*THE MATRIX* is a WILD RIDE!!
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Please react to the animatrix after u watch the other two matrix films. Its like love death and robots for the matrix world
Sadly, the next two movies are so bad they’ll make you question if the first one was good. We all wish they just stopped after the first one and we could imagine the rest being cool. The Animatrix was pretty cool though, it’s a bunch of short animated stories that fills in the back story.
Another deep question SciFi is
Ex Machina from 2014
When is AI a simulation of life and when is it sentient 🤔
watch part 2 and 3.... then this.
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NEO IS NOT THE ONE!!!!!
the oracol whas right... because she now's how the ONE is.
For your understanding.... PLEEASE WATCH THE ANIMATRIX BEFORE STARTING ON THE SEQUELS!!! Specifically the shorts The New Renaissance Part 1&2 and Final Flight of the Osiris (A prelude to Reloaded they put in theaters attached to a movie i cant remember)!! A loooota info in those 3 short films will take about 30-45min total... Amazing animation and the background of the overall story is gonna 'Wreck Your Gooch!' 😁🍻
I'm jealous for the people who get to experience this for the first time.
I'm glad I got to see it on the big screen on opening night.
The first time I saw this was right after it came out on VHS. My roommate and I were watching it and this girl I was really into called me. I think it was the first time SHE ever called ME. I asked her if I could call her back in a half hour. 🤣
I'm not. It's a foundational filmic experience of my childhood, and has nested and carried memories, which would be lost. Movies have deep impact on children, so you should not wish to be rid of such.
But, I know what you mean, haha. Then again, I'm always shocked by how many 20-30-year-olds don't know any bloody movie. I'm 27 and grew up on everything, man. I'm very glad.
Same here.
That’s me😅😅
It's hard to explain to people how revolutionary this movie was when you saw it in the theater in 99.
That whole year was just great movies over and over. American Pie, Fight Club, The Green Mile, 6th Sense, 8mm, Office Space, American Beauty, Eyes Wide Shut, plus a ton more. The late 90's was one of the best times for movies.
Even the 13th time. 😅
I still recall the walk in the park after seeing this premier. Completely shocked and blown away.
That was my first experience too. I was blown away.
It was incredible!
4:20 I didn't realize until over 20 years later that this line indicates there's a time differential in this scene. The lieutenant's men are literally already dead, meaning the agents have no hosts to jump into.
My wife and I watched this in theaters back in ‘99 off one teaser trailer that basically told us nothing. So grateful that was the case. These types of movie experiences are priceless.
Yup.... got dragged along to this movie without knowing anything about it... I know how you feel.
The sickest part about this movie in 99 was all the previews just asked the question. We didnt see any spoilers and scenes before opening night. It was insane. I wish previews were still like that sometimes.
Yeah, now you see the whole movie in a trailer basicaly.
I remember that.
@@evilloki85 Movies nowadays are so boring the few good scenes they can use in the trailers/teasers to gather an audience are 99% of the good content in those movies... Sad reality of what we've come to...
i agree. check out the awesome trailer to "10 Cloverfield Lane" (official trailer #1) its a phenomenal exception to this unfortunate reality about poor quality trailers and commercials.
I saw the bullet time scenes in the previews. Still had no idea what the Matrix was, though.
The line Neo says “guns. Lots of guns” is also used in John Wick 3. A lil fun fact 😊
John Wick is Neo´s Avatar, whenever Neo re-enters the matrix to have some fun...
@@Metzwerg74or every movie with Keanu Reeves in it is just another variation of the simulation 🤔
@@Mario_Capone Bill&Ted ?
@@Metzwerg74 any movie would still work for a matrix variant that's how the matrix works lol
“There is no spoon.” Alex picks up his mug and stares intently, the exact same thing all of us did as kids after watching The Matrix for the first time in the 1900’s. Timeless, I tell ya.
I remember for a good 10 years or so people were either entertaining the thought the Matrix was real or were actually convinced it was real.
As a grown ass 20 year old and I felt the same😂
@@fist-of-doom487 It's 2023 and people still think that or they think the earth is fucking flat...
As someone born in the late 1980s, hearing "the 1900s" is accurate but also depressing as fuck lol
It happened for real! I ordered a soup at a restaurant and had to call the waiter because there was no spoon.
Was so blown away by this movie in 1999 that I went to see it 19 times at the theaters, most times alone :)
That’s wild dude. I thought I was a bit mental for seeing Joker 4x and Endgame 5x 😂
I did this too, I think 8 times💗
at the time i burned the VHS of the movie...lost the count, feel u bro
That's compulsive behaviour...american right ?
I did the same for the movie Booty Call in '97
When this movie came out it was the first time that the slow-mo circular shot was ever done. They literally set up a bunch of cameras in a circle around the scene to shoot it. Groundbreaking technology for the time!
'98s 'Lost In Space' was the first film to feature such an effect, a year earlier than The Matrix, where it was improved upon, and is the more famous of the two.
wasn't even called "slowmo" at the time
it was called "bullet time"
I saw the movie in '99 & I can confirm the action scenes blew us away back then.
So many movies afterwards copied it but this was the first time they used effects like that & it was awesome.
No! This is NOT the first time!
Not, the first time they were used in a movie, sorry to disappoint you (Wing Commander, fir instance)...
BUT, INDEED, it was the first time the Bullet Time was used as a narrative tool rather that simply an SFX, though !
I know it wasn't the 1st time, I actually saw WC.
Lets say it was the 1st time for the big audience who weren't nerds 🙂
Those scenes were only "predictable" because so many movies that came after were influenced by this movie. All of my friends saw this in the theater opening day, and many times after. It was very innovative when it first came out.
Hell yeah! I love your avatar btw, I'm a huge Hannibal fan. I even own that issue of Fangoria.
The guy who played "Mouse" the 'digital pimp' is also the guy who tried selling "death sticks" to Obi-Wan in Attack of the Clones.
Mind. Blown. Now I want to go home and rethink my life.
This movie hit harder in 1999 when the world was on the cusp of apocalypse. Everyone was using dial up internet and we were told that every system that maintained society and the economy would collapse. The computers that held everything together would collapse because they couldn’t compute the year 2000 in coding. It sounds ridiculous but everyone thought we were going to die. Y2K
Well, maybe we did and we’re now in the simulation?
I spent a good 3 years remediating Y2K issues, the reason nothing bad happened was two-fold. One part of it, maybe 40% was hype, the remaining part was just hard work, for years on end.
I remember I went to a club (a lot like the one Neo is invited to by the White Rabbit) for the millennium and I honestly was a bit nervous to look outside, I peaked outside half expecting to see the world on fire 😅
I was slightly disappointed that it turned out to just be another day…I think the worst I had was an alarm that needed to be reset but all the other electronics else in my house were totally fine (a watch was a bit confused about the date but nothing major)
A bit crazy when you think about it that so many things the were still in production so close to 2000 but couldn’t count that high, nowadays everything goes up to crazy numbers in advance I still find it amusing we went from one extreme to the other 🤪
But I’ll never forget that feeling of being sucked into the whole millennium bug fear mongering…pretty sure some other dude across the street must have seen my puzzled look checking around for signs of the apocalypse and shouted across “yep, we’re still here” 🤣
@Terius FX Gaming
Not everyone, dumbass. Far from it, only dumbasses like you believed that shit. DON'T try and speak for everyone!
I hate when people do that shit!
Well not everyone, I remember going to theaters watching End of Days with my dad that new year. Is a guilty pleasure movie and was more fun and comical because of y2k hysteria. Personal I was little worried about 2012 prediction. Not because of any actual doomsday. But if I was a terrorist group this would be great boon to take advantage of gullible people and paranoia. Could easily see a domino effect of one maybe even few attacks that would cause mass panic for those doomsday prepers and other religious nuts to do something stupid.
Yeah, no, 99.8% of computer experts said there would be minor issues, but nothing serious. They were right. It was only the shit-stirrers and drama queen out-there cultists who said anything serious would happen. Even Fox News wasn't as crazy back then and didn't say the world was gonna end. The crazies gave everything a background vibe of "oh noez the wurld is ginna endddd" but no one really believed it. No different than all the hoax "world is gonna end" proclamations from so many cults over the last 2,000 years.
The movie industry owes a lot to The Matrix. So much of the CG in movies we all know and love, evolved out of The Matrix.
The Matrix is one of those select few films that changed cinema, as in after this movie came out, you can see its influence on movies that came after it. You can still see its influence in films even today.
A fun fact, John Wick is a big giant love letter to The Matrix in a few ways. The director, Chad Stahleski, was Keanu's stunt double for The Matrix. The actor for the continental doctor played a very important character in the second Matrix movie, and of course, Laurence Fishburne being the homie in all 3 movies is a given.
The Matrix is also quite literally the movie that pioneered slow motion in fight scenes. Every 2000s action movie after this was trying to do what they did with bullet time.
Slow motion was used a lot before the matrix. John Woo was known for how he used slow motion in action scenes.
What The Matrix pioneered was having the camera move like a normal or rocket-propelled camera while the action itself played out in slow motion.
@@speider Yes, this is a more accurate description of what bullet time is. I just didn't want to get into the weeds of it with a UA-cam comment.
I was 14 and remember going to the theater with my dad to see this the weekend it came out. Neither of us knew anything about it going in and we both left in complete aww. It was my favorite movie for many years. And is still top 5 for me.
Same! I was the same age and left with people asking what is the matrix? Lol even the concept of a simulated reality back then was new.
awe*
@@FaZekiller-qe3ufmaybe they thought it was cute and adorable?
awe lmao, like "awesome" meaning something that brings awe
"aww" is for like cute animals lmfao
Grammar police always know how to spoil a good story. Good job guys, you’re all super smart and successful.
There is so much detail in this movie its actually insane...
This will forever be in my TOP 5 of ALL TIME.
Never gets old.
Another great reaction!
wgat are the other 4?
The Wachowskis are weird as fuck but they sure made a complete masterpiece with The Matrix! This movie is right up there with the greatest films ever made…
This is forever will be my top 1
Agreed!! There is so much that is real or minatures in the first 3 fims that we all assumed was CGI. I love that the Wachowski's have NEVER and hopefully will NEVER remaster these to update cgi or edit out the cameras under black sheets reflected in several sun glasses/doorknobs!! They even left in Wachowski Brothers! As they were the brothers back then. They know it and owned it. They didn't alter that to who they are now which I give MAD respect to along with all the other respect I give to them for these 4 masterpieces of cinema and adding to our pop culture and inspired so many films to follow!!
That is impossible to predict. 😉
We had zero information going into this back then...so it really blew us away. The soundtracks for these movies slapped so hard.
Back then in northern Europe anyway. Purity culture didn't exist. We actually had lots of fun at clubs.
The Matrix has been so influential in so many movies. That kick that Trinity does in the start of the movie is so iconic.
This was 100% a movie ahead of it's time - probably in my top 5 movies ever. The rest of the trilogy is pretty good but not in the same league as the first one - still worth watching though as the story arc of Neo (and Trinity) is iconic. I'd love to see your take on the rest.
Totally. The fourth one though is the worst
Sponsored by AI while reacting to The Matrix is a level of irony I was not expecting.
I never hear anyone acknowledge how the Oracle pushed Neo to his death.
-Told him he wasn't the one.
- Let him know about the Morpheus situation, knowing what would happen.
The clue for me is that she literally told him that maybe he was waiting on another life.
Well, if you think someone has the gift of the one but is waiting for something... a little push towards re-incarnation makes a hell of a lotta sense, especially if the alternative is losing the one person your movement cannot afford to lose.
@@VeraBrightfeather I think it's awesome!
One subconscious effect about this movie that you don’t realize initially is the green tint when they are IN THE MATRIX. It is absent when they are in the real world.
Really cool how they did that back in 1999.
It's just color grading, which can be done without computers, but takes longer. This film didn't start it, but it used the effect heavily, to good use.
I saw this movie way before its world premiere in 1999, as a part of tech demo by DELL, who provided the systems used for Matrix's CGI. It was a wonderful experience back then, and it still aged well because it mixed practical and CGI effects together in a unique innovative blend. For example the 180-degree camera during Trinity's flying kick or Neo's bullet-dodging moment is 100% practical. There were dozens of cameras mounted on a semicircular beam, all synchronized to fire within milliseconds from the previous one; that's how you get the flyaround in slow-mo. A truly limit breaking movie.
Too bad the sequels spoiled what could've been a truly epic story.
I can't describe what a mind blower this movie was when it came out. I was a newlywed when this movie was released, so my wife and I probably only saw it once in the theater, but I had friends who were single who saw it 10 or 11 times. I was 39 when this movie came out, and now I'm OLD. crap.
39:30 There's actually a pretty solid logic to this. Once you fire a bullet, it's on a defined ballistic trajectory that can be instantly parsed if you can read data straight from the Matrix, and the bullet is just another element of the Matrix itself. It's why Agents can dodge bullets, and why Neo can now control them. But when you fight hand-to-hand, every action is guided by a will and can't be read as just another data point or directly controlled by Neo. It's why the Agents don't go all bullet-time to just dodge punches, etc. like when Morpheus tried to fight them.
Dude in 1999 this movie was freaking amazing, At the time I lived in Denver, and I went with my brother to the 16th street mall where they had a theater with stadium seating. We went in and saw the movie and were totally blown away. It was so good that we went back to the box office and got more tickets and watched it again. This is the only movie I have ever done that for.
That's true metal right there. I was 9 years old when The Matrix came out, so I wasn't buying repeat tickets, although I did see The Dark Knight seven times in theaters.
@@DragonTigerBossI was also 9 when I seen this and I vividly remember having to explain it to my dad.
Watched this when it came out in 99, was also the reason I got my first dvd player, also saw it a couple of years back in the cinema for its 20th anniversary, the lobby scene was still as immense as the first time watching it.
You couldn't have watched it on. Dvd in 99, dumbass. Wasn't on dvd in 99, idiot. ESPECIALLY back then movies were in theaters for MONTHS and then it still took awhile for a movie to be released on Dvd and Vhs, so there is NO FUCKING way you got a DVD of this movie in 99 unless it was a crappy Bootleg while still in theaters which is a FEDERAL OH-FENCE, Young Man!
@@MrParkerman6 I watched it in the cinema in 99 and got a dvd player and the official dvd later on when released and I still have that dvd now, and don't call me a dumbass you retard, I know what I have and haven't done, you disrespectful waste of a human, now run along and bother someone else.
I got a DVD player for the same reason too
Omg my dad got our first DVD player for this same reason too
The video game was pretty cool but I got to a scene where I had to outrun a plane and couldn't complete it.
After "The Matrix", you definitely need to see "Equilibrium" (2002), there is also a lot of kung fu reception and an incredible Christian Bale performance 👏❤️
Equilibrium and Children of Men are movies I am always telling people to watch. They aren’t similar at all but both underrated classics imo.
I've been terrified of heights ever since I injured my back in early 2001. Now it's hard for me to see heights even in films. So I feel your pain, Alex.
Did you fall from a high platform or? I've had disc replacement surgery in my neck but I've done countless of air experiences amd jumps both before and after. I'm just trying to find the connection between a back injury amd the fear of heights.
This is really one of the most intelligent movies to come out of Hollywood. The Matrix simulation is based on the Cartesian philosophy, specifically the Evil Demon (or Evil Genius) argument that Descartes posed as a challenge to his own Cogito (I think, therefore I am) in which reality is an illusion created by an omnipotent being tricking us into believing what we believe. It also references Descartes' dream argument in that perceived reality is actually a dream. The movie is also VERY heavily influenced by the original animated Ghost in the Shell, which was also very philosophical and explored concepts if identity such as: who are we when our bodies become interchangeable
This movie is fantastic; the fighting sequences, the sci-fi aspect of logging your brain in a computer generated reality is mind boggling. I was waiting for the best moments and scenes to see Alex’s reaction, like that gun fighting scene when they save Morpheus, or the “dodge this” which is so badassss btw 😂😂😂
This movie blew everyone’s minds in 1999. All the pre-millennium tension was saturated in pop culture and this took every edgy idea and visuals we’d only seen on a GAP commercial (not a joke) and melted our eyeballs in real time. It was so awesome.
5 things to put in my brain:
-PhD in programming and Software Development (Very useful in today's world)
-Kung Fu (Seriously excellent, great for defense, great for health)
-All Languages (There has to be some default download for this)
-PhD in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (Again very useful)
-Mastery of Playing Instruments (Self Gratification)
Let’s go! I’m requesting The Animatrix (2003) chronologically it comes before the next 2 movies, The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003), and yes, I had to look those up 3 times to make sure it was correct.
I clearly remember seeing this for the first time just after it came out on VHS. I knew absolutely nothing about it. It blew my mind. To this day, it’s the only film that I immediately watched again. I had to wait for it to rewind in order to watch it again and those few minutes were torture. Sure I’ve watched movies repeatedly over the years, but never have I just wanted to sit down and watch a new film immediately like I did this one.
Ha ha, this is 100% exactly my experience of the movie too!
I still have the VHS on display in my living room, despite not having a vhs player for more than 15 years by now ^^
There’s certain films where you simply can’t replace the experience of seeing it at the time. This is one… seeing the bullet time spin move for the first time ever, was a mind blower.
To see it now, after it’s been repeated, spoofed & used to death, simply doesn’t compare.
Yellow, Green and Blue, did you notice the deliberate use of colours in The Matrix, it is incredibly clever. To get the whole story you will need to also watch 'The Animatrix', a collection of 9 different animated short films based in The Matrix Universe by 9 different directors and play the game 'Enter the Matrix'. Bit of Trivia for you, Will Smith was offered the role of Neo, he knocked it back to do Wild, Wild, West.
Well, maybe Neo didn't take the blue pill and the movie ended, but that was actually a valid choice in the Path of Neo videogame. You could take the blue pill and end the game right away lol just like you could also try and actually escape from the Smiths back at the office, if you manage to do it, Trinity is waiting for you on her bike at the entrance of the building. Great game.
Lol "how did he get this number?" On the phone he literally mailed to Neo? XD
If you do the whole trilogy, I'd DEF recommend doing the Animatrix.
It's anthology of a bunch of short films in the matrix universe, all in different animation styles. Some 3D, some trad 2D, some anime 2D. It's amazing.
Also gives the backstory of the machines ;)
I have it and never watched it. Guess I should do that.
@Bomb City Countdown Bureau Its better than the 4th film... not saying much. But 100% worth it. Its incredible.
The Animatrix is amazing! Totally agree with that recommendation.
@@RevJ7 it’s better than the 2nd and 3rd too 😭😂🤣
@@suicyconaut at the very least see the 2nd Renaissance. It can be found on UA-cam
I went to the local drive in theater, and seen it 19 time's before I ran out of money. I kept going back and seeing something different every time. It was an experience that I couldn't believe when it came out. One of the best movies ever in my opinion. Peace and love y'all 🤟
I am an 1981 baby. I very clearly remember forcing my family to go see The Matrix when it first opened. I immediately understood all of the symbolism and it’s philosophical implications. I was the only one. It was an odd feeling riding home with my brain on fire with all of this new perspective and knowing that my family was truly living in a separate reality than myself. This is still true today.
This was an amazing time for movies, the Matrix and lotr are some of my all time faves and all came out around the same time period. going to the movies back then was insanely magical for those two trilogies.
WRONG, Dumbass!
The Matrix came out in 99, Lord of the rings wasn't until two years later in 2001, dumbass. Not even close to around the same time, idiot!
@@MrParkerman6 idk i feel like those trilogies were relatively close in time with each other when we saw them in theater.
"This bass line is like Seinfeld older brother who did a bunch of drugs."
You have me rollin, Alex. I didn't know you were also doing movie reactions, but this is beautiful. Keep up the good work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I remember watching this over and over again with my siblings in 1999, good times ☺. Sadly I was too young to see it in cinema back then 😅. It was such a mindblowing movie with the effects, which later many movies and games took inspiration from. Great reaction!
Five things to download into my brain:
1. martial arts-- all of them
2. Languages-- all of them
3. Stunt driving
4. Wilderness survival
5. The Kama Sutra
Given more than thirty seconds, I'm sure i could put probably put together a more thought out list.
I think Matrix 2 and 3 are definitely worth checking out. they do get crazier and crazier as they go on. 4th one isnt as good, but may as well check it out too if you do the others.
I disagree. The first matrix is the only good one, the others are trash
2 was still good, 3 ok just cause finishes the story. 4th, haven't wasted my money on it, never will 😎🤘🤘
I do not agree about the fourth, I think it's awesome as well, just in a different way
I have to say 2 and 3 are pretty well trash, but I actually liked 4. I'm one of the few though.
Totally agree, you need to finish the story.
To clarify, anyone that is still plugged into the matrix when they spot someone, it’s like a camera, recognition software if an agent is chasing them and random person spots them the recognition software goes through a few seconds, and then turns that person into an agent, or just allows the agent to take over that model temporarily; respawning the overtaken individual back afterwards.
Please do Matrix Reloaded! There were visual effects that blew me away at the time. Love to see someone watching for the first time and if they stand up.
They don't.
I seen this the day it opened in 99. It was so good, that we walked out, used the bathrooms, got more snacks n drinks and snuck back into the next showing. Security isn't what it used to be and you could get away with that lol That's how crazy good it was in that time. I didn't even have a cell phone then, didn't own a computer... The topic was so thought provoking that it really ushered in a new wave of thought about rules, boundaries, barriers and beliefs of what was really possible.
My roommate came running into the bar looking crazy & insisted we go see it RIGHT NOW!!!
He'd just seen it, it was opening weekend.
: what's it about?
: I can't tell you...
I went and was blown away. If there had been another showing that night, we would have stayed.
Yeah, we used to do a fair amount of sneaking into second shows back then too.
I always love the little bit where the blind man with a cane gives Morpheus a little nod. Perfectly disguised door man.
Same thing happens in Men In Black, too.
I love every single dialogue the Oracle says, she's so wise but feels human at the same time, amazing writing....
When you think about what she offers everyone who visits her, cookies. What are cookies in digital terms? Bits of information to get you where you need to be.
Is that wise old woman archetype from a Jungian viewpoint? Or maybe just, well... oracle, haha. Those are two very different things, though. There is some evidence that it was not meant to be taken literally as an oracle (meaning, never wrong). That's the gag, at least according to a certain viewpoint of this movie (namely, that Neo isn't the One). Personally, I go with the narrative that he is the One, because I cannot make much sense of the other viewpoints, and find them to be a bit crazy (not to call anybody crazy here if you happen to disagree with me, haha).
so
Watching this in the cinema was an EXPERIENCE and its one of those movies that kind of changes your life forever.
I was 15 and standing in the parking lot, processing everything 'no spoon' 'would you have broken the vase' 'the matrix is a simulation of the real world' etc
Also everyone from then on got really into trench coats, pleather and dark sunglasses
The lingo about 'choose the red or blue pill' entered lexicon and now used primarily in political arguments etc
The Matrix changed the course of history (movies parodied it, homaged to it and more)
Also the main Agent, also played Elrond in lotr
the matrix movies were not only great but literally ahead of their time as they pioneered new filming techniques still used today, from "bullet-time" and "snatch zoom" to "360 degree spin" and "flying" (which combined bullet time, 360 degree spin and a moving object/person).
i remember when matrix first came out, we were still kids then, and a lot of my classmates were confused by this movie. But after watching it myself, it wasnt confusing and was actually very easy to understand.. so i realized that most of my classmates were.... intellectually challenged. lol
Listening to your review after the movie I was just thinking, " Have you ever had a dream Alex that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn't tell the difference between the dream world and the real world?" 😅
That isn't the quote, dumbass. Don't use Quotation Marks if you don't know the exact words, idiot. That is what they are for, Moron!
I was a junior in HS when this came out, my Spanish teacher wanted a guy in class to explain the movie he had seen over the weekend in Spanish - it just happened to be the Matrix, he looked around the class desperate for help. I spoke up and said "I saw the same movie, I don't think I could explain it to you in English."
I was a car audio installer and our demo vehicle had an 8" screen and The Matrix playing with the scene where they rescue Morpheus. The helicopter scene with four 15" JLW3's and 6300 watts every muzzle blast was a concussion that took your breath away!
One of the Agents is the guy who played Sheriff Longmire on the show Longmire. It's a very good crime series.
You should watch all of the behind the scenes stuff you can get on this movie. Chad Staleski, the director of the John Wick movies, was Reeves' stunt double in this movie for a while before he broke his leg in the middle of production. When Reeves was getting martial arts training before filming, he was still healing from a neck injury.
Everybody was injured at some point during the making of the film
Carrie Anne Moss broke an ankle but didn't say it to the crew because she was afraid they would recast another actress
28:00 DUDE! See this is why I watch reactions... He DIDN'T have to cough right there. Thank you, I never caught that he coughed on purpose so Morpheus would get caught. You got a subscribe out of me.
It is an often missed portion of Morpheus' exposition, they have a rule about not freeing minds past a certain age. This is of course rooted in the understanding that adult minds are more "hard-wired" and would have a tougher time adjusting to the change between real world and the matrix, but also addresses the concerns of having a spouse or children in the simulation. Altogether, the younger you free the mind, the less attachments they will have to the simulation and the easier it will be to disassociate with the lives of those still "plugged in."
Did you know that what ended the world in The Matrix is the the same then in The Terminator movie series? The Matrix is actually the sequel to The Terminator. This is confirmed by the author of the whole thing in an interview.
I watched this movie too many times to count. I watched it before I took a philosophy class in high school and then when the teacher explained all the philosophy behind it it completely blew my mind. There’s a lot of analyses online that explain it but to keep it simple there’s stuff about illusion vs reality, religion, and ignorance.
Didn't the creator's of the movie also say it was metaphor about trans people?
@@paytongibson9488 I think so but to be honest, as someone who used to identify as trans, I can't see it that way even if i try. It just seems like it's more than that.
@@UhKimboze I don't know I'm trans myself and I can see it but I did 4 years of acting and theatre at uni which we had to deep dive into themes, performances and such
Descartes, right?
@@BrittanyNgo01 Among many others.
I wasn't personally a fan of the rest of the series, but I did enjoy the first one quite a bit. Definitely a fun ride. Very unique and creative. Always a great time, coming along for the journey with you.
Same, 2 and 3 were pretty crappy but this one is one of my favorite movies.
Agreed. The storyline drops off to underground levels after this skyhigh extravaganza in part 2. In part 3 it already reaches the outer crust of the planet. Part 4 reaches the core.
Five things I'd download into my brain:
1) The autobiography of the first guy ever to use the word "motherfucker."
2) Every fact about the Panthera genus.
3) The band, Pantera.
4) A bunch of karate shit.
5) Access codes to the Zion mainframe.
my top 5 brain downloads:
1. master cello skill
2. ballet or some kind of dance
3. ability to speak without speaking outloud?
4. some kind of fighting skill
5. some book related skill, like binding
if you want to see further into this lore, i suggest checking out 2 short animations from a compilation called "The animatrix." the ones in particular called "second renaissance part 1 / part 2" these explain what happened to get to this point. theyre basically exactly what I would imagine would lead to this.
The first one is definitely the best in my opinion but 2 and 3 are definitely worth watching. I tried watching the 4th and couldn’t finish it lol. Great reactions!!
The 4th film was a shame to the previous trilogy. Can't believe why Keanu Reeves agreed to do this.
The 4th one with the real world part had some interesting narratives and ideas, but that was very brief, the rest of the movie was bad, they ruined agents smiths character, they ruined the Merovingian by making him some random homeless guy, ruined neo, made trinity a completely out of character version of herself also, they never explain how she's still alive, completely overwritten what happened to her in 3
The fourth one was the best one, dumbass. 2 and 3 are NOT worth watching!
The reality is that 4 is on par with 2 and 3. I think people forget how truly terrible they were.
@@trashcandy. Reloaded was awesome. The 3rd one, not so much.
My 5 things wohld be:
1: Learn every language dead and alive
2: Learn how to fight every martial art, agility and flexibility
3: Maths and Physics, maybe quantum physics
4: The ability to read people, from miniscule facial cues and language, to tell if theyre lying or telling the truth etc.
5: Play any instrument or to hold any object and know the moving parts and how it works. Like if i see a watch i know all the parts and how it operates.
5 skills I'd hack into my brain
1.) Play piano
2.) Speak Japanese
3.) Graphic design
4.) Psychology
5.) Look people in the eyes
This movie is one of the few that I’d say is basically perfect. Not a single piece of dialogue is wasted. It all has a purpose in setting the stage, or in world building, or in driving the story forward. Unfortunately the 2nd and 3rd installments are diminishing returns. The second suffers from overused (and bad) CGI; though it’s a good story still. The 3rd is not a good story at all IMO. However, they’re both worth watching to see how it the trilogy goes.
I also think Resurrections has a lot of promise if they make other ones that build on that.
Matrix 2 and 3 aren’t nearly as good as this obviously but I honestly enjoy them both however I’ll admit they could of been much better.
Saw it on release night back in '99. First and only movie where when it was over, I turned around and bought another ticket for the very next showing. It was transformative, and very impactful for 19yr old me.
My roommate came running into bar we were at babbling about seeing this movie and saying we needed to see the next show RIGHT NOW!!!
What's it about.
You just have to see it.
I humored him and was blown away. If there had been another showing that night, we would have watched that too.
One of the greatest movies of all time. I remember seeing this when it came out when I was 14, and this was absolutely revolutionary for its time. Still holds up to this day!!
I used to run home from school in the early 2000's just so I could watch Matrix on the movie channel before my parents got home as they wouldn't allow me to see it. It would run all day, everyday on tv though. I did this for a long time, just being able to watch 20-40 minutes at a time, and different parts of the movie every time. So it took a while to piece it all together.
You have to see the Trilogy. It's well worth it bro. The story get better and better.
The special effects haven’t aged perfectly, but the concept of this movie is still amazing and it’s great to see for the first time
They still holds up because it's mostly visual effects, miniatures and practical effects. There is very few scenes with CGI (way too expensive and to long to make with 1999 tech)
And most of the "bad effects" were done on purpose because they are in the matrix, which is fake (like the stretchy road when Neo fails the jump)
They were literally inventing stuff as they went of course it was only going to get better. But this movie is why certain styles now even exist in movies.
"Most sources say that the idiom “my way or the highway” has its origins in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. It is said to have emerged when itinerant individuals, particularly young people from that era, frequently relied on hitchhiking and other means to travel across the United States." To explain that saying
It wasn't until today that I caught the reference with Neo and his boss in the beginning of the movie.
"You feel as tho you are special; as if the rules do not apply to you."
This is foreshadowing of Neo being The One where rules of the Matrix do not apply to him.
Great reaction buddy, this is one of those movies everyone needs to see at least once. Especially with how far we've come w/ social media and the internet and AI and VR, etc., the underlying theme and premise is even more relatable now than it was when it came out which is a feat that few movies accomplish.
The technical parts of this are also amazing and there are some cool behind-the-scenes videos on UA-cam that shows how they did those bullet dodge scenes and stuff - they had to invent all new types of cameras and software just for this movie to pull off some of those scenes, so the impact this movie had to the filmmaking industry was almost as big as the cultural impact it had.
The other Matrix movies are pretty good, but this first one is still the best by far (imo), although your mileage may vary.
Cheers
They didn't invent new types of cameras, dumbass.
@@MrParkerman6 gee sorry - "they used existing still cameras on a custom motion control rig that they designed controlled by custom software to control the shutter speed and timing based on a programmed camera path". I was simplifying for the purpose of conversation and you were supposed to pick up on that instead of being a jackass.
Alex seems to be the only creator who can trick me into watching a sponsor and not know it's happening :)
The year 1999 was the year I went broke in theaters. The Matrix, Star Wars Episode I, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. They ruled the movie theaters for at least 3 years altogether. It was a wild time.
One major plot hole I always thought about: why would agents who are part of the matrix be killed by bullets. Couldn’t they just program the matrix so digital bullets won’t affect who they take over?
'The body cannot live without the mind' explains that. The body they were inhabiting would 'die' so they could no longer inhabit it. They themselves did not die, as evidenced by them inhabiting a different body after 'dying.'
I really hope you watch 2 and 3. I know they cop a lot of hate, but I love them. They have so much depth and I work out something new every time I watch them. I didn’t care for number 4, but maybe I need to watch it again to make a call on that.
I agree, 4 was not good, but definitely 2 and 3!
What makes 2 and 3 weird, is that they are basically one movie cut in half, so all the build up is in 2, and the peak and the resolution is in 3. Just watch them directly together, then most of the weirdness just fades away :D
@@ntm_aka_badluck totally agree. 2 is completely needs 3 straight after because they are a single story.
I also would recommend the Animatrix for the lore and they are brilliant. Arguably better than the sequels.
Ps. 4 is a travesty, it is the worst continuation in human history imo “.
I loved this movie so much that I made a short film using the concept of the RED PILL and the BLUE PILL
I called it PURPLE PARADOX
In regards to your question at 11:03-- "My way or the highway," is another way of saying, "either do it my way or leave." As in, you can't participate in the activity if you don't follow the instructions. Either obey or go away. Said one more way, "Either follow my orders or hit the road."
Link to the question's timecode:
ua-cam.com/video/IuSWZEZbdcQ/v-deo.htmlsi=gGRv_91apUdlAshf&t=663
The Matrix is a TVA from Marvel on a Universal scale, Neo is Loki who keeps the peace between machines and humans, Agent Smith is Kang. So Matrix is an epic film from all points of view (religion, human behavior, artificial intelligence), and in the end without love you could not live a life, a moment, a second in the Universe.
1999 was like the GREATEST year for movies. Just look at what came out that year and it's a ton of legendary bangers.
Matrix 2 is good and matrix 3 is ok. Matrix #1 is in my top 3 all time. Enjoyed the reaction. Matrix 2 you need to watch for the classic sayings and for the amazing Agent Smith scene.
I would download every art skill known to man, hand to hand combat styles, classic weapons training (I.e. swords, shields, polearms, axes, hammers.), and costume making/ tailoring/ clothing design for a little extra flair and making myself a badass costume. Prolly somethin with a skull mask and glowing eyes. Grim reaper type stuff. If the matrix is basically a video game, imma customize the hell out of my outfit at the very least.
So happy to get a refresher course on the Matrix with you, Alex. An awesome movie.
p.s. so glad you survived COVID
Now here's a new question: is there any reason to believe the world Neo came into isn't another Matrix?
You've hit hard solipsism! The only answer is even if we are in the Matrix, the senses we have are still the best tools we have at our disposal for now.
The Globe Matrix Destroyed:
ua-cam.com/video/FI-1HniH0Qc/v-deo.html
I don't think Keanu is either John Wick or Neo. He's more Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Most excellent
Alex, I really wonder what life would be like having experienced the first Matrix movie... and then not having your soul crushed by seeing the sequels. Your life would be so much better than mine. Keep the beauty of ONLY seeing the good Matrix movie - keep your heart pure.
The Oracle wasn't messing with him. She told him exactly what was up.
Oracle : Sorry, kid. You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something.
Neo : What?
Oracle : Your next life, maybe. Who knows? That's the way these things go.
Neo was one life away from being The oNe. He just had to die and be re-born one more time.
Definitely taking the red pill. I'm someone that values and wants to know the truth no matter what.
Remember watching this for the first time back in 2000 and I fell asleep after about 15 minutes because I was so lost about what was happening. Watched it a few years later and it's now one of my all time favorite movies.
Just as Morpheus asked Neo who wanted to know, Do you want to know the truth of what the Matrix is? Many people say that they do want to know, but once one learns where it leads, that's when people begin to reject and resist it. However, I'm not saying it isn't true to have this desire, I'm only saying this to prepare you to receive the message once it's mentioned.
The red pill is not just "truth", It's a specific kind of truth. It represents the ultimate truth, and the ultimate truth stands to oppose a person's desires, preferences, and beliefs. It is also not just intellectual knowledge, it has to do with the internal condition of a person's heart, because the message must be received in a very specific way.
The reason why is because such a truth is already present with you. It is the splinter in "the back of the mind", and that me would mean that in order to not already have this truth would mean that there is a resistance against it at some level (to fight for the system).
If the heart of the person does not change when learning the message but is still given to his old ways prior to hearing it, he would neither be a red pill, nor a blue pill. He would be a mixture of the two, a purple pill, One who has knowledge, but no awakening. One who has the power of that knowledge, yet no "rebirth"/transformation. The nature of the purple pill is worse than a blue pill, because it actually has knowledge and therefore power in its ability to enforce the lie, because power comes with such a knowledge, hence why it is concealed and hidden, and encrypted.
Thus, Revelation and transformation are at the very core of this film, resulting in a transformed life. If a person doesn't change, or if his life doesn't change, the message is not truly received, It only makes a person more powerful in rejecting the truth and to make the illusion stronger.
The two pills, red and blue, represent the tree of life, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Both have "a wisdom". Both have "a level of consciousness", and both see reality through a lens. One lens is the accurate perception of reality, and the other is a false perception. However, even the false perception can be supported with evidence and logic, hence why it is a wisdom, but it is an "evil wisdom".
This would mean that in order to discover what is accurate and true is not just an intellectual pursuit, it's *a moral* pursuit, and while a person can have *solid* intellectual grounding for his beliefs, the very lens by which he chooses to see things could itself be immoral, and yet one believes he is pursuing "the truth" precisely because he's looking at his intellectual grounding rather than his subconscious which only sees it that way due to a preference that desires to see it that way which is separated from the truth.
This can be seen in Cyphers (relatable) conclusion to reject the red pill, but it was still an immoral decision, even though he had a rationale behind the decision.
This is the purpose of the question the beginning, do you really want to know what these things mean?
The Lobby shootout scene is iconic. The music is "Spybreak!" by Propellerheads. The whole album is amazing and much of it has been commercially successful in soundtracks. On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a baseline that actually beats the one in Spybreak! in my opinion. "History Repeating" and "Bang On!" will be recognizable.
Arguably more impressive was that Propellerheads managed to break The Crystal Method's stranglehold on 90s movie soundtracks to land it somehow. ;)
@@Ylyrra I think they made the record with licensing in mind, just a hunch. They were able to get OHMSS but that never got used (but it SLAPS) and apparently couldn't get the rights to the Mission Impossible theme as they guard it carefully and had franchise plans already when DDRR was made. So they made a derivative version that somehow managed to get the spot for the music for that iconic shootout scene.
Like, if they had made the official MI song it wouldn't have been useful for The Matrix.
12:49 notice the reflection in Morpheus' glasses - showing two possible choices at the same time.
I think, to get this effect, they filmed the scene with Neo twice, then 'pasted' the two different shots onto the two separate lenses of the glasses.