I don't think the movie was pure action, Don'tHate. I haven't seen The Matrix Reloaded, but if it is nothing but action I will be very disappointed. The first movie had a lot of cool sci-fi ideas and concepts, an intriguing story that wraps up war, science-fiction and religion together. It was full of suspense - like crawling down the shaft - and treachery, and love. The parts that are just pure action are some of my least favorite parts, although they are still very cool. The best part of the movie is in the very beginning. If you take away all that, The Matrix would just be another martial-arts movie.