Kung Fu: Neo vs Morpheus | The Matrix [Open Matte]

The Matrix (1999)
Scene: Kong Fu: Neo vs Morpheus
Playlist: is.gd/ZaNrdD
Storyline: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Directors: The Wachowski Brothers
Cast: Keanu Reeves (Thomas A. Anderson \ Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher), Marcus Chong (Tank), Julian Arahanga (Apoc), Matt Doran (Mouse), Belinda McClory (Switch), Anthony Ray Parker (Dozer)
Production Companies:
Warner Bros. (presents)
Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
Groucho Film Partnership (in association with)
Silver Pictures (production)
3 Arts Entertainment (uncredited)
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[@pplesandoranges]

Tank: 10 hours straight...he's a machine Morpheus: he's a *_what_*

[@tybproductions787]

LOL

[@calliph]

I wonder if it was planned foreshadowing or not with that line.

[@chomnabngen6937]

Lmaooo

[@Warrior48]

!!

[@Toven_WaveWatcherFi]

@@calliph It was

[@thedarkcity4084]

Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "My ping was high"

[@allfenom]

"Do you think my ping can be different from yours in local?"

[@harishussain764]

Neo was using 2 GB ram while Morpheus had 8 gb

[@utaisa9397]

yeees, my ping is 999.

[@kaharakahara]

4:25 when the porn download completed

[@dukevandygames4856]

“Do u think my ping can be different from your if I had switched to Verizon?”

[@Enthralpy]

4:11 I love this little detail. Morpheus does the 'come at me motion', and Neo switches to a defensive stance and goes 'No you', and Morpheus does that head tilt like 'Alright then'. And then there's also Neo learning the 'come at me' wave that he keeps using throughout the movies, particularly against Smith.

[@phillyphil1513]

because: Bruce Lee (1940-1973).

[@Izawwlgood]

Neo also does that to Smith later to taunt him. Maybe as a nod to what he learned from Morpheus. The whole fight is a dialog.

[@TheJunkieBox]

Each character has a unique move (leitmotif?) that's repeated at least once through the series. Trinity's jump kick, Neo's scissor kick, and Morpheus' dive kick.

[@julianw1010]

Yes! I immediately noticed that when I first watched the movie. It has always stayed in my head since then. A pretty powerful gesture and symbol in my opinion

[@altumlux]

1999'dan beri Matrıx'in fanıyım. Bu ayrıntıyı hiç farketmedim daha önce. Yorumun beni büyüledi.

[@ShockWaveEric]

Lawrence Fishburne is flawless in this movie.

[@philiptucker7590]

100% agree he made the movie something special. It was ignorant not to bring back the OG Smith and Morpheus for the…4th…M..Mov….Movie 🤮

[@c.galindo9639]

Shang Tsung

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

@@philiptucker7590 The pain is real!

[@phantomBlurrrr]

Yeah, I like his mannerism when he ends explaining that he's not breathing air. He really sells that it's Morpheus trying to think what to say that will help Neo level up. Like his eyes look around like he's processing what to say.

[@KC_Smooth]

Yup. He was absolutely brilliant.

[@PLGRN8R]

Love how Neo's heavy breathing stops the moment Morpheus reminds him that there's literally no air to breathe. Once Neo's brain accepts that, his fatigue vanishes almost instantly.

[@octaviahall8427]

But I don’t get what or why Morpheus asked if that’s air Neo’s breathing? I’ve seen this movie so many times, but I don’t always still understand this scene (as amazingly cool this is).

[@alexfochi]

Octavia Hall to remind Neo he is in the matrix, a simulated world, thus the physical rules can be bent or broken

[@Nebechadnezzar]

@@octaviahall8427 Neo was winded after getting kicked and out of breath which must have been a part of the program they were in. Morpheus was reminding him that realizing this, he can go beyond since some rules of the program can be bent or broken just like the matrix. So he can go beyond his tiredness since it's not air he's breathing.

[@XxKotaX]

@@octaviahall8427 The point is he doesn't die if he doesn't breathe, he doesn't tire out if he doesn't think of energy as depletable, think out of bubble, there is no spoon.

[@jag9022]

@@octaviahall8427 they are in the matrix, everything you know about physics and biology is just code in the matrix. The air is a code, hearbeat is a code, it's all an illusion. That's why Neo is able to bend the code as he is getting aware of that fact and hit faster then physically possible normaly. That's why neo can fly in matrix 2, gravity is a code and neo control it.

[@elijahsteele9170]

“Morpheus is fighting neo!” Everyone jumps out the room. Always gets me.

[@Jaded21121]

the excitement is real

[@louisegilleran7773]

I agree 👍😛😛😛😛

[@viaanwilliams5253]

@@louisegilleran7773mm.

[@jckmisha]

McRib is back!

[@Kpob03]

2020: AP called Biden the winner

[@henrywebb3009]

What I love about this scene is Morpheus' teaching. He is literally begging for Neo to kick the shit out of him, and he is showing him how. He wants to lose. He wants Neo to win. He wants him to take the path.

[@kunsanyika7294]

#oksanaalma

[@kunsanyika7294]

#xman

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

It means *SO* much more when they're inside the walls, the Agents sniff them out, Smith grabs Neo, Morpheus screams, busts through from above and tackles Smith. "YOU MUST GET NEO OUT! Go." That sac was LEGENDARY. THAT is the kind of mentor you want. Someone who is not ONLY an instructor pointing the way, but who would die for you so that you could continue far past their level. *THAT* is a true teacher. I'm super glad that I've done the same type of thing in my own series. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@edntz]

Once he's about to take a beating, he's like ''alright alright let's call it a day''.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

Well as any true teacher wants his student to do, in every field, not just martial arts. Because at the end of the day an true wants to progress his field of interest and the best way to do that is training new people to take on the challenge :-)

[@jesepiorlando2836]

An old teacher showed me this. There’s a valuable real world lesson for any martial artist that knows all there techniques by heart. Neo is simply going through the motions he’s learned rather than harmonizing his knowledge with his instincts and intended goal (hitting Morpheus). Morpheus says it best, “stop trying to hit me and hit me” pure genius, this mentality has helped me so much

[@wolfgangboettcher3126]

Richtig mit Ruhe

[@MotocrossElf]

​. Do or do not, there is no try

[@IAmInfinitus208]

*"Don't think, FEEL!"* -Bruce Lee There's a good reason not to always depend on your own mind to make so many decisions blocking your way when you can just let your arms and legs do the work simply. And Neo, for a brief moment, clears his own mind and instead, "I know every move known to man, and this reality can let me do impossible acrobatics and moves unimaginable!"

[@Howlingburd19]

That’s very interesting tbh :)

[@dronillon2578]

Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "I made a big predictable jump, which I could not alter while in air."

[@anotherdanegan]

Deserving of top comment right here

[@sneakyrifle5031]

Garou:*laughs in martial art

[@elijahxiao9591]

Dont try it neo

[@secretskull21]

@Gunsandrosalina Padtwo Nice.

[@papadwarf3953]

But he had the high ground

[@Danwell86]

*Morpheus:* "Do you believe my being stronger, or faster, has anything to do with my muscles in this place?" *Neo:* "...?" *Morpheus:* "... I simply have a better gaming chair."

[@plumcat4089]

Haha, make sense

[@bait5257]

Bruh

[@PanSaltzCaballeratos]

Yeah but can you do THIS??? __/ ---> ___

[@theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvHZ6CkfNx2mrc. Morpheus True Essence

[@igormsh14bidevisualizacoes45]

It is the rgb

[@karimgreen8732]

3:28 Laurence Fishburne absolutely delivers as Morpheus. The subtleties in his expression; his eyes. Perfect.

[@enzo7400]

It's amazing, the pure expresion of doubt 👏🏻👏🏻

[@sekstussekstus1075]

The shuffle at 2:30 makes the scene perfect i love it so much

[@rickyj1250]

Ali'ish

[@M0butu]

@@rickyj1250 Absolutely. When Reeves made the Bruce Lee nose scratch reference, I bet Fishburne wanted the Ali shuffle in it, too.

[@alexanderwinn9407]

Not just the shuffle, but the feint. Morpheus had several false starts and fakeouts before he strikes. Makes it feel less like a rehearsed and choreographed scene, and more like an actual sparring match.

[@FrodeFalch]

The only move in the scene that actually look like a real martial art move.

[@srb2591]

Coolest part in the movie to me I dk why but since the first time I saw it I loved it

[@GloomDept]

I just noticed that Neo gets progressively sweatier but Morpheus literally doesn't break a sweat.

[@Marquis-wz2hi]

Personally I love that detail. It shows how (at that point at least) Neo is still unfamiliar in manipulating the Matrix. Morpheus is calm, clinical and controlled but Neo is more jittery with more emotion to his fighting. It’s details like that, that makes or breaks a film for me

[@Attham]

You think that’s sweat he is sweating?

[@Kennedy56John]

@@Attham you think you are funny?

[@ahmandg.9659]

@@Kennedy56John you think you're being an ass?

[@simongodfrey4756]

Bet he was when he found out about his daughter...

[@masterblou2119]

''10 hours straight, he's a machine!'' Morpheus: ''No, He's a gamer!''

[@thevantran148]

Me: no, he is a game developer

[@richardcroft9475]

@Stéphane-Blouin's-comment/post ___________ '" '10 hours straight, he's a machine!'' Morpheus: ''No, He's a gamer!'' " ___________: that's nothing. i have two friends that one has spent 36-hours-straight playing a ps3 videogame and the other one has spent 48-hours-straight playing a ps3 videogame. (the former was a assassin's-creed game, and the latter was playing metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain).

[@kendtchileninjah5905]

Facts tho lol

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Well actually, "He's a machine" is partly correct as he is an anomaly of the machine system.

[@prxbhav_rizzfr]

Ya right

[@TomNook.]

"Morpheus is fighting Neo" I love that part 😂

[@painhasgotchyu7276]

The early 2000s was such an amazing time

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

The last real good time in my opinion!

[@heberjulio6303]

@@IronMan-tk8ucnot for everyone of course

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

@@heberjulio6303 Brazilian?

[@IceWarrior101]

90's were better...

[@Mr.Robert1]

To Close to 9/11 for me. I was in the Gulf war. LT Rob United States Air Force Retired.

[@-sets-]

Morpheus: “How did I beat you?” Neo: “I did an unsafe aerial and gave you a free punish”

[@superduper4820]

A man of culture, long live the FGC

[@juliangaskin941]

Morpheus: It's over Neo, I have the high ground Neo: You underestimate my power Morpheus: Don't try it (Neo runs up the wooden column and proceeds to flip over Morpheus) (Neo gets Shawn Michael Sweet Chin Music to the chest)

[@piccoloatburgerking]

Wut?

[@black10872]

Because "some mother fuckers are always trying to go up hill!" Blade

[@-sets-]

@@a.t.3192 I'll be sure to read the top comments and compare them with what I'm going to post to prevent plagiarism next time, thanks professor

[@fergus247]

The actors trained extremely hard for scenes like this. The amount of effort put into this movie by literally everyone is amazing

[@ilyte1]

And the characters still didn't technically really do it

[@jasgill7121]

@@ilyte1 ??

[@ilyte1]

@@jasgill7121 do you think that's air he's breathing?

[@jasgill7121]

@@ilyte1 what are you even talking about

[@livingcorpse5664]

The actors probably had times where they wish they could just upload how to do it in their head but once their training for the film was complete and they could just it they must have felt so proud of all the hard work they put into training (and thankful to their trainers).

[@NoriMori1992]

0:27 The way Morpheus leans in is sheer perfection.

[@vitsobotka6268]

I love how "Drunken boxing" was uploaded as an actual fighting style

[@DeathBringer769]

"Morpheus is fighting Neo!" Just that one line was super cool and hype back in the day.

[@deathbycognitivedissonance5036]

Yessssss

[@theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvHZ6CkfNx2mrc. Morpheus True Essence

[@MatukaEdgi]

it still is

[@brandoncorley1423]

Agreed

[@tommy_noble]

I throw that out randomly wherever I'm at

[@WenstonBlack]

When Neo hands start glitching from how fast he’s moving is such a legendary moment.

[@antoniovasquez9946]

Agent speed.

[@Zaluskowsky]

Ay !

[@Tyrone4rmAmazon]

And wish he did more of that through out the series 😔

[@WenstonBlack]

@@Tyrone4rmAmazon same, but I know at the end of part one when he was fighting Smith with one hand he used it. His hands we’re moving fast as hell

[@ToRmEnTeE]

You think that was glitching? Why must his hand move slower than your eye can perceive? XD

[@seantyler7401]

This broke the world. Truly. A masterpiece that effected special affects for 20 years and going. Yet none can replicate the original. It’s amazing

[@emillyyelen5169]

Jurassic Park was before...

[@Nate-Dog]

Lord of the rings trilogy special effects was just as good and around the same time as these movies

[@SuperAshleyriot]

Yes, @emillyyelen5169 and @Nate-Dog, but I can't recall anything as visually ground-breaking as "bullet-time" since then. I mean, "bullet-time" was...

[@LoganWood121]

You truly had to be there to appreciate how groundbreaking and special this was and still is.

[@GoldenArtsOnline]

The ddiference between many other movies and Matrix is that Matrix used really clever camerawork and CGI, and that is were the bullet time effect really stands on its own, it uses its base from real life and then blend in some cgi ontop of analog creativity, that is why special effects is not as fun as it was before 2000, letting your brain go nuts thinking about how they made a certain scene in a movie no longer happens, because you know its cgi, and if you actually understand cgi you might go clueless for a couple of min but thats the extent of it. Watch an old Jackie Chan movie and ask yourself how he did every stunt in the movie.

[@cheesefactory4234]

The amount of work, effort, non-stop training and dedication they pledged to this movie, not to mention the series, is without a doubt one of the best efforts ever placed in Hollywood! Thank you all for giving the fans what they wanted.

[@annamienam]

This is the most complex friendship handshake I had ever seen in my life

[@vinsanity982]

it's a variation of the clap-clap hug snap

[@yourevilhalf1413]

Yay, I'm 👍 number 700!

[@legendcross196]

What about the one in the Predator movie???

[@regul8or71]

True friends don’t shake hands. True friends throw down.

[@SteveRogers0768]

Legend Cross the person said the most complex not the manliest

[@azizhmd9358]

Morpheus : **rips out a fart** Morpheus : "Do you think that's air you're breathing now?"

[@L0rdDeLtA]

Golden age KZbin. I remember that.

[@MassiveMouniFlaps]

Enter the fartrix

[@puzzlingcentaur]

Completely forgot about that video. Thanks for reminding me.

[@painisvergina3693]

😂🤣🤣

[@DashsChannel]

the music at 02:31

[@TQGraham11]

“STOP TRYING TO HIT ME AND HIT ME!” Love that line :)

[@Keeneye47_Wolfkeen]

I love the whole point of this was trying to teach Neo to stop thinking/believing in human limits.

[@cosmicmoon2012]

"Don't think you are. Know you are". I remembered that single phrase throughout college and it got me all the way through graduation with honors. It was an unforgettable phrase indeed.

[@kingstarscream320]

Don’t hurt yourself patting yourself on the back

[@guilhermelisboa1857]

@@kingstarscream320 Whats the problem with that?

[@JulianShagworthy]

@@guilhermelisboa1857 The bitter jealousy of the downtrodden.

[@kdogg716]

Congrats 👏 to you.....job well done. That is/was a nice quote from Morpheus.

[@comradecatbug5289]

Stop _trying_ to hit me and *hit* me!

[@patchwork5532]

Favorite thing i started to notice is you can gradually see Neo adapt to his new Kung Fu knowledge. At the start his actions are flailing and wild, because his experience and his muscle memory aren't quite synced to one another, and you can see him watching the moves he's doing like his body is acting of it's own accord. It's highly contrasted against Morpheus, whose movements are more graceful, controlled, and made with intent. Neo finally starts to get into the feeling around 1:13, and by about 2:30 he's fully adapted. It's a nice subtle detail that actually makes the fight more than just a gratuitous fight scene, Morpheus is doing this to ensure that Neo has full control over the abilities he just learned.

[@GianniTheDisciple]

"You think that's air you're breathing now?" -- favorite line, always trips me out haha 3:23

[@MagmaleV]

This movie was made 20 YEARS ago, man I'm old..

[@evd1444]

21

[@randomguy-mx3dn]

I wasn't born that time 😂

[@massmalayalammedia3188]

well, Keanu looks almost the same

[@alanadrian5929]

I'm proud I watched this on VHS back in the day.

[@waka-trans9526]

Yea damn. But whats you age?

[@rabd3721]

Neo: tries to hit Morpheus. Morpheus: "Not quite my tempo."

[@isn0t42]

"Are you a rusher or are you a dragger?"

[@lukees6359]

@@isn0t42 NOT. MY. FUCKING. TEMPO!

[@louisBrother1988]

This is probably the last place I thought I would see a Whiplash reference.

[@aryagn.99]

3:04 Morpheus: How did i beat you? There's no fucking Mars bar down there, what are you looking at? look up here

[@bait5257]

@@aryagn.99 lmao

[@Henry14arsenal2007]

This fight alone with its cinematography, framing, music choice, color timing and actor's effort is better than 90% of current movies let alone Ressurections.

[@ct0760]

I love how the crew jumps over the table and rushes out of the kitchen (like kids in a cafeteria) to see the fight 🤣

[@ryangatheright2435]

3:01 -Forgets his line- looks on his hand 3:02 - “how did I beat you?”

[@ryangatheright2435]

It really was, Someone first made this a joke at the Sundance Moon festival yours ago

[@user-ql4hi5hm1d]

ahahha

[@KevinEontrainer381]

Morpheus : "I beat you" Director: *NO!*

[@lustrals1273]

lol yeah when you think about it there really isn't another reasonable assumption why he looked at his hand

[@SunlightGwyn]

@@lustrals1273 Lawrence Fishburne is a seasoned actor. He does not write his lines on his hand, lol.

[@huddahhuddah3315]

I swear Neo's face at 1:15 is Keanu Reeves actually thinking: Holy shit, I'm doing actual kung fu.

[@PsyQoBoy]

More like I'm gonna kick Laurence Fishburne's ass!

[@Rogurtskate]

it's actually a little tribute to Bruce Lee, he used to do that thing with the fingers wiping his nose.

[@ScoutJoe]

@@Rogurtskate exactly one of bruce lee's famous gesture

[@wolfshade5020]

The behind the scenes of this movie was great cause you actually get to see Keanu, Lawrence, Carrie, and Hugo train for these fight scenes.

[@BigMac8000]

It might actually be the happiest I've ever seen Keanu Reeves.

[@g.a.d6988]

"Don't think you are, Know you are"...That line My God. Impeccable

[@saturn724]

Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "I tried to show off rather than be practical"

[@prxbhav_rizzfr]

Shut up, The truth is that I am just too good

[@yonisali3879]

Yeah that has gotten many man in many different scenarios in trouble myself included. But we live to learn And subtract that which is not necessary. Nothing beats a good sparring session with a worthy opposite. Only way to get better and stronger and faster in every aspect.

[@theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvHZ6CkfNx2mrc. Morpheus True Essence

[@thejoebotnik]

I always wanted to make a parody of the beginning of this scene where Tank says "He's a machine" and Morpheous just goes "WHAT" and shoots Neo without waiting for an explanation.

[@kebrongurara1612]

Golden

[@CloudySodaSounds]

Lol

[@daftbence]

KZbin Poop material right here! Epic!

[@stevenberliner7964]

Send this idea to Robot Chicken, on Adult Swim. They'd probably do it!

[@nickmattio3397]

YES that would rule, Morpheus was always The One

[@naos7995]

That first exchange, no cuts, no shaky cam, no camera tricks at all. Just followed 2 actors dedicated to the roll. Brilliant!

[@zelly4914]

Still can't believe this came out in 1999.....it holds up so well, it's just so good.

[@alpkorsan]

It is a timeless classic.

[@edntz]

Some movies are timeless. Terminator 2 is similar. Special effects still hold up today.

[@aii_penguin9096]

“I know Kung Fu” “Show me” ***Japanese dojo for karate appears***

[@blacknoir3476]

The japenese got big into kung fu tho

[@smoketinytom]

Shh, we’re not meant to notice that. Asian budding, just shh. :)

[@kazumasjourneyofsong511]

Didn't Karate come from Kung Fu?

[@aii_penguin9096]

@@kazumasjourneyofsong511 yeah alot of Japanese culture and customs drew from China but they're still Japanese

[@karlleib8605]

More than Kung Fu learned and displayed, just the only one mentioned

[@windriver2363]

Morpheus doesn't breathe once in the entire dojo scene, and Neo stops breathing after Morpheus' comment. It's those details that make this movie so amazing.

[@theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvHZ6CkfNx2mrc. Morpheus True Essence

[@_iman_lee_]

ye...after he stopped breathing, he goes The One mode

[@c.galindo9639]

He wasn’t breathing but simulated breathing with how he had so much capacity in unlocking his understanding of the Matrix world it was when he realized he can do more is when his avatar seemed relaxed and more able to fight than tired when he was just trying to understand everything but couldn’t grasp it all correctly

[@edntz]

Pretty sure he breathed through his nose. How else did he have enough air in his lungs to talk so much? He's still bound by the rules to a degree.

[@TheReaver1234]

One thing that made this scene so much better is the fact that they actually allowed real contact here, the actors keep going home with bruises on them from the repeated hits they kept giving. Not going all out but still just hard enough to leave some marking.

[@brandonlarson6415]

You can tell how much work they put into each character. The attention to detail is remarkable.

[@GjaP_242]

The Matrix changed everything about filmmaking when it came down to visual effects. 1:27

[@GjaP_242]

Morpheus remains the epicenter of wisdom and guidance. 2:08 [SparkNotes]

[@GjaP_242]

In this scene, Neo has just recently been programmed with the knowledge of kung fu, and mentor Morpheus wants to test him. 2:35

[@GjaP_242]

In this scene, Neo has just recently been programmed with the knowledge of kung fu, and mentor Morpheus wants to test him. 2:53

[@GjaP_242]

Morpheus : The body cannot live without the mind. 4:24

[@jacksonorlady1367]

amazingly simple how good a fight scene can look when the actual actors train for the scene.

[@TMCProductions]

@Bella the dog yeah and it sucks

[@RJ-rp8yd]

@@TMCProductions Nope.

[@maverickmarcellana4249]

@@TMCProductions not all fight scenes are straight out of a Hong Kong film.

[@TMCProductions]

@@maverickmarcellana4249 that doesn't mean anything. You don't need to be a Hong Kong movie to have good action scenes. John wick proves that.

[@logicaltips4107]

COUGH COUGH SEQUEL TRILOGY

[@TKGriffiths]

You can tell by their movements that they both went through the 4 month martial arts training camp. It adds so much to the film, I LOVE the way Morpheus moves between when they're hitting each other. And since they're doing most of their own stunts, there's barely any noticeable cuts where it's obviously a stunt double. It added so much to this franchise and I'm so glad they did it.

[@itskittyme]

They both got a training program from a disk, and learned it in just 1 day. You should watch the whole movie again, this time more properly.

[@mauz791]

@@itskittyme He's referring to the actors irl, they took the 4 month training course, to train for the fights. He's not talking about how they learnt the moves in the movie.

[@bp4816]

@@itskittyme read his comment again dummy

[@SteveRogers0768]

It's Me sorry but did you read the comment properly?

[@mauz791]

@@SteveRogers0768 he probably lacks comprehension skills, and is trying to be condescending when he's wrong lmao

[@Howlingburd19]

I can’t believe Keanu actually learned to bend the rules of reality to participate in this movie, that’s true dedication!

[@jamukas1]

'Morpheous is fighting Neal'! So many other great idea scripts like this that went into this film, which just adds to an even better more engaging entertainment. 😊

[@velvetsky5117]

It's rare for actors and actresses to spend months training in martial arts and won't use stunt doubles for most of the action sequences. The whole cast of the Matrix were all in for scenes such as this.

[@burlhorse61]

makes such a difference when they do their own stunts

[@IamGodSon]

And the work looks unbelievable.

[@ryanatorryanson9535]

It was a prerequisite directly from the Wachowskis. It’s the reason Johnny Depp turned the role down after Will Smith said no. Keanu was the third pick.

[@yeetwchybaban]

@@ryanatorryanson9535 hmm

[@vyshak4455]

@@ryanatorryanson9535 The role of Neo was specifically written for Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son), unfortunately he tragically died just before.

[@AslanAlmukhambetov]

5 seconds of this fight are better than the entire Matrix: Resurrections movie.

[@CH1LLS.]

Lol. I think when they were talking about Warner Bros at the beginning they pretty much explaining why they made a 4th movie and y it may not be that good

[@Dartanyoogles]

I just commented this same thing a few seconds ago! Lol

[@Dartanyoogles]

@@CH1LLS. The sad thing is that Matrix 4 was always going to suck ass, but imagine how much worse it would have been without Lana involved.

[@amit_patel654]

I'm so glad I didn't see that movie lol

[@programalice]

Just keep in mind, Matrix 4 wasn’t supposed to be like the previous movies from an aesthetic perspective. It was designed to be different in style, tone, cinematography, etc.

[@user-qe7bt9dz1l]

“Don’t think you are, know you are.” So epically delivered!!!

[@joes622]

Should have been a great trilogy.

[@The-Athenian]

"Don't think you are, know you are." This is some underrated line right there.

[@CT-CTCheckmate]

@Wacky Venky Cmoon i want you to do it. I want you to do it. Cmon hit me! Hit ME! HIT MEEE!

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

@@CT-CTCheckmate that sounds dirty 😏

[@endz_3761]

@@CT-CTCheckmate Joker *HIT ME*

[@childeexii5212]

Don't think! Feel...

[@SiddharthSinghFiery69]

@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 Dumbo that's the Joker's line.

[@mRaXZLan]

Neo : you're too fast Morph: do you think my muscle bla bla bla in this place? Neo : *adds more stick of RAM*

[@gohjohan]

Or overclock the CPU

[@MrHandsomeStudios]

You mean cpu threads

[@poodlescone9700]

Neo installs a Google quantum processor. Game over.

[@baconpancakes8899]

LOL

[@englishtraduccionlinguisti2718]

This is a Masterpiece of choreography. It can't be outweighed by matrix resurrections

[@bunsenn5064]

I liked the visual “silence” of the original matrix. It was so much more mind-bending because there were no transitions when the landscape changed, it was just one thing one moment, and another in the next. It was truly something you had to put effort into wrapping your head around.

[@juggiebonebrain3383]

"He's a machine.". The most ironic line in the movie

[@andyt9181]

Noooo, "He's the one" when fighting the agents.

[@covariance5446]

Could you imagine if the actor looked straight into the camera and said that with an extra second-long pause just for kicks?

[@fairwarning007]

@@andyt9181 He said “ironic”, not iconic.

[@andyt9181]

@@fairwarning007 You're right, good job finding errors on internet!

[@fairwarning007]

@@andyt9181 Thanks bro! Finding errors on the internet is what I do best. It’s an art, really. Takes years upon years to master and achieve.

[@kylenash3346]

I really appreciate that drunken boxing is one of the fighting disciplines they have in the computer.

[@disrealnow9664]

The discipline of champions

[@kaelkirkby9191]

now the alcoholics can fight to

[@willsplayify]

Drunken boxing is a legit boxing style in Chinese martial that involve mimicking a drunken man movement

[@antoniovasquez9946]

Jackie Chan style.

[@evangelostse2477]

Drunken boxing is actually good for recoveries and tricks. You don't use it for your main style, but especially when you're knocked off-balance, a few moves from drunken boxing can actually help with turning a stumble into a counterattack.

[@backfru]

I know it's subtle, but I was always impressed with the foot shuffle that Morpheus/Laurence did at 2:31 As if he's the master, and he owns the place

[@edntz]

The shuffle even made sounds!

[@SadBoss.]

20 years of cgi can't be compared this masterpiece!

[@meryatathagres1998]

Laurence was gold in this movie. Should've been rewarded. That small hmh and his bodylanguage in this scene alone.

[@spartanx169x]

It just shows how rigged the Oscars are. Fishburn Should have gotten best supporting Actor for this role much like Tom Cruise in Tropic thunder.

[@meryatathagres1998]

@@spartanx169x Indeed they are. Cruise in TT not so much.

[@spartanx169x]

@@meryatathagres1998 Look at the roles Cruise almost always plays, a cool guy thats a hero in some way. His role as Les Grossman was the complete opposite and he plays the role perfectly like a Harvey Weinstein wannabe. I can't think of anybody else that could have done a better job of being a dirt bag for that role.

[@julkasteven8198]

Well, this scene/Keanu & Laurence won for the Matrix a MTV Award for the Best Fight.

[@TheTriangle444]

Morpheus was the epitome of a teacher. Training through encouragement not dissuasion, introducing new ideas to help self-realization, unlike some who prefer others find it solely by themselves by only giving clues.

[@KC_Smooth]

Well said!

[@alfredovasquez774]

I remember when this scene came out I was heavily into Tekken 3 at the time. It got me so pumped up into trying more fighting games at the time

[@MrLolrobinson]

That faint smile from Trinity at the end… amazing.

[@vyshak4455]

The role of Neo was specifically written for Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son), unfortunately he tragically died just before. Hence all the martial arts in the movie. But Keanu Reeves was excellent in his own right.

[@nickmattio3397]

I think Brandon Lee could of pulled off something awesome in his own right

[@juanmanuelcorrea7673]

I highly doubt it. The script was written in 1994, and Brandon died in 1993. That sounds like a bad rumor.

[@vyshak4455]

@@juanmanuelcorrea7673 There are many sources claiming this. I think maybe they were just thinking of him when they thought of the story, probably even after he died.

[@NordicSoldier]

They also offered the role of Neo to Will Smith before going to Keanu. Will turned down the role because he thought the Wild Wild West movie was gonna be a greater hit at the box office xD

[@halfvolley11]

American audience would never accept an Asian man in super hero movie.

[@yseson_]

In comparison to Matrix 4 this is a masterpiece. 20 years of technology can’t touch this

[@DarthCocoabeans]

Yeah the fight choreography was outstanding in the first 3 films. Stop fucking with the classics

[@TheKratos26]

I agree …

[@Yacine_21uk.]

Matrix 4 is hot trash that shit on garbage and that garage was matrix 4

[@swk0t0rfan]

@@DarthCocoabeans I loved Ressurections! Even though the choreography is definitely not as stylish as in the trilogy, I think that is a deliberate choice to embrace an anti-aesthetic approach in order to emphasize human emotion and connection in both the way the new Matrix has weaponized everything the characters threw at the old Matrix, including manipulating emotions, and at the same time make human connection the only way to overcome this new, even more brutal version of it.. I think this is brilliant, to be honest..

[@DarthCocoabeans]

@@swk0t0rfan I didn't start figuring it out until almost 45 minutes in...the beginning was pissing me off because Neo looks like Jonny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077 and John Wick combined

[@LtKregorov]

That’s what stellar teaching is! Don’t give kids the answer, give them the hints and tools for them to find the answer. They will remember much more.

[@ethanschott4320]

I love how Mouse comes in and says Morpheus is fighting Neo, and then they all immediately get up running some of them jump over the table just to get there in time to see it. Priceless

[@esahisreal3248]

Also gotta love how Trinity rushes ahead of everyone else

[@neye5904]

I know Kung Fu. Show me. Fantastic

[@3001st]

I know Break Dance. Show me.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

STILL one of the best scenes.

[@El_Migz]

"for the last time, Keanu...no you don't." - Alex Trebeck

[@shadowsmith1386]

@@3001st me to

[@jurneebland1241]

Me: **waking up from a coma** " ...I know kung fu..." Nurse: "...." Parents: "...."

[@richardblevins9878]

I would dsfinitely try this

[@myusername3162]

😂😂

[@dogeofdojima3813]

Low key hoping I go into a coma for a few days and then wake up and say this shit

[@oddfreaks6452]

Bartek - *walks with her to an empty room*

[@jurneebland1241]

@Sergigames 🤣 yess

[@NinjaKiller999]

This scene alone BLOWS resurrections out of the water

[@firstandlastname6194]

Cypher's smirk at Trinity when Neo gets hit by Morpheus.. Thats a tight script. Barely a second of wasted time, so much progression of characters or plot or theme. That was characterisation of two (or even three) characters at once that progressed the plot within an entertaining action sequence.

[@finnegan5038]

This scene is one of the most legendary cinematic moments in history.

[@JohnLutherable]

ahaha cool your jets

[@randomassdemon8474]

overselling it a bit aren't you

[@TheWolferinDenver]

Great scene.

[@orlonarsino6729]

I agree, it changed everything about action movies. Also, the scene with Neo and Trinity in the building vs the S.W.A.T. no CGI

[@Romess1]

Totally agree

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

If Morpheus killed his dog, the fight would've ended in a blink of an eye.

[@yiriyahu]

Nigga u everywhere

[@knightofthewindthehedgehog1650]

Why hello

[@Dav624]

Racist mode on

[@user-gu6oo5ep4q]

hahaha funny haha i laugh now hahaha good joke hahaha NOT. Go buy yourself a talent, you have one job and you cant even make it right. smh

[@shaundcosta3338]

This guy is getting annoying he's just a copy of the guy with a moustache

[@psychohelmetfounder]

Lol the bells that play when morpheus takes his stance are pretty dope, Makes him seem ghostly. While neos stance is that of like a bomb going off

[@jessebrown1400]

Woo Ping Yuen did a great job training these guys, Keanu was kicking ass with those spinning crescent kicks I love those, they can be very unanticipated. I'm also rly impressed with Fishburne he did that stepping side kick so perfectly, he seems like a natural.

[@jeneralgod]

"10 hours straight, he's a machine" well, nice foreshadowing there tank

[@Sagittarius-81]

I guess Neo doesn't subscribe to the 'Gold Standard'.

[@yevgeniyzharinov7473]

how is it foreshadowing?

[@everythingsalright1121]

so what youre saying he was straight for ten hours? xD

[@jamietomalin3815]

yevgeni lol watch the film's

[@SNoone89]

@@yevgeniyzharinov7473 Neo is a tool for the machines to control Zion.

[@BaLLHands87]

Mouse: "I don't believe it" Yoda: "that is why you fail".

[@landonhagan450]

Mouse? Am I missing something?

[@m0ment219]

You mean: "Why you fail that is"

[@egekazkayas8968]

@@landonhagan450 Disney joke, probably.

[@nickmattio3397]

“That Mouse, Is Why You Fail. EHHHEHEHEHH!!

[@brendan1871]

@@landonhagan450 Mouse is the young character who calls everyone into the room and says that line in this scene.

[@TheComposer1979]

Am I the only one to believe that this film is more modern than many 2022 films in all aspects even the special effects?

[@byganza8060]

I love that they don't try to oversell it when neo 'bends the rules'. its like they both don't didn't expect it. kind of like when you're first learning to ride a bike and its just sort of a slo-mo of "its happening!!"

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

Fun fact: they were actually hitting each other in some of these moments. Keanu and Laurence both had bruises afterwards.

[@heinrichmarais7762]

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

@@heinrichmarais7762 interview with Laurence. He said it. Some interview for John Wick 2.

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

@LifeAsAPopTart yup. Just natural fighting injuries.

[@julkasteven8198]

Other Interesting fact: Keanu/Neo barely kicks in Matrix, he had a neck surgery and wore a neck brace

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

@@julkasteven8198 never noticed. Ty for fun facts.

[@sonnybill8271]

2:30 *MORPHEUS* : “Time to Breakdance, Oh wait I’m fighting” 😂

[@MikeDoyleRealMan44]

Sonny Bill well with that music playing I would do that too lol

[@pandorin2348]

Maybe ali shuffle

[@theR0NIN]

Definitely a call-out to Muhammad Ali's "shuffle".

[@borisstamuf9961]

😂😂😂

[@leroyhudson4311]

You youngsters never heard of breakdance fighting. I guess that was in there too.

[@OreadNYC]

That quiet, tiny little "hm" from Morpheus at 3:31 -- love it!

[@everyonesman]

This sequence / scene is literally P e r f e c t i o n !

[@spomusmo2349]

This is my favourite part of this trilogy. Morpheus speaks so profoundly. "Good adaptation, improvisation but your weakness is not your technique". "How did I beat you?" "Your too fast." "You think my being faster or stronger has anything to do with my muscles in this place. You think that's air your breathing." Don't think you are know you are." Come on stop trying to hit me and hit me". I love the way Morpheus believed he was the one no matter what he had unwavering faith.

[@theyz1morpheusb.r.o.658]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZvHZ6CkfNx2mrc. Morpheus True Essence

[@tomnorton4277]

The Oracle suggests that Morpheus' unshakeable faith in Neo could be perceived as a weakness. This is most notable when she basically tells Neo that he's not The One but Morpheus doesn't even think to ask Neo to confirm that he is. I like that because it brings a bit more depth to Morpheus and shows that his faith in Neo, although it pays off at the end of Matrix Revolutions, is blind. He's hyped up as this almost godlike figure in the first half of The Matrix, then we discover that the man himself is a human with flaws and blindspots like the rest of us. Outside of Agent Smith, I'd argue that Morpheus is the best character in the trilogy, or at least the first movie (I haven't seen the other 2 and according to basically everybody, Matrix 4 doesn't count).

[@c.galindo9639]

@@tomnorton4277 perhaps. Maybe the One isn’t even the One but the Two

[@kartikeyabalasubramanian1712]

I love how Lunatic Calm's music kicks in just as they both really get into it. The soundtrack is a huge part of what makes this movie so great.

[@omegajrz1269]

Lots of big beat genre songs. The only thing missing was Fatboy Slim or the Chemical Brothers

[@NoriMori1992]

Huh, it never occurred to me to wonder who the song was by! Thanks!

[@atiradentes]

The style of this movie is just so memorable. 00's in a nutshell.

[@snowfrosty1]

@@atiradentes Y2K era(late 90s-to around 2003)

[@tomr6866]

@@atiradentes except it wasn't even 2000 yet lol

[@dillimore]

Neo learning "Drunken Boxing" at 0:03 is some serious commitment to the Matrix life

[@sombraomnic]

Morpheus: “How did I beat you?” Neo: “You used Cheat Engine”

[@toxicoparasyte8802]

The architect: cheat code for the agents......no wait, too easy, let's be fair to humans

[@aichi_d3a1]

1:16 I like how Neo is impressed and happy that he can do Kung Fu, which he couldn't in the real world before he got all martial arts implanted in his brain. Really shows the "hero discovering their abilities" scene here.

[@ilyte1]

Technically he can do kung fu in the real world. He just wouldn't be as fast

[@jozsefvizko3737]

@@ilyte1 Kung fu not work in the real world.

[@ilyte1]

@@jozsefvizko3737 neither does English grammar apparently

[@jozsefvizko3737]

@@ilyte1 Don,t care im not native english, still you can get the fact.

[@ilyte1]

@@jozsefvizko3737 *idea. A fact would imply that that's a verifiable truth and I think if you went up against a black belt in kung fu your hospital bill would be decided entirely by them

[@ion_iot]

4:21 "Stop trying to hit me...and hit me" Still remember this line 20 yrs later

[@dejaalston8672]

I love how Mouse says " Morpheus fighting Neo" 😍😃😀😄 and everybody gets hype and excited. LMAO It never gets old.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 1:47

[@cybercereal-gg]

A masterpiece beyond it's time. Still is.

[@xcutionunknown9634]

This is one of the last choreographed fights they filmed in the movie. Let there be no mistake: *they seriously beated the shit out of each other.* They were bruised, cut, and sore all around after filming this fight. Keanu Reeves was even recovering from vertebrae fusion surgery or something like that, so most of the fights up till this last filmed fight had him do less kicks for the entirety of the 1st Matrix movie.

[@notallthatbad]

Everything about this movie is perfect. I watched it with friends in 1999. I had already seen the Phantom Menace and they didn't. Rather than tell them which movie we should see together, we all decided to see the Matrix. I remember we sat at the end of the movie while the credits rolled in complete silence taking it in with great appreciation. I even remember the exact theater we saw it in. Absolute game changing movie and a true classic.

[@eg6007]

Loved it as well. Honoured to die with this movie as a memory

[@BJBee]

One of the very best things humanity's produced

[@evanabbott2737]

I was about 11 when the matrix came out. I remember being so excited to see it, all the hype around it, I ended up finally seeing it on pay per view, on a tv in a hotel room in Washington D.C.😁👍

[@evanabbott2737]

@kajobie that’s a good point..!🤔👍

[@Romess1]

I remember I was about 9 when I saw it. It became the best movie ever for me only to be equalled by Interstellar years later. Guess I like sci fi

[@Ben82077]

Tank: Ten hours straight..he’s a machine. Neo, basically binged watched all seasons of every martial art style ever invented.

[@drmajalis1583]

"10 hours straight... he's like a machine" completely unintentional (matrix was not written with sequels in mind) but in hindsight this is amazing foreshadowing

[@tiagombg]

“Show me” still is one of the best lines in cinema history.

[@MatthewLarson578]

“I know kung fu” “Wake up neo…” “Guns. Lots of guns.” “He’s beginning to believe.” “Mr. Anderson..” “Follow the white rabbit” Almost every line in this movie is iconic, and I love it

[@OreadNYC]

One of my favorite lines in the film isn't really a line at all but rather a gesture -- when Morpheus extends his arm out toward Neo and then crooks all four of the fingers on one hand inviting Neo to come closer and do his worst.

[@Gasta1983]

It hurts to see these actors grow old. I can't believe this movie is 20 years old!!!

[@chrisstanley9477]

Keanu reeves doesn't age though

[@dericjames2018]

This movie will forever be a classic.

[@Gasta1983]

@@chrisstanley9477 he has a baby face, but you can tell his look in the eyes is different in "John Wick". Here he looks 18 FFS.

[@Dante-vf4sd]

@@Gasta1983 I was 18 when this movie was made😭

[@Gasta1983]

@Urrcreavesh that too. All good things come to end. But, so do bad things to be fair.