@@alexlink5836 at the end of Blade he says “some motherfucker’s always trying to ice skate uphill” in reference to Deacon Frost trying to make himself a blood god
Interesting trivia: The last two Agents were supposed to fight Neo at the end, but the actors who played the Agents fled the set after actually witnessing Keanu Reeves dive into Hugo Weaving and obliterating him into a bright light and then warping reality
They did that to try and convey that the world is entirely online, much like how the computers from the 80’s used to only have lime green text on black backgrounds. But of course everyone already knows this
Only from the DVD/early Blu-ray release, which is how most people discovered the movie. The original 35mm negative had more natural, almost blue-ish tones, something that they brought back and corrected in the 4K release.
Honestly that totally hypothetical Mark Wahlberg version where he can never quite wrap his head around the concept sounds incredible and I'd love to see it
"Has this aged well?" That shit came out the same year as Phantom Menace and Wild Wild West, so... yeah... The Mummy and this are the clear timeless masterpieces of 1999.
It could be argued that Phantom Menace actually has aged well. Instead of focusing on the annoying shitball kid, awkward terrible writing and the racist accented aliens, people are now all about the weird political allegory and random lines that imply loads of world building because they're so out there. Also for 1999 a lot of the effects still hold up, legs visible under a hovercar notwithstanding.
I think Phantom Menace still holds up really well. It still used a lot of practical effects and miniatures, and (in my humble opinion) it still has the feeling of an actual Star Wars movie, unlike most of the recent ones. There are also some interesting elements of the story and characters that I didn't notice until I actually rewatched it with adult eyes. I'd say give it another chance, you might be surprised by it.
@@HyraxusPrimus I mean, it's a terrible movie with terrible characters and a nonsense story that doesn't make sense as part of the overall Star Wars universe but is also bad as part of a trilogy or even just as a standalone story, but I'm sure the special effects were fine. (I mean, Ewan McGregor was fantastic casting. And then he was cast as a Jedi in "Men Who Stare At Goats" also, which was a wonderful, fun movie. Other than that, though... *farting noises*)
@@jimmywalker2287 What did? No he clearly thought that it invented that bit. Sad to see kids mention these underrated films on tiktok and facebook just because they were in Space Jam
It seriously blew my mind that literally nobody had tried to reference that slow-mo scene before Space Jam 2: A New Legacy did. Yep, never been done before
I love Keanu Reeves as Neo, but I have to admit the idea of Brandon Lee playing Neo is very intriguing, particularly given his martial arts background and the fact that he was really coming into his own as an actor before his untimely death.
James: "It's just... whoever's running the Matrix-" Ben: *puts a clip of the Silent Hill 2 secret ending dog here Me: _*Thumbs up_ Ben from Canada, the not-so-secret-weapon of the Mr. Sunday Movies Empire, you've done it again! (^-^)
You eat the small sandwich, and the story ends. You wake up in your bed and watch a generic Netflix show. You eat the Big Sandwich, and you stay in Bonzerland and I'll show you how deep the Corn of Coblin lore goes.
Some of it is a really great especially the one about the robot cities that kind of explains the entire backstory of the Matrix. I wish they would have slipped that in Kill Bill style right in the Center if the 2nd movie.
The Animatrix deserves its own video (so do the games) as they're both important worldbuilding elements, but they absolutely should do The Matrix comics (vol. 1 and 2). No one discusses these, similar to the Animatrix as they're all short stories. They're the manga to the Animatrix's anime.
I realized on my recent watch of this that it’s hard for it to seem dated because it’s got such an original style, in such abundance. It’s not so much “this is what’s cool for the time” as “this is meant to tell this specific story.”
I understand why people dislike the sequels, but my dad and I had a great experience together watching these and that will cause me to love them forever.
I feel like they stole as much from Dark City as Grant Morrison. *They do address this at the end of video, I did not realize that the timing of two was so close.
@@frambojan yea while that is true for many things, it can have others just overlook many instances of when we do actually have original ideas. Sure everyone is influenced by things they ingest and experience but I always see this same phrase be regurgitated during instances of blatant copying and stealing.
Something HUGE you guys missed is that the original idea for the Matrix was for the machines to use human minds as computer processors, but it was changed to heat batteries because it was easier for people to understand.
@WoodCraft Kits But that would make all the "scorching the sky" thing pointless. The machines needed heat to keep functioning, not extra processing power.
Yeah. The audience still has issues understanding the heat battery bit but had already been exposed to human brains being used as computer processing through star trek the motion picture (1979) and TOS star trek. Not to mention Isaac isamov work referencing it. With human brains being used as enslaved computers going back to the 50s...
@LeandroDelPrete They scorched the sky because humans eat plants and aninals that eat plants... while they used geothermal power... Later they needed more processing power so used human brains. They scorched the sky because humans need sunlight. It's pretty simple.
watching the choreography while listening to an explanation, with the sound effects turned off or down makes you really appreciate how much the full composition is a real work of art
I think a really interesting part of this movie that's forgotten is it's pioneering use of a website as a marketing tool. The Matrix website was an impressive step up from typical graphic websites of the time usually spammed with animated gifs. At the end of the movie credits there's a password that unlocked concept art, blueprints for sentinels, etc etc. I remember thinking it was really cool at the time.
This time without caravan of garbage I just realized ... I can live without caravan of garbage! But I also realized another... I DONT WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT CARAVAN OF GARBAGE
The music, the back n forth between Morpheus and the Dreadlock Twins, the camera work on the motorcycle sequences, the highlighting of how much of a threat Agents were, Morpheus revealing his katana for that finish, and Neo’s clutch save made that entire portion of the film so damn incredible.
it’s such a long fuckin scene though, it definitely drags at points and the slow-mo technique seemed wasted on random moments rather than carefully crafted images.
21:49 As a German i can confirm the use of "Sex Crispies" in the movie, but i have no clue what thats supposed to be. German translation though often takes a lot of liberties when i comes to translation. The synchronisation is always at the very least good, but sometimes it just really odd.
I was in film school right after this came out (2002) and the bullet time scene is incredibly influential in film history because if was one of the key scenes that proved the concept that computers could be used in camera effects to be more than just making digital shapes and Animations. My roommate, who now works in VR, was obsessed with it and we spent a LOT of time talking about it. It was a huge deal at the time and is one of the things that led to things like image stabilization being standard, facial tracking for apps and effects, and many things we use every day. It's kinda a bummer that it's become spoofed to the point of being an old meme.
We thought all was forgiven, but really they’ve just been writing furiously for the past twenty years. The story will be published in 2050, it’ll be be 300 issues long, and in 2053 they’ll adapt it into The Matrix 4.
As my teacher's and professor's in the past have told me, someone could teach an entire university class and possibly even an entire degree just on the first matrix movie; because there's so much depth and complexity to it.
Uh I mean there's some philosophical stuff and biblical stuff but it's nothing that hasn't been explored before. I get it, it's an action movie that was popular and put some concepts on the map at the turn of the century, but it's hardly groundbreaking in that department.
Can we all just appreciate that when James said "By the middle of the 2002" at 10:27, Ben edited in a clip of the song "2002". And not just any part of the song, a section before MIDDLE. Stellar referencing, Ben. Good Job. 👌
Hahahahah no shit today after seeing matrix 4 trailer I decided to watch it for first time and did it high, was great and way better than I expected I can’t wait for the sequels
"Why couldn't they just tell Neo it was all a computer simulation?" They could, but what good would that make? Even if he believed them, where to go from there? He would never fully appreciate the implications unless he experienced the reality of it himself. Also, from a storytelling perspective, Neo is the audience's PoV character. It's important that things are *shown* to him, not just told, so that they're also shown to the audience - who, let's be honest, includes a fair amount of people who would have never understood the Matrix otherwise.
I remember having to explain the concept of alternate timelines and multiverses to someone just 10 or so years ago, to a person who's smart but not sci-fi savvy. But now, everything has multiverses and alternate timelines. The same was true of computer simulations when this movie was made, or even stuff like phone calls and automobiles and fire. New concepts always get picked up on by nerds and disseminated to the normies. (Prometheus was the ultimate nerd. 😆)
As someone who was too young to watch these when they came out and watching them for the first time like a year ago, they absolutely hold up. They are so damn cool
I’m convinced that Grant Morrison has received bonuses through DC Comics that are for this contributions to The Matrix without having to actually credit him for the story of The Matrix.
I honestly would hope he got paid handsomely because he’s responsible for the story of one of The greatest films ever made. His mind is the reason why we have the matrix in the first place.
I remember the first time I saw The Matrix - the only thing I knew before watching it is some people around school talking about it as a 'this movie about hackers' (in hindsight they obviously had not seen it at the time). So I started watching it with that mindset - 'a cool movie about hackers'... First couple of minutes - confirmation, hackers doing hackety things. Then some scenes where obviously reality mixes with dreams, and there's probably more tech and science-fiction to it - all right. At the point where Neo was extracted from the big ol' charger and literally picked up by an oversize arcade machine claw, I had my jaw firmly on the floor with utter bewilderment - and it stayed there until the end of the movie. Best cinematic experience ever 😎
What are you going to do with a magazine? Roll it up and hit someone with it? In the middle of a _gunfight?!_ Your periodical would be useless. Honestly! 🤦♂️
One of the most influential and revolutionary films of all time. I've never seen a single movie that has been quoted, referenced, and parodied than this one has.
I always thought that the mirror scene was particular to neo, that he had mentally got to a place, from the previous conversation with Morpheus and subsequent 'shock' of the room with its tech etc, that he was actually bending the Matrix, just like the spoon. He had taken a pill, was hooked up to medical gear, his mind was telling him it's not real, and so it stopped being real.
27:48 I always interpreted it as a kind of psychedelic experience brought on by the pill. He didn’t have to touch the mirror and get covered in metal, that was just his trip as he was leaving the matrix.
I can't even imagine a cyber criminal/ terrorist Sean Connery training computer hacker and nerd Will Smith into becoming Kung Fu kicking, bullet blocking Cyber Jesus.
Elan Sleazebaggano" _"Wanna buy some deathsticks?"_ "You don't want to sell me deathsticks." _"I don't want to sell you deathsticks."_ "You want to go home and rethink your life." _"I want to go home and uh, rethink my life."_ _(The same actor that played "Mouse" in the Matrix.)_ 👍
I always fought him on the tracks and jumped last minute to make it as close to the movie as I could. Also, when you fight smith in the final fight, you can jump when he flies through the wall and it plays an animated cutscene akin to how Neo jumps over Smith as he flies through said wall. I always thought that was cool that it’s not scripted and you only get it if you jump like in the movie.
My local cinema showed the first one for the 20th anniversary, was pretty neat because coincidentally I was born on the same day. Felt like it was especially for my birthday lmao
I think the question about dying irl might be related to the simulation and simulacrum theme stuff. You can be aware that systems and concepts in your society are made up or exist only because people believe or want them to, but they still have an impact on your life.
I was lucky enough not to have heard anything about this film before I went to see it. It remain my favourite cinema experience to this day and there's been a few!!
Saw this opening day in Brooklyn in the theater and there were only like five people in the audience with me. We all had LOW expectations - the trailers weren’t great- and we just wanted to see a sci-fi movie matinee. Our minds were BLOWN. After the movie we all gathered in the lobby and started geeking out about the film. We were strangers then, but some of us are still friends. I called all my friends (no real internet or texting then) and begged them to see the Matrix. I also got to see the film months later when it opening in Rotterdam - another amazing experience. But that… is another story.
I was in Basic training when this move came out. It blew my mind. This was a pivotal moment in cinema. Going to watch the Matrix now, last time I did was in the theater. Thanks guys.
Fun fact: Australian music icon Michael Hutchence of INXS was cast as a full time cast member, acting as a ally to Neo. This was partly due to the movie being shot in Sydney. Hutchence was also in talks to play a role in a Quentin Tarantino film, along with a Robert De Niro film. However, after his death in 1997, all roles were removed. RIP
My god why has it taken me all these years to come upon this utterly awesome channel! I love the mix of straight up facts, sarcasm, personal opinions and razor sharp wit! Thanks again! P.S .....I did get a little confused when i seen caravan of garbage doing the matrix but heard the opening words on the video stating it dosent mean you dislike the movie or if it was a box office bomb etc.
He’s asking questions and staring blankly because the studio didn’t think mainstream audiences would understand Lana’s story in 1999, so he was written to basically BE the viewer and the plot device that asks the questions they cannot, so the other characters can answer them.
Mason just CASUALLY slipping in the phrase "Ice skating uphill" into a conversation like none of us would notice.
What is that reference?
@@alexlink5836 blade bub
@@alexlink5836 at the end of Blade he says “some motherfucker’s always trying to ice skate uphill” in reference to Deacon Frost trying to make himself a blood god
@Vanilla Nice That was only in Trinity
I legit had to look it up and be like, "wait, is this a phrase people actually use?"
Interesting trivia: The last two Agents were supposed to fight Neo at the end, but the actors who played the Agents fled the set after actually witnessing Keanu Reeves dive into Hugo Weaving and obliterating him into a bright light and then warping reality
Makes sense.
@@kaj7135 I read it on the internet so it must be true
@@xxKrazyKxx It’s a joke. You can stop being stupid now.
@@kaj7135 it a joke. You can stop being an asshole now.
@@xxKrazyKxx lol cry more, little baby.
Of course the green screen is flawless, the entire film is tinged green.
They did that to try and convey that the world is entirely online, much like how the computers from the 80’s used to only have lime green text on black backgrounds. But of course everyone already knows this
Only from the DVD/early Blu-ray release, which is how most people discovered the movie. The original 35mm negative had more natural, almost blue-ish tones, something that they brought back and corrected in the 4K release.
@@NathanDrakeTheGreat makes sense
@@steakcrust558 I learned something new
@@DTCAllOver glad I could be of service
Honestly that totally hypothetical Mark Wahlberg version where he can never quite wrap his head around the concept sounds incredible and I'd love to see it
Just go through the script and change every "Woah" to "I don't get it".
whaaaaaat? nooooooo
That's the first neo that was killed by agents
@@victorious0001 This should be written into canon.
*About to jump into Smith*
"Hey, say hi to ya motha fa me."
The way Smith says "MrAnderson" is burned into my brain.
Yes, I occasionally just say it to myself in that way. It's a powerful phrase!
same
I remember when the trailer for Reloaded was doing the rounds and Smith said "Mr. Anderson, welcome back. We. Missed. You." Got me so fuckin hyped.
hugo wont be in the new one
Absolutely! Hugo Weaving's tone and delivery of those 5 syllables was absolute perfection.
"Has this aged well?"
That shit came out the same year as Phantom Menace and Wild Wild West, so... yeah... The Mummy and this are the clear timeless masterpieces of 1999.
99 was a REALLY good year for movies. Phantom menace and WWW notwithstanding of course.
It could be argued that Phantom Menace actually has aged well. Instead of focusing on the annoying shitball kid, awkward terrible writing and the racist accented aliens, people are now all about the weird political allegory and random lines that imply loads of world building because they're so out there. Also for 1999 a lot of the effects still hold up, legs visible under a hovercar notwithstanding.
The Blair Witch Project and Fight Club.
I think Phantom Menace still holds up really well. It still used a lot of practical effects and miniatures, and (in my humble opinion) it still has the feeling of an actual Star Wars movie, unlike most of the recent ones. There are also some interesting elements of the story and characters that I didn't notice until I actually rewatched it with adult eyes. I'd say give it another chance, you might be surprised by it.
@@HyraxusPrimus I mean, it's a terrible movie with terrible characters and a nonsense story that doesn't make sense as part of the overall Star Wars universe but is also bad as part of a trilogy or even just as a standalone story, but I'm sure the special effects were fine.
(I mean, Ewan McGregor was fantastic casting. And then he was cast as a Jedi in "Men Who Stare At Goats" also, which was a wonderful, fun movie. Other than that, though... *farting noises*)
Oh this is that movie that the granny from space jam referenced twice
So you've seen Space Jam but not The Matrix??? Get your priorities in order lol
@@TheMajor8478 went right over your head
@@jimmywalker2287 What did? No he clearly thought that it invented that bit. Sad to see kids mention these underrated films on tiktok and facebook just because they were in Space Jam
You got it mixed up bud, Matrix referenced Space Jam.
It seriously blew my mind that literally nobody had tried to reference that slow-mo scene before Space Jam 2: A New Legacy did. Yep, never been done before
I love Keanu Reeves as Neo, but I have to admit the idea of Brandon Lee playing Neo is very intriguing, particularly given his martial arts background and the fact that he was really coming into his own as an actor before his untimely death.
I genuinely wonder if a different actor had played Neo would the movie have had the same success? I genuinely don’t know
I like to imagine everyone snickering to themselves right before the mirror bit.
"ohhhhh here he goes, check this shit out, what a jackass."
James: "It's just... whoever's running the Matrix-"
Ben: *puts a clip of the Silent Hill 2 secret ending dog here
Me: _*Thumbs up_ Ben from Canada, the not-so-secret-weapon of the Mr. Sunday Movies Empire, you've done it again! (^-^)
I pay for bigsandwich monthly and still wait to watch for Ben's edits... makes me wish I could learn to edit
You eat the small sandwich, and the story ends. You wake up in your bed and watch a generic Netflix show. You eat the Big Sandwich, and you stay in Bonzerland and I'll show you how deep the Corn of Coblin lore goes.
HAHAHA
Gotta grab dat Big Sandwich M8!
Deep cuts!
😂😂😂
28:27 If you choose the blue pill, the game just turns in the Stanley Parable.
Please also do the "Animatrix". It was a collection of animated side stories in the Matrix universe that was home release only.
Some of it is a really great especially the one about the robot cities that kind of explains the entire backstory of the Matrix. I wish they would have slipped that in Kill Bill style right in the Center if the 2nd movie.
That noir one was my favourite.
Be a good ride along with Star Wars Visions coming out soon
The Animatrix is impossibly based, arguably better the trilogy.
The Animatrix deserves its own video (so do the games) as they're both important worldbuilding elements, but they absolutely should do The Matrix comics (vol. 1 and 2). No one discusses these, similar to the Animatrix as they're all short stories. They're the manga to the Animatrix's anime.
My favourite Matrix quote: "I'm gonna do the matrix on this guy!"
Chris Matrix says that right?
"It's Matrixin time"
I’ve never seen the matrix but I have seen Space Jam a New Legacy so I’m pretty much an expert.
I realized on my recent watch of this that it’s hard for it to seem dated because it’s got such an original style, in such abundance. It’s not so much “this is what’s cool for the time” as “this is meant to tell this specific story.”
I’ve given smith’s exact same prison/interrogation speech about living in Pennsylvania at least a dozen times
My bf is from Tyrone, PA. I hear ya😂😂
Same with NJ tbh
hey now, it's not that bad in Pittsburgh....
Holy &?!$, I've done the same thing about doing undergrad in that S-hole of a city Philadelphia...
Hello fellow Pennsyltucky-an
I understand why people dislike the sequels, but my dad and I had a great experience together watching these and that will cause me to love them forever.
I have a vague recollection of a Grant Morrison quote saying about the Matrix sequels that “They should have kept stealing from me.”
I feel like they stole as much from Dark City as Grant Morrison.
*They do address this at the end of video, I did not realize that the timing of two was so close.
This is the first time I learned about how they ripped Grant Morrison’s story and my god, I had no idea how shameless the Wachowski’s were. Lol
@@steverogers7601 In fairness comics and movies are fueled by a never ending loop "borrowing" concepts and characters and doing your spin on them.
@@frambojan yea while that is true for many things, it can have others just overlook many instances of when we do actually have original ideas.
Sure everyone is influenced by things they ingest and experience but I always see this same phrase be regurgitated during instances of blatant copying and stealing.
did he create hong kong cinema and anime, what a legend : P
Just the thought of us missing out on Brandon Lee in The Matrix makes me wanna cry
Yay. I know you guys were only out for two weeks but I missed y'all!
Good to be back!
@@mrsundaymovies CHEERS!! YOU GUYS DID IT TOO!!!!!
Something HUGE you guys missed is that the original idea for the Matrix was for the machines to use human minds as computer processors, but it was changed to heat batteries because it was easier for people to understand.
It was easier for the studio bros to understand.
@Latest Obsession I see you, Dot.
Also, I just saw, Rest In Peace Ed Asner.
@WoodCraft Kits But that would make all the "scorching the sky" thing pointless. The machines needed heat to keep functioning, not extra processing power.
Yeah. The audience still has issues understanding the heat battery bit but had already been exposed to human brains being used as computer processing through star trek the motion picture (1979) and TOS star trek.
Not to mention Isaac isamov work referencing it.
With human brains being used as enslaved computers going back to the 50s...
@LeandroDelPrete
They scorched the sky because humans eat plants and aninals that eat plants... while they used geothermal power...
Later they needed more processing power so used human brains.
They scorched the sky because humans need sunlight.
It's pretty simple.
Recently re-watched these - I think they still all really hold up as classic films. Can’t beat a bit of Keanu
I still love when that helicopter hits the building. The affect has aged a little bit I still love it
This whole action sequence is sooooo well done. To this day it's still nerve racking.
@Latest Obsession well they did a damn good job I saw this in the theater and look amazing back then
pretty sure corner of market st and sussex st is the actual buildings in sydaney
Just because it's been used afterwards. Otherwise i still haven't seen much cinematically that has done similar.
Did the Effect of the VFX affect you? ; )
watching the choreography while listening to an explanation, with the sound effects turned off or down makes you really appreciate how much the full composition is a real work of art
I think a really interesting part of this movie that's forgotten is it's pioneering use of a website as a marketing tool. The Matrix website was an impressive step up from typical graphic websites of the time usually spammed with animated gifs.
At the end of the movie credits there's a password that unlocked concept art, blueprints for sentinels, etc etc. I remember thinking it was really cool at the time.
My favorite film. It has unlimited rewatch value.
So damn true. Any time your flipping through channels and you see it's on you are obligated to watch
Yep same with Star Wars for me.
I can rewatch it if it switched to language i can't understand. The lines are dumb.
@@SolidPain6624 all star wars is good
like Terminator 2
The "Sex Crispies" thing is absolutely true.
Yes it is! Sometimes german dubbing and how they change names of films and other stuff is weird.
This time without caravan of garbage I just realized ... I can live without caravan of garbage! But I also realized another... I DONT WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT CARAVAN OF GARBAGE
The silent hill dog ending as the man who runs the matrix killed me 😂😂
The whole Reloaded chase scene resulting with the highway finale is some of the best action I've ever seen.
Hell yes! So much better than many current movies
The music, the back n forth between Morpheus and the Dreadlock Twins, the camera work on the motorcycle sequences, the highlighting of how much of a threat Agents were, Morpheus revealing his katana for that finish, and Neo’s clutch save made that entire portion of the film so damn incredible.
It's also some of the best 1/2 mile of highway I've ever seen over and over.
it’s such a long fuckin scene though, it definitely drags at points and the slow-mo technique seemed wasted on random moments rather than carefully crafted images.
@@adhirg Kinda style over substance but that's kinda the whole Matrix. I love it still.
Im so glad they brought up the throat noise its always stuck with me to since i first saw this movie as a kid
21:49 As a German i can confirm the use of "Sex Crispies" in the movie, but i have no clue what thats supposed to be. German translation though often takes a lot of liberties when i comes to translation. The synchronisation is always at the very least good, but sometimes it just really odd.
Is it a mix up with “Rice Crispies” maybe?
@@manicpixiefangirl4189 No, it most likely was done deliberately to emphasize Mouse's longing for ... you know.
@@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422maybe the translator though rice crispies were hot and thought that everybody else did too
@@SineN0mine3 We don't have them here, though, so I doubt that 😀
I was in film school right after this came out (2002) and the bullet time scene is incredibly influential in film history because if was one of the key scenes that proved the concept that computers could be used in camera effects to be more than just making digital shapes and Animations. My roommate, who now works in VR, was obsessed with it and we spent a LOT of time talking about it. It was a huge deal at the time and is one of the things that led to things like image stabilization being standard, facial tracking for apps and effects, and many things we use every day. It's kinda a bummer that it's become spoofed to the point of being an old meme.
When they pull the tracker out of Neo-
Neo: Holy Shit!
Neo (Actual edited for TV version): Jiminy Cricket!
Just as funny as the Die Hard edit.
@@anubusx what’s that one ?
It was for Die Hard 2.
"Enough is _enough!_ I have had it with these
_Monkey-Fighting_ Snakes on this _Monday-to-Friday_ Plane!"
@@King_LuigiYippee Ki Yay, Mr Falcon!
Every time I see Sypher I have to consciously tell myself that that is not a young bill burr
I look forward to Grant Morrison’s epic mind bending allegorical graphic novel about the evils of vertical integration.
We thought all was forgiven, but really they’ve just been writing furiously for the past twenty years. The story will be published in 2050, it’ll be be 300 issues long, and in 2053 they’ll adapt it into The Matrix 4.
As my teacher's and professor's in the past have told me, someone could teach an entire university class and possibly even an entire degree just on the first matrix movie; because there's so much depth and complexity to it.
@@salsamancer because it is.
And it’s still not nearly as deep or complex as The Invisibles
Uh I mean there's some philosophical stuff and biblical stuff but it's nothing that hasn't been explored before. I get it, it's an action movie that was popular and put some concepts on the map at the turn of the century, but it's hardly groundbreaking in that department.
The Matrix is cool and all, but don't let that distract you from how Sydney is a garbage city.
More like Shitney
Can we all just appreciate that when James said "By the middle of the 2002" at 10:27, Ben edited in a clip of the song "2002". And not just any part of the song, a section before MIDDLE. Stellar referencing, Ben. Good Job. 👌
"What if making puns was his whole character in the movie"
Then they would have cast Peirce Brosnan
I recently rewatched this trilogy with someone who has never seen this and she loved it so I think it held up well
The first time I saw the Matrix I was high, and it was one of the best movie experiences of my life.
Hahahahah no shit today after seeing matrix 4 trailer I decided to watch it for first time and did it high, was great and way better than I expected I can’t wait for the sequels
lol "he's gonna touch the mirror" is such a funny take on that scene. I never understood whether the mirror was a necessary part of that
Matrix, the path of the blue pill: just a dating/life sim with this black dude who keeps harassing you.
This is just Tuesday
Can't wait for The Matrix: Return of the Special Boy.
What an auspicious return from a vacation! I was so happy to see this video when I woke up today!
"Why couldn't they just tell Neo it was all a computer simulation?"
They could, but what good would that make? Even if he believed them, where to go from there? He would never fully appreciate the implications unless he experienced the reality of it himself.
Also, from a storytelling perspective, Neo is the audience's PoV character. It's important that things are *shown* to him, not just told, so that they're also shown to the audience - who, let's be honest, includes a fair amount of people who would have never understood the Matrix otherwise.
I remember having to explain the concept of alternate timelines and multiverses to someone just 10 or so years ago, to a person who's smart but not sci-fi savvy. But now, everything has multiverses and alternate timelines. The same was true of computer simulations when this movie was made, or even stuff like phone calls and automobiles and fire. New concepts always get picked up on by nerds and disseminated to the normies. (Prometheus was the ultimate nerd. 😆)
Neo doesn't just need to understand it; he needs to grok it.
And yes, it's a movie, it's a visual medium: show, don't tell.
so happy everyone is talking about the matrix again, fucking masterpiece
As someone who was too young to watch these when they came out and watching them for the first time like a year ago, they absolutely hold up. They are so damn cool
I’m convinced that Grant Morrison has received bonuses through DC Comics that are for this contributions to The Matrix without having to actually credit him for the story of The Matrix.
I honestly would hope he got paid handsomely because he’s responsible for the story of one of
The greatest films ever made.
His mind is the reason why we have the matrix in the first place.
He never pursued compensation, but stated he would have appreciated a thank you in the credits.
Howdy friends! Just so you know Morrisons pronouns are they/them
@@campbellmckenna9139 Thanks for letting us know, man. I'll be sure to refer to those pronouns whenever I'm talking about Grant Morrison.
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I remember the first time I saw The Matrix - the only thing I knew before watching it is some people around school talking about it as a 'this movie about hackers' (in hindsight they obviously had not seen it at the time). So I started watching it with that mindset - 'a cool movie about hackers'... First couple of minutes - confirmation, hackers doing hackety things. Then some scenes where obviously reality mixes with dreams, and there's probably more tech and science-fiction to it - all right. At the point where Neo was extracted from the big ol' charger and literally picked up by an oversize arcade machine claw, I had my jaw firmly on the floor with utter bewilderment - and it stayed there until the end of the movie. Best cinematic experience ever 😎
I could win alot of fights in the Matrix by just carrying another magazine for my gun instead of throwing it away.
Where you would have another magazine, Neo would have another gun
What are you going to do with a magazine? Roll it up and hit someone with it? In the middle of a _gunfight?!_ Your periodical would be useless. Honestly! 🤦♂️
Won’t win a lot of spelling competitions though.
@@FasterThanSoup wait what did i spell wrong? I only see bad punctuation and 'alot' which I prefer.
@@froziac3509 That’s cool, nothing wrong with spelling it incorrectly. A lot of other people dotoo.
"I'm gonna do the matrix on this guy" how I will start every fight from now on
Thanks for all the laughs, James and Mason!
"The Matrix is still happening" "The Matrix is still with us in a way"
me: The Matrix Still Has You
One of the most influential and revolutionary films of all time. I've never seen a single movie that has been quoted, referenced, and parodied than this one has.
I always thought that the mirror scene was particular to neo, that he had mentally got to a place, from the previous conversation with Morpheus and subsequent 'shock' of the room with its tech etc, that he was actually bending the Matrix, just like the spoon.
He had taken a pill, was hooked up to medical gear, his mind was telling him it's not real, and so it stopped being real.
24:40 I thought you were going to say The Matrix is all about Big Kick Energy. Missed opportunity
27:48 I always interpreted it as a kind of psychedelic experience brought on by the pill. He didn’t have to touch the mirror and get covered in metal, that was just his trip as he was leaving the matrix.
Oh hell yea let’s go! The fight between Morpheus and Neo still genuinely holds up
Come on stop trying to hit me and hit me!
Thank god they’re back I was finding their lack of content disturbing
this has aged so goddamn well. I saw it in theaters for its 20th anniversary and it has aged incredibly.
Born after this movie came out, never watched it until a year ago. I can confirm it holds up exceptionally well
I can't even imagine a cyber criminal/ terrorist Sean Connery training computer hacker and nerd Will Smith into becoming Kung Fu kicking, bullet blocking Cyber Jesus.
I kind of want to read that lady's 'The Third Eye' book.
I miss when they played games like on this one. Seeing them get frustrated is funny
"Oops, my _anarchy_ symbol"
Someone in the other room: what was that? Is that the Matrix? Are you watching the Matrix?
The real Matrix was the friends we made along the way
Elan Sleazebaggano"
_"Wanna buy some deathsticks?"_
"You don't want to sell me deathsticks."
_"I don't want to sell you deathsticks."_
"You want to go home and rethink your life."
_"I want to go home and uh, rethink my life."_
_(The same actor that played "Mouse" in the Matrix.)_ 👍
The thumbnail got a Neo-esque "whoa" out of me. Now I understand the point of going with that image.
"Is this the origin of your famous segment Mini-Gun Minute? It could very well be!"
Terminator 2: Judgement Day has entered the chat.
Predator would like a word as well.
I saw it for the first time in early 2020 in a movie theater, right before COVID. Can confirm it still rocks, even for newcomers.
I always fought him on the tracks and jumped last minute to make it as close to the movie as I could. Also, when you fight smith in the final fight, you can jump when he flies through the wall and it plays an animated cutscene akin to how Neo jumps over Smith as he flies through said wall. I always thought that was cool that it’s not scripted and you only get it if you jump like in the movie.
Never watched The Matrix, still watching the video.
Watch the first one. It's a genuine classic.
The subtle editing choices for clips in these episodes really sell it more unlike other youtubers that just play the same few clips repeatedly.
My local cinema showed the first one for the 20th anniversary, was pretty neat because coincidentally I was born on the same day.
Felt like it was especially for my birthday lmao
I think the question about dying irl might be related to the simulation and simulacrum theme stuff. You can be aware that systems and concepts in your society are made up or exist only because people believe or want them to, but they still have an impact on your life.
All of us here are eating very large giant sandwiches
The biggest of Big Sandwiches filled with bonzer content
I have a Big Sandwich subscription and I didn't know this came out yesterday oh noooo
11:21 when Agent Smith kicks Neo at the "end" of that movement. Iconic!
On the 20th anniversary I got to see this movie in theaters for the first time and it was SOOOOOOO Much better.
I forgot how good combat choreography in The Matrix was.
There are some key fight scene moments are DIRECTLY pulled from Jet Li-starrer "Fist of Legend."
15:58 this is some bonkers gaslighting
I love the Matrix Trilogy sm. Can't wait for the 4th one.
You guys need to review the animatrix, that would be a great video
This
I thoroughly enjoyed Enter the Matrix. I played the hell out of it on 360 or PS2 or whatever it was on.
I was lucky enough not to have heard anything about this film before I went to see it.
It remain my favourite cinema experience to this day and there's been a few!!
"He's gonna touch the mirror! Don't look at him.." hahaha
I liked Chain Reaction. I haven’t seen it in over 20 years, but still.
Extremly relevant today.
Saw this opening day in Brooklyn in the theater and there were only like five people in the audience with me. We all had LOW expectations - the trailers weren’t great- and we just wanted to see a sci-fi movie matinee. Our minds were BLOWN. After the movie we all gathered in the lobby and started geeking out about the film. We were strangers then, but some of us are still friends. I called all my friends (no real internet or texting then) and begged them to see the Matrix. I also got to see the film months later when it opening in Rotterdam - another amazing experience. But that… is another story.
That’s awesome! Are you planning a reunion for part 4?
@@mrsundaymovies that’s a great idea! We don’t all live in the same city any more, but some of us might be able to do it.
Nice!
Ah yes, the first comment. That Big Sandwich subscription is finally paying off.
I was in Basic training when this move came out. It blew my mind. This was a pivotal moment in cinema. Going to watch the Matrix now, last time I did was in the theater. Thanks guys.
Fun fact: Australian music icon Michael Hutchence of INXS was cast as a full time cast member, acting as a ally to Neo. This was partly due to the movie being shot in Sydney. Hutchence was also in talks to play a role in a Quentin Tarantino film, along with a Robert De Niro film. However, after his death in 1997, all roles were removed. RIP
For the record, I would absolutely watch a James and Mason let’s play channel.
So Grant Morrison is responsible and the originator of The Matrix plot.
Good to know!
Grant Morrison is notorious for stealing too lol
So Grant Morrison claims to be… FTFY
My god why has it taken me all these years to come upon this utterly awesome channel! I love the mix of straight up facts, sarcasm, personal opinions and razor sharp wit! Thanks again!
P.S .....I did get a little confused when i seen caravan of garbage doing the matrix but heard the opening words on the video stating it dosent mean you dislike the movie or if it was a box office bomb etc.
German here! It's 100% true, it's called Sex Crispies in the german dub!
He’s asking questions and staring blankly because the studio didn’t think mainstream audiences would understand Lana’s story in 1999, so he was written to basically BE the viewer and the plot device that asks the questions they cannot, so the other characters can answer them.
James and Mason talk about The Matrix for Caravan of Garbage. Me: "Ambitious."
Ergo the next two episodes should be fun.
I believe it was Hugo Weaving that had an injury. Notice that Agent Smith throws NO KICKS !