Sorry for such a laggy response, but I haven’t quite been checking in here the way I used to. I’m not necessarily against the first change, but I’d have to watch in context to see how I feel about it.

The matrix move never bothered me, and for me it’s part of the build-up to the reveal. In small ways, every shot contributes to the pacing and sometimes chipping away too much at little moments can take away from the whole. So I’d have to test it and watch it many many times to see if I’m okay with removing it.

Thanks so much for your interest. I’m blown away that going on 8-9 years now I am still getting link requests on a weekly basis. It really means more to me than I can say to have found this community.