the.com/the matrix
a red pill wrapped in a philosophy lecture, sold as a kung fu movie.
means a 1999 sci-fi film in which reality is a simulation run by machines, and one hacker learns to bend its rules.
from written and directed by the wachowskis, blending gibson's cyberpunk, hong kong wire-fu, anime like ghost in the shell, and baudrillard's simulacra and simulation, which literally appears onscreen as neo's hollowed-out hiding book.
bullet timeinvented a camera rig with 120 still cameras
green tintsymbolizes the simulated world versus real one
budgetcost 63 million, made 465 million worldwide
trans allegorywachowskis confirmed it as a trans metaphor in 2020
for instance
bullet dodge scene — neo bends backward, defined action movies for a decade
red pill blue pill — morpheus offers neo the choice in 1999, became internet shorthand
lobby shootout — marble columns shredded by gunfire, copied endlessly after
there is no spoon — child bends metal with his mind, quoted constantly since