The machines won the war, and the remaining free humans took refuge in the underground city of Zion. After humans blocked the machines' access to solar energy, the machines responded by capturing humans and harvesting their bioelectric power while keeping their minds pacified in the Matrix, a shared simulated reality modeled after the world as it was in 1999. He is then brought aboard Morpheus' flying ship, the Nebuchadnezzar.Īs Neo recuperates from a lifetime of physical inactivity in the pod, Morpheus explains the situation: In the early 21st century, a war broke out between humanity and intelligent machines. As Neo takes the red pill, his reality begins to distort, and he soon awakens in a liquid-filled pod among countless others, containing other humans. Morpheus offers Neo a choice between two pills: red to reveal the truth about the Matrix, and blue to forget everything and return to his former life. Soon after, Neo is taken by Trinity to meet Morpheus, and she removes the bug from Neo, proving that the "nightmare" he experienced was real. Neo wakes up from what he believes to be a nightmare. When Neo refuses, the agents fuse his mouth shut and implant a robotic "bug" in his stomach. The Agents attempt to coerce Neo into helping them locate Morpheus, who they claim is a terrorist. Though Morpheus attempts to guide Neo to safety, Neo surrenders rather than risk a dangerous escape. A team of Agents and police, led by Agent Smith, arrives at Neo's workplace in search of him. She answers a ringing public telephone and vanishes.Ĭomputer programmer Thomas Anderson, known by his hacking alias " Neo," is puzzled by repeated online encounters with the phrase "the Matrix." Trinity contacts him and tells him a man named Morpheus has the answers he seeks. She flees, pursued by the police and a group of suited Agents capable of similar superhuman feats. A fourth film, titled The Matrix Resurrections, is scheduled for release on December 22, 2021.Īt an abandoned hotel in a major city, a police squad corners Trinity, who overpowers them with superhuman abilities. The franchise has also inspired books and theories expanding on some of the religious and philosophical ideas alluded to in the films. The Matrix franchise was further expanded through the production of comic books, video games and animated short films, with which the Wachowskis were heavily involved. The film's success led to two feature film sequels being released in 2003, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, which were also written and directed by the Wachowskis. The film is considered to be among the best science fiction films of all time, and was added to the National Film Registry for preservation in 2012. It received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised its innovative visual effects, action sequences, cinematography and entertainment value, and won four Academy Awards ( Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing), as well as several other accolades, including BAFTA Awards and Saturn Awards.
The Matrix was first released in the United States on March 31, 1999, and grossed over $460 million worldwide. While some critics have praised the film for its handling of difficult subjects, others have said the deeper themes are largely overshadowed by its action scenes. The film popularized a visual effect known as " bullet time", in which the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera appears to move through the scene at normal speed, allowing the sped-up movements of certain characters to be perceived normally. The Wachowskis' approach to action scenes was influenced by Japanese animation and martial arts films, and the film's use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions. The Matrix is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under the hacker alias " Neo", uncovers the truth, he "is drawn into a rebellion against the machines" along with other people who have been freed from the Matrix.
It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, which intelligent machines have created to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source. It is the first installment in The Matrix film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis.
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