With The Matrix Resurrections now out in the world, why not go back to the film that started it all? When people talk about timeless movies, they often namecheck the cultural landmarks of cinema, things like The Wizard of Oz, North by Northwest, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Films that became the part of the zeitgeist and inspired audiences and filmmakers for decades to come. Add The Matrix to that list. Sibling writer-director team Lana and Lilly Wachowski’s sophomore feature The Matrix immediately made a splash upon its release in 1999, inspiring a slew of parodies, homages, and rip-offs. Without going too much into the plot (mostly because there have been hundreds of thousands of words written about the plot elsewhere), part of The Matrix‘s appeal is its unique tone: The Wachowskis effortlessly blend action-packed set pieces with cerebral ideas that ask viewers to question their very reality and the meaning of existence. When writing the script,…
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