keanu makes a good neo, but who else do you think would be good as neo?

also with the person you chose, tell whether you think they'd make a good substitute neo or would be better than keanu?

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Christian Bale! he fits the part well.. though, he did that movie 'Equilibrium' which kinda looks like a Matrix rip-off, although I haven't seen it.

Ben Affleck, though when I think of Ben Affleck now, I just remember how corny he was in DareDevil.

Jason Patric, [also of Speed fame]

I think Brandon Lee could have pulled this off, but Keanu just has that 'believable' "I'm a computer nerd come super God" charm. Its good that Keanu has never had much of a 'fighter' type role. Its very believable that he's just been pulled from the Matrix and turned into this God like figure.. [if that makes sense]

I don't think anyone could have pulled it off better than Keanu

u never know

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Yeah, Equilibrium's sort of like the Matrix in the fight scenes. But the story's completely different and seems like the kind of thing Spielberg would make in his spare time (In a good way) ;) The acting is better than the Matrix to me.

As for another Neo, I think they wanted Will Smith for the original, didn't they? He doesn't seem right though. The movie would have to be turned into an action-comdey if he did it ;)

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Absolutely NO ONE =D

I think there's already a thread on this floating around somewhere...

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I would have loved to see a real martial arts actor be the one. I know there aren't any good martial arts fighters that can act (not that Keanu is that great of an actor) but damn, if Keanu could fight like Donnie Yen or Sing Ngai (Seraph) I would have loved the matrix even more than I already do. The fight scenes are spectacuar as they are, but still you can see how keanu and the rest (except seraph) are very slow when fighting.

i think patrick swayze would be a good one 4 the ONE .....

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Edward Norton

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Hugo Weaving

oh wait he's already the "One";)

and Agent Smith is much better than Neo

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i disagree about equilibriums plot line being completely diffrent, on the contrary i think that theyre very similar. Both movies revolve around choice and control and both movies are about breaking free of opression, whether youre fighting against clericks or agents, those who've seen both would know what im saying

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that was kinda my opinion when I said Brandon Lee [had he still be alive].. but like I said.. Keanu really has that charm. He has an aura about him, like an innocence as Thomas Anderson. The guy nextdoor who is a hacker and has a regular job. As soon as you put people like Jet Li [who I'm glad didn't take the part of Seraph], Chan & Van Damme in flicks, you know what you're gonna expect. Its like cheating you out of a surprise.. you don't expect the guy who played Ted Theodore Logan to be flying around a computer generated world, kickin ass. For me, that is a massive upside that Reeves brings to the character. You believe that as Thomas Anderson, he has never so much as farted in a crowded room. Keanu just has it. Simple as that, IMO