All I'm offering is the truth | The Matrix [Open Matte]

[@811chelseafc]

I think at the beginning, Morpheus was smiling because of how perfectly his turn around lined up with the lightning.

[@reobae]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JMObyx]

@Frank Castle He probably manipulated it to look that way.

[@romanh.4434]

It are the glasses that make you smile like that it's an acid or sour like feeling. It's (the thunder) simultsniously identical to cypher handing ihm alk and morpheus being with trin while neo geht's hin first konfu uploads.

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Ha man u something lol

[@Auto33333]

It is

[@meaninthemirror]

Whoever cast Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus, did something exceptional.

[@fmni1]

It really did boost his career.

[@enigma7784]

Perfect casting choice

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

@@fmni1 Would have been freakin' hilarious if Connery took the role. "At lasht. Welcome, Neo. Ash you no doubt have guesshed, I am Morpheush."

[@genericcomment3950]

They offered it to Will Smith but cause he wasn't the main character he passed it down for Wild Wild West lol.

[@Dark_sea110]

Yes he was and is perfect for this role, I don't see anyone else as him.

[@captainteach007]

The Matrix is, quite simply, one of the best movies ever made. I don't know how many times I've watched it, and I'm still riveted, every time.

[@N9TheNoob]

it connect so many points together

[@Ash1nerTV]

Movie? More like a documentary filled with nothing but truth

[@fieldagentryan]

Green man takes white tablet, how do , what If you never watch it again and watch dances with wolves or Lucy ?

[@obamainpotin6759]

u think its water you're drinking ?

[@bikramjitsingh8708]

Then you must watch all the Christopher Nolan's Movies!!!

[@-M0LE]

I’m still waiting my whole life for someone to say “no the honour is mine”

[@thegr8rambino]

same

[@timidequinox1789]

Keep waiting

[@martinmeza5763]

It was a honor Mr.MOLE now you can die happy 😉. We all are always looking out for the one moment in time for the specific moment that we can finally realize we are on the right path , but the secret is we are already there.

[@thegr8rambino]

@@martinmeza5763 i hope so

[@rajeshnaidu8715]

Wow Martin...i. Know exactly what u mean....

[@Technique-kj2bp]

The first 30 mins of this film is probably the most intriguing & compelling storyline ever put onto film. And the best bit is, the revelation does not disappoint.

[@stilesjohnson1745]

Agree

[@aarongatewood1224]

I 100% agree. I’ve seen it Soo many times and it’s always just as compelling as the last. Mark my words; I’m gonna make something happen one day just as good as it 🤘🏻🙏🏻

[@VexenDmitri]

The first 30 mins honestly make a good Twilight Zone episode.

[@kanma340]

@@VexenDmitri Exactly!

[@lmaoded1550]

Yep yep

[@newdefsys]

Lawrence Fishburne delivers his lines so smoothly you forget its actually a film.

[@kinbolluck476]

I want his shiny box

[@Savenmi]

3:23 "You take the blue pill... The video ends, you wake up in your bed and believe... whatever you want to believe" 3:31 "You take the red pill... You stay on KZbin... And I show you how deep Matrix clips goes."

[@mattzeimys945]

Holy shit you got me rolling

[@iyadsoliman7613]

@nickys34 whatever you're having I want some

[@DbzGuru034]

@nickys34 What a beautiful perspective.. Totally plausible but a flip side perspective.. That is creative.. Was this something youve always saw for years or stumbled across some information like this on the net.. Id be interested to see more of this perspective...

[@wedmunds]

@nickys34 so you're a Satanist?

[@RedOrbital]

@nickys34 bruh what you doing here on KZbin. You should be writing stories lol.

[@franeasanovic2761]

When you realize that in the original cast, Will Smith was supposed to be Neo and Sean Connery was supposed to be Morpheus... Keanu Reeves and Lawrence Fishburne were at the end of the list for their actors... And they nailed it!

[@yokgor4675]

No, Val Kilmer was supposed to be Morpheus

[@MsMetagalaxy]

Keanu is the ONE, wo made Matrix - Matrix! ✊✊❤❤

[@traviskopplinger3515]

Brandon Lee supposedly was gonna play Neo

[@TheTrainFan9]

@Deep Inside And starring Marlon Brando in full on gives no shits mode as Agent Smith.

[@jslfcs6655]

Will Smith...it would have been awful. Cracking stupid jokes and dancing and rapping in between. Fuck that.

[@sarlacivert8976]

This scene alone is better than whole Matrix Resurrections

[@IAmNumber4000]

Ikr. I almost commented the same thing.

[@f00lxpl]

yep

[@promethazine2897]

Morpheus turning around is better than whole matrix resurrections

[@anakinskyguy6582]

Just enjoy the new movie man, be thankful they're continuing the saga, i love them all

[@IAmNumber4000]

@@anakinskyguy6582 But if it's missing almost everything that made the first movie great then it's just brand loyalty...

[@jeffrowisdabest]

Can we talk about how cool 3:49 is, with Neo being reflected in Morpheus's glasses and one pill visible on each eye? Great camera angle shot. Whoever thought that up is a genius.

[@rsolsjo]

That's three different shots (well two at least), they got the reverse angles of his hands with the pills and stitched it together in post. Understandable, getting a shot like that would be impossible or pretty close to it at least.

[@faiyazsiddiquie]

The glasses were black.. they put the specific shot in each side after editing

[@jeffrowisdabest]

@@rsolsjo I figured it wasn't one shot, but was more referencing the creative process to having a shot (or shoot) like that.

[@liltoshiro]

Its like seeing the 2 possible timeline neos in each eye

[@C.A._Old]

Best Scene Ever.

[@TheLunzDen]

One of the greatest dialogue scenes in movie history

[@meaninthemirror]

Finally a comment without a dumb sense.

[@kavengarcia160]

Ken Rascon what you think and it’s a documentary

[@blazemkds]

@Ken Rascon It is recognized as one of the best films ever made...

[@devileyesucks]

Truth

[@of_oniichan7755]

Guys, go easy on Ken Rascon; he's an American.

[@ZZZGGGLLLAAAHHH]

This movie came out when the internet wasn't what it is today. As a result, I had no fucking idea what I was getting into when I went to the theater that day. Nothing was spoiled, and I was shocked and confused as all hell when Neo suddenly woke up in that pod with cables coming out of every orifice. I miss the days when you could go into a movie not knowing a damn thing and be completely taken by surprise.

[@doomguy584]

This was definitely one of the best movies ever made I literally watched it ten times in one day

[@Trump20-24years]

You can still do that, just don’t watch the trailers bruh

[@sergiomendoza4850]

@@Trump20-24years exactly, people act like watching the trailer to a movie is mandatory to the moviegoing experience every time you go and it isn’t.

[@johns7530]

Seeing this in the theater without knowing anything that was going to happen was a trip, you are right about that. Too bad they made sequels to it, I suspected they were a bad idea. But this movie easily one of the top 5 ever made, according to the things I look for in movies. What a great fucking story! And I have no doubt that it is an allegory to the nature of our world and the different dimensions/parallel universes that we traverse, whether we are aware or not.

[@nzer19]

Me too!

[@jjrj8568]

Fishburne's Morpheous is still one of the most iconic performances of all time. Eerie, mysterious, stoic, talkative yet laconic/precise, wise, gentle but something off about him...

[@j.vinton4039]

Cause everything he said had meaning and purpose. He wasn’t just talking to talk.

[@obasaz4904]

@@j.vinton4039 But Fishburne's performance was excellent on his own merit. Hugo Weaving and Laurence Fishburne were obviously the best cast in the film.

[@iamBlackGambit]

@@obasaz4904 this new morpheus in resurrection doesn't capture the presence that Lawrence did

[@Slokiler123]

excellent description

[@woodsplitter3274]

@@Slokiler123 yes. Even though talkative and laconic are contradictory it makes sense.

[@carlowallee189]

When a strange man in leather clothing offers you to swallow some pills. Classic year 1999

[@jackpadz6079]

@NonyaBusiness! That was quick! (That's what she said)

[@VCYT]

Bill cosby an michael jackson offered the same drugs.

[@Aristocles22]

That's okay. There aren't really any pills, or a room.

[@shawbros]

@NonyaBusiness! I can't see Bill Cosby wearing leather clothing.

[@RHBootmakers]

I was 9 years old when I saw this on VHS tape with my dad at home and even then I knew this would be a classic 🙂

[@CustardBustard]

What a film. You only really know how good something is until it ages. This one aged like fine wine. Love it.

[@hectordavidortiz]

“It’s an honor to meet you.” “No. The honor is mine” This small exchange is to me the definition of their relationship of mutual respect and admiration. Amazing of the actors to carry it so well for an entire trilogy.

[@olrox3644]

Too bad there is a continuity error with the arm of morpheus in this scene.

[@liamjames2554]

Hi All my

[@smtandearthboundsuck8400]

That’s a basic ass greeting 🤡. There were only 2 good actors in this series calm down.

[@johns7530]

A bit like John the Baptist and Jesus. John said that "the one who is coming is greater than I", and yet he baptized Jesus.

[@glennvastine4118]

Two trilogies

[@ankandas4402]

This movie never gets old, neither looks old.

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Facts...it's because this movie is way ahead of itself time my friend wayyyu ahead....

[@dennist.8018]

Because it is documentary.

[@Luka23567]

Way way way ahead of its time.

[@prerapture]

- kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5PbhHh5iJ6drrs - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYfLeqNjqtynibc kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4Dcap-Qeb2KpNU kzbin.info/aero/PLhHfgUerevftvpPozHCpEFZQku9gKdRLQ

[@thebatman4279]

That is true. If you told people this film was released in 2021, I think everyone would beleive you.

[@viper341]

Lots of people talk about the action and groundbreaking visual effects, but if you ask me, what really made this movie so special was the storyline, the mysteriousness, the incredibly well defined characters, the dialogue that's pure perfection, the acting, the steady, deliberate incredibly artfull cinematography, (no b.s. shaky cam nonsense and every frame is an art piece that communicates a story) the music (which is near perfection) and overall atmosphere and vibe. The action and visual effects were simply the icing on an already outstanding masterpiece.

[@MrGilRoland]

In an alternate universe, Neo took the blue pill, credits rolling, “No refunds” flashing on the screen.

[@Unknowchan666]

Haha

[@john-mi1ud]

directed by robert b. weide

[@choysakanto6792]

@@john-mi1ud [Curb Your Enthusiasm plays in the bg]

[@demongorr]

Your given the option in the Path of Neo video game or which pill you take. If you take the blue pill, Morpheus is kinda bummed out and you wake up at your desk

[@Vesper007_]

Well matrix 4 here we come lmao

[@Tinfoyll]

"Remember..all I'm offering is the Truth, and nothing more. " Facts.

[@bencrispe9562]

"Oh, don't tell anyone else, but I'm also offering a lifetime of servitude aboard my ship where you will risk your life for a cause that I don't even know if you believe in."

[@zakariamohamed1059]

The truth of what you already know and have. Nothing more haha

[@jeremyplum5007]

The most honest and least profitable tinder slogan

[@chrraydendeeznuts6978]

I use that lie all the time🤣

[@escapelabyrinth]

he said first ''you take the red pill, you stay in wonderland''. does sound like illusion in stead of truth to me

[@1337m4n]

"You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up" Boy does that hit close to home. Every once in awhile I'll find myself fantasizing that the next morning I'll wake up and it'll be the year 2007 give or take and I'll realize this past decade and a half was just some godforsaken nightmare.

[@alanparks3402]

lol i couldn't have said it better, at the end of 06, beginning of 07, life itself rolled off a waterfall literally.

[@geompon6505]

@@alanparks3402 what is your age?

[@svnsetsomnia8280]

Same bro but for me it’s 2013

[@yardslammer009kennedy2]

Bro you have no idea just how many of us desperately want that to happen. Life's pretty much been nothing but a slowly evolving nightmare post 2008.😣

[@micaelstarfire8639]

@@yardslammer009kennedy2 More like 1913. The deepest part of the rabbit hole is when you realize just how long we've been trapped in this nightmare.

[@adolphgracius9996]

"Do you believe in fate"?? - No - you are absolutely right, as a mater of fact, your fate is to be "the one"

[@Newstory737]

@@butters9067 Neo is the reason smith went rogue in the first place. Essentially he was the one to bring about the collapse of matrix as well as the one to prevent it.

[@snakeeyes7907]

@@Newstory737 SMITH AND NEO ARE BOTH THE ONE SMITH IS A PART OF NEO AS NEO IS APART OF SMITH

[@snakeeyes7907]

@SuperNoone89 I been trying to tell people this for years they still get confused

[@snakeeyes7907]

@Larson Zed they both are the one

[@FiddzC]

lmfao just flips it on right on him hahahahaha good one

[@94462]

This movie has so much philosophical meaning it's amazing...

[@sebastianzuzi311]

nickys34 you are a moron. You look for things thst arent even there. Everyone can find connections to something if they look hard enough. Im 100% sure it was not intended. What do you think? Like there is some secret society thwt controls movies and is like “yeh lemme spice up this movie with a satanic message that no one will notice except some wierd conspiracists”? That sounds ridiculous.

[@ArthurD]

@nickys34 you are the very meaning of the human who was swallowed by the Matrix. You let it inside yourself. You replaced your own opinion with religious dogmas. You let yourself to be chained. How handy, to shift your own opinion to verse or sura instead of hard thinking. To let the book to make the decisions. But this road leads to nowhere.

[@searchthetruth1981]

Its about the real life brother....there s a lot in the movie wich interfiers wth reality with you re own life!!!

[@vigneshkumars8517]

@@sebastianzuzi311 😂 true

[@vigneshkumars8517]

@@ArthurD true💯

[@OGPimpin]

I like how they portrayed that any person could potentially "become" an agent of the system.

[@Twisted_Code]

unfortunately, no one can be told what the KZbin algorithm is. You have to see it for yourself

[@calicoD]

This ^

[@midknightmiddleman5887]

Twisted Code “ironically this is not far from the truth”

[@prateekpanwar646]

@@midknightmiddleman5887 This is the truth

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Exactly

[@datonefaridze1503]

You clicked on it bro.let me say, it is recommendation system that works like that, it explores, you might be interested in another topic.oh by the way this is shit joke and very old

[@fighder2]

Its kinda ironic because Morpheus really only introduced his perspective and knowledge as the truth to Neo, but Morpheus does not know the whole story either as he is being played by the Oracle and Architect. It really just shows that anyone with a strong enough belief will present their own subjective reality to others as facts.

[@olaokolaok]

Good point

[@deepakhr3057]

Truly, there's no other way

[@MostIntelligentMan]

tell dat shit to covid fascist psychos lol

[@phillipmcneely8384]

@fighder2 Thank you for your interesting comment. I agree that Morpheus does not know the whole story. And I am glad that you brought this up. Just remember that God's truth is infinite. So nobody (except God) knows the whole story about anything. At first glance, it appears to me that Morpheus fell short of doing an adequate job of preparing Neo by telling Neo the things that Neo needed to know in order to make an informed decision about whether to exit the Matrix (I.E. the dream world) or take the blue pill. Morpheus later apologized to Neo in the movie. When he apologized, Morpheus told Neo that he did what he did because he had to (do it). After I thought this over, it occurred to me that Morpheus did not have all day long to prepare Neo. The duration of the interview between Morpheus and Neo was limited because Neo was still connected to the Matrix and the agents can eventually discover the hack in the Matrix if they are allowed enough time to do so. In the end, Morpheus had to do what he did because Neo is the one. If Neo takes the blue pill and goes home, then humanity cannot be saved. At least, not during this particular iteration of the Matrix.

[@rsolsjo]

It also makes you question free will. The entire first movie says "we do have free will, we aren't just slaves to our programming (destiny)". The second one says "but maybe not..". Neo does eventually CHOOSE Trinity, and that leads all the way to peace, but before that.. Morpheus was just another cog in a system. He thinks he's telling Neo the truth and doing it by his own choosing, he isn't, he never was. As The Merovingian says, "choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without". You can take it pretty far.

[@glennvastine4118]

24 years later and it’s still a classic……timeless and relevant.

[@Shakirprimez]

" when you pay your taxes" The way he says that is miraculous.

[@zenmastermtl]

When he says "you feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes". You "feel" the Matrix when you act as part of the system and do what you're "supposed to".

[@dentn462]

@@zenmastermtl Yes man EXACTLY most awake people feel this and is hard to live in this system but I prefer to be awake and in pain than living like a fucking sheep

[@M0butu]

what have "going to work, going to church, paying your taxes" in common? you interact with authority, with your superiors.

[@ikr233]

@@M0butu and u lose money

[@SamuelBlack84]

Pay our taxes to fund public services that do everything that they can to shirk their responsibilities and treat us like vermin while invading our most intimate aspects of life And, we pay for the privilege

[@pokerface9432]

Id take both pills just for the trip

[@jackpadz6079]

HISHE did that. Forrest Gump is a *BOSS*

[@Hypotheticals_Are_Pointless]

Taking both is reality in a nut shell

[@Aristocles22]

Like Owlkitty did?

[@lilynmike26]

Damn it. Bro😭😂

[@Madman-ge2eb]

The blue one could of been viagra! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ziids7]

The dichotomy between this scene and Neo’s earlier interrogation by Smith is awesome. Smith, as an Agent of the Matrix, saying ‘you pay your taxes’ with almost respect in his voice, because it’s a standard act within the laws of the Matrix that maintains the illusion and keeps humanity in line. Morpheus saying ‘when you pay your taxes’ with almost derision in his voice, because he knows it just helps maintain the status quo that the Matrix needs to keep functioning; as the Architect later explained, the ‘ideallic’ Matrix they created first was rejected by humanity, and only in one where humans have to do something as mundane as paying taxes do they blindly accept it as reality.

[@M0butu]

"paying your taxes" is a metaphore for interacting with your machine authority overlord. it is the ultimate proof of your belief in the system.

[@SamuelBlack84]

We're all enslaved to a system that belittles us and demands absolute authority over every aspect of our lives We're nothing more than chickens in a battery farm trapped in a cage in an existence of perpetual misery and ignorance until finally we die and our remains are abandoned like so much trash

[@paulklein2940]

I love that Morpheus made sure to cover his ass by reminding Neo that is his decision, in case he's pissed off later...lol Good sales strategy

[@canadian__ninja]

Considering the complete lack of information he gives prior to forcing the choice, a very wise strategy.

[@dawiddawid7198]

its not a sales strategy, dont you understand the concept of personal choice?

[@polreamonn]

@@dawiddawid7198 This is about reinforcement. Basically taking something away. Just to ensure the sale.

[@Toripusutashi]

@@canadian__ninja best thing is the only thing he can do is offer them. He knows how awful it is and he knows neo is far older than most who they release. If he tells them it would sound so far fetched noone would believe it 😂

[@timrohrbach1801]

Neo grabs both pills and swallows them. Morpheus asks, “Why did you do that?” Neo answers, “Because red and blue mixed together makes purple and that reminds me of the grape drink I like.”

[@Cro1232cro]

lmao i can hear his voice when i read this comment

[@jackedup447]

That sounds more like a ted thing to do tbh.

[@maryapatterson]

Yes kool-aid! He likes to drink the kool-aid!😜

[@tubenachos]

😆 Sugar, Water, Purple.

[@Gave-rf1hr]

And Morpheus is like "Wow I never thought he was a retard in person "

[@sterlingarcher74]

Part of me always liked to think that Morpheus knew how to find Neo for a long time, and this isn’t their first interaction. What if they’d met multiple times before, but Neo was taking the Blue pill and going back to his life, and then Morpheus starts slowly feeding him information, making him more curious about The Matrix. Neo is “The One”. The fate of humanity would be doomed if this single interaction went differently.

[@jakelantis6708]

You ever watched Tenet?

[@island-dreamer5638]

I consider this Canon

[@JamesGalaxy41]

Dammmn

[@blacklisted351]

That's somewhat similar to the plot of the new movie

[@polreamonn]

I'm onboard.

[@gonzalezgonzalez631]

This scene is so epic I didn't understand Morpheus when I was younger now that I'm older I get everything that he tells Neo. Love the Matrix.

[@kanma340]

Yes, you need to have enough life experience to comprehend the real meaning of Morpheus words.

[@gonzalezgonzalez631]

@@kanma340 Agree 💯 I was maybe 11 when I saw the movie. And even then I liked the action scenes but yeah you grow up. And you understand the concept.

[@omarwilliams1145]

What age are you?

[@gonzalezgonzalez631]

@@omarwilliams1145 When i saw i was 8 or 9 trying to remember lol. Now im 29

[@omarwilliams1145]

@@gonzalezgonzalez631 That is why you had no idea about it. I watched it at age 20.

[@Xnothen]

It is to me an indication of amazing work when the memorable moments in a movie is not the fight scene but the dialogue.

[@M0butu]

My thinking. Also the "construct" scene. All scenes with only Fishburne and Reeves are actually great.

[@ita221]

Lawrence fishburn, the most underrated actor in hollywood

[@zemaspaze1211]

"What you know is what you can't explain but you can feel it, you felt it in your entire life....." The most underrated statement in the film industry

[@zonesquestiloveunderworld]

Reminds me of the titular "nausea" in Jean-Paul Sartre's book of the same name. A deep-rooted sense of unease with existence.

[@duhvnlocs]

So I've been on a Matrix binge lately. What I first assumed was clunky pacing is actually high level filmmaking. The mystery surrounding Morpheus and his team all but disappears in a matter of 15 minutes, between the time Neo takes the pill and defeats Morpheus in the Kung-Fu simulation. As a younger viewer, I wished the movie revealed more, later in the film, and get Morpheus and Trinity more mysterious until later in the film, but now I realize it's just right. The red pilled humans were desperate, and gave Neo exactly what he needed so that his mind wouldn't reject the truth. I wish the rest of the series kept this kind of intentional pacing.

[@tahnirene]

Lol

[@memerelievers]

Lol

[@ichoosejoy2712]

There is no way the Morpheus in the new movie is going to be half as good as Laurence Fishburne's Morpheus....every tiny word and iota of body language is absolute perfection. He has such an essential presence of power and just being so cool and laid back that shows such confidence and strength. For me, it isn't Neo/Keanu (no offence to him he is such a great guy) that feels like the heart of the Matrix movies but Morpheus/Laurence Fishburne.

[@JWBabaYaga]

Even the way in which he extends the “s” in “At last”.

[@coolcatdrummer]

Spoiler. Not even close. M4 was terrible including new morpheus

[@Protantagonist]

You look like an Agent.....idk if i can take you seriously with that look lol

[@ZakRios333]

Damn Morpheus didn’t wash his hands before giving him the pill

[@xevox7927]

And he held them firmly

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Oh hush lol

[@callumsykes1307]

Hold on, Neo. I must first rinse my hands with warm water and soap whilst singing the song 'happy birthday' twice. Ironic, considering the birth that is available to you.

[@H0DLTHED0R]

Its how covid-19 was 1st spread

[@gangadharanm6124]

Even coronavirus was another program module in the imaginary world of fighting machines.

[@TheShadowrun.]

1 of the most deepest iconic strangest job interviews 👌🏽

[@no1bandfan]

When Neo says "The Matrix," Morpheus smiles ever so slightly. Something that only Laurence Fishburne, the fucking legend, could do.

[@superking-nicolaslucau7252]

Yep, only Laurence Fishburne can smile.

[@Crichjo32]

21 years later and this movie is more relevant than ever. The 'Matrix' is very real. It's the system of contol we put under ourselves every day, simply because we believe in the lie.

[@BabbyCat3008]

I would want to call you a conspiracy theorist, but I can't. I simply can't. You guys make more and more sense everyday.

[@fmagalhaes1521]

@Crichjo32. Some of us have seen through the lie but we are surrounded by family and loved ones who not only believe the lie, but defend it as well.

[@Scyllax]

NOOOOOO, REALLY? You figured this out all by yourself.

[@therealkingofrhye]

Thinking you're living in some great lie is a typical, instinctive self-defence mechanism. It often happens to people in times of high stress, simply because they can't deal with the fact that their reality is truth. Cool story though.

[@Drymarro]

@@therealkingofrhye wrong

[@CD-vg4hl]

One of the most iconic scenes in film history.

[@w.m.aslam-author]

This movie hasn't aged, if anything it's gotten better and more relevant as time's gone on. I watched it in the cinema with a friend of mine who insisted we go watch it. I couldn’t thank him enough. My mind as the end credits rolled was full of delight, questions and anticipation for a sequel. The Matrix could have turned out terrible had they cast the wrong (bums on seats) actors. This film had a huge cultural impact and has become a cinematic masterpiece. The cast, setting, lighting, and sound all create a powerful ensemble. I'm going to learn Morpheus' monologue from this scene for my next acting class. Thanks for sharing!

[@giant_avocado7973]

3:30 Neo is like "Uh, so this guy I've been searching for for years is just a drug dealer and user? That's his big secret? I guess all the philosophical talk about the mind being enslaved starts to make sense now... Must be some powerful stuff, I guess I'll try it"

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

It's kinda funny thinking about it. It's like Neo was being tempted into a cult or about to have his organs stolen if the rest of the movie didn't happen.

[@dlon9067]

Laurence Fishburne has probably the best delivery of any actor I've ever heard of. Coupled with that voice. Wow.

[@yan2503]

I still remember watching this at the theater, the buildup and suspense before Neo knows the truth is amazing.

[@Earthzyx]

As a kid, I never understand any of this scene. Now? What a genius idea ever put into a film.

[@johnace8050]

I've always believed that this perfectly explains the world and society.

[@dentn462]

Yep

[@archerj.maggott1372]

Yeah, I think the Matrix is a parable for society and culture. It's a force which is internal to our minds, which governs our behavior without any kind of external physical coercion, like an internal prison, since the majority of what governs our behavior is culture, rather than law. We're just brought up to believe that we must stay within the confines of what our culture dictates, and since it's all been reinforced to us so repeatedly, going against it produces a sensation of anxiety, not unlike a little voice that says, "Ooh, you shouldn't do that," even if the decision to either do or not do a particular thing should be completely trivial. Even if and when we suspect that it's all trivial, for some reason, the majority of us would stay within our internal confines anyway, even if we might genuinely like to break the ever-so-precious rules a little bit. For instance, maybe you'd like to go to a restaurant and order dessert first, or maybe you'd like to go for a walk during a rainstorm and deliberately get soaking wet, or maybe you're a man who would rather wear women's underpants than men's, just because you find them so much more comfortable. They're just random examples, but if you feel like doing such things, the only rules that say you mustn't are completely inside of your own head.

[@thebutcher8337]

Plot twist: everything from this point on in the series was a hallucination from the pill.

[@luisantos1996]

Oh that would explain everything

[@MastaSmack]

@@luisantos1996 And Neo wakes up in that room with an aching butthole.

[@-M0LE]

MastaSmack 😂😂😂😂 yesssssss

[@seferino]

@@MastaSmack LoL. Hahaha

[@fimmt684]

MastaSmack lmfao, that’s the icing on the cake

[@TopFix]

Can you imagine being in the room in post-production watching this before the world, knowing you're seeing a literal masterpiece in the making?

[@km6543]

"Do you believe in fate, Neo?" "Yes." "Why?" "Because it gives me a feeling of reassurance that everything will turn out okay in the end." "I know exactly what you mean!"

[@srinitaaigaura]

Neo & Morpheus's last lines to each other were exactly the same as their first.

[@OpenMawProductions]

The great thing about Morpheus for a first time watcher is he almost comes across like some kind of a cult leader. I didn't really know anything about what The Matrix was until I saw it in the theater. I didn't see the trailer. I just heard it was apparently a great movie. It certainly is, but from that virgin perspective, Morpheus has some ambiguity to him that makes him almost untrustworthy from the beginning.

[@haddadakram3011]

Exactly I thought he was going to be the villain at the end

[@M0butu]

🤔 To be fair, isn't he a cult leader, in a way?

[@brianchu8147]

I think it's understated that the Matrix brought virtual avatars in to mainstream culture. Neo has no idea if this is what the "real" Morpheus even looks like - but it doesn't matter, because the meeting of their virtual avatars is essentially used to represent their potential "first" meeting in the real world. So cool.

[@lincolnrafale4891]

Oh yes don't forget the ominous sound of thunder when he takes the pill to add to the suspense

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

Lincoln Rafale You di realize it’s a movie and lighting/sound effects are edited in or recreated on set right?

[@mattheholic2]

@@ClaudeMagicbox Is it not Obvious?

[@thefmehnater]

One of the most iconic scenes in cinema history

[@rassvet1612]

The medicine was in the water. Neo never had a choice.

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Lol like how u put it lol

[@curedtheaddict1461]

The pill was a text but cypher was right morpheus essentially lies to you before getting you to take the pills. In neos case morpheus already new he found the one so you're right neo needed the push from morpheus

[@tirtaksara]

Wait that's illegal ..

[@n1kunj]

Underrated comment.

[@vamsikgp]

From Morpheus point of view, he must have practised this hundreds of times to keep it interesting enough and mysterious enough, hoping that Neo wouldn't chose the wrong pill. After all, he literally bet his life on Neo being the one.

[@triquepersonalwork6369]

I saw the Matrix in the theatre at age 17, and at the end, I told my friend, “wow, the philosophy and meaning of this movie was amazing”, and he said, “nah, it was just about special effects”. To this day, I have seen many references in popular culture through the years about the philosophy of this movie.

[@ashtoncasedy3237]

"Red pill - You get married and become a parent " "Blue pill - You stay as a child with your parents" Which will you choose?

[@MyTube-sp8wn]

Yellow.. 🤣

[@nicedurians]

I choose to just get me a gun

[@Zachattack1212]

Red pill

[@larryb5481]

Death

[@rashellemcnerney1567]

Red

[@djphantom210]

No one realizes how truthful this scene is

[@dentn462]

I do we are literally in the system and some feel it but most are sheeps

[@djphantom210]

@@dentn462 here's an interesting way to look at this film did you know this is also can be considered as a trans movie

[@djphantom210]

Think about neo's character plot of the movie and it should click

[@johns7530]

You aren't kidding. I have zero doubt that I am literally in a different "world" than I was born into. I don't mean that the world changed. I had some type of profound spiritual fall. From a combination of possible things... spiritual pride, inability to forgive, having made the wrong kinds of bonds and unknowingly allowing myself to be taken advantage of energetically by dark people or spirit entities. I would never have been in a "world" where Covid existed if not for the mistakes that I made and the resulting fall. We are multi-dimensional beings.

[@PerfectAzrael]

A toddler can understand the meaning of this scene. You're not special.

[@xG_MANx]

This scene is utter perfection. The way it’s executed, the atmosphere in the room, the setting, the mysteriousness of it all and the lines delivered by Lawrence Fishburne was done so gracefully. The philosophical/political messaging in this film is just so relevant of today.

[@flovv4580]

Masterpiece!

[@JSercanYacan]

The Matrix - First meet, "No, the honour is mine. " The Matrix Revolutions - Last meet "The honour is still mine."

[@sakurabloomltd.8667]

This is just me, but when Morpheus turns around and smiles, he's almost like the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland.

[@jstoli996c4s]

Certainly not coincidence ~

[@kextrz]

One of the greatest scenes in cinema history. One of the greatest acting performances in cinema history from Laurence Fishburne. He wasn't even nominated if I remember correctly.

[@muzgash]

0:16 Morpheus has his left hand at his back, next shot, has his hand by his side, next shot at his back again.

[@illi1238]

0:02 When that pizza order finally arrives

[@Balt9mm]

The thunder cracking as he takes the pill is epic.

[@rashellemcnerney1567]

"No, the honor is mine" *Zuko suddenly pops in out of nowhere*

[@Aerochalklate]

notice how when Neo reaches for the red pill then Morpheus interrupts, Neo doesn't bring his hand back and hesitate. When Morpheus finishes talking he grabs the red pill right away - that's the decision making we should all have

[@bapluda]

I hope your comment doesn't go unnoticed.

[@michaelkeaton5394]

I love how when morpheus says "that you are a slave" the shot on neo is slightly less green, he now already has a foot out of the matrix...

[@MsNetouu]

One of my favorite scenes. Morpheus: "I imagine you are feeling a bit like Alice". Me: Hell, I feel like that everyday. 😂😂

[@autry33]

The Matrix is to Cinema what Bach was to music. Revolutionary, Iconic, morally relevant and endlessly Timeless.

[@nyamshumphrey629]

"I dont like the fact that im not in control of my life" this line haunts me till date😢

[@bramblecino]

“The Matrix is surely the kind of film about the matrix that the matrix would have been able to produce.“ Jean Baudrillard

[@es8917]

This is the world we live in. Everyone's asleep

[@noogieyeet1102]

Every single casting in this movie is just SO good.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

The slavery part is true in so many ways. We are all enslaved

[@pwnlol2]

We're enslaved not only in the material world because of money, banking, interest etc, but also our consiounessness. We've been separated from the soul. This movie is a documentary.

[@deathrager2404]

the enslavement is different now. they dont force you anymore, they give you options. but the options make your brain addicted to their substances whatever they are. fast food, alcohol, tobacco and even smartphones and wifi. they make you addicted to this shit, they get paid for it and at the same time they will kill you with it. people are litterally paying the elites to get killed. lol redpill for life.

[@blakebortles6098]

how fast the plan is moving 3 weeks later enslavement will be forced

[@xanshen9011]

Death Rager You say this as you use wifi.

[@dennist.8018]

@@deathrager2404 i'm with u buddy. WWG1....

[@nickli608]

I'm just here for the new Matrix 4 hype.

[@Weehawk]

Everyone remembers that one time when Morpheus was nice to them, even smiled and shook their hand, before yanking them out of the Matrix.

[@LazarussPvP]

Here after ressurection to ressurect good memories about matrix.

[@mrphauker]

Laurence Fishburne was as iconic as Morpheus as Keanue was as Neo, you can’t look at him without thinking of Morpheus, he made the movie just as much as Keanue in my opinion.

[@auberginemanproductions1608]

Hugo Weaving made the movie imo

[@tomnorton4277]

I think the only person who was miscast in The Matrix Trilogy was Carrie-Anne Moss. She's a good fighter but martial arts talent is not the same as acting talent. It's unfortunate that Rosa Salazar was too young for The Matrix 23 years ago. She proved in Alita: Battle Angel that she has both the martial arts ability AND the acting ability needed to pull off Trinity. She's a hell of a lot more expressive than Moss and if she was the one saying "God damn you, Cypher" whilst watching her friends get killed, she wouldn't have phoned it in like Moss did. Even though Rosa was a kid in 1999 though, surely they could have found a better actress for Trinity than a woman who has the same expression and delivery for 90% of all 3 Matrix movies. Keanu Reeves can be a bit bland at times too but at the same time, I wouldn't recast Neo. This might be partially because Keanu is a wonderful human being in real life so even if he's somewhat bland, he brings a genuine innocence, kindness and humility to the role. He's not one of those larger than life actors but I think that's kind of the point. Neo is the One but he doesn't see himself as being above ordinary people.

[@Mark-pb8kj]

This hits different every time you watch it.

[@johntapa]

Just and absolute masterpiece no movie compares not even till this day

[@pbm767]

Everything in this movie is so goddamn perfect.

[@PrinceMaino]

most iconic scene in the history of cinema

[@ill2daMAX]

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[@picklecraft164]

True

[@mrala]

this is what kids should see nowadays

[@debbiecurtis4021]

With Starlink, neurolink, and the Metaverse, we are all heading into The Matrix.

[@johnnyaxon_]

We are already in the Matrix. Matrix is a prison for your mind, world of lies. "You are living in a dream world, Neo". Also "Matrix" is a system, state, country, cultural, religious etc. And we are slaves. This movie is about psychology of society.

[@stinger4712]

Such a beautifully made movie.

[@dhanarputra555]

" *All I'm offering is something you can't refuse.* " Oops, wrong movie.

[@uncharted7againblackking256]

Lol yo funny ass

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@uncharted7againblackking256 Funny how?

[@blackninja9400]

@@TheTrainFan9 leave him alone he is gay

[@stevenbazinet3404]

"All i'm offering is the truth...from a certain point of view!"

[@SunlightGwyn]

"You were the chosen one, Neo! You were supposed to destroy the machines, not join them!"

[@TheQueerLeaf]

😜😜😜

[@domicioannioulpiano6845]

@@SunlightGwyn I HATE YOU!!!

[@atastydonut]

@@SunlightGwyn IT'S OVER NEO, I HAVE THE HIGH GROUND

[@TheTrainFan9]

@@SunlightGwyn From my point of view, the resistance is evil!

[@nunu4evaaa]

"The best way to keep a prisoner from ever escaping is by making sure that he never knows he's in a prison in the first place . that he never feels he is in one. " - Fyodor Dostoevsky

[@m_n_m7322]

“3:50” I never really took in how great a shot that is. Legendary cinematography all around!

[@reveranttangent1771]

It really is phenomenal, but it could be cgi, which would diminish the camera skill

[@m_n_m7322]

True it would take away from it’s skill aspect. Wouldn’t take away from the legendary aspect

[@reveranttangent1771]

@@m_n_m7322 point conceded

[@salislazy]

Morpheus' silent "Yeeeaaahh..." when Neo took the red pill is iconic.

[@chosen2865]

The truth is like a lion, you don’t need to defend it. Let it loose, it will defend itself. - Saint Augustine

[@nnataliered]

the matrix trilogy has so much truth in it damn

[@MikeCarvin]

There's 4th installment coming out.

[@_baller]

The matrix is: Movies Media Politics Money It is the world they want you to believe.