Comment by thaumasiotes

> I bet if I had been looking much more deeply into these fan-fiction sequels, I could have found one that was as exceptional as the original Matrix.

> Lesson learned: scripts for sequels of movies that have a strong fan-base should be written by people who really care about the franchise (and have good ideas).

It seems like the lesson there is "if you make 2000 independent attempts at something, you'll probably get a better best result than if you make 1".