Bound is, on its face, a thriller inspired by the crime dramas of classic Hollywood, but by making the hero a woman, and making the romantic pairing at the core of the film two women, The Wachowskis turned genre on its head, breaking barriers and stereotypes, laying the creative groundwork for their revolutionary and visionary work to come.īeyond being an exceedingly entertaining, edge-of-your-seat thriller with all the violence any true lover of crime dramas could crave, what sets Bound truly apart from all the other films in its genre is the way The Wachowskis build the characters of Corky and Violet, the way they make them three-dimensional, much more than props or tropes to further the narrative. And, for all it means to the world of cinema, Bound signifies even more as a representation of what art can mean in a much larger sense.įor two filmmakers who have both since transitioned, Bound continues to resonate with The Wachowskis as a film that not only established who they were creatively, but proved to be the real spark to their exploration of themes that would reflect not just their artistic inspirations, but their personal motivations as well. Although the scale of their artistic ambition may not be easily seen in Bound, it can arguably be still considered the Wachowski’s most complete, most emotional and most personal work of their careers. While this low-budget, classic Hollywood-inspired neo-noir thriller may not seem to have much in common with the blockbuster science fiction masterpiece that was to come for the sibling directors, the artistry, themes, style and visionary genius all contained in this small gem of a film-easily one of the best films to come out of the last decade of the twentieth century-signaled that The Wachowskis were artists of immense talent and vision. As the world awaits the return of the groundbreaking Matrix film franchise in December, it’s worth taking a moment to celebrate the 25 th anniversary this month of the release of Bound, the iconic debut film from The Wachowskis.
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