Someone requested a plotline of Matrix Reloaded from someone who's seen it, so I guess that'd be me... since I've seen it twice already. I'll see it again tomorrow, too... just can't get enough.
Last warning...
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Okay, seems we pick up at least several months after then end of the original film, since the "free" humans have "freed more minds in the past six months than in the past six years," according to Morpheus.
Morpheus, Neo, and Trin are joined by a new operator (seems Tank also died sometime in the past several months) named Link (who, I think, is Tank's brother-in-law... or at least the guy who is doing Tank and Dozer's little sister, Zee :naughty: ) Link is still learning to trust Morpheus at face value and is constantly amazed at what Neo can do.
The machines are digging toward Zion, so the humans are mobilizing. The military leader, Commander Lock, has recalled all the hover ships to Zion so he can work out a defense of the city (which is huge and kind of surprising). Morpheus talks one ship captain into staying at broadcast depth to await word from the Oracle... and he has a checkered history with Lock.
In Zion, there are believers and non-believers... meaning that some treat Neo like Christ and others treat him like he's just another warrior, but one who does manage to do some incredible things while plugged into the Matrix. Neo's still getting used to being treated so special... especially when what he most wants to do is make whoopie with Trinity. :naughty: There is a fairly explicit scene depicting this, too... a quite satisfying one to shippers like me... that's cut together with a scene of the life celebration dance of the other Zionites, which is, in itself, pretty erotic.
The action heats up when Neo gets a message from the Oracle (after Smith has managed to overwrite the Matrix version of another Zionite, Bane) and he and Morpheus's crew leave Zion. There are new characters, new programs, new moves... so pay attention. Neo learns a LOT, but still has trouble with the one thing he needs to figure out for himself: the WHY. The Oracle tries to teach him this, but he's a slow learner.
When she leaves him, the newly rewritten, former-Agent, Smith arrives. He tries to overwrite Neo (remember that while in the Matrix, everyone is essentially a computer program) and the "burly brawl" ensues, where Neo fights a dozen, then fifty, then a hundred Smiths.
There is a lot more that happens, but if you really want to read about it all, there are tons of reviews out there that give pretty decent rundowns of the plot. There's really too much for me to try and capture here.
Here's a couple tips for you to remember when you do see the film though:
There is a huge amount of new information that takes time to process, so don't dismiss any "slow" parts in anticipation of the action. The things said, even in passing, will be important later when everything is revealed in Revolutions. Remember, this is a middle chapter in the tale of Neo. Not everything is as it seems... or is it? We can't be completely certain of anything "real" or constructed. Nothing we've learned in the original is dismissed (like in so many other film franchises) so you might want to rewatch The Matrix before you see Reloaded.
Just go check out the movie. I need people to talk about it with!
Here's a link to a review that will synopsize better than me:
http://www.herorealm.com/HotFish/reloaded.htm