I definately thing that the matrix trilogy is the most provacative movie of all time. As of right now ANYTHING could happen in revolutions and no other movie really does that. The matrix is also in my opinion one of the most influencial movies of our time because its not often that you get people who wanna see action and people who wanna think and see a good movie in the same room. I bet there will be many more "smart" films out now
For, the Matrix to be the No. 1 most provacative movie of all time, would mean that most people have seen it and have had some reaction to it. This, my obsessive friends, is not the case. I have one friend whom i talk to almost everyday that i discuss philosophy, etc. as it pertains to the Matrix. All of my other friends, and yes, there are quite a few, have either seen the movie once and thought nothing else of it, or don't care to see the movie at all. This is the way it goes.
For a movie to be No. 1 provacative, it has to be universally recognized, universally seen, and everyone who has seen it has had a reaction, whether it be for, against, or disgusted. because i cannot think of a movie, i will give an example in book form. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was one of the most provacative books ever written, and it was immediately known, due to the overwhelming reaction against it. There has been neither overwhelming opposition, nor overwhelming support for the Matrix, such that everyone has seen it a million times, excepting those of us here in this forum, nor has there been people rising up against it for it's "blatant disregard for organized religion". So, no, the Matrix is not the most Provacative movie of all time, except maybe to us.