our first time watching *THE MATRIX* was a TRIP!!! (Movie Reaction)

[@ReelTimeYT]

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[@seanwilliams7716]

React to Hocus Pocus 2 movie

[@seanwilliams7716]

React to The Page Master movie

[@mkvision]

Yes, the rest of the films are fun to watch. Although many say this is the best one, there are those, even most reactors on YT, who find the 2nd and 3rd just as entertaining. I say watch them. Theyre great.

[@pervy.sage86]

Did you know that Will Smith was actually offered the role of Neo before Keanu Reeves?

[@scoutershangout]

The people who did The Matrix also did the Netflix show Sense8, which is also good.

[@carmen9432]

I hope y’all understand, when we saw this in 99, it was groundbreaking - the effects and the ideas. This is where all the “simulation” discussions hit pop culture worldwide.

[@goldenstate66]

Absolutely!

[@luminousdragon]

Yes, the same concepts were already around, for example "A brain in a vat" but the matrix really modernized the philosophies in a way that felt immediate and relevant and possible.

[@rob0bp0]

Matrix is basically a remake of Rainer Werner Fassbinders "Die Welt am Draht" (World on a Wire) from 1973. And Fassbinder were deeply influenced by author Daniel F. Galouyes book Simulacron-3 from 1964 and the french philosopher Baudrillard. So these ideas are floating around for a long time.

[@gunchar06]

@@manic-n5n That, Welt am Draht and Ghost in the Shell were together with the book Neuromancer definitely the main influences for Matrix.

[@Desibeatnik]

Also the film The Thirteenth Floor came out two months after The Matrix with similar themes.

[@DarlingSpectrum]

Imagine being 13 yrs old in 1999 and renting this on dvd for a sleepover party and everyone losing their mind 😂.. this movie definitely defined my generation going into our teen years 🎉

[@SporkRevolution]

I was 14. Saw it in theater. It's the best theater experience I've ever had.

[@mikecappadocia5959]

Been there

[@DirtyDenimDealers]

Same! The way this movie had childhood me questioning my entire existence.

[@janemary8339]

I was 14 too!

[@B355Y]

12 for me. Blew my mind

[@MrWordcraft]

The kiss wasn't what brought Neo back, it was himself. The kiss was a connection to the real world in that moment, a reminder, allowing Neo's mind to fully release his attachment to the reality within the Matrix. That's why he came back, he wasn't REALLY shot and remember that Morpheous says: "The mind makes it real." so Neo, finally understanding this, KNEW that "there is no spoon."

[@Cat-o-mancer]

I had high hopes in that moment. I've seen the vast majority of reactions write it off as an overused "true love's kiss" trope. As Neo was dying they said: "He looks pretty dead." "He doesn't believe it though." only to then totally miss the connection. There was no damage to his body, his brain had stopped his heart, his brain was still alive, given outside stimuli realized he wasn't really dead, and started his heart again. Simple. She probably could've slapped him in the face for the same result.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

Matrix 4 says your reason is wrong.

[@MrWordcraft]

@@ConnorEllisMusic ok

[@evilbabai7083]

@@ConnorEllisMusic matrix 4 is a joke

[@Digita1Surfer]

@@Cat-o-mancer, but how can the brain start the heart? Is it actually possible?

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

This film was basically the first of it’s kind. What it did for cinema was groundbreaking. Everyone left our theatre just in a bit of an excited, frazzled daze and most people saw it a few times. It was mind bending.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

The ending has the most badass song.

[@marokanetc]

Its not the first of its kind, watch Dark City and They Live

[@codymoe4986]

@marokanetc... Probably why they prefaced "first of it's kind" with "basically"... You know, in case some random fanboy, misunderstood/misread, and felt the need to correct them? P.S. Or you could just attempt to foist Dark City and They Live over The Matrix, in terms of their impact on filmmaking, their groundbreaking nature...cultural impact perhaps??

[@DavidGarcia-kw4sf]

@@marokanetc This film was heavily influenced by 1995's Ghost in the Shell.

[@alfreddreamer9097]

Blade and Dark City probably influenced the Matrix.

[@balmylagoon]

I remember seeing this when it came out and it blew my mind. It wasn’t just genre defining, it completely changed the film industry. You should look into how the director built entire camera stages to create 360 shooting that had never been done before.

[@Johnnylowfive]

Changed movies forever for me. My first time at 17, experiencing "cinema" or "art". Love this movie and keanu

[@carmen9432]

This movie literally changed film, music videos, media, and the effects of the concepts presented are still just as relevant decades later. This is a game changer and the meaning of an iconic movie.

[@Cbay_11]

"This people probably thought they have families" HAHAHAHAHHA that line was so funny

[@misshell]

It's always so cool to watch people experience The Matrix for the first time. It was revolutionary when it first came out. The camera work in the fight sequences wasn't really seen mainstream before.

[@toxicginger9936]

28:25 This is one of my favorite moments of word manipulation. The oracle never actually tells Neo that he isn't the one, but it's easy to interpret it that way. And Neo does. Think of the scene this way: "You already know what I'm going to say." "I'm not the one." "Sorry, kid, [you are the one]. But it looks like you're waiting for something." "What?" "Your next life perhaps."

[@ArdinVincent]

The Oracle also tells him that "being the one is like being in love", which I always thought was a huge clue considering what she told Trinity. I feel like a big part of him becoming the one hinged on Trinity accepting her feelings for him, which I don't think she did until after he saved her from the helicopter and Morpheus asked her if she believed - it's very possible she told Morpheus what the Oracle told her, and in that instance Morpheus was asking for possible confirmation.

[@QuentinKarentino]

@@ArdinVincent i love revisiting this stuff years after a movie, so many things i didn't catch or make sense of.

[@randomlyfactual1943]

I believe something else. Neo isn't the one. I believe Neo and Smith are some sort of weird duality and when the two of them unite (like right at the end of the trilogy) then they are what is known as the one

[@Hexnilium]

@@ArdinVincent What's really going to bake your noodle is would he have become the one if she hadn't not told him? 😅

[@ashante190]

The matrix is the blueprint for all those shows and movies you mentioned. This film changed the sci-fi action genre forever and is one of the biggest grossing franchises.

[@presumed_guilty]

ROB hasn't seen this?!?! Here for it

[@b-six-twelve]

I know 😂 so ready

[@ashante190]

Matrix and Truman Show was late 90s film that had people questioning their reality and whether people seek out the truth or accept the reality they live in. I watched this film for the first time in my high school philosophy class as we were analyzing Plato’s Allergory of the Cave. There’s so many papers on this film or books with similar themes now. Changed both the film and literary industries forever.

[@Brukner841]

also the lawnmower man, dark city, ghost in the shell, the 13th floor, existenz, johnny quest, a sizable cultural shift

[@purpleir]

It always cracks me up that the oracle is urging Neo to accept cookies 🤣🤣🤣😉

[@dashannsche8460]

Never saw it this way, but it makes a lot of sense. 👍

[@fizban102]

If you liked the young Keanu in this movie, I recommend watching the film Speed. He was also great there.

[@joc7996]

and young Sandra Bullock.

[@GullibleTarget]

And he looked mighty fine in that. So did Sandra😄

[@joc7996]

@@GullibleTarget so foooine 😆 the chemistry was on too. have you watched the lake house?

[@GullibleTarget]

@@joc7996 oh yes. Such chemistry(in Speed, I mean.)While Keanu was holding his own as Mr action hero, Sandra was making everybody fall in love with her in her first block buster movie. Haven't seen the Lake House but now I see why you asked. I'll make sure to check it out! Oh and they HAVE to watch 'While you were sleeping"

[@joc7996]

@@GullibleTarget yes, i love most of sandra's movies. if you have the chance, 'the lake house' is quite good too. OMG.. i watch 'while you were sleeping' once a year. that's one of my favourite films.

[@OroborusFMA]

The ending optimism of this film is truly pre-9/11. This was the 1990s. No Cold War, and no "War on Terror", invasions of the Middle East, "enhanced interrogation", private military contractors, and all the evil crap that's happened over the last quarter century.

[@OroborusFMA]

One of the weakest parts of the storyline was this "we scorched the sky" . . . how could it be permanent?

[@maryb3909]

It's easy to overlook The Gulf War '90-'91, but I remember watching all the bombs and burning oil fields on TV. I think many people thought the war in Afghanistan would be just as short.

[@salliejones6002]

“ i’m going to crawl into your belly button like that” - Zuff 2023

[@dunbardunelm3924]

😂😂😂

[@jaredwall6514]

Apoc is a good example of what happens when you don't safely eject a USB drive

[@johankaewberg8162]

Not like this.

[@V45hTh3Stamp3d3]

I like how all the references you guys used to compare to The Matrix has one way or another taken inspiration from The Matrix.

[@gpcheng87]

It's called "bullet time"! Named after this movie because it was the first time it was used, it basically uses a series of timed cameras set in a circle to capture every angle/view at a time so they can get that seemingly everywhere-at-once-in-slow-mo effect. Super groundbreaking at the time. 📽😎🎬 Also, I feel old too now, like many of the commenters. 😅 Fun Facts: "Morpheus" is the Greek god of sleep and dreams; "Nebuchadnezzar" was a king of Babylon in the 500s BC who asked the Hebrew prophet Daniel to interpret one of his dreams (this is the same Daniel of "Daniel in the Lion's Den", mentioned in the Book of Daniel in the Christian Bible). 😴💭

[@axlm.808]

The craziest part of the making of the Bullet time effect is that it was done before affortable digital cameras became a thing. They had to process dozens of film rolls then digitalize them and if one roll would be messed up, the whole sequence would had been unusable

[@Shaheen1k94]

Matrix fully made bullet time widely famous, but it was not the first movie, where they introduce this. The first movie where bullet time was introduced, was Blade two years earlier (Blade vs Frost in park scene). Just to clarify. ;)

[@aryansigrid]

@@axlm.808 Their hard work paid off!

[@icykickflip]

There was a guy who did Bullet time first for a Beer commercial according to Seth Rogan lol via Corridor Crew

[@Fernando_616]

This effect actually predates the film by some time. Just a couple years prior to this movie it was used in a Gap commercial and was sorta introduced to the masses if you saw it then. The term bullet time is the only thing the film actually created

[@maureenseel118]

The point Morpheus made about the woman in the red dress was that anybody who isn't "unplugged" is potentially an agent. So yeah, they were just security guards, but at any time, an Agent could infiltrate them. Nobody is safe.

[@samuelvincent557]

So, with the agents, there is no host body. They are programs than can jump into any human and take it over. They are, essential security software. The reason why everyone who fights them dies is because even if you kill one, it will just take over a nearby body and keep coming. However, remember what Morpheus said about them, they are based on rules and physics. They can be stronger, faster and tougher than a human, but there are limits on what they are allowed to do. SO they can't bend bullets or fly. They miss with guns, because they are aiming at an erratic, moving target. What Neo does to the agent, at the end, was to attack his code itself. Not the body. THAT's why the other agents got scared and ran. And the Oracle was correct about Neo. He was waiting for his next life. Which was after the agent killed him and he got back up.

[@dall1786]

The hype for this movie back in the day was unreal. They ran trailer after trailer asking what is The Matrix for months before the release.

[@mraarontorres]

My favorite thing about reactions seeing how people really are blue pilled and in the box With their thinking.

[@maryb3909]

Exactly

[@teachingwithipad]

they're all worried about killing innocent people that are plugged in. Didn't they watch the lady in red scene?

[@dylanmijer2890]

The creators of this movie was heavily inspired by the anime and manga Ghost in the Shell, to get more clarification on what happened before the matrix, there’s also something called the Animatrix that gives a lot of lore of the matrix.

[@manic-n5n]

They were also inspired by the film Dark City (1998), which came out the previous year. The Matrix even reused some of the sets and props from that film.

[@Brukner841]

@@manic-n5n it always had that more goth feel than the sequels.

[@Psycorde]

@@Brukner841 Neo-noir, rather, and I loved it

[@joaoluizfonseca6914]

seeing this for the first time is really a privilege.... that shootout scene, the dodging the bullets, the whole concept of the movie, its such a cool experience to have for the first time

[@lanagievski1540]

The marketing was also top notch for this film. So little was shown but just enough to get people intrigued, guessing what this movie was all about and what the matrix actually is. They let people’s imaginations run wild which is partly why it was hyped even in 99

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

The opening scene, with the pale Trinity easily destroying several cops in that black leather outfit made me think it was a vampire flick at first. It wasn't until she teleported from the phone booth that I realized it was something completely different.

[@Johnnylowfive]

Favorite movie ever and I barely even knew what I was going into. I was 17 and on a date. Changed my life. Incredible

[@Johnnylowfive]

​@stefanlaskowski6660 I think this was before underworld

[@beckyboyd372]

This is one of my fave films. Some interesting backstory to the creators: The writers/directors were two closeted trans women (The Wachowskis) who were presenting as male at the time. The directors have since said it is an allegory of being trans. The idea of knowing that something is wrong all your life, but not being able to pinpoint it, Agents deadnaming Neo as Mr. Anderson. Estrogen (the female hormone you would take to transition to female) in the 80s and 90s were red pills! Even Switch was supposed to be male in the real world and female in the matrix but producers vetoed it as 'too confusing for audiences'. Even if you don't take this double meaning its a brilliant film but for members of LGBTQ+ it makes it an even more special film.

[@m3ntyb]

Plus general commentary on social constructs (like gender), with the entire Matrix being a construct of rules that are established and upheld subconsciously through ignorance and willfulness.

[@jaydock1]

I didn’t know that about Switch! Their name makes sense now 😅

[@atomic_hok]

Such an iconic movie very surprised none of you have seen it. I remember watching it in highschool film studies class for the first time, 10/10 movie.

[@biggreenblob]

Man 1999 was such an interesting time. Cell phones were becoming popular and phone booths were already on the way out, but many still funcioned, with many falling into disrepair. The difference between a "land line" and a cell phone was clear and obvious to the audience. Much more data could be transferred much faster and more reliably over a land line.

[@staybyheart9021]

The matrix is a classic, hope you guys see the next ones.

[@stevetanner3019]

Two of the biggest movies between 1999, and 2004, The Matrix, and The Notebook, both had Canadian male and female leads. In the Matrix it was Keanu Reeves (Neo) and Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), and in The Notebook it was Ryan Gosling (Noah) and Rachel McAdams (Allie). Just a fun fact. A lot of Canadian actors that people don’t know are Canadian

[@sushi_donut]

This movie came out before you guys were born, that's wild to think about lol. 😅 The Matrix was an absolute monster when it was released not just bc of the effects, but also bc the internet was growing so fast, and the idea/fact that people were actually "connected" was a really new concept. Spoilers also weren't really a thing, so the hype was all word of mouth between friends, family, co-workers, etc. Then for the next two decades plus (EEAAO, right?) films still reference this movie. And sadly, only a month after the movie came out, the first big school pew pew-ing (Colombine) happened. The two wore black trenches, so the Matrix was blamed for that too. The news ate it up like crazy. Anyway, I hope you guys end up enjoying it - maybe not bc it's good, but bc how you can see how often it is refenced even today. That's (imo) the power of movies.

[@NationalHooeyLeague]

Omg that really puts it into perspective. I'm 34 and I watched it when I was 11 maybe? I definitely was too young at the time to grasp many of the concepts but it still blew my mind. And growing up I engaged more and more with it's various themes and philosophy.

[@aryansigrid]

@@NationalHooeyLeague I'm 48 now, I was 24 when I watched this movie in 1999. I can't believe how time has flown & that I'm still the person I was back then, just older! Maybe I'm in a "Matrix" myself & I'm still in 1999 & I never left the movie theatre that day, I followed the White Rabbit & haven't been able to figure out what is & isn't real, lol! I'm off to find" NEO" = The "ONE"

[@miguelrivera055]

This movie was profound when it came out. Without it you couldn’t have all the comic book movies that came out after it. It moved the consciousness of an entire generation. Mind blowing!

[@tannhauser5399]

@Miguel Rivera - in a way yes, but only if you haven't been reading before about those kind of ideas... Since not a lot of people read nowdays, movies can be a good medium, or a way to reach a larger population with some new concepts (or old ones in a "newer, more modern wrapping"). You also had The Thirteenth Floor (1999), based on the Simulacron-3 book. But ideas like that have been discussed way before that, especially in philosophy. But if you want to read about modern research about "reality" and how our eyes and brain can easily be fooled, I can recommend "The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes" - by Donald D. Hoffman. Granted that is kind of a heavy book and you probably need a slight background knowledge in those areas.

[@2nd3rd1st]

I think the brother on the left just dislocated his head from his spine and screwed it back on, the way he's chiropractising on himself the entire movie

[@proosee]

Fun fact: Oracle never said that Neo is not The One, he said it himself. Moreover, she said that maybe he's waiting for next life predicting what happened. The genius of this script is that almost no one catch this watching the film for the first time because it was plotted into casual conversations as very natural expressions. Next two parts are more challenging in explaining philosophy and history of the Matrix, but have decent amount of "awesomeness factor" (although, not as much as first part).

[@rodgill9376]

You guys are in for a treat. Reactions to the film series is always fun and interesting. One of the best films of my generation and its a timeless classic. Its quite complex and has huge lore within. It also tends to ask questions and we tend to question certain things in life. Is this real or not real for example. Plus, it also has great action and epic chase scenes as well that still holds up very well. It also knows when to add the terror when it needs to be. The soundtrack and musical score are also the highlights ever. Really good music back in the day. Makes me a bit proud to be a 90's baby!

[@icykickflip]

Anyone who saw this on release in theatres remembers that never repeated feeling of leaving walking out after it was over

[@s0me0ne1se]

I’ll never forget it… literally an out of body experience. I got into the movie theater in the evening and walked out into a drizzly, slightly warm night, streets almost empty… totally surreal, man. That sensation will never leave me.

[@uhzell]

9:56 “im gonna crawl in ur belly button like dat ☺️” zuff always got me dying 😭😭😖😭

[@kfactor20]

34:19 holy shit…I was today years old when I realized “Neo” is an anagram for “one”

[@rachelle13579]

So funny how confused you guys were in the beginning 😂

[@RyoHazuki224]

I think what a lot of people miss, and I missed it the first time I watched it too, is the Oracle told him that he's not the One, but "You have the gift. But it looks like you're waiting for something. Another life maybe" So, yeah he literally had to die to come back as The One.

[@bel410la]

The og idea for Trinity was that in the 'real' world she was supposed to be a man, and when she entered the matrix she was who she wanted to be and became a woman, but because this came out in 1999 it wouldn't have gone over well, so they didn't do it. But I think it was a good idea and it makes sense for the creators. :)

[@ronaldk.wileyjr.5476]

When Neo walked in the hallway with the guns, it's not a coincidence that it sounds like "the Terminator". This is all a continuation of the Terminator.

[@dukecunning7046]

Wow! Your reactions were authentic and wonderful! I have never seen you guys before; but, saw that you were watching The Matrix for the first time and HAD to check it out! Thanks for helping me relive my FIRST viewing of this Great Show!.

[@dukecunning7046]

The Matrix is a great movie and, to me, a very important one. Thanks to the Wachowskis for making it!

[@DJKuroh]

So very few reactors point out what you did in the Lobby scene. My first thought in 1999 was, "Wait.... aren't those a bunch of humans just doing their job getting straight massacred?" 😂

[@giulia7694]

Agent smith is such an iconic villain! “MR ANDERSON!”

[@mandy6860]

I remember watching this as a teen with my brother on cinema. It was such an amazing experience. We were so hyped when we came out. The messages and concepts were ground breaking. It's great to see that it's still enjoyable now.

[@tennysonturbeville2745]

So cool to watch a new generation experience this film blew my mind when I was 11. Twenty three years later still hold up

[@missgemini1853]

Thank The Matrix for slow motion in cinema they were the first to ever do it 🙌 one of my favorite films definitely my favorite Keanu franchise

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I saw this in the theater knowing very little about it except an article I read about what they had to go thru to get a studio to back it. My jaw was on the floor from the first scene to the last. There was nothing else like this back then, and the special effects were like nothing else as well. It also had the best trailer with Morpheus saying "I can't tell you what The Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."... a marketers dream. :D

[@ryanje8147]

Rob says......"hello everybody. I'm Neo. I was just born." LOL

[@_Darth_Vader_]

“Unfortunately no one can be told what The Matrix is, you have to see it yourself” -Morpheus

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!! Saw this in the theater with my brother and sister and I was blown away on how awesome it is! It's almost 25 years old! It won Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. Before Keanu Reeves was cast as Neo, Nic Cage, Johnny Depp, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith were considered for the role. Smith turned down the role to star in WILD WILD WEST, which he still regrets to this day. Before Laurence Fishburne was cast as Morpheus, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Connery and Val Kilmer were considered for the role. Janet Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Rosie Perez, Salma Hayek and Jada Pinkett Smith were considered for the role. Pinkett Smith would later be cast as Niobe in the Sequels. Jean Reno was going to play the role of the villainous Agent Smith, but turned it down as he didn't want to move to Australia for the filming

[@_nauticaldisaster_]

"Dad why is the sky blue?" "Son...it's the government"

[@sashabowerbank5445]

Dude! It was sick watching you all react to this! So glad you enjoyed it. Please do the others!

[@mriswith88]

This movie is in the National Film Registry selected for preservation, along with classics like Casablanca and Citizen Kane. It's a modern legend.

[@saikikdosntexist]

First time watching Matrix in 2023 is crazy, HOW TF is that even possible?

[@SarahMaeBea]

This was such a fun reaction! Glad yall liked it! Agreed Trinity is a badas. I definitely would love to see you watch the rest of the series. 4 is really something special and I think 2 and 3 aren't as bad as people like to say. It's some really fun scifi.

[@jaimelopez4070]

I swear they’re on shrooms, especially dude on the left

[@SarahMaeBea]

@@jaimelopez4070 not sure if you meant to reply to me, but hard disagree

[@GullibleTarget]

@@jaimelopez4070 stop projecting. Not nice. You don't know anything about them.

[@jaimelopez4070]

@@GullibleTarget definitely don’t know anything about them but that dude on the left was moving like he was on something and i left

[@GullibleTarget]

@@jaimelopez4070 that's what it looks like to you. That's called projecting from personal experience. That's all you. He has posted his socials so you could ask him and find out. or, stay as you are now. And from where I stand you still know nothing. And I'll leave it at that. Good day.

[@danielsmith5088]

The first movie of almost all series are the best, which makes sense. The film makers sometimes spend years working and refining exactly what they want to do. Whereas sequels are usually done on a much shorter timescale. That said, some of the scenes in Reloaded are my favorite scenes, not just from the Matrix series but from any movie.

[@aryansigrid]

This movie was the first of this kind on this scale! It was mind-blowing, absolutely amazing special effects for the time dudes!

[@cometgirl217]

SO excited to watch your reaction! One of the most impactful movies of my adolescence 😎

[@em8066]

Zuff: "So he's the One... Is he the Two?" xD

[@randi8984]

I love this movie. It has soooo many themes and symbols you can dive into. But here are some basics. Hopefully it provides some high level explanation🥹🫣 1. Humanity created AI (chatgpt?🥲)it eventually became sentient and turned on them (shocking I know). The sentient AI Machines were powered by solar energy. Humans decided to nuke the atmosphere so no more sun, hoping that without a power source the Machines would stop existing. But jokes on humans cause the machines could be fueled by the power the human body naturally outputs (science blah) So Machines start harvesting humans like crops to use as their power source. But making new humans to use for power would take to long the old fashioned hanky panky way so the Machines just start growing humans from scratch. And since the humans are just for fuel they plopped em in some goo and hooked them up to The Matrix. 2.The Matrix is the computer program the Machines created to act as a simulation they could plug their meatsack batteries brains into. 3. Some humans that survived the Machine Human war, are trying to bring down the machines and free humanity at large from the Matrix and the goo. 4. The surviving non meatsack battery humans live underground in a city called Zion, 5. The ship they were on(named after a Babylonian king in the Bible who had prophetic dreams) is not a space ship. They are on earth in the remains of a destroyed city the machines use as part of their human battery factory 6. Agents are sentient computer programs within the matrix that’s it (running out of steam here😅)

[@sierrarichardson330]

I love seeing people’s reaction to seeing the matrix for the first time sometimes I can’t believe that sooo many people have not seen this movie it’s sooo iconic and I don’t care what anyone says about the sequel(well reloaded and revolution don’t really care for the fourth movie) the movies r amazing 😎

[@NocturneSoul]

Fun fact: the role of Trinity was first offered to Madonna, it was actually written for her inspired by her look in her "Human nature" video, but she declined cos she was busy filming another movie. But she ended up providing the record contracts to do the soundtrack under her record label Maverick Records.

[@jonathanrolle5118]

Such an iconic movie, so cool that you’re seeing another one Keanu Reeves movies👍

[@alistairrobinson3865]

Blows my mind people not seeing this, love seeing the reactions!! Good stuff guys

[@GlassCurtain]

The kiss didn't bring Neo back. He did it himself. In the scene with the oracle she had him say he wasn't the one. She never said it. This showed Neo's doubt. The oracle said "it seems like you're waiting for something. Maybe in another life." Meaning Neo had to die to fully accept that he was the one.

[@FuzzyBSMcgee]

I love how at the end you started to explain what you understood about how the A.I. control humanity because they destroyed the sun. That is indeed one of the most terrifying storylines of the matrix

[@kaylaturner4095]

I freaking LOVE this movie and so so happy yall watched and liked it! Honestly was super surprised about Rob not seeing it, like if i were dead i'd be rolling in my grave lol that's how taken aback I was. Zuff was catching on and had some good guesses and love seeing how into the action everyone got, but especially Bryce! Trinity is so amazing! Mouse and Switch always make me the saddest. Two of my fav details is the white rabbit line, alluding to Alice in Wonderland (another obsession) and the shot of Morpheus' glasses where you can see Neo in the reflection, one eye has the blue pill and the other the red. I meeaaannn🤌

[@QuentinKarentino]

That hallway scene as a kid induced a level of hype i cannot put into words.

[@yesitislikethat]

Excited to watch your reaction! 🤩 I saw this in the theater with a group of people when it first came out. We were all mesmerized. 😎 I clearly remember being so bewildered when Trinity stayed in the telephone booth while the truck was charging at her. I was *so* confused. 😱😂 Edit: Just finished watching. Awesome & fun reaction guys! Funny thing, all this time and I never put this together- 26:42 34:19 😮🤦🏾‍♀️ Nice!

[@dannyropero4216]

Great movie!! Great reaction!! Remember seeing this in the theater back in 1999 and being blown away. Saw it with a couple of friends, who took hallucinogenics prior to the movie and I swear I can almost feel their brains explode, especially during those bullet dodging scenes. Good times!! The sequels are definitely worth a watch.

[@peters4115]

Came out my freshman year of HS and changed my outlook on life. Also inspired a generation of outcasts to wear trench coats and thankfully I wasn’t one of them 😂

[@DG-on9dz]

The trench coats ❤😂

[@voyance4elle]

Man, I was so addicted to this when I was 16 years old!!! I have watched it maybe 200 times... There were days when I watched it three times in one day xDD I had been a Keanu Reeves fan since Speed and then I patiently waited for the age I was legally allowed to watch the Matrix and went wild! I think this movie majorly informed how I viewed the world. I still get goosebumps during that scene when he wakes up on that tower seeing all those humans plugged in like a farm for battieries...

[@chrisleebowers]

The red pill goes further back at least to "Total Recall" 1990 which you guys should check out next Another strong influence on this movie is the anime "Ghost in The Shell" 1996 "I feel like they could curve bullets" That's a different movie - "Wanted" 2008, which is awesome you should see as well. "Star Trek, probably not" There's a Matrix episode of the original series. "Spectre of The Gun" in which the crew is trapped in a sim of the wild west. Just like this movie, they figure out that if they can convince themselves the bullets aren't real, they can't be killed. "I'm kinda gettin' John Wick vibes" John Wick and this scene were inspired by HK "gun fu" movies invented and pioneered by John Woo. You need to see "Face Off," "Hardboiled" and "The Killer"

[@popejaimie]

Don't forget The Invisibles by Grant Morrison! Huge inspiration, the jump scene was basically stolen shot for shot from the comic, plus a bunch of other themes. I heard the wachowskis made everyone working on the movie read it.

[@chrisleebowers]

@@popejaimie The concept is ancient, it goes back to Plato, (Allegory of The Cave) There was a classic Dr Who episode (The Deadly Assassin) where he goes into a sim actually called a "matrix" and then there's an 80's anime "Megazone 23" parts I & II about a false reality that also features some very familiar-looking mechs vs robo-squids imagery. The book they made everyone read was "Simulacra and Simulation" by Baudrillard, which is the book Neo takes the contraband data/software out of that he sold to that guy at the beginning of the movie. Along with "The Invisibles" it's strongly suspected that The Wachowskis got a look at the "Dark City" script during development. The design vibes were so similar that The Matrix actually recycled some of Dark City's sets. (Dark City is *damn near* the same movie and it beat The Matrix to screens by a year, and I'd call the clearly better one if not for the wire kung fu)

[@Charsept]

Back in 99, is was insane. Think of how it doesn't stand out as old. (Aside from like the cell phone tech.) It still feels like a normal Hollywood movie almost 25 years later.

[@jayaye9926]

If you like Lawrence Fishburne you should definitely check out more of his work. He played Ike Turner in WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT. He's hilarious in that show Blackish.

[@gr8fullytedicated]

The siblings who wrote and directed this movie also created and made the Netflix series Sense8, which I think you three would definitely enjoy.

[@etiennebrownlee4071]

It def seemed cheesy first time I saw the kiss, but The reason why the kiss brought Neo back will be explained I think on the next next sequel, the makers call love an anomaly.. The squid Sentinels are the only machines that seek and destroy the surviving humans.. The matrix is one of my all time favourite movies btw.. I remember when it came out, the idea and everything about it was so original and so brand new it just blew my mind.

[@shania991]

How have you not seen this??? These movies fueled my childhood such a cool concept, the visual for the time are still top tier, you get the iconic cast and these are the movies that made me a huge fan of Keanu reeves, Neo is a fire character can’t wait for you to react to the rest of the trilogy 👏🏾👏🏾

[@luminousdragon]

Something to keep in mind when watching older movies, kinda obvious but the amazing older movies get copied ALOT and so youve seen a bunch of the movies INFLUENCED by the matrix, and it lessens the impact of watching the original. Like if you had never ever seen bullet time before, its a whole different shock. And this is true for a lot of classic movies. Like The Bourne Identity gets a lot of hate for the shaky cam (i hate shaky cam too) but it was the first to do it like that and it made you feel like you were there. Another example would be the Blair Witch Project, it felt like found footage and that had never been done so you didnt go "oh, thats just another of those found footage movies thats fake". I took a film class and my teacher who was in the film industry said he got an advanced coipy of the blair witch project, literally as a random vhs tape. there were no trailers of it, no info on imdb, NOTHING. that freaked him the fuck out. But thats been done and you cant recreate it with something like cloverfield, because its lost its impact. But if you watched cloverfield first then watched Blair Witch after, you might think CLoverfield was better...

[@manic-n5n]

Just to clarify, the first movie to utilise "shaky cam" in the modern sense is The Evil Dead (1981). That was the first movie I believe where the technique was officially named. Also, the first found footage film was the 1961 film The Connection, and there is at least 10 found footage films (from Cannibal Holocaust [1980] to The Last Broadcast [1998]) between it and the Blair Witch Project. BWP was just the first to find real mainstream success. But I otherwise agree with your overall point 👍

[@luminousdragon]

@@manic-n5n Yeah, good points. These were the movies that popularized those formats. Its good to point out even earlier films that had an impact as you did, they deserve more recognition because people who saw those when they were new were often blown away too. Ill say with the shaky cam one, The way they were used was pretty different I think. Bourne used them in grity realistic fight scenes and that combination really made a difference I think. Havent seen other found footage films and i dont know if there was reasons why they didnt blow up. Blair witch was heavily marketed in a geurilla fashion, the footage was very believeable with believable acting, and there wasnt extreme violence that would stop it from gaining popularity. Non of this is meant to detract from the earlier films.

[@manic-n5n]

@@luminousdragon Agreed! I don't know if Blair Witch just came about at the right time, or if it was there master-level marketing or a combination of both, but it's generally the first found footage film that anyone actually remembers. And I agree about Bourne too, was definitely a change in the established formula that I think worked suprisingly well considering. I didn't mean to diminish your points or anything, just thought I'd elucidate for anyone reading that was interested.

[@JackboMack]

I tried to put this on a second monitor at work since I know the whole movie by heart, but I still can’t help but to watch the whole thing. So much for 50 minutes of productivity 😂

[@zestylemonsqueeze]

would love if you'd watch other 90s classics like Titanic, Romeo + Juliet and Jurassic Park!

[@jasminehenry2058]

It was great to see you guys go through what we went through back in 99. The mind boggling patchy beginning that eventually made sense in the end.

[@berlyglobe7]

I remember watching The Matrix super young...I just rewatched it with yall and mind blown

[@flor8567]

This movie was required to watch for one of my college classes, my professor thought the movie was better at explaining the theory than a textbook. The Matrix and My Own Private Idaho have been two of Keanu Reeves' best movies that also have had incredible influence in cinema, but more specifically LGBTQ+ cinema with representation both in front and behind the camera.

[@mojo_giorgio]

absolutely loved your reactions! especially rob's reactions!! others made some cool comments too!:) enjoyed the video!

[@HaraQuinn]

so.. which will it be? red or blue? ❤💙

[@EZnevets]

This is one of those films that gets better the more you watch it

[@lillustpotion]

Watching your guys minds get scrambled like ours was back in 1999 is everything 😂🥲

[@nataliedelatorre4549]

Do V for Vendetta!! Same directors

[@chrisleebowers]

Not quite - The Wachowskis *produced* V For Vendetta, the director was their 1st AD on Matrix, *James McTeigue* who also made "Ninja Assassin" for them (Which is also a banger and worth seeing)

[@Pilutta100]

I was 19 when this hit. Never ever seen such tech. Wonderful to watch this with you. Hugs from Sweden.

[@gjcanada7454]

One of my all time favourite movies and I love the sequels! Also, Trinity didn’t “bring him back to life.” She and Morpheus just believed in him being the one and what the Oracle knew before Neo did or could yet! Her kiss and confession of love to Neo’s real self only reminded him of reality and solidified what his destiny is! That he is the one.

[@webspec]

You guys are on point on getting lost, not knowing what to expect, not knowing how to react (said by you!). I remember this is the first movie that you definitely needed to watch a couple of times to finally get the whole thing. It goes faster than the brain can process (not sure if on purpose) and even back then you can understand it was even newer. Once the flying kick became parodied and mainstream, it sort of lost its original wow moment, like so many other epic scenes of the movie. The recording technique and tech was amazing as well.

[@KyleSportsman]

trinity is the greatest female action character of all time

[@popejaimie]

Nah Ripley and Sarah Connor both beat her in the rankings, just off the top of my head

[@011mph]

"those people probably thought they had families" I'm crying 😭😭

[@tonydigital6017]

What drugs is the guy on the left on?

[@tamara_diamonds422]

Fun fact. Neo’s character was to be Will Smith. But last minute he turned it down to do Wild Wild West. Which flopped.