My favorite part of these films is after every rewatch I learn something new. My takeaway this time was how defeated Morpheus gets in the third film.
After blind undying faith in the One through the first and second act to him finding out the prophecy isn’t fulfilled after neo sees the source and the war isn’t over, his whole character is just entirely defeated for most of the third film. I have to give Laurence fishburne credit for showing in such a subtle but strong manner that Morpheus just isn’t the same. You can see him questioning everything he’s done up to this point and just the beginning of doubt in his character. It was sad but well integrated.
After blind undying faith in the One through the first and second act to him finding out the prophecy isn’t fulfilled after neo sees the source and the war isn’t over, his whole character is just entirely defeated for most of the third film. I have to give Laurence fishburne credit for showing in such a subtle but strong manner that Morpheus just isn’t the same. You can see him questioning everything he’s done up to this point and just the beginning of doubt in his character. It was sad but well integrated.