frenchman.
@@jaybee3477 True gentleman never gets blowjobs hahaha.
Oh yes.......
All wives talk !?
I love Trinity: I don’t have time for this s***.
Typical American way of handling a French interaction lol
@@cat-.- More like, Canadian.
Persephone giving and receiving samples like it's her birthday
I'm fairly certain that Monica Bellucci is from the same race of immortals as Keanu Reeves.
I really wish there was more behind-the-scenes footage of this restaurant scene - it is an AMAZING set, it is such an incredibly grand and impressive restaurant, I always loved the design of the windows. The little green squares remind of those Mondrian paintings, but I guess they are meant to represent the Matrix code as though the restaurant were a computer program, of which the Merovingian is its author
"She will do it... she'll kill every one of us.... she LOVES him..."
Only found this from one woman.. May she rest in piece 😔 #RIPSha
The Merovingians were the first kings of France, historically speaking. They were Franks, a Germanic-speaking people. Their language: Frankish, was not Gallo-Romance. The Merovingians never made an effort to learn Gallo-Romance, the ancestor of French. The Franks gave their name to France and French, but their lingüistic offspring lives in the Netherlands.
Dutch comes from Frankish. Well, the Merovingians loved french Wine, that is true :)
M. Lukaña In fact, the Merovingian's actor, Lambert Wilson, is French, so merovingians were French...Never mind.
Then you're aware of the truth of the Merovingian bloodline, descending ultimately from Sumer.
Moe Blackwell oh?
Moe Blackwell sumer is satanic babylonian practice.
Hmmm...
The merovingian forgot about the law of unintended consequences then.
Can we just take a minute to appreciate how well the bakery is there. I mean seriously great cake.
Persephone is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Head to toe....incredible.
Weird Morpheus just stands there watching Neo kiss Persephone because hes the only one not really part of what’s going on. I just imagine him thinking “giggity giggity” and “damn neo bro wtf was that” when he failed the first time.
Quite the opposite, actually. He is there to make sure that the prophecy happens, one way or another. In other circumstances, I believe he would let Trinity kill anyone if it meant the prophecy would get fulfilled. However because they didn't have the Key maker yet, and Persephone knew where he was, he had to make Trinity tone it down some.
The irony is that the second guard here is one of the first to be killed by Neo in that Chateau fight scene when Neo kicked him through the statue on the bottom right of the staircase.
Not so tough to kill without a silver bullet, then.
love has been an important theme in resurrecting people back to life while breaking through controls of society. Monica is such an outstanding actress that convincingly convey the importance of love with her short appearance. Such a short scene but very powerful.
please don't use that word here
Best scenes of matrix reloaded, Merv & Persephone are classic. By the way, he is correct concerning cause and affect.
Yes, but you're wrong about the spelling of effect
He spent a thousand years making that KEY!
😂
I mean, it's the ULTIMATE key!
When I was a kid, I thought this was a diarrhea scene.
BeRayTV Same here. 15 years later I finally understood.
BeRayTV lol
Oh you.
I thought she had to pee.
Hahaha. Ahh scenes we never got as a kid. Along with the one from Forrest Gump LoL
When the Frenchman says "Bring me the eyes of the oracle" I swear it reminds me of the wizard of oz saying " Bring me the broomstick of the witch of the west"
Every single moment of this is high comedy. The outtakes of the waiters cracking up are a gas.
merovingian is my favourite villain... such unique character with amazing speech skills... this movie is beyond its time and always will be...
The Merovingian (including both Persephone, the freeway chase, and the club sequence in Revolutions) are far and away the best parts of these sequels.
13:43 Ah yes, I do remember the time I was DJ'ing that club. An unforgettable evening.
Lambert Wilson is excellent. Long before Christoph Waltz won two Oscars for the same performance.
Great comparison, and you are exactly right. Wilson flows through everything he does, a delight to watch.
Facts bro
what? not a good comparison
@@I_Get_Computers_Puting what is your name dudddeee
@@nomaanhaque1704 lol
Monica Bellucci 😍😍😍😍😍
Si è lei
SIMP DETECTED!🐂
@@six8810 What's with the bull?
14:50 Christ, I think those puppies are loaded! 👀
Monica Bellucci and Eva Green.....phaoooor!
'C'est rien, c'est rien du tou."
I'll remember to use that line.
hahah im french and your comment made my day bro 😂
Sam Pyjam Well I'm not French but French Canadian but it made my day too lol
C'est rien, c'est rien du tout !
Tout*
I now realised that Neo has given Percephone programmatically a sample of love: the feelings that a human expirience when thinking of beloved one, of possessing them, the absolute bliss. This is why no matter of control it is important for the path of the one to be stepped by a human willingly. Then they walk through another set of desires: love for a food, attaction to the goal, to filter the feeling of love from others. The series of 'trials' the One must conquest is a way for 'the machines' to learn this feeling from different angles. The power of love is so strong it can even dismiss a fear of death. Merovingian knows what happens behind the scenes, he even shows Neo, yet Neo fails to understand the politics: this is exactly how the machines created love between him and Trinity. The same process will happen in the fourth movie.
Monica is the only reason for coming to this video
Stephen Skinner ahahaha
Well I hope you wouldn't be coming to this video because of Merv, but hey, to each his own if you swing that way.
I see what you did there....😉
Carrie anne is nice too.😉
Well I didn't go quite that far, but I enjoyed it anyway.
Persephone is the one who's Really in Charge.
until Smith stuck his fingers into her big beautiful chest and transformed her into a Smith
@@agentsmithlikestofingerwom7115
Almost a metaphor for the way
producers ANDY and LARRY Wachowski both did a
gender switch on themselves.
SOMEONE explain to me what
strange force in the Universe
could drive a 👨 to want to do
THAT?
@@billmurray7473 idk, its a personal business that would be best ignored, each to their own like so
besides, I was talking about a hot busty woman being forcibly transformed into the same guy who fingered her boobs, not the other way around with guys being turned into girls
@@billmurray7473 I guess you are on the right track because you want to know the "why". Unfortunately I don't know the "why", but I have the feeling the "why" is occult related.
Just like how the goddess Persephone truly rules the Underworld, rather than Hades.
The Wachowskis did a very good job there.
Notice how the Merovingian never actually touches his wine, yet “he drank too much”. Persephone knew his bullshit immediately.
God, Persephone in the red leather jacket... My gad.
Perfection.
The lighting on Persephones face at 8:59 is simply amazing-makes her appear so evil.
Its reminiscent of Dino de Laurentiis films from the late 1960’s and early 70’s. You can see good examples of it in two films in particular one is King of Kings with Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus and the other I believe is called Waterloo with Rod Steiger as Napoleon. The camera centers on just their face and the lighting is a sort of rectangle across the eyes.
Its also done in the Omen movies. There are so many nods to film and literature of the past that it can be difficult to keep track of all of them.
@@prepperjonpnw6482
YES!!!
I remember the Steiger scene you refer too.
I simply love how lighting and music plays such a major part in shifting the audiences perception of a character.
In my opinion you know your stuff. 👍
Trinjty's response would of been mine too. 🤣🤣
11:25 omg that shit eating smile on her face. just cracks me up.
Only in the game did it expound on the Merovingian and his ilk. They are all Vampires and ghouls or a version of such. Fantastic idea for some interesting characters.
They should have been the main villains of Reloaded. Rogue vampire programs trying to infect/drain The Matrix now that the Agents lost control because of Neo.
Did you enjoy the game.
@@Bloggerboy1000 you are right, they should have thrown is some aliens
It's very clear the two that Persephone threatens/shoots with her gun (with silver bullets) are vampires.
@@Geotpf no, werewolves. You can even tell in their faces. They look like wolves
When I first saw this I thought the guy was just pissing in a fountain in the lobby.
Merovingian: "Get the keymaker"
Keymaker: *Aight, Imma head out*