Idea: for a possible re-cut of The Matrix sequels...

I have recently watched The Matrix and its sequels for the first time, and have pondered on doing a fan edit. This would be my first edit, and right now, I only have Windows Movie Maker at the moment, but I plan to get Adobe Premiere. I would combine Reloaded and Revolutions. Anyway, I haven’t seen any Matrix fan edits, but have read about DeZionized, and like the concept.

Here is some ideas I’ve had.

-Cut Zion completely
-Cut Trinity’s fake death subplot
-Hopefully cut French man
-If this isn’t possible, at least cut his love of French language, and most of the cause and effect speech.
-Maybe cut out Indian family, but maybe not, as I didn’t mind them.
-Shorten all battle scenes
-Replace Neo’s Trinity dream with a version of his confrontation with Smith at the end of Revolutions, darkening it so as not to see the Smith faces, and cutting all Smith’s references to his “others,” and have Neo wake up as soon as they throw the first punch.
-Hopefully cut Architect, or at least most of speech, about the different Matrix’s and other “One’s”
-Cut Morpheus’s speech about trust
-Cut Morpheus and Niobe subplot
-Maybe cut Burly Brawl completely, and have Neo fly off as soon as Smith is finished talking, which teases their showdown at the end

So this edit isn’t a definite at the moment, but I just wanted to share some of my thoughts. If it gets made, I will release it under the name “The Matrix Re-Edited” but will keep the Reloaded title in the film.

Actually I plan on combining Reloaded and Revolutions and cutting out enough to make it around 2 hours. As Zion takes up a lot of both films, and I am cutting it completely, I think this is accomplishable.

I guess that could work, but I am not trying to compress them as much as I can, but trying to make Reloaded and Revolutions into a better film(s). As I love the first Matrix, I will not do that. Good suggestion though.