To paraphrase an old apocryphal Mark Twain quote: If you don’t understand a Lana and Lily Wachowski movie, just wait a while. Their generation-defining Matrix trilogy aside, the Chicago-based sister duo has consistently made films — many of them funded by Matrix money — that seem destined to be misunderstood in their time and recognized for their brilliance later on. And Speed Racer, which is currently speedrunning a redemption arc 18 years after it first bombed at the box office, is the perfect example of this phenomenon. |
