Watching This Movie Now As An Adult, Having The Understanding I Have Of Certain Things Really Felt Like I Was Watching This Movie For The First Time Again!
Its worth saying that Matrix got inspration from a lot of other older movies that is less known in the western world. One of those it got a lot of inspiration from is Ghost in the Shell. While its a very diffrent movie, both sceens and some core concepts are very simular, some times close to identical. The lobby scene in the matrix is pretty much a live action remake of Ghost in the Shell
I wouldn't say Agent Smith is my favourite character but Hugh Weaving's portrayal is impeccable. The tone of voice, the cadence, and the pauses. It is the pauses that sell it. He says more with a split second pause than many actors can say in minutes of dialogue.
He really sold the fact that his character is a computer program....I think they are the 'Security Program' for the Matrix and he sounds like an automated computer voice.
@Rheumattica it's your opinion, but not a very good one. Agent Smith is maybe the most interesting character in the trilogy. You seem a bit angry and spiteful, buddy. Maybe chill out a bit.
14:41 Fun fact, Mell: The battery thing wasn't in the original script. Originally, humans were supposed to be the neural network machines needed in order to process, thus why they put humans in the Matrix. The human body would make a *terrible* battery. As Futurama said, potatoes are better batteries than humans will ever be. However, one executive basically said, "I don't understand what a network is, so I assume no one else will. Make people batteries, because everyone understands batteries," and the Wachowski's were literally forced to change that detail. BONUS FUN FACT: In the Matrix itself, they didn't just tint things green, they also quite literally dyed all the clothes a light green color for added effect. XD
Yea its a shame they didnt stick to their guns with the neural network concept, as that actually makes alot more sense than the human battery thing (considering there would be no need for humans to be concious for the power cell concept to work)
@@razorfett147 while a neural network sounds obvious to us now, back in 1999 it would have been just another complexity for the regular non internet using customer to get their head around, the whole plot itself was mindblowingly baffling at first.
@@razorfett147 The machines were created to serve humans so even though they used humans as batteries they still kept them happy by providing them a fake world
The original Matrix is a perfect ramp of a movie, and as far as "Hero's Journey" movies are concerned it still doesn't have many contenders all these years later. Always loved that Morpheus avoided the Obi-Wan treatment that mentors usually get in these stories, to the point where the entire last act is all about *not* letting him die. Just gave the stakes more heart than if they were just taking down a doomsday weapon.
The Oracle originally told Neo he wasnt the One because at that time, he didnt believe he was the One and thus couldnt be. He needed to believe he was the One. Great reaction.
The whole thing about Neo being the one is implicitly explained in the Oracle scene with the vase. She explains the concept of self-fulfillment prophecy: would he had broken the vase had she not told him beforehand? She truly does not know if he's the one or not, neither does Morpheus, which later tells Trinity: "do you now know the difference between knowing the path and WALKING the path?". They were simply betting on Neo but he fulfilled the prophecy himself by simply believing he was the one. If I remember correctly, Neo wasn't even the first one Morpheus believed in. There were others before him.
I'm not sure exactly which way you meant the last part so I'm going to answer both ways I could interpret. 1) Neo wasn't the first that morpheus thought was the one. 2) In the 3rd film the architect said in each version of the world there was the one, but no one ever said there was more than one " the one" at a time in the same world. It would undo the whole "the one" thing.
@@charlesland3877 Exactly, that's what I meant. There's a "chosen one" but they didn't know who that person was, so they believed in others before. Neo had to prove himself as the actual "one".
Trinity was watching Neo for a very long time, it doesn't convey it very well why she loves him, but that's why. She fell in love with him before they even met.
Saw this with my brother and sister in the theater and it blew me away! Holy Crap, it's amazing! It made $400 million dollars at the box office and won Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing.
Neo wasn't the One when he was with the Oracle, because he didn't believe it. Belief is key. He didn't believe he was the One until he was shot by Smith and refused to believe he was dead.
I just rewatched this a few months ago and it's interesting how even after repeated viewings over the years that I still find little things I missed. Every time..
DUH, like Morpheus said it best, "It's the mental projection of the digital self, and if we're thinking right now, 'What is real? How do we define it?' If we're talking about the 6 senses, it's the electrical signals interpreted by our brain, but like our bodies can't live without the minds, as it makes them real itself."
To answer how did the first one become unplugged? The answer is Kid. The boy you see in the matrix 2 & 3. His story was in the animatrix and it showed how he found out the world was off like neo did but basically jumped off a building while also believing somehow he’d also not die but wake up which he did. He woke up in his pod like neo but on his own and got saved like the rest.
@@THEMIMICRYM yes exactly. Also the one in reloaded who yelled out to neo to give him the spoon before he left. The matrix experience back then was epic. We didn’t have unlimited internet or smartphones we had to go places for the information like when the hype before matrix 2 was coming you had to buy the soundtrack because it had secret stuff on it if you put it into your computer. Also the animatrix was released which had 9 stories that basically explained everything and to top it off you had to buy enter the matrix for Xbox or ps2 because the wachowskis filmed an entire extra hour of film for part two that was included in the game that tied into part 2 and setup part 3. I personally lived my best life back then say what you want but the ride was incredible.
I really enjoyed The Trilogy plus Enter the Matrix, The Animatrix, and The Path of Neo!! I know part of the fanbase doesn't like parts of 2 and 3 but as a whole it is pretty DAMMM good overall. I remember being in the theater watching 2 and 3 the audience enjoying them.
im sure this has been said before, but the original idea of the Matrix was that human brains were used as processors, not batteries, but the executives didnt think people would understand processors in 1999, so they changed it. literally anything would be a better source of energy than a human body, including the food needed to feed the body.
To answer one of your questions, when the Agents get "killed" it does revert back to whoever they had possessed. You can see this when they're on the roof during the Morpheus rescue. The Agent takes over the helicopter pilot, but when Trinity pulls the "Dodge this" shot, you get a bit of slowmo as the Agent falls, but before he hits the ground you get that Matrix modem scream sound effect and a sparky lightshow as he turns back to the helicopter pilot.
In the scene when Neo is getting "flushed," the robot is essentially unplugging him because Morpheus' group has made the system recognize Neo as dead. When humans are dead and no longer of use to the machines, they're disposed of. Since Neo had been tracked, the ship could go right to where he was flushed.
The funny thing is that Morpheus' lesson, "stop trying to hit me and hit me", gets echoed throughout the rest of the film whenever Neo starts overthinking or letting his doubts cloud his ability. It's just a really cool throughline that every time Neo fails in the original film it's due to him getting in his own way and succeeding when he realizes he needs to be present in the moment.
as much as I love these movies, my favorite is actually the Animatrix, ESPECIALLY The Second Renaissance...it answers the question about "how and why did everything get like this?" and also explains why there is so much that humanity isn't allowed to know by the time we get to Neo's part of their history
The Matrix marks a path in cinematic history previously not taken and unknown. The technology, craft, and the methods of visual storytelling with this film cannot be understated. And then there's the story.
Apparently THE MATRIX was heavily inspired by Grant Morrison's INVISIBLES. The Wachowskis even handed out copies on the set to get the cast members in the right headspace.
I don't have a favorite but I find the Merovingian very interesting and I hope we find out more about him. He is a very old and powerful program and has a lot of control and should still be around to cause trouble.
17:28 Neo: "Look at my Jiu-Jitsu moves. Look how fancy they are." Morpheus: "Yeah. You can impress me with how you get back to your _feet_ in a minute."
She said "sorry kid, you got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something." That something was for him to believe. He had doubts. That's why she said "know thy self" from the Latin scribble she had over the opening.
I was so zoned out while listening to you speak that I didn't even notice Kid Goku playing in the background at the end lol great song and great video Mello!
That whole "ignorance is bliss" thing reminds me of Shawshank Redemption. Over time, you grow to depend on the walls that trap you so much that when they are finally removed you cannot cope with it
26:22 It's funny you say that. Both of those agents have names, we just never learn them in-universe. In keeping with the common American white dude theme of names like Agent Smith, the other two are named Agents Jones and Brown.
The first Matrix was and always will be THE most watchable movie out of all of them.. the sequels were alright, but didn't have the rewatchability factor for me. Curious to see where the story will go with Matrix 4 though.
Also, the Oracle never told Neo he was not the one. To quote Morpheus, "she told you what you needed to hear". She told Neo: "Sorry kid, you have the gift, but it looks like you are waiting on something." That is a "yes, but...", not a "no."
Had to bust out laughing with any thought of AI in Matrix being like AI we're working on now - we're not even not even remotely close to something like that being possible within our lifetime - they're both "AI" in name only
Not sure your feeling on reacting to shows, but Lana Wachowski also did the show Sense8 for Netflix. Honestly, I LOVE that show. It's interesting and a bit progressive without being in your face about it. There is amazing action and storytelling and it would be fair to warn of nudity which can just be edited out. I highly recommend watching it at least. Was filmed in 8 different countries and Lana requested all be shot locally so the show was cancelled after 2 seasons, and it was probably one of the most expensive shows to make.
My favorite was actually the third one, Revolutions. It's the only one I've seen that decided to be at least a LITTLE self aware of how ridiculous the plot was to the point that they let it end on what was basically a Dragon Ball Z battle with an explosion and a rainbow.
I used to do the wallrun with my younger sister. I provided her with physical support so she could do it. Sideways like Trinity or into the flip like Neo.
When Neo shot at The Agent on the roof that dodged all his shots, Neo must be a horrible shot. Not because he missed The Agent, but because Neo missed The Agent AND the glass building behind The Agent. You know you're a bad shot when you miss a whole glass wall and the person in front of it.
4:38 remember when dialogue was clever, when every line was fraught with meaning but subtle enough that you don't notice it until you see the whole context later? /glances sidelong at Resurrections I sure remember when dialogue used to be like that
She told him what he thought. She said right before that. "BEING the one is like being in Love, no one can tell you that you are the one you just know it" Then she said "maybe in your next life" She literally tells you the ending of the movie and how he finally walks into being the one.
The Wachowski's did do V for Vendetta and a Netflix mini series (2 seasons) of a sci fi show called Sense 8... This is a very interesting show cause it dealt with so many issues from many different perspectives as well as being shot around the world - literally - with a cast that was - literally - from around the world. Also the "brothers" were going through their own transitions to the Wachowski sisters... It was so interesting but difficult for many to follow cause it was not a linear thinking show - you really had to step out the box and say "but, what if humans could do this?"...
When i was in my teens i actually stopped a robbery in my neighborhood after i heard a voice calling me in the middle of the night. I was sleeping and a male voice told me to wake up and look out of the window so i did, and there was a man dressed in black holding a crowbar near a store that's in front of our house. He started hitting the door several times without success, i saw him walking back & forth like he didn't know what to do but went back to hitting the door several times. Anyway, I called my mom, my mom called my aunt and she called the owners of the store who called the police. It's crazy but there were two officers very near so they arrived quickly at the place. Sadly, when the robber saw the police car lights, he ran away. I don't know if he was ever found, but that happened to me one time and i still can't explain what was the voice i heard and why i was chosen to stop that man from robbing that store. My mom told me not to say anything to the police as i was a minor, but i saw the man who did it, and my description could have helped catch him. Btw, days later, someone did manage to break in but from the back. They opened a hole on the wall and stole all the food. 😕
The first movie is the crowd pleaser, but 2 and 3 fulfill the spiritual analogy in such profound ways that I still prefer number 2 most tbh. The frenchman and the conversation with the architect are my favorite parts. Incredibly deep and philosophical on so many levels
I'm just gonna continue this thread as I watch (sorry, it's my favorite trilogy, and you're one of my favorite reactors 😅 The greenish hue you noticed around 7:00 is actually always there anytime or scene where they are inside the matrix. Everything in the real world is way more blue. I only noticed this when I watched on shrooms😂
Bro you're training jiujitsu that's fire, I finally started learning judo/bjj last monday, this girl threw my ass to the air like 90 times xD It was fun Ps: good job with the title 🎄
A Wakawski movie I can recommend is Sword Fish. I think it was their next movie after the Matrix? Been a long time since I watched it, but i remember it being enjoyable, though not ground breaking or awe inspiring like the Matrix
Fun fact. She told bro he wasn’t the one “maybe in another life” at the end of the movie he dies and is resurrected.... he became the one in another life
15:52 _This_ character, Tank, is _such_ an awesome character. It _kills_ me that he's not in _Reloaded_ or _Revolutions._ But then the actor who plays him, Marcus Chong, did the _dumbest_ thing during negotiations: he _threatened the lives_ of the Wachowskis, so they replaced his character. I mean, seriously, what was he thinking?
With the bit about the Oracle, the Vase is more important than people know. The Oracle mentions what would happen if I DIDNT tell you, would it happen. She even says I can’t tel you who you are. But I can tell you what you need to hear so YOU can choose whether or not to believe.
There is a Dr. Who episode from the 70s where the Dr gets plugged into a virtual world called the Matrix and its just like this. That had to be the inspiration for these movies.
The fi dat time I ever saw this movoe, we had it on video (yup, I'm old) and I had a bout of flu. Well, my fever brain got as far as the interrogation scene and then noped out real quick. My fever brain couldn't handle the bug in his belly. And now, the trilogy are some of my favourite movies. The Matrix works with a philosophical idea that we could all be just brains in a vat of liquid and how could be know the difference. We spent like three weeks discussing just the first film when I took film studies in college
I am glad I saw this in the theater before seeing any trailers, or knowing anything about it, because it absolutely floored me. I had no idea what I was in for. I strictly saw it based on Keanu Reeves, and an article I read about what the Wachowskis went through to get the movie backed by Warner Bros.
At 3:38 you can actually hear her voice saying "I can't" in response, very quietly, before saying get up again. Thought you might have caught it with headphones on. :)
Back then when movies were so original and I grew up with the Matrix series when the first movie came out. One of the best cyberpunk movies ever next to Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell(1995). Fun Fact: For those who do not know, Carrie Ann Moss who played Trinity also voiced Aria in the Mass Effect series.
You should check out Speed Racer--the Wachowskis made that film and it's become sort of a sleeper hit in recent years. I loved it as a kid, still love it today. And as far as Jupiter Ascending goes, it suffers from hella wonky writing at times and a relatively bizarre plot, but the effects are incredible, (most of) the performances are pretty entertaining, and that alone makes it worth the watch, in my opinion. I've heard good things about Cloud Atlas, too.
One of the big things in this movie that hint to the real world still being fake is the machines have a special robot that unhooks people, only to have to deal with people that are fighting them in the real world.
Watching This Movie Now As An Adult, Having The Understanding I Have Of Certain Things Really Felt Like I Was Watching This Movie For The First Time Again!
The first movie they directed was Bound in 1996
When Neo came into the room and Cipher jumped, that's when he was programming himself into the matrix, to talk to the Smith. At least I think.
One of my favorite movies
Bro. One day, watch Buckaroo Banzai. You won't regret it.
Its worth saying that Matrix got inspration from a lot of other older movies that is less known in the western world.
One of those it got a lot of inspiration from is Ghost in the Shell. While its a very diffrent movie, both sceens and some core concepts are very simular, some times close to identical.
The lobby scene in the matrix is pretty much a live action remake of Ghost in the Shell
I wouldn't say Agent Smith is my favourite character but Hugh Weaving's portrayal is impeccable. The tone of voice, the cadence, and the pauses. It is the pauses that sell it. He says more with a split second pause than many actors can say in minutes of dialogue.
Hugo Weaving* ^.^
Hugo Weaving is also quite good in an earlier Australian film with a young Russell Crowe called “Proof” (1991)
He really sold the fact that his character is a computer program....I think they are the 'Security Program' for the Matrix and he sounds like an automated computer voice.
Very comparable to Alan Rickman in Severus Snape. So much presence on screen, hanging onto every syllable.
@Rheumattica it's your opinion, but not a very good one. Agent Smith is maybe the most interesting character in the trilogy. You seem a bit angry and spiteful, buddy. Maybe chill out a bit.
14:41 Fun fact, Mell: The battery thing wasn't in the original script. Originally, humans were supposed to be the neural network machines needed in order to process, thus why they put humans in the Matrix. The human body would make a *terrible* battery. As Futurama said, potatoes are better batteries than humans will ever be. However, one executive basically said, "I don't understand what a network is, so I assume no one else will. Make people batteries, because everyone understands batteries," and the Wachowski's were literally forced to change that detail.
BONUS FUN FACT: In the Matrix itself, they didn't just tint things green, they also quite literally dyed all the clothes a light green color for added effect. XD
Yea its a shame they didnt stick to their guns with the neural network concept, as that actually makes alot more sense than the human battery thing (considering there would be no need for humans to be concious for the power cell concept to work)
😕 this makes so much more sense, it's literally called The "Matrix". That studio exec is a certified clown...
@@razorfett147 while a neural network sounds obvious to us now, back in 1999 it would have been just another complexity for the regular non internet using customer to get their head around, the whole plot itself was mindblowingly baffling at first.
@@razorfett147 The machines were created to serve humans so even though they used humans as batteries they still kept them happy by providing them a fake world
The original Matrix is a perfect ramp of a movie, and as far as "Hero's Journey" movies are concerned it still doesn't have many contenders all these years later. Always loved that Morpheus avoided the Obi-Wan treatment that mentors usually get in these stories, to the point where the entire last act is all about *not* letting him die. Just gave the stakes more heart than if they were just taking down a doomsday weapon.
The Oracle originally told Neo he wasnt the One because at that time, he didnt believe he was the One and thus couldnt be. He needed to believe he was the One. Great reaction.
The whole thing about Neo being the one is implicitly explained in the Oracle scene with the vase. She explains the concept of self-fulfillment prophecy: would he had broken the vase had she not told him beforehand? She truly does not know if he's the one or not, neither does Morpheus, which later tells Trinity: "do you now know the difference between knowing the path and WALKING the path?". They were simply betting on Neo but he fulfilled the prophecy himself by simply believing he was the one. If I remember correctly, Neo wasn't even the first one Morpheus believed in. There were others before him.
I'm not sure exactly which way you meant the last part so I'm going to answer both ways I could interpret. 1) Neo wasn't the first that morpheus thought was the one. 2) In the 3rd film the architect said in each version of the world there was the one, but no one ever said there was more than one " the one" at a time in the same world. It would undo the whole "the one" thing.
@@charlesland3877 Exactly, that's what I meant. There's a "chosen one" but they didn't know who that person was, so they believed in others before. Neo had to prove himself as the actual "one".
Trinity was watching Neo for a very long time, it doesn't convey it very well why she loves him, but that's why. She fell in love with him before they even met.
It's insane that Keanu trained for damn near 6 months, 7 days a week while recovering from back surgery. He's truly the 🐐.
Saw this with my brother and sister in the theater and it blew me away! Holy Crap, it's amazing! It made $400 million dollars at the box office and won Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing.
well deserved too.
Aww man, I love the Oracle. She has such a cool grandma quality about her.
I always want to hug her.
Neo wasn't the One when he was with the Oracle, because he didn't believe it. Belief is key. He didn't believe he was the One until he was shot by Smith and refused to believe he was dead.
I just rewatched this a few months ago and it's interesting how even after repeated viewings over the years that I still find little things I missed. Every time..
It really did!! It was an instant game changer!!
so you know, the matrix has this greenish lighting, if he is outside the matrix it has normal lighting
and Neo has hair in the simulation....that's how I kept track back in 99.
DUH, like Morpheus said it best, "It's the mental projection of the digital self, and if we're thinking right now, 'What is real? How do we define it?' If we're talking about the 6 senses, it's the electrical signals interpreted by our brain, but like our bodies can't live without the minds, as it makes them real itself."
GREAT FILM AND GREAT SHIRT!!
To answer how did the first one become unplugged? The answer is Kid. The boy you see in the matrix 2 & 3. His story was in the animatrix and it showed how he found out the world was off like neo did but basically jumped off a building while also believing somehow he’d also not die but wake up which he did. He woke up in his pod like neo but on his own and got saved like the rest.
Thanks Mell. Been having a hard time lately for some reason this helped.
@@THEMIMICRYM yes exactly. Also the one in reloaded who yelled out to neo to give him the spoon before he left. The matrix experience back then was epic. We didn’t have unlimited internet or smartphones we had to go places for the information like when the hype before matrix 2 was coming you had to buy the soundtrack because it had secret stuff on it if you put it into your computer. Also the animatrix was released which had 9 stories that basically explained everything and to top it off you had to buy enter the matrix for Xbox or ps2 because the wachowskis filmed an entire extra hour of film for part two that was included in the game that tied into part 2 and setup part 3. I personally lived my best life back then say what you want but the ride was incredible.
I really enjoyed The Trilogy plus Enter the Matrix, The Animatrix, and The Path of Neo!! I know part of the fanbase doesn't like parts of 2 and 3 but as a whole it is pretty DAMMM good overall. I remember being in the theater watching 2 and 3 the audience enjoying them.
This is going to be some gourmet shit right there!!!
im sure this has been said before, but the original idea of the Matrix was that human brains were used as processors, not batteries, but the executives didnt think people would understand processors in 1999, so they changed it. literally anything would be a better source of energy than a human body, including the food needed to feed the body.
Agent Smith knew which room because it's the same one Trinity was in at the start of the movie
To answer one of your questions, when the Agents get "killed" it does revert back to whoever they had possessed. You can see this when they're on the roof during the Morpheus rescue. The Agent takes over the helicopter pilot, but when Trinity pulls the "Dodge this" shot, you get a bit of slowmo as the Agent falls, but before he hits the ground you get that Matrix modem scream sound effect and a sparky lightshow as he turns back to the helicopter pilot.
“Why do my eyes hurt?”
“You’ve never used them before.”
What inspired this movie you ask, Melo?
Dark City
For me, Agent Smith is both my favorite character and a character that exasperated me to no end. Which means, Hugh Weaving did a brilliant job 😎👍
In the scene when Neo is getting "flushed," the robot is essentially unplugging him because Morpheus' group has made the system recognize Neo as dead. When humans are dead and no longer of use to the machines, they're disposed of. Since Neo had been tracked, the ship could go right to where he was flushed.
The funny thing is that Morpheus' lesson, "stop trying to hit me and hit me", gets echoed throughout the rest of the film whenever Neo starts overthinking or letting his doubts cloud his ability. It's just a really cool throughline that every time Neo fails in the original film it's due to him getting in his own way and succeeding when he realizes he needs to be present in the moment.
one of my favourite films of all time. Anyone else notice the rain drops on the back window of the car at 8:44 looking like the matrix code?
Getting a headbutt from Hugo Weaving though... lord have mercy. 🤣🤣
This movie was such a game changer. The AniMatrix was hands down the best thing to come from this.
I love the entire trilogy. Obviously the first is the best one, but I think they’re all great.
And then Resurrections happened.
@@usamazahid3882 I didn’t hate it tho…
Rewatched this yesterday, still holds up to this day! 👏 🔥
"how you know he was going into that room?" it was the same room trinity was in at the start of the movie.
as much as I love these movies, my favorite is actually the Animatrix, ESPECIALLY The Second Renaissance...it answers the question about "how and why did everything get like this?" and also explains why there is so much that humanity isn't allowed to know by the time we get to Neo's part of their history
Yeah a horrifc nightmare fuel especially the end of the war
If you've never seen any of their other movies, you should definitely watch V For Vendetta and Speed Racer.
The Matrix marks a path in cinematic history previously not taken and unknown. The technology, craft, and the methods of visual storytelling with this film cannot be understated. And then there's the story.
Apparently THE MATRIX was heavily inspired by Grant Morrison's INVISIBLES. The Wachowskis even handed out copies on the set to get the cast members in the right headspace.
Also Akira and Ghost in the Shell
I don't have a favorite but I find the Merovingian very interesting and I hope we find out more about him. He is a very old and powerful program and has a lot of control and should still be around to cause trouble.
Oh and that epic ending with Rage Against the Machine jamming!
17:28 Neo: "Look at my Jiu-Jitsu moves. Look how fancy they are."
Morpheus: "Yeah. You can impress me with how you get back to your _feet_ in a minute."
I was the kid on the class bus to Montreal that brought The Matrix on VHS and the whole class got to watch on our way there lol good times
Cloud Atlas. Absolutely beautiful.
She said "sorry kid, you got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something." That something was for him to believe. He had doubts. That's why she said "know thy self" from the Latin scribble she had over the opening.
6:05 I see what u did there Mel! :Ddd longlive the chappelles!
Someone Got It! 😆
I was so zoned out while listening to you speak that I didn't even notice Kid Goku playing in the background at the end lol great song and great video Mello!
That whole "ignorance is bliss" thing reminds me of Shawshank Redemption.
Over time, you grow to depend on the walls that trap you so much that when they are finally removed you cannot cope with it
26:22 It's funny you say that. Both of those agents have names, we just never learn them in-universe. In keeping with the common American white dude theme of names like Agent Smith, the other two are named Agents Jones and Brown.
The first Matrix was and always will be THE most watchable movie out of all of them.. the sequels were alright, but didn't have the rewatchability factor for me. Curious to see where the story will go with Matrix 4 though.
Also, the Oracle never told Neo he was not the one. To quote Morpheus, "she told you what you needed to hear".
She told Neo: "Sorry kid, you have the gift, but it looks like you are waiting on something."
That is a "yes, but...", not a "no."
you're next life maybe, who knows......then he gets killed by agent smith before becomming the one
Had to bust out laughing with any thought of AI in Matrix being like AI we're working on now - we're not even not even remotely close to something like that being possible within our lifetime - they're both "AI" in name only
Not sure your feeling on reacting to shows, but Lana Wachowski also did the show Sense8 for Netflix. Honestly, I LOVE that show. It's interesting and a bit progressive without being in your face about it. There is amazing action and storytelling and it would be fair to warn of nudity which can just be edited out. I highly recommend watching it at least. Was filmed in 8 different countries and Lana requested all be shot locally so the show was cancelled after 2 seasons, and it was probably one of the most expensive shows to make.
Love your channel fam. Keep up the good work 😎😎
William Gibson created the genre of cyberpunk in his Sprawl Trilogy. Much of this movie was inspired by the first book in The Sprawl Trilogy.
My favorite was actually the third one, Revolutions. It's the only one I've seen that decided to be at least a LITTLE self aware of how ridiculous the plot was to the point that they let it end on what was basically a Dragon Ball Z battle with an explosion and a rainbow.
I used to do the wallrun with my younger sister. I provided her with physical support so she could do it. Sideways like Trinity or into the flip like Neo.
When Neo shot at The Agent on the roof that dodged all his shots, Neo must be a horrible shot. Not because he missed The Agent, but because Neo missed The Agent AND the glass building behind The Agent. You know you're a bad shot when you miss a whole glass wall and the person in front of it.
4:38 remember when dialogue was clever, when every line was fraught with meaning but subtle enough that you don't notice it until you see the whole context later?
/glances sidelong at Resurrections
I sure remember when dialogue used to be like that
“Goll Lee you trying to run the fade again? At least let me get a drink of water” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She told him what he thought. She said right before that. "BEING the one is like being in Love, no one can tell you that you are the one you just know it"
Then she said "maybe in your next life"
She literally tells you the ending of the movie and how he finally walks into being the one.
The Wachowski's did do V for Vendetta and a Netflix mini series (2 seasons) of a sci fi show called Sense 8... This is a very interesting show cause it dealt with so many issues from many different perspectives as well as being shot around the world - literally - with a cast that was - literally - from around the world.
Also the "brothers" were going through their own transitions to the Wachowski sisters... It was so interesting but difficult for many to follow cause it was not a linear thinking show - you really had to step out the box and say "but, what if humans could do this?"...
The Oracle tells Neo what he needs to hear. She isn't a fortune teller, she is like the Oracle at Delphi from Greek mythology.
When i was in my teens i actually stopped a robbery in my neighborhood after i heard a voice calling me in the middle of the night. I was sleeping and a male voice told me to wake up and look out of the window so i did, and there was a man dressed in black holding a crowbar near a store that's in front of our house. He started hitting the door several times without success, i saw him walking back & forth like he didn't know what to do but went back to hitting the door several times. Anyway, I called my mom, my mom called my aunt and she called the owners of the store who called the police. It's crazy but there were two officers very near so they arrived quickly at the place. Sadly, when the robber saw the police car lights, he ran away. I don't know if he was ever found, but that happened to me one time and i still can't explain what was the voice i heard and why i was chosen to stop that man from robbing that store. My mom told me not to say anything to the police as i was a minor, but i saw the man who did it, and my description could have helped catch him. Btw, days later, someone did manage to break in but from the back. They opened a hole on the wall and stole all the food. 😕
The first movie is the crowd pleaser, but 2 and 3 fulfill the spiritual analogy in such profound ways that I still prefer number 2 most tbh. The frenchman and the conversation with the architect are my favorite parts. Incredibly deep and philosophical on so many levels
also, your mom is clearly awesome lol
I'm just gonna continue this thread as I watch (sorry, it's my favorite trilogy, and you're one of my favorite reactors 😅
The greenish hue you noticed around 7:00 is actually always there anytime or scene where they are inside the matrix. Everything in the real world is way more blue. I only noticed this when I watched on shrooms😂
also while I'm at it, thank you for not posting some bs 20 or 30 minute cut of this.
40 is perf for YT
24:15 yeah, she passed. After they filmed Reloaded, someone reminded her that she was in Leonard Part 6 and her poor heart couldn't take it.
Bro you're training jiujitsu that's fire, I finally started learning judo/bjj last monday, this girl threw my ass to the air like 90 times xD It was fun
Ps: good job with the title 🎄
My favorite is Trinity. Imagine how crazy she could fuck with her Matrix powers.
6:05 the fart sound effect made my day😂
This film is a classic. Please react to The Matrix Resurrections. It's on HBO MAX.
A Wakawski movie I can recommend is Sword Fish. I think it was their next movie after the Matrix? Been a long time since I watched it, but i remember it being enjoyable, though not ground breaking or awe inspiring like the Matrix
I also visit old movies, and as an adult, it is different perspective and alot nyances I missed I get now, makes a movie alot more the better!
18:17 All cards on the table, here. Neo _is_ fast, but he _still_ has a lot to learn.
Fun fact. She told bro he wasn’t the one “maybe in another life” at the end of the movie he dies and is resurrected.... he became the one in another life
20:40 this movie made me a fan of Joe Pantoliano, and only going back later did I realize I liked him in Goonies, The Fugitive, etc
That green book, Simulacra and Simulation, is key.
15:52 _This_ character, Tank, is _such_ an awesome character. It _kills_ me that he's not in _Reloaded_ or _Revolutions._ But then the actor who plays him, Marcus Chong, did the _dumbest_ thing during negotiations: he _threatened the lives_ of the Wachowskis, so they replaced his character. I mean, seriously, what was he thinking?
13:33 "What _is_ real? How do you _define_ 'real?'"
"That's real difficult to tell, man."
_The Matrix_ is a _very philosophical_ movie.
With the bit about the Oracle, the Vase is more important than people know. The Oracle mentions what would happen if I DIDNT tell you, would it happen. She even says I can’t tel you who you are. But I can tell you what you need to hear so YOU can choose whether or not to believe.
Try to squeeze in Speed Racer sometime? Another Wachowski flick. Would love to see you react to that 👍
There is a Dr. Who episode from the 70s where the Dr gets plugged into a virtual world called the Matrix and its just like this. That had to be the inspiration for these movies.
A black woman created the story
Gotta watch Cloud Atlas by the Wachowskis. That movie is special, it was never going to be a commercial success but damn I love it's concept.
The fi dat time I ever saw this movoe, we had it on video (yup, I'm old) and I had a bout of flu. Well, my fever brain got as far as the interrogation scene and then noped out real quick. My fever brain couldn't handle the bug in his belly.
And now, the trilogy are some of my favourite movies.
The Matrix works with a philosophical idea that we could all be just brains in a vat of liquid and how could be know the difference. We spent like three weeks discussing just the first film when I took film studies in college
The Oracle never told Neo he wasn't The One, Neo decided it himself. He wasn't The One because he didn't yet believe it.
I am glad I saw this in the theater before seeing any trailers, or knowing anything about it, because it absolutely floored me. I had no idea what I was in for.
I strictly saw it based on Keanu Reeves, and an article I read about what the Wachowskis went through to get the movie backed by Warner Bros.
Always take the red pill. You will be happier and have an overall better life. Trust me.
I worked as a PA on the set in SF and trust me, they went all out on the 4th movie 🍿 I’ll be in SF tomorrow for the BG showing. Enjoyed your reaction
Their first film Bound is pretty solid. Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending are interesting as well.
Neo is my favorite character and the first one is my favorite.
Interesting sound effect at (6:04) 😂
At 3:38 you can actually hear her voice saying "I can't" in response, very quietly, before saying get up again. Thought you might have caught it with headphones on. :)
Speed racer is made by the same brothers. You should watch that one. Love that movie's vibes!!! (Love your content btw)
I'm not afraid of heights I'm become afraid as I'm falling from them..see the difference
@34:20 When you look at your classmates answer during a test
Back then when movies were so original and I grew up with the Matrix series when the first movie came out. One of the best cyberpunk movies ever next to Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell(1995).
Fun Fact: For those who do not know, Carrie Ann Moss who played Trinity also voiced Aria in the Mass Effect series.
Many people dont realised, but Trinity has a huge part of Neo being the One.
If she didnt love him.... he is not gonna be the one
You should check out Speed Racer--the Wachowskis made that film and it's become sort of a sleeper hit in recent years. I loved it as a kid, still love it today.
And as far as Jupiter Ascending goes, it suffers from hella wonky writing at times and a relatively bizarre plot, but the effects are incredible, (most of) the performances are pretty entertaining, and that alone makes it worth the watch, in my opinion.
I've heard good things about Cloud Atlas, too.
The Wachowskis’ first movie was Bound, which is a really good movie IMO
Blade Runner and Dark City were big inspirations.
33:41 - 33:44 - nice effects. really nice
41:11 *Wachowski Sisters, lol.
This movie took a lot of inspiration from the movie "Dark City", story and scenes wise.
One of the big things in this movie that hint to the real world still being fake is the machines have a special robot that unhooks people, only to have to deal with people that are fighting them in the real world.
Dude, you've got to see Cloud Atlas if you like when the Wachowski's do complex stories and even more philosophy.