Chapter 140

The fight scene with the Phantom Twins is one of the most important action sequences in this film, The Matrix Reloaded.

Their appearance is also quite striking—silver hair in dirty braids, wearing white trench coats; they are not controlled by the Matrix and can freely phase in and out.

Unlike the intangible yet substantive invisibility in ordinary films, they can achieve being both formless and substanceless, switching instantly back and forth, thus creating many classic shots.

For example, one phantom blocks the front with a knife, phases out at the moment Trinity drives over him, and though the phased blade still slices toward her neck, it causes no harm.

I thought such a scene was already exciting enough, but on the highway, besides the Phantom Twins, eight police cars also gave chase.

After the heads in the car jiggled and blurred, they all turned into agents.

On the big screen, the plot becomes even more thrilling.

Unexpectedly, a truck driver possessed by an agent jerks the steering wheel and crashes into the roadside, blocking the way.

I immediately thought of Pacific Rim's global box office of $9.39 billion; to surpass it, we might easily exceed $10 billion!

"That's too exaggerated!"

Even the seemingly unremarkable "lockpicker" is no ordinary person.

He then leapt onto Trinity's car and flipped open the hood.

"That actor looks so familiar—I just can't remember his name!"

"Holy shit, the later scenes are huge!"

However, the one who can bring surprises to the audience is not just Morpheus alone.

"Holy shit, this agent feels even stronger than Smith!"

I never expected Morpheus to contribute such a spectacular scene; I thought he was just there to make up the numbers.

One audience member said, "So handsome, Morpheus!"

"It's all messed up, totally messed up—everything's gone haywire this time!"

Even more thrilling, one of the Phantom Twins, after being hit by a photon bullet, phases out and lunges as a phantom toward the car where Trinity and the others are seated in the rear.

I then thought of the continuous filming; the third installment is currently in post‑production, and a frightening idea popped into my mind: "He won't break $2 billion for the trilogy, will he? That's too strong—placing him in Hollywood, he'd be among the top directors!"

"To make $2 billion, how much does he have to earn? This kid's money is just piling up!"

While Morpheus was tangled with it, the agent also came after him.

"Neo coming would still be okay!"

Han Sanping, sitting in the front row, wore a slightly bitter smile and thought to himself, "No wonder they had to fund it independently—they were hiding all this good stuff; the film's box office will definitely be high, surpassing Pacific Rim is no problem. Jiang Heng this time has made a killing!"

Trinity directly turned the car around and began driving against the flow on the congested road.

However, most of the audience's attention remained on the big screen.

Because the car was almost wrecked, the three got out; Trinity, with the lockpicker, jumped off the overpass and landed on a truck carrying a motorcycle.

Since Trinity's car blocked the road ahead, the Phantom Twins could only swerve and brake sharply; being a large SUV, its body tilted at a steep angle.

"Holy shit, this lockpicker is too strong!"

"He must be a built‑in system program—maybe he can open every lock in this world!"

Hu Lie said, "Indeed, it doesn't seem so; I feel that current Chinese‑language films can be split into two types: one is Director Jiang's effects‑heavy blockbusters, the other is all other Chinese‑language films."

Yet, at the moment of phasing out, he fell onto the road as the car sped by; his companion quickly drove up, and he instantly solidified, phased again, and solidified once more, sitting steadily in the companion's passenger seat.

Moreover, the film's theme and setting are also well received in the West; one can imagine it will definitely sell well in Europe and America.

In the distance, Liu Tianxian merely stared blankly at the big screen, increasingly sensing Jiang Heng's abundant talent.

Some fans of police‑chase scenes exclaimed excitedly.

During this, several more police cars joined the pursuit, and they also had to dodge agent gunfire, causing the difficulty to spike sharply.

Even though she is young and doesn't have an intuitive grasp of money, she still feels that a single film grossing over $1 billion is a remarkable achievement.

"What is he going to do?" some audience members wondered.

This series of fights is highly imaginative, the visual effects are quite shocking, and the audience in the hall kept praising them.

This thrilling, exciting scene made the audience in the hall complain repeatedly.

Morpheus held a knife in one hand, pulled out a pistol with the other, and fired several shots at the underside of the car facing him.

"If it weren't for being kidnapped by that Merlo‑whatever, he'd be living the good life!"

"He just goes over there like a master!"

The car first spewed golden‑yellow flames, then underwent a violent explosion.

Moreover, it should be able to surpass Lion Camel Ridge and Saving Mother by Splitting the Mountain, though it's uncertain whether it will exceed Pacific Rim.

Although she was busy with her studies during those two years in the U. S., she also went to see many movies, having watched too many Haolaiwu blockbusters.

Trinity rode the motorcycle, carrying the lockpicker through the traffic.

One could say that over in Haolaiwu, throughout the year there are probably few films that can surpass Jiang Heng's works.

"He played Huo Yuanjia!"

While the audience was speculating, the Phantom Twins had already driven over in pursuit.

Seeing this, the audience's hearts were filled only with admiration.

"He wouldn't be trying to slash the car with a knife, would he?"

Because the scene was too spectacular, it actually caused a few people to slip off and zone out.

The Phantom Twins were blown into the air by the explosion, but they escaped harm by phasing out in time.

"It must be that the Matrix world's virus database has been upgraded!"

"Run him over!" said the person in the passenger seat.

Another one slammed the accelerator and crashed into Morpheus.

As the phantom flickered past the rear seat, he suddenly solidified, knife in hand, ready to seize the lockpicker.

On the screen, Morpheus fired several shots in succession, but the agent, as if possessing the protagonist's skill, left a string of afterimages around his body and easily dodged the bullets.

After Cui Niti suddenly braked and shook off the agents, Mo Feisi stabbed his long sword toward the back seat.

The long blade pierced through the passenger-side seat and table, stabbing into the substantial "phantom," which then had to turn intangible.

Some spectators watching felt their blood pressure spike, as if their hearts were about to jump into their throats.

As a result, the lock-picker handed over a key; Cui Niti instantly understood and drove the car away from the truck.

Mo Feisi, at the instant the car was about to hit him, rolled to the left on the spot and slashed his long sword fiercely across the vehicle's body until the taillight shattered.

Gao Xiong, who plays Mo Feisi, then held a long sword and stood in the middle of the road.

Yuan Hong couldn't help but say, "This movie is also so well shot that at first glance it doesn't look like a Chinese-language film!"

First, he jumped onto a car in the middle, directly stomping it flat and causing a major pileup.

Cui Niti wanted to ride the motorcycle away, have the flying ship's operator download the data, and prepare to force-start the motorcycle.

"Speaking accurately, this film should be called Antivirus Software Versus Virus!"

An even cooler scene appeared, with Mo Feisi holding his sword and standing on top of a truck.

Seeing Cui Niti drive over, he stabbed his long sword into the carriage, stepped on the hilt with one foot and the other foot on a parallel-moving truck, and actually reached out to pull the lock-picker up.

(End of chapter)