Vs. The Transmutation of Laurence Wachowski... Oh and There's a 5-min Plus Cloud Atlas Trailer Too

Resembling a pedophile,... creepy? Yeah... but nothing out of the ordinary here

The following post contains numerous F bombs. If you wish, you may tally as you read along.


The Wachowski Bro err... The Wachowskis... your fame and achievement lies mainly with your creation of The Matrix trilogy. I can still recall the words that sprang into my head as I got my first peak at the teaser trailer for the initial installment as I sat waiting for The Thin Red Line to start, "Holy shit... a live-action anime!" The teaser ends with the URL www.whatisthematrix.com, my interest undoubtedly piqued. The year was 1999, and this cultural phenomenon changed the way many viewed the sci-fi/action genre as a whole. The movie not only introduced audiences to the visual stylistics of "bullet time" (which everyone eventually got so fed up with in the numerous copycats that emerged thereafter, myself included), but also offered thought provoking insight on individualism, religion, and reality. Too bad the next two installments did not live up to the cultural phenomenon that it created (although Reloaded had a spectacular freeway chase scene).


Sometime around the development of The Matrix Reloaded, there were rumors spreading of Laurence Wachowski's sudden new 'fashion sense.' At the time, I thought these were just mere whispers in the air, as neither of the Wachowski's openly confirmed anything. Years passed, and although insinuation
still persisted (and a few images appeared here and there), the older Wachowski never once mentioned publicly the transformation he supposedly underwent... until recently. Now, I don't have anything against the gay community or those who choose to get in closer proximity with their inner woman. If you want to overly express yourself by singing a show tune while garbed in drag, be my guess. You want to hit on dudes, that's your prerogative; freedom of expression.

It's funny, because these aforementioned beliefs I conform to could not prepare me in any way for the horrors that awaited me as I sat viewing the trailer for Cloud Atlas. After finishing the preview, I noticed that there was also a director's commentary paired with the trailer. Of course I would check it out, I mean I just got a first look at a pretty mind-fucking trailer. So there I am, the affects of the trailer still sinking in and excited for some minor insight behind the development of the film, when this.... THING.... appears. At first, I can't believe what I'm seeing... it takes a while for me to react as the synapses of my brain come to a screeching halt under the strain of converting the abomination my retinas have just witnessed into conceivable thought. The THING speaks, "I'm Lana Wachowski," and all at once I recoil! What....the.... fuck?! What the fuck?! WHAT THE FUCK?!!!!  Why the fuck man! Why the fuck did you this? I mean, the fucking pink shit plastered on your fucking skull?! Yeah, cross dressing to abide by your "transgenmutation," but why the fuck do you look just plain wrong on all levels! Larry Lana, to think you would at the very least put some effort into fully embracing your true sexuality.... damn! you're a fucking visual train wreck. 

Resembling...What THE FUCK?!

Yeah, so speaking of the Cloud Atlas trailer, not too shabby. It's very reminiscent of Darren Aronofsky's The Fountain, which I happened to immensely enjoy. The plot remains vague, but visuals are very impressive, as expected from the Wachowskis. I just hope they took some notes after their version of Speed Racer because visual flair can only take a movie so far.

The nearly 6-minute trailer follows! With the director's commentary (you've been warned)