The Matrix (1999) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@kaylew108]

This movie was groundbreaking. If you weren’t there to see it at the time of release, you will never truly understand how different it was from anything else before it.

[@dalegee9495]

“Dark City” is “The Matrix” a year before “The Matrix” came out.

[@timnordstrom7383]

@@dalegee9495 It's a great movie, they both are, but to say that it is "The Matrix" is just as disingenious as saying "The Matrix" is "Dark City".

[@starmaster191]

makes me wish my 5 year old ass was there to see it in person at the theatre

[@hugogarza1051]

I went 4 times to watch it

[@user-rn8lc1oo2k]

BLADE , earlier the Same year !!!!

[@proosee]

Fun fact: Oracle never said Neo is not the one, he said it himself. Also: she correctly predicted he needs to die in order to become the one by saying he's waiting for another life. That script is on another level.

[@Oleoay]

Yep and fundamentally, Neo isn't the one until he believes it himself.

[@vascobroma8907]

And her bringing him back wasn't just some magic trick to bring the story to a desired end. The disconnection between the conscious and subconscious that Morpheus alludes to earlier in the movie ("the mind makes it real") explains his regeneration. The only reason the body dies in the real world if the mind dies in the Matrix is because of the mind's inability to fully accept reality. The conscious mind is "freed" through training, but the subconscious still hangs on to the delusion. This is why Morpheus and Trinity and the others aren't as fast and powerful as the agents. When Neo died in the Matrix, his subconscious was accepting its fate, hence bringing about his death in the real world. Trinity's kiss was at just the right timing to communicate to his subconscious in the Matrix that what he just experienced isn't real. It's like if you're dreaming and something suddenly happens to make you realize you're dreaming. In a lucid dream, you have some control of what's going on! Neo's subconscious is freed from the Matrix at that moment, and recognizes that he's not dead in reality. He's regenerated, and now with the power of his mind *fully* freed from the Matrix, is able to exercise some measure of control *over* it.

[@Dre33Norway]

@@vascobroma8907 this comment is 10/10

[@Voidmaster05]

Also pretty sure we never see him finish his cookie, which makes sense because the movie only goes worse for him from there.

[@Bi0Dr01d]

​​​​​​​​​​​@@Oleoay The message is not about "believing in oneself" (per see), it's about letting oneself die (spiritually), referring to the old nature, through faith in another who gives Neo his identity (Trinity/God/Jesus Christ). It is not a believing in "myself", it's death to oneself due to belief in The Savior, Jesus Christ, who gives a person his new identity in him, and embodying that identity by becoming "One" with Christ. Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and a life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Otherwise, without this context, "belief in oneself" necessarily strengthens the old man (see the Matrix 4), *Thomas Anderson,* which causes him to reject Jesus Christ and be bound by the Matrix. In other words, "believe in yourself" (which is the world's wisdom/what the world teaches) is anti-truth (it opposes the knowledge of God by its very nature). It's a deception. It is, by its very nature, the blue pill.

[@ScotsmanDougal]

24 years old and still better than the vast majority of movies released in the last decade. Amazing

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Lots of peeps don't notice that the Matrix scenes all have a bleak green tinge to them, where the real world is normal color. Also, the topic of the matrix is more relevant today than it ever was. A.I.

[@connie77]

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 yes it is

[@mihailgromov1]

Terminator 2 say hello to you) 33 years past away!) Still best graphics and practical effects ever

[@DocFunkenstein]

@@paulmichaelfreedman8334 The world world has a grey tint, the Matrix has a teal one. They're both tinted though, because we, the audience, are in the Real real world.

[@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026]

@@mihailgromov1 I still have T2 on VHS from a yard sale back in 2000, when I was 9 years old. I can't even calculate how many times I watched it as a kid and teenager. SO GOOD! I also saw The Matrix for the first time around then. I was spoiled with great action films as a youth lol

[@chamab.6800]

To this day I remember the first time I saw this at the theater. I remember I treated my aunt. She agreed to drive, I paid for the tickets. She’s not a sci fi/action movie watcher. Tyler Perry is more her speed. She was actually engrossed and was enjoying the movie as we all were. When this came out all of our collective minds were blown. We had a long conversation after the movie. She actually thanked me for dragging her to see it because she never would have experienced it otherwise. I think that opened her up in a way to try new things. That was a good day.

[@ianmock2]

By the way, the red switch at the end is an EMP or Electromagnetic Pulse. It is a very high voltage field that scrambles electronics within its range. When the crew turned the red switch it generated the field and disabled the Sentinels. It was their only defense against them, but they can't use it while people are in the Matrix because it would disable all the equipment that is responsible for them connecting to the Matrix as well! That's why they had to wait for Neo to get out of the Matrix before they could use it.

[@joelgermany1236]

I love when Agent Smith explodes and Neo is standing there. Neo doesn't flex his muscles, he flexes the world around him.

[@SolidSnake240]

Literally bending the matrix to his will

[@sophiamarchildon3998]

After decades of decoding the matrix... well put. Cheers!

[@jakecollin5499]

Chuck Norris was impressed.

[@deansmith4752]

Every time that scene ends I realise that I have been holding my breath - even though I have been trying not to. I do not know how many times I have seen the film, it is a a wonder

[@mmsizzlak]

My god, the way we all walked out of the theaters asking ourselves if we all were living in the matrix

[@MavenCree]

I remember literally walking out of the theatre afterwards into the dark and my best friend and I just stopped and were looking around. We weren't the only ones. Talk about trippy. 😂

[@garymoreno8426]

This idea is found in both Gnosticism and Buddhism.

[@ThatsMyStuffYouBledOnTrevor]

The Truman Show was the first lol. Late nineties had a slew of meta-reality stories. Roger Ebert said The Truman Show was the first original story concept he’d seen in a while. Which is basically just The Matrix, but kinda funny.

[@someTransChick]

Imagine 3 high school kids coming out of the theatre and the first person to catch our eye is a guy in a black suit and sunglasses with a white earpiece and slicked back hair. I don't think we could've possibly noped TF out any faster than we did. 😅

[@kpag3030]

I drove home with my sun glasses on at like 12:30am. Lol. One of the best theater going experiences I ever had. Blew away The Phantom Menace the same year

[@Cadinho93]

Neo having to accept a cookie before the oracle will interact with him is such a fun piece of program related writing. The oracle (a program) required Neo to enable cookies. Also, this movie pioneered the special effects that we today take for granted, but watching this back in 1999 was literally jaw-dropping.

[@nealm6764]

Good theory, accept she did interact with him and only offered the cookie at the end of their interaction.

[@redbandita020]

OK, I've seen the movie when it came out and my jaw stayed dropped all the way out of the movie theatre. But the cookie bit... I was today days old. Thanks for that Easter egg.

[@sean---the-other-one]

He accepted the cookie, but cookies aren’t generally for the page you’re on, it’s to track you when you leave.

[@REKTNA]

@@nealm6764 That was actually a program/piece of code to calm him... make him feel "right as rain".

[@AndrewDW44]

@@REKTNA and a one time shot of "Kick Start Your Heart"

[@DTruthIsReal]

This movie was groundbreaking for its time. One of the lines that stood out to me was when Mobius tells Neo: "There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path." You can apply that to everyday life.

[@gilnpj]

this phrase is a reference to Nietzsche in "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"

[@fostena]

Morpheus

[@NoriMori1992]

"Mobius" 😂 Bro

[@tonysoprano4587]

Mobile Gas Station or as I like to call him, Mobius.

[@C.D.J.Burton]

The line "I think we can handle one little girl"... "No Lieutenant your men are already dead". One of the greatest action film movie lines ever.

[@scottredding7357]

“I can see why she likes you … Who? … Not too bright, though.” One of the best burns in film history.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

She was so full of sass. 😂

[@vanyadolly]

I love how many people still miss that Trinity is into Neo. Maybe because in fiction it's usually guys falling in love with girls by stalking them. 😄 The whole movie starts with Cypher saying she likes to watch him

[@dirkdigital]

1999 was a stellar year for movies with crazy twists. "The Matrix", "The Sixth Sense", and "Fight Club" and even "Galaxy Quest" and "The Green Mile" all had unconventional and unexpected changes in the plot that set them all apart from other movies at the time.

[@Kardashev1]

They were all original too, not sequels, remakes, or reboots. The percentage of original Hollywood films now is a lot less unfortunately, it's mostly moved to streaming services.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

That’s a helluva year, right there..

[@NikkiKNuvo]

Everyone was leaving it all out on the field in case technology destroyed us in "Y2K." As a 10-year-old at the time, I thought Y2K was going to be what COVID was lol

[@magnumpi8097]

Don't forget "American Pie"😆

[@tedlitschauer9061]

All of them are great movies

[@NoelMcGinnis]

This movie has stood the test of time much better than most. It was truly revolutionary when it was released, changed and influenced a LOT of things in how movies are made, and has even more relevance in the world of today than it did back then.

[@0okamino]

Even though the ideas weren’t necessarily individually original, I think it was just the right time for those ideas to be put together like this, provoking thoughts and entertaining.

[@chrisofstars]

Anybody else remember all the huge controversy when this movie came out? And then Columbine happened and the media blamed the Matrix for it. 😐

[@Auzweed]

@@chrisofstars I forgot about that. I remember all the ties to Doom, due to the shooters playing constantly. Even a lawsuit from the parents against ID software. I constantly forget that the matrix was made in 1999. And at that point the internet was a baby. It wasn’t this social construct it is now. My 70 year old uncle just watched it and I wanna question him.

[@chrisofstars]

@@Auzweed Yeah the Matrix launch was not all roses.. it was attacked by the media relentlessly when it was fresh. The shooter wore a trench coat like Neo so they linked it to the Matrix. I'm glad people tend to forget about all that and now we can just judge the movie on its own merits without bias creeping in. Cuz its a great movie, Wachowskis didn't deserve all that negative attention. And yes 90s/00s internet was a fun time. AIM chat and Napster. And copyright material on KZbin flowed like water.

[@davidransom4703]

has not been topped yet

[@Thedesertguy75]

I saw this in the theaters while I was in the Navy, I went back to my car and sat there thinking...." WHat did I just watch?!" " is any of this real?!" Sci Fi game changer of a movie........legendary. Cheers!

[@richrobledo6561]

“He went E Honda on him” was the best line in this reaction!!!! BJ , keep bringing up these old school references! I love it!!!!! My favorite was Blanka and Chun Li

[@JollyJoshums]

One of my favorite pieces of foreshadowing in any movie is when Neo asks, "I can dodge bullets?" And Morpheus says, "When the time comes, you won't have to." Made the ending that much more satisfying.

[@wendyharding5468]

It's so gratifying to see how perceptive you guys are about my movie

[@shadowking2707]

They developed a completely new version of slow motion just for/during the making of ‘The Matrix’. And it being used for the scenes where Neo first dodges bullets is why it is called “bullet time”. I love this movie and I’m glad y’all have enjoyed it so much!

[@yeti4954]

Bullet Time was in Blade before The Matrix. And probably somewhere before Blade lol.

[@shadowking2707]

@@yeti4954 lol. Oops! Well, I guess I shouldn’t have believed whoever it was that told me ‘The Matrix’ did it first then.

[@chrisofstars]

I thought bullet time was from Red Dead lol

[@LordXarti]

Actually the 1st iteration of "Bullet Time" was in the video game "Avenging Angel" by UbiSoft and was later made famous by the best selling hit "Max Payne" originally released for the PlayStation (later known as "PlayStation one") after the release of "The Matrix" in theaters.

[@chrisofstars]

@@LordXarti Speaking of video games does anybody remember the glitchy AF Matrix game? It was both awesome and terrible.

[@_Darth_Vader_]

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

[@Imyerda]

Stick to star wars Vader as you have a massive dark side to you 😀

[@GimmeJimmy23]

*proceeds to tell Neo what the Matrix is*

[@STRAIGHTEDGEJAKE]

My knee jerk reaction was to respond bs because I’ve done it several times… And then I remembered that it was to my Mom, he was right 😆

[@chrisofstars]

"Whoa." -Neo

[@MegaTechpc]

The Matrix definitely takes a few viewings to really understand the true depth of the story overall. You guys did great for your very first time watching. At this point I’ve seen this movie about 1000 times so I’m impressed how well you picked up on things the first time. Trust me, you’ll understand everything much better the next time you watch it. One of my all-time favorite movies!

[@connie77]

LOL

[@zatozatoichi7920]

@@connie77 Not lol, true. It's REALLY deep stuff.

[@VoidCosmonaut]

@@zatozatoichi7920 It is deep to ppl that have no interest in science. People who are into physics, mathematics it is nothing 'deep'. to me deep is Anthropic principle or quantum mechanics

[@zatozatoichi7920]

@@VoidCosmonaut Nice comparing apples to oranges. I'm into science btw, prof.

[@lethalchocobo1886]

They can watch it about a 100 hundred times more and still never reach the depths you're expecting them to. There's something called knowledge and intellectual abilities, and they lack both to ever sink deep enough to touch and understand this movie's real themes. They're okay for an entertaining reaction about a puddle deep plot, but as soon as it gets a bit more complex, they're at sea and the story flies a few miles above their heads. Not that they're the only ones on KZbin, mind. Take them for what they are, a cheeseburger when you're hungry after a heavy drinking night and there's nothing else to eat.

[@dangershgol3298]

The whole build up from the beginning of the movie to entering the real world is absolute perfection. I had no clue what was going on first time watching. The slow motion 360 craze started with this movie. Everyone had to put it in their action movies. After a while it became a spoof.

[@SporkRevolution]

This is the ONE movie I wish I could see again for the first time. It's by far my favorite movie of all time. I saw it in theater when I was 15. I hope you enjoyed this one.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

Eat an eighth of mushrooms and wait for it to kick in then watch it, it will be like watching it for the first time all over again😉🤣.

[@leovk5779]

Same. My father came back home one evening, when I was about 12 or 13, and was like "let's go, we're watching a movie, I heard it's great", and I had no idea what it was, went totally blind, not even saw a trailer (thankfully). Needless to say, my mind was blown.

[@SporkRevolution]

@@TheExplosiveGuy I don't do drugs. Stay safe.

[@crawdaddy1234]

It was one of the defining films of our generation (I was 13 in 1999).

[@DustyGinger]

Me too! How fun to watch again for the first time. That reveal though….

[@colonelb]

This was SUCH a mind-f--k when it first came out, NOBODY had seen anything like it. Besides a crazy story full of deep philosophical concepts, the effects were next level. They had to design and implement completely new camera setups and systems to get those floating-in-air 360 camera scenes and this was one of the first movies to make extensive use of green screen in a way that didn't look hokey or fake. It's SO fun to watch people watch this for the first time, it's such a mind-blowing experience! Cheers

[@chrisofstars]

The CGI all looks good. Well except for Neo's missing mouth a little bit..

[@mudrose3486]

A lot of it has become truth. Not because the makers were visionaries, but because people in charge thought, "yeah great ideas!"

[@pierreo33]

@@mudrose3486 Eat your meds

[@derekhudson3523]

The fact that this came out nearly a quarter century ago and is still absolutely amazing blows my mind. I used to watch this over and over in a great home theater and some scenes would shake things off the walls.

[@WiseGuy5674]

‘Agents’ are like Norton Antivirus. Neo and Friends are evasive rogue programs. The timing of this movie was perfect because it was at the height of the computer craze and they took full advantage. Great reaction guys as always!

[@ThemeOfSecrets]

"I don't want to play anymore." LOL. That is the truest reaction! Loved watching you guys be introduced to this. Well. done!

[@JakkFrost1]

3:31 it took me way too long to realize there was a bit of a time differential in this opening scene, that when Agent Smith says "your men are already dead", it's because they're _literally_ already dead, so the agents have no hosts to jump in to.

[@The_Absolute_Dog]

Oh shit, I never thought about that!

[@decepticonsretreat]

I haven't checked all the movies to be totally sure but my theory is that the machines can't lie, that everything they say is by their nature absolute truth, at least from their point of view. The Agents, Architect, Oracle, whoever, they can have opinions and emotions but if you ask them a factual question their response isn't so much what they think as it is what they *know* based on their superhuman awareness of the state of the matrix. This means a lot of what they say can be taken more ways than it might seem at first, because the machines are accidentally delivering prophecy, not just being sassy.

[@nairbsggirb1718]

Watched this recently with my 13 year old son, and to say he was (still) blown away by the effects and stunts almost 25 years later speaks volumes. It still kind of holds up, across the board. Few movies can say that, especially action/sci-fi.

[@mokane86]

I saw it in theaters with a friend and my dad when I was 13!! 😁👍

[@Cloudburst2000]

Still holds up amazingly well because of a really good storyline. How people know their life isn’t but a dream like the song Row Row Row Your Boat.

[@kaiderhai86]

Better than the new one, for sure! A good movie will always stay a good movie. They had passion about every aspect back then. Nowadays on the other hand, not so much.

[@jonathanmoon86]

Now watch Inception!

[@niktniewiem4785]

The first scene with Trinity, the 360 camera rotation effect, was the most expensive scene in history by that time, and long after, so yeah, the special effects were mind blowing back then, and so so original they still make an impression on people.

[@Doofster]

"he's about to run......No?" *sit's forward on the couch* That moment is so pure. True excitement

[@wanealy1]

You have no idea what it felt like see this movie for the first time in the theaters. It scrambled my brain. One of the greatest sci-fi/philosophy movies ever. Great reaction. Subscribed.

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Hey, Thanks Aly!!! Welcome In and we really appreciate your sub!! 😉

[@minilabyrinth]

It's spooky how much this movie can apply to our real world all these years later

[@social_goes_static]

This is amazing. It’s always fun watching people experience the matrix for the first time. I wish I could have that mind-blowing experience again. I was 19 years old when this movie came out in 1999. It blew me away. ❤❤❤

[@CavHDeu]

1980 was a good year 😉

[@blaze1148]

@@CavHDeu ....what has 1980 got to do with it lol 😆

[@CavHDeu]

@@blaze1148 because we were born in this year 😉

[@MoraesJr]

Me too! I was 19 and it blew me away! I started to wear shades and all black after this movie, walking in the pace of the theme song. 😅

[@heronpage3883]

"He cracked The DaVinci Code" "He IS The DaVinci Code!" Fell off my couch!!! 🤣🤣🤣 You two need your own tv show! C'mon Netflix, sign this couple up!

[@Neo......]

🤣🤣

[@joescott8877]

Yup! My quote, kinda chosen at random cos there's so many, is "Oh, that's gonna set the metal detector off every time!" LOL

[@CMarkem]

yo i was laughing so loudd at this same part ahaha

[@Jason_Van_Stone]

🤣

[@RustyPopcorn]

12:43 Asia: "Can I take both?" 14:00 BJ: "What in the Terminator 2??" LOL 😂😂😂 These two fucking kill me!!!

[@kennethturner8290]

06:00 Cinderella, LOL. The white rabbit is a reference to 'Alice in Wonderland', often referenced in other movies and song. Morpheus references it again when he tells Neo he will show him how far down the rabbit hole goes. Morpheus is also the name for the king of dreams in classic literature. This movie is packed with symbolism and little subtle things throughout.

[@HuntingViolets]

You two should check out another Morpheus, aka Dream, in the series Sandman.

[@macmartin86]

@48:00: the kill switch is called an 'EMP', short for: 'Electromagnetic Pulse', EMP can disrupt communications and damage electronic equipment. That is what "killed" or disabled the Sentinels.

[@glitchxero4687]

This whole movie is dripping with symbology and philosophy, you could spend weeks getting into all the layers of it. Loved your reaction as always, looking forward to the next.

[@martystocks1984]

This movie was so far ahead of it's time.I have seen this movie at least 20 times and I find something new everytime.The thing that destroyed the sentinals was an EMP.The end scene when he sees all the Matrix as computer codes,Neo was one with the Matrix hence him being called The One

[@JakkFrost1]

Indeed, it took me way too long to realize (only fairly recently) that there was a bit of time differential in the opening scene. When Smith said "No lieutenant, your men are already dead", he wasn't giving Trinity props for being a badass, it's because they literally were already dead, so the agents had no hosts to jump into.

[@SnappingTurtle801]

@@JakkFrost1 I never questioned/notice that even after multiple viewings.

[@JakkFrost1]

@@SnappingTurtle801 yeah, I can't even count how many times I've watched it since it came out, and that never clicked for me until a few months ago. 🤦‍♂️😂

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

@@radbarij Dark City came out one year earlier, but so few people remember it that you're never gonna see a reaction to it. Shame really.

[@Cee_H]

​@@JakkFrost1 I only recently realised the room 303 Trinity is in at the beginning is the same room Neo is the same room Bro has to go to at the end

[@TheMaskedChef7]

The slow mo cgi shots in this film completely changed the face of cinema as we know it. It was first of it’s kind back then everyone was talking about it no one ever seen anything like this, those effects aged so beautifully!

[@nickledonne90]

This one's in my personal TOP 5 of ALL TIME. 1 viewing simply isn't enough for this one. It's DEEP and WAY ahead of it's time!

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

I think you might enjoy Brain Scan. Written by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister and stars the kid from Terminator 2. Edward Furlong. Oh and a Canadian movie called CUBE. I'd go with cube over brain scan but both are good.

[@whelpthereitis2577]

100 on this statement. I feel like each time I come back to it I notice additional easter eggs. "Temet Nosce" = "Know Thyself"

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

@@whelpthereitis2577 where is Temet Nosce in the movie? Do you know what 303 means on the door where Neo gets shot?

[@StimParavane]

This is the most Buddhist film Holywood has ever produced, apart from Kundun.

[@whelpthereitis2577]

@@robertcampomizzi7988 Temet Nosce can be seen on a sign by the door inside the Oracles kitchen. I am not certain with the 303 but I've always felt it to be a multi-part meaning. If Neo apartment is 101 then the room Trinity is in at the start of the movie being 303 fits. Additionally, 303 is also used when Neo is attempting to escape from the agents. Since Trinity is in love with the "1" that in turn makes her his escape. Also, 303 is a synth board commonly used in 90's techno and tracking. Thus, the use of a 303 in a 90's elctro-punk-love movie is fitting. If I am not mistaken a few of the songs used in the film had common use of 303's and some might have even mentioned it in their lyrics

[@RoadDoug]

I’m a 64 year old truck driver. You two have filled my heart over many miles. Asia, you are the most beautiful woman out ther, in your heart soul and you have the most beautiful eyes. BJ, you are the luckiest man on KZbin. This is my second time watching this Forrest Gump reaction. And y’all got me all teary eyed. Bless you both.

[@ReelinwithAsiaandBJ]

Aww! Thanks Doug ❤️❤️ much love and glad to know you’re watching with us!

[@SargNickFury]

To say this movie was groundbreaking, and inspirational is an understatement. This movie changed everything.

[@northrose4344]

This movie is deeply symbolic and meaningful. It’s not just about special effects, it was trying to tell us something about our reality.

[@PassingMaxQ]

I love all the references to Alice in Wonderland.

[@kennyfleck8630]

Yeah, but knowing the wachowski bros are now the wachowski sisters, there is definitely transgender symbolism throughout as well

[@paulcurran4786]

Art imitates life.

[@thenathanhaines]

The trilogy is interesting and pretty fun to think about. (I haven't seen the fourth movie yet-- someday soon!) But the first movie, as a standalone story, is amazing and revolutionary. Cyberpunk was already 30 years old but as far as revolutionary takes, it's basically this and TRON.

[@kennyfleck8630]

@@KnowledgeEnthusiast inspired by is more apt.

[@Sundablakr]

The fact that the oracle said "You got the gift, but you waiting for something... your next life maybe" makes much more sense at the end.

[@Daniel-Strain]

The look on Asia's face when the phone in the subway is destroyed and it's just Neo and the Agent, is everything lol.

[@lonerebeI]

Still remember watching this in theaters back then. Good ol days. The impact was crazy and still lives on. Classic

[@MoneyGist]

This is one of the best reactions to The Matrix that I've ever seen. Loved the genuine reactions and the breakdown at the end. You guys were spot on. Watched this movie when it first came out and loved it ever since. It redefined cinema for the next 2 decades.

[@williamtruglio6492]

You have to give it some time, then watch it again. The amount of esoteric wisdom that is expressed in this movie is amazing. The blank screen on his desk at work. The white rabbit message. The line "my own personal Jesus Christ". The training session, "you think that's air you're breathing". Spoon Boy, "There is no spoon." The oracle and her explanation of knowing when you're in love... or the One. The list goes on and on. All of it depicts the mystic view that our world isn't real, and only when you transcend the physical world can you understand it.

[@jaredragland4707]

It's a double semester of philosophy of religion and ontology, compressed into a lot of explosions and pretty people in tight black clothing, with a fine spray of information science to give it that 21st century gloss.

[@CaptainNeatoman2007]

Great reaction guys. The switch they turn at the end is an EMP. They discuss it earlier in the movie. It doesn't just "kill the signal," it disables all electronics in the blast radius. So it disabled both the sentinels and their own ship, which is why they couldn't use it until Neo was safely out of the Matrix.

[@evilbabai7083]

Not disables, it fries it, especially semiconductors. Only very primitive electric parts or heavily shielded and specifically designed electronics can survive EMP. It still depends on the pulse power though - really nasty ones can even burn wires, but such power currently could be only achieved by a nuclear blast, so the electronics would be destroyed together with its users anyways.

[@jeezuschryst]

@@evilbabai7083 Yes disable. "disabled - of a device or mechanism : rendered inoperative (as by being damaged or deliberately altered)"

[@evilbabai7083]

@@jeezuschryst still too much ambiguity - people tend to think that something being "disabled" by EMP could be "enabled" shortly after, often on its own, which is not the case.

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

@@evilbabai7083 You'd think the AIs would have guarded against it lol but hey its a movie and we could for certain make an EMP that powerful without a nuke wouldn't be easy but it would be so powerful that it wouldn't be useful too widespread but these days things even common things are somewhat more hardened against low level emp

[@screw_3259]

😂 Asia low key explained LIFE with "Can I take both?

[@StimParavane]

What will really blow your mind is that The Matrix is a Buddhist film. Getting out of the Matrix equates to the realisation of "emptiness" through meditation, and Neo becoming The One at the end equates to the realisation of your Buddha-nature and becoming an enlightened being. We all need to walk this path and wake up to our true nature.

[@Suprimmsi]

Agent Smith knew where Neo was going at the end because it was the same room Trinity was in at the beginning of the movie, The phone for Trinity to get out of the Matrix was in room 303 the room she was watching Neo from, I think it is the first sign of Cyphers betrayal, He says to Trinity you weren't supposed to relieve me, I think he was expecting Morphius to relieve him and then the agents who were tracing the call, she asked him if he was sure the line was clean, she heard the trace start. When Morphius was talking to Trinity he said they cut the hard line you'll need to find another exit. So I think Cypher was supposed to give Morphius up in the beginning of the movie and Smith remembered and was waiting in the room where he was supposed to be before where the movie starts with Trinity instead of I think Morphius who Cypher thought was taking over from him watching Neo.

[@zimnizzle]

It amazes me that this movie still holds up so well after all these years. When I saw this in the theaters it blew my mind. I can’t believe it’s been so many years since it was released. It really was ahead of its time.

[@pattern2481]

the EMP (electromagnetic pulse) fries anything electrical... It will kill the sentinels if they're in range, but anything turned on aboard the ship gets fried too. Love your reactions guys.

[@damedamsel3300]

OMG yes!!!! this movie was groundbreaking and you'll see why, it literally was the first of its kind. This movie quite literally marks the New Age of how movies would be made in the future. Casting Lawrence Fishburne in this movie was the greatest thing that they ever did. He brings a certain energy to this movie that is unmatched, he will forever be Morpheus, and no one can take his place. In my opinion one of the greatest top five fight scenes of all time in a movie is the simulation fight scene between Morpheus and neo. Freaking amazeballs!!!!!

[@benjaminroe311ify]

You don't lie. All 100% correct. Hehe. This was such a trip the first time.

[@damedamsel3300]

@@x_mau9355 ha!

[@clintonpaige2946]

One of my favorite movies of all time..I went to watch this at the theater when it first came out..I was blown away.. perfect cast, great vision, never gets old!

[@chadstephens2720]

BJ with the best references, "He better call Saul." Time to react to the rest of the series.

[@Dinkdownn]

When this came out, I was 16 and went to see this in the theater. And it blewwww my mind. I immediately fell in love. So amazing ^_^ I'm glad people are watching it now, but I do wish they could have seen it under the same context as we did in 1999. It was so revolutionary. Although the subject matter is relevant as ever

[@agoodday4pi]

The philosophy of the Matrix was so different..." Is this world real?"...it was groundbreaking. Some colleges offered actual classes to talk about it. This movie had that much of an impact... Way ahead of it's time!! Great movie to react to, and awesome that you enjoy it!!

[@kanteannightmare]

It's really old philosophy though...

[@Neotron2001]

One of the greatest films ever made. I'm so lucky I saw this on the big screen when it premiered. Incredible.

[@mudrose3486]

"The Oracle is jus' some goodlookin' grandmama"

[@raymondkhessel1340]

This has to be the best movie reaction I've ever seen! It's like I'm in 5th grade again. 🤣

[@Neotron2001]

Neo cracked the Da Vinci Code. That's pure gold BJ!

[@DannyBedo]

This movie is so perfect. Watch the next 2 back to back as one experience and it helps a lot, these movies are deeply philosophical and a great experience. It’s been 20 years and I still think about this movie all the time

[@Cyborganna]

When BJ asked Asia if She was real and looked for the head plug, it was the cutest compliment I've ever seen on a reaction video!(Her RSI game is strong😎) You guys are such an adorable couple, and thank you for making me feel a little of the same rush I got the very first time I saw this masterpiece in the Cinema when I was 19!💕 [Edit: Typo]

[@MovementGraffiti]

Loved watching this with you guys! A classic. This movie blew our minds, opened our minds, you name it; especially since we were right before the millennium and everyone was guessing what would come in the year 2000. you can watch part 2 and part 3 if you want, but imho it's not necessary at all. This one was the one 😊 just like Neo.

[@SamJackson-xu1py]

Was and is s trippy movie.

[@81Mace81]

"Here come the octopus Goblins" 😂 you're freaking adorable!

[@jackbrereton7286]

Almost 25 years old now and STILL one of the COOLEST MOVIES EVER. Wish I was old enough to experience it in theaters in ‘99. If they re-release it, I’m THERE!!!

[@worldofgreenhell]

There was a pirate copy of the film around 1 week before it was released and the quality was horrible, but my friend and I wanted to watch it anyways. After the first scene we decided to wait for the theatrical release, and boy, we were right. It was something we've never seen before on the big screen. Both of us beeing huge behind the scenes nerds we were discussing how the f**k they did all the effects

[@TheMaskedChef7]

The soundtrack scores of the Matrix series are absolutely timeless!

[@ichmeiner4531]

The only soundtrack that I bought myself (I have a few, but except for that one, they were birthday/Christmas gifts). It's always in my car, it's just the perfect music for driving on the autobahn.

[@willythebluebear]

as well as remixes with soundbites used for scratching.

[@watchmanschannelofdespair]

Just like the "Crow" soundtrack, IMO.

[@TheMaskedChef7]

I agree with you all!

[@ashotonehlobyjacksilverste4416]

The language from The Matrix has become daily language, so it was really cool to see you both realize that you knew certain terms but didn't know you knew them from here. B.J. on the red/blue pill, Asia on "living in the Matrix." This was one of several movies that were released in 1999 exploring the theme of the white collar malaise and the office cubicle as jail cell trope, and the one that stuck most in the culture.

[@davidalpeter9963]

Bro I cracked up when they first said Neo and BJ went 'Neil?'

[@timmy1tap678]

love watching yall watch these movies..after this movie Keanu said the Matrix isn't a movie, but a documentary..if u think about it, we might not be physically plugged into a matrix, but everything we do, hear and see comes thru a screen or computer or some digital form..we're told what's true and what to believe and to a great degree our minds are controlled as far as what info we get and how we get it..we live lives that aren't even totally based on reality anymore..hard to describe exactly in words..like we're connected wirelessly to the internet and only when we free our mind to think for ourselves do we start to wake up to all the lies and BS..anyway, yall great together👊

[@ACab05050]

The white rabbit is actually an Alice In Wonderland reference. Both stories are similar because Alice went down a literal rabbit hole and entered a new World.

[@Karadjanov]

Great reaction! The reason the agent knew where the phone was because it was the same room from the beginning where Trinity was. Every time I rewatch it I appreciate the Oracle scene more and more. Whether it was self-fulfilling prophecy or not is a great discussion but she was right: Neo had to wait till "his next life" to be The One. Another great moment was when Neo decided to save Morpheus. At that moment in time Neo still thought he wasn't the One but he was starting to believe the Oracle and she said that Neo would chose who dies between him and Morpheus so Neo truly believed he could save Morpheus at the cost of his own life which is exactly what happened. The whole movie is filled with very settle and unsettle messages about believe. P.s. The whole trilogy is great. The second and third movies are part of the original story concept but they were filmed a bit latter and expand the story quite drastically which causes a perceived disconnect between the Original and the sequels but keep in mind that it is one whole story and a great trilogy that comes full circle at the end of film 3.

[@silk2612]

They had other parts in the animated one and the game actually that gives you more information about stuff in the background that was going on, it was brilliant!

[@JakkFrost1]

The story is mostly great, but there were several scenes in both sequels that dragged them down a bit.

[@unidentifiedguy8253]

Actually the trilogy is tact on and generally poor. When you make a character have full control of the Matrix where he is light years faster than Agents in fighting, can blow up agents, can fly, and can stop bullets, it is kind of hard to make a serious sequel. You end up having to stick with he can only do the specific things he did in the first movie and not even all that. Basically in the sequels he is no longer faster than everything including agents in the matrix, can no longer explode agents, can stop bullets but for some reason has to participate in sword fights where he moves at normal speed, and other corny bits.

[@ShadowyFox_86]

​@unidentified guy The reasons given for why he can do things make sense within the story. While they're not as good as the first one, I think it's an overexaggeration to call them tacked on.

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

The Oracle knew Neo wasn't the One, because the One is actually Agent Smith.

[@ishaan863]

They knew he'd be in that apartment because Agent Smith was there with the cops in the first scene of the movie! He knew there was a phone there, he went straight to it. Same apartment that Trinity fought the cops in.

[@Jokerdan76]

40:50 You were so invested in him standing up for the showdown!! LOVE IT, another great reaction!

[@billross7245]

Watching that transition from the Matrix into the real world was like a paradigm shift. It turned everything that what I thought was happening completely upside down. I liked the clues before that, like calling Neo a "coppertop", like he's nothing more than a battery powering the Matrix. I was thinking hair color at the time, which didn't fit. It was amazing watching this the first time.

[@BlinDefender]

I remember when this first came out; there was nothing like it at the time. I saw it alone in the theater and I didn't know what the movie was about at all. I friend recommended it, but refused to say anything more. Talk about being blown away! Even today and after a few sequels, this first one is still excellent.

[@TheMaskedChef7]

I still can’t believe this came out in 1999 this is so beyond its years I’m so excited for anyone who gets to experience it for the first time

[@robg1151]

What a great reaction again. I burst out in laughter when Asia sang ‘I believe I can fly’ 😂😂😂

[@sallyhallada]

I really love how you talk about the movie after it’s over!! It’s about belief - letting go of what you see and trusting what you know and believe. At the end he finally believed that it all wasn’t real and then he could control the outcome. Seeing isn’t believing- Believing is seeing! This is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time- I saw it in the theaters and I’m still thinking about it!! 🤩

[@corimyers4985]

I am a proud mama of young black woman, who is a 2 time black belt. I got to give a speech at her 2nd ceremony and I used the line from the Matrix. I use to watch it every night while pregnant with her (we couldn’t afford cable or anything at that time). Martial arts is about NOT fighting. I spoke about her journey, from being bullied to 2nd degree black belt, learning self control and confidence and how I told her she was learning how not to fight.I ended her speech with so when she asks me ‘you’re telling me I can dodge bullets?’ I looked at her and said no baby..now that you’re ready, you don’t have to.

[@Marjolein26264]

When this movie came out it was such a new thing. The word Epic comes to mind. The clothes they wore, and especially the sunglasses, were (and still are) fashion!

[@TheMaskedChef7]

Those sunglasses including the handle free one will always be in fashion and as anticlimactic as they say the outfits were it’s actually not leather and not just latex it was a special blend of fabrics that allowed flexibility of movement so they did consider mobility factors not only fashion. This is just a masterpiece and will never get tired of watching first time reactions to it.

[@BraZZeN1000]

Y’all made me appreciate the movie all over again.

[@rd30000]

"you always said u wanna do acupuncture" Asia staring bewildered "no I don't..." BJ smirk 😂. That was a cute moment

[@leidell]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@miller-joel]

Hard to believe this is almost 25 years old. Many of the things you see here had never been done before. Revolutionary.

[@miller-joel]

btw, this is where the term "bullet time" comes from.

[@MrHeretrix]

This movie is an actual gamechanger with ripple effects still being felt to this day. Amazing stuff.

[@CHSwildcats19]

Asia: "They all gon die!!!" I had to stop the video coz I was laughing so hard!! Y'all are my favorite reactors 😆🥰🥰

[@wendygarner7712]

OMG! Asia said, "You can't sit with us." I'm dead!🤣

[@celticsF4N]

"no one can be told what the Matrix is, you have to see it for yourself" Morpheous. great reaction y'all!

[@djAstraim]

Even the trailer in HBO was out of this world in 99-00. Its amazing to see how cautivating this movie can be after so many years. Love the reaction!

[@TheRoidemortetfleur]

People alwasy say how did he not die. Neo did die. He just broke the rules of the matrix and came back to life. The oracle said he would die. So, I don't understand why people think he didn't.

[@TheWilsontm]

This movie is mind bending !! You guys, the people ARE the batteries, they are the energy source running the matrix. That’s what the pods were that Neo was born out of. That’s why he had never used his eyes. The matrix is your mind being used in a simulation and your body is dormant. “There is no spoon”. The red pill shows you the truth! I love all three of these movies, amazing CGI, and trinity and neo are nice eye candy! Great reaction Asia and Bj! Great pick!!❤

[@kathrynroat9139]

So much more real than most people know!

[@terrelgeer7298]

Asia's face during the rebirth/awakening scene is everything!!

[@adamplace1414]

I adored this movie when it came out, but now that I know a bit more about filmmaking, I'm even more blown away. They just do all the little things so well. Great reaction folks!

[@TheDrexxus]

The robots that were attacking them at the end didn't just disappear. The EMP pulse destroyed their circuitry, it just permanently disabled them. So they were still there, it just didn't matter, because they were all broken.

[@newportninja245]

40:00 Ive seen this movie legit 35x times and BJ explained the agents perfectly, what a solid reaction channel

[@randybass8842]

What they did differently and unique for the first time in this movie was in the recording of bullet time. They created a framework which held over 100 still cameras (film type, as digital cameras didn't have the resolution then). They fired the cameras in sequence by computer, processed the film, and then stitched the individual frames together to make the video.

[@6oodfella]

It's fascinating that Asia looks away from the gory fight scenes in Braveheart and BJ has his eyes glued to the screen, yet when it's wounds and slime Asia has her eyes glued to the screen and BJ can't look.

[@kimbettendorf3937]

I was thinking the same thing! I think this is the first time I've seen BJ more uncomfortable than Asia.

[@jasonbuter9493]

I've watched a lot of reactions to this. The two of you are the first I've seen utterly engrossed by it, like your eyes couldn't leave the screen. Reminds me of when I first watched this in theaters back in college. Signs of a great movie, when it can move someone 24 years later the same way as it did day one!

[@richrobledo6561]

I’m sure you had someone comment on this by now but I just saw this reaction so I HAVE to chime in! Asia didn’t understand that when the sentinels were already on the ship at the end, they weren’t trying to shut down the signal when they threw the switch The switch initiates an EMP- an Electro Magnetic Pulse which knocks out the electrical power system of the sentinels- which essentially destroys them This was explained earlier in the film Also- Asia said that she understood the battery reference to mean that people were being run off a battery because they simply were living in a fake world This tells me you did not fully understand the information as it was presented- let me shed some light 💡 In order to fight the inevitable takeover by the machines- the humans scorched the skies so that they could not have such an abundant power source such as the sun The machines- having the ability to think and problem solve- were able to realize they had an abundant power source at their fingertips- humans! Human bodies produce a significant amount of electrical energy- so the machines decided to use humans- the only power source they’ll ever need This is why the Matrix was created- to keep humans in bondage and in control While they are living in a prison for their mind (Matrix)- they are actually hooked up to a system that is sucking every drop of electrical energy from their bodies that power the machines Human beings have been turned into batteries for the machines- LITERALLY!!!! This was also explained in the film I hope this clears it up The other films are more convoluted and hard to understand but I love them regardless! I would love it if you finished the trilogy!

[@Checker222]

44:07 The cutest part of this reaction is Asia calling the Sentinels "the Goblins" made my day!