THE MATRIX (1999) Movie Reaction w/Coby FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@criminalcontent]

Coby goes down the rabbit hole for the 25th Anniversary of THE MATRIX -- • MATRIX Reloaded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q33XfH2Lf7GaedE • MATRIX Revolutions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoi9f4tuitqinac

[@Dcuniverse60]

You are so fine ❤❤

[@dicktrickle741]

No freaking way you are like 40 years old?!! You look 25.

[@aaronmicalowe]

24:49 listen to Donald Trump and tell me if he uses the same coma inducing technique. But don't listen to him too long. 🙄

[@theprime6489]

This movie woke everyone's brain up!

[@aaronmicalowe]

24:49 listen to Donald Trump and tell me if he uses the same coma inducing technique. But don't listen to him too long.

[@kaede15]

In 1999 everyone expected this was a normal sci-fi movie, nobody told us that everyone would leave the theater with an exitential crisis.

[@jesuscobra3636]

😂 and then the other 2 movies happened

[@stare4539]

@@jesuscobra3636 Lmao

[@zenithquasar9623]

I was 13 when I watched this in the cinemas, and I could not get over it for weeks and it changed my life completely (for that age)!

[@mlg_iesus8898]

We rented this movie with friend of mine expecting a normal action film. The most insane movie experience we've ever had to this day. The expectations were zero. This was 1999 or 2000 can't remember anymore.

[@wren7195]

I was nineteen, went to see a one AM showing. Walked out after Neo blasted into the sky, shouted in the parking lot "*FINALLY!*" Finally got a classic Asimov-esque conceptual universe. I was so abstractually-distracted I nearly tried to get into my American car on the right side. Or the incorrect side. The wrong side, some might say.

[@SighDontWantAHandle]

Keanu started training Martial Arts for these movies and fell in love with it. He's a really driven guy. There was a kiddy pool on set for the second two movies filled with ice so he could take ice baths after training, which he would do three or four times a day on non shoot days. Plus, everything they say about him being a good dude is true. The reason he's in John Wick is his stunt double, and three of the stunt men who doubled the agents, approached him with the John Wick script. He read the script and loved it. How many actors would read a script from their stunt double, and trust that stunt double to direct that movie? A rare kind of person. Oh, and the one time I saw him really excited was when he was discussing a book he'd just read on string theory. The reason he's kind of odd and reserved is he's brilliant. One of those guys who's too smart to interact comfortably with everyone else. Keanu is a player character.

[@Dianaolympos]

Note that Chad, his stunt double, did break some ribs going through the booth in the metro station scene. That probably helps :D They also did a lot more stunt doubling with this team and him during the following years and Chad did some second unit directing then. It was not just "a stunt double" at this point :)

[@jsbrads1]

Keanu also trained before John Wick and at the end he was shooting faster and more accurately than the teacher. The teacher did a KZbin video.

[@taiwanwhite5762]

After a couple views you realize that the oracle never said Neo wasn't the one. Neo said he wasn't and she replied "Sorry kid, you've got the gift but it seems like you're waiting for something".

[@TheMightyOdin]

Neo “ Waiting for what?” Oracle “Another life…who knows” Then Neo dies and starts another life in the Matrix as the one.

[@runpoint13]

“Another life, maybe”

[@sapphirehazel2]

"I don't know. Might further the plot"

[@zeph0shade]

​@@sapphirehazel2 I mean, if there *was* one character in all the Matrix franchise that could break the fourth wall, I expect it would be the Oracle.

[@elischultes6587]

There is some theories that it isn’t even a human that is the One but variants of Agent Smith

[@outdun]

Back when this movie was made dial-up was still the primary method of internet connection for most people, so that's what the phone is referring to, they use it to connect and disconnect from the matrix.

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

Which is also why it is said in the fourth film that phone booths aren't used anymore to get out of the Matrix reflecting how technology of the internet has progressed in these 20 years.

[@adamsultana8380]

​@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o but yet that movie doesn't make any sense cause the machines wouldn't know how we currently live now in real life. The movie was way too meta

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

@@adamsultana8380 then how would the machines know how we lived our lives in the 20th century that the sixth version of the Matrix depicted in the first three films? 😉 Same situation, only a few decades apart. Remember the real world is hundreds of years in the future. Morpheus thinks it’s around 2199 but because the architect has said that the Matrix is older than the resistance thinks, it has to be at least a few centuries in the future. And the machines seem to have either quite good records or maybe good memories.

[@adamsultana8380]

@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o exactly, they have records and info and memory from 1999 which they used to construct the Matrix. So I'm saying that in Matrix Resurrections it didn't make sense cause the machines wouldn't know how us current real life humans live now since it was made in 1999. Make sense?

[@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o]

@@adamsultana8380 no, because the Matrix - the simulation, not the films - was made in the 21st century so of course the machines would’ve known of our time. Don’t you remember Morpheus‘ explanation to Neo in the Construct?

[@adamwhite767]

It's a subtle line in the movie, but very clever, almost subliminal advertising, when they pick Neo up under the bridge Switch calls him Copper Top which at the time doesn't mean anything to us. Shortly thereafter Morpheus shows him what he was being used as, the Duracell battery.

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

If you are old enough to remember the Duracell commercials, than you knew she was calling him a battery. _Why_ she was calling him that didn't make sense until Morpheus explained what the Matrix is to Neo.

[@Roikat]

“Copper Top” was actually an old brand identity for Duracell batteries, so a lot of people noticed that at the time. I remember thinking “Copper Top? Is this a Duracell product placement?” And it was …

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Never knew that one !

[@ravindavinthescandinavian4998]

You know in all the times I’ve seen this movie I never understood what Switch called Neo right then. But Copper Top certainly makes sense when Morpheus uses a Duracell battery to show how humans are treated by the machines in the “real” world.

[@aspieanarchist5439]

@@ravindavinthescandinavian4998 In "Resurrection", The Analyst also states that the Agents were made out of "Coppertops", suggesting that is what Machines and Resistance members call the Bluepilled Humans in general.

[@craigmerryfull7704]

"when we started thinking for you it really became our civilization". A quote from agent smith that sends chills down my spine.

[@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC]

That is a superb line, and soon to come true.

[@CharlesUrban]

Don't let ChatGPT get any ideas.

[@valentino4321]

@@CharlesUrban as soon as chatgpt goes AGI it'll have infinitive ideas

[@ujohnlynch2341]

Orwellian.

[@BreadSlocum]

It should.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

People ALWAYS here only "sorry Neo", but they never hear what the Oracle says after that: "you got the gift, but maybe you're waiting for something. Perhaps another life...". It's really brilliant script writing. That whole Oracle scene is genius.

[@whoarocket]

I am reminded from seeing it again how brilliant the writing and acting of that Oracle scene is and how it plays on psychology. She never told him he wasn't, and she never lied to him. She just let him guess at the answer, and then made him feel satisfied and confident in his answer, even though she never explicitly confirmed or denied it. And the interesting thing is how it not only misleads him, it also usually misleads anyone watching the movie the first time.

[@davidbilpush8548]

She did tell him one truth..."one of you will die"

[@freekingfreaking246]

I will correct you though,she doesn't "mislead" him, quite the opposite, she leads him in the correct direction. Telling him he "could be the one, but he has to start acting like it" or whatever would not help him get to where he needed to be. It was precisely bc she lead him to the path he took that he became the one.

[@Erigion]

The room where Neo gets shot is from the opening scene of the movie. That's why Agent Smith recognizes the building and knows the room number.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

I never knew that !

[@finnmccool2851]

And the (room) #303 in both scenes has something to do with computers, as do the cookies the oracle offers him but I can't remember what because I'm tech illiterate! 🤷‍♀ But it's cool! Someone else will probably comment on it! ❤

[@takuid]

@@finnmccool2851 Neo's room number is 101 (the one) and Trinity works out of room #303. hackers/cryptographers in the Matrix are poetic people who enjoy the symbolism. The whole series is full of stuff like this. The cookie was probably some code injected by the Oracle to advance the program inherent to the one (unknowing state --> sacrifice state perhaps :D). HTML/browser cookies are used to identify individuals accessing a website and were invented in 1994. They could have gotten the idea from there, I guess. In the second film, we see another offer of candy from the oracle, probably another program input, that Neo rejects I believe.

[@JirkaKunst]

@@finnmccool2851 "The HTTP 303 Status Code occurs when a page has been temporarily moved. As a result, the server can't connect to the requested resource. Instead, you'll be redirected to a new page."

[@Dipsomaniac]

​@@finnmccool2851303 is a status code in HTTP for redirecting traffic to a different location.

[@gmchris3752]

Either online or by yourself, don't miss the Animatrix! It's an outstanding animated anthology that (in part) happens between the first and second film. It's very, very good, but most reacters don't even know its there.

[@RegisteredUser-]

Yes!

[@gamevet1194]

Thank you! If you know, you know!

[@Ranadicus]

This was a really good reaction. Most don't figure out what's happening in real-time the way you did

[@dreambig9444]

Wtf. You're friends with White Rabbit girl and the Woman in the Red Dress and you're only watching this movie 24 years later?

[@foxfire20gunner29]

Yeah she must have some very old friends lol 🤔 Hell i was 29 when this movie came out.

[@mercb3ast]

@@foxfire20gunner29 Coby is an actress from Australia. These people are all Australian, so it's not a stretch. She dated Joel Edgerton according to tabloids, who played Uncle Owen in the prequal star wars trilogy. So, it's safe to say she knows a lot of Australian actors and actresses from a certain age group. I think it's fairly common for actors and actresses to NOT watch a lot of movies when they are actively in the business. Seems weird right? Presumably you get into the profession because you love film, but then, once you start, you stop sort of watching a lot of stuff.

[@ilikeRUNE]

The weird thing is to assume working people are useless consumers likw you

[@juanferreira3850]

@@foxfire20gunner29 she's 40

[@Duality333]

@@juanferreira3850holy shit she does not look 40

[@masubg]

Imagine you are bored 15yo on a Saturday and you decide to go to the cinema not knowing at all what movie is playing you see the poster for the first time and never heard of the movie before That's me in 1999 seeing The Matrix for the first time

[@robbob5302]

One of those few times you walk out of the theater stumbling, lightheaded, whoa….

[@m0nk3yl0v3r]

Same.. then i went to uni ... and the uni cinema had it on for a fortnight ...and we went every night.

[@peterbkrogh]

Same! I was 10 years older, had time to kill and went to the cinema. Absolutely blew my mind.

[@simonjester2076]

Same. I'd never heard of this movie. Then a friend dragged me to it, enthusiastically, after a friend of his pounded on his door, saying "what is the Matrix!?" Those first few minutes with Trinity stunned me.

[@nansyraccoon7095]

I was nine at that time. My mom take me to the movie theatre. It was one of the best movie theatre visit in my life! Very memorable :))

[@williambarlow1233]

The best part is Neo having to accept "cookies" from Oracle to proceed.

[@Rishi123456789]

The Matrix is one of those rare perfect films, in my opinion. Not a single frame is wasted in this film. The sequels are good in my opinion and they expand the lore, but the first Matrix film will always be the best Matrix film and I'm not even going to bother watching Resurrections.

[@ferociouzbeats4147]

yes pls dont watch ressurections, dont waste your time like I did lol not worth it and its a spit on the face for fans honestly

[@marcelohuerta1970]

Is very good for Hollywood. Literary sf has treaded these ideas in more imaginative ways, but for cinema it was very attractive and interesting.

[@takuid]

A man/woman after my own heart. Agree with everything you said. Huge fan of the Matrix. Did not watch a single frame from the "new film". Films like Matrix were a product of its era and culture that does not exist anymore.

[@miinyoo]

Wachowski Bro's had the whole movie storyboarded before they even pitched it. They edited it for years. When it was greenlit, the crew just had to figure out how to shoot it. And this is what we got. A thoughtful comic book inspired masterpiece.

[@garrycotton7094]

@@ferociouzbeats4147 It's absolutely dreadful, indeed. Some good bits of lore but you're better of spending 10 minutes reading it than exposing yourself to that trash dump.

[@Sully907]

"I don't know whats real and what's not" that's a great quote that encapsulates why this movie is an all time great

[@JuzTroublez]

Watching this movie with someone who can actually follow and has a bit of a science fiction understanding is a joy. Other reaction channels sometimes miss the details or just ask the dumbest questions. lol.

[@KamikazeJedi]

I don’t understand why 95% of film and music reactors are serious numbskulls. She’s one of the few good ones. Subscribed!

[@neilwilliams4684]

They do that to get more comments and therefore more money. They don't really want to know the answers.

[@smoothe4216]

​@@KamikazeJedi I do, its just a job to them like they are solving a puzzles or their Nancy drew or part of the mystery machine.

[@pringals]

I agree 100%. So many other reactor channels out there where I scratch my head and think, "are people really this stupid out there"... yes, yes they are.

[@-M0LE]

@@smoothe4216💯

[@devilkyn1]

I feel like the thing people always forget by the time we get to the end of the movie is that Neo is a hacker. The matrix is all just code. it is a computer simulated world written in code. Morpheus says some rules we can bend, others we can break. But Neo is both the One, as well as a hacker. So not only can he see the code of the Matrix, he can choose to rewrite it as he sees fit.

[@takuid]

Trinity is a hacker too. Many who are saved from the matrix are hackers. Cypher (zero) def is a hacker in his past life. Kind of a common occupation :)

[@jsbrads1]

@@takuid so the first movie doesn’t touch upon other powers, yes it is just hacking.

[@adamcohen233]

I really like hearing your thoughts on acting and technique. Your analysis of Hugo Weaving adding a third dimension to Agent Smith was great inside-baseball. And it's really cool hearing about your connections to the Australian cast members. That all adds to this being a fantastic reaction video.

[@jerodast]

This video made google think I'm a celeb stalker cuz I searched up the attractive women in the cast to see if she was right haha. Yep - Ada and Fiona! (Ada, great name to cast in a hacker film.) Must be pretty cool to be dating the woman whose movie turns into a worldwide megahit and she plays the sex symbol :P

[@LeeCarlson]

At the point "The Matrix" was made, hard-wired landlines were still a thing, and in the movie, those landlines represent an output port for the Matrix, which is the only way in or out for Morpheus' team (or any other team).

[@takuid]

Additionally, not all landlines or phones allow one to enter or exit the matrix. Only a select number that are pre-arranged (somehow hacked or placed there) by red pills allow them to use it as a port.

[@AnimatedEffigy]

The oracle: "You're waiting for something, maybe your next life." - What happens to Neo at the end? The Oracle knew what she was doing

[@folcotook3049]

"One of you is going to die..." Oracle knows her stuff.

[@Velanteg]

Zeon is also part of Matrix. Oracle is part of distraction loop made by machines to control humans so yes she know whot gonna happen because its happening again and again.

[@matveybachinskiy6688]

@@Velanteg Zeon is part of The System, but not part of the Matrix. Oracle is not a distraction loop and machines don't control humans. Machines and Humans need each other. Because machines are determenistic creatures and humans are nondetermenistic, so they balance each other to ensure survival.

[@phunkjnky]

You will never again be able to meet a guy named "Anderson" without hearing Hugo Weaving saying, "Mr. Anderson."

[@axlm.808]

The white haired crew member (Switch) who "looked familiar" was played by Australian actress Belinda McClory Fun fact, McClory was initially supposed to play the character only for the "into the matrix" parts. The part aboard the Nebuchadnezzar was supposed to be made by a (undisclosed) male actor. Hence the name of the character But producers thoutgh that it would be "too confusing" for the audience in 1999. So McClory did the part while looking as androgynous as possible So, yes, Switch was originally ment to be a trans character as their "digital self image" was the opposite gender

[@m0nk3yl0v3r]

Which is a shame cos its actually genius in the world of the Matrix...

[@Belhade]

Furthermore, the Wachowski brothers, who made this movie, are now the Wachowski sisters.

[@Dianaolympos]

Something I will add. There is a whole story of deadnaming there too, with Smith always calling him "Mister Anderson" and the rage he gets with "My name is Neo"

[@marshabrew7447]

also, back then, estrogen pills were red

[@paulbieleski3394]

Your channel just got recommended to me because I am a huge matrix fan. I watch several reactors and didn't really want to add any more. You hooked me damn it oh well ... 1 more rofl

[@criminalcontent]

welcome !

[@danielmorency2242]

In his first visit to the "construct", Neo doesn't die from jumping off the building because it's a training program and not the actual MATRIX.

[@Dave1507]

Like a tutorial in a video game ;)

[@CharlesVanNoland]

I tear up every time I see the ending when he freezes those bullets in the air like that, and Morpheus says "He is the One" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Cloud_Strife0811]

The window cleaning was a parallel of the conversation with his boss. You can see Neo looking like something is kinda funny here. The sound the squeegees are making is the boss talking, annoyingly. And then his boss says "do I make myself clear", and presto, the windows are clean and clear. So many little things to pick up in this movie, I love it. Great reaction. Hope you watch 2 & 3.

[@tomwithey711]

The soap suds also mirror the look of matrix code.

[@AndreIISS86]

@@tomwithey711 Exactly! Like he is recognizing something familiar in that pattern.

[@Bleckman666]

...and the window cleaners are in fact the Wachowskis, i.e. the film's directors! ;)

[@Duality333]

The rain on the car windows in the following scenes under the bridge resembles the code too

[@alman-world]

THIS MOVIE BLEW MY MIND when I first saw it in Vancouver. It could make you look at everything in your life differently, especially those little de je vous moments we all have. Brilliant writing and production.

[@gilesgregg]

How often can you watch one of the biggest movies of all time and say "I know her!" TWICE! 😂

[@BFIJess]

Totally a Matrix moment, recognizing Fiona! 😂

[@WarGamerGirl]

Ha! Right?

[@AntBanks2626]

When you idolize actors and are moved by the most meaningless things in the world, you will feel like you know people, when you really don't.

[@marksanderson-md7vh]

Either way its pretty safe to say, her teens and mine. Were galaxies apart, yet age wise we're a year apart. Still what are you doing if you miss one of the greatest movies ever, when you're a teenager on its release.

[@Sagitarria]

@@AntBanks2626 maybe I’m wrong but I think she actually actually knew a couple of the people who played extras

[@ThraxxMediaOfficial]

I remember back when this movie was all the rage... I used to have a Matrix source code screensaver on my Windows 98 desktop. 😅 PS: new viewer here :) found you randomly via your _Léon The Professional_ video. Since I'm already following a bunch of reaction channels, I'm always hesitant to add yet another one to the list; however you seem genuinely fun and able to comprehend what's going on. It's so nice to have a person not just consuming something for content's sake. 🥰

[@brianmayerchak1677]

You are the only person that I've seen react to this movie and actually understand the ending completely. Well done.

[@HenryCabotHenhouse3]

You can see Keanu even younger in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure where he plays a character completely different from both Wick and Neo.

[@johndaily263]

“I don’t know what’s real and what’s not”. Nice job summarizing exactly what the movie’s about, before it really got started. And yeah, that interview scene creeped the hell out of me when I saw it.

[@tannhauser5399]

Or almost like watching the news, or reading newspapers... All spin, depending who is owning the given media, newpspapers and so on. Divide and conquer. Bread and Citrcuses.

[@jaymca730]

The thing about the one (Neo is an anagram of the one, awesome nod there) is that he can actually rewrite the Matrix to change anything he wants to. He literally has no boundaries inside of it.

[@MikeB12800]

“I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Being The One is just like being in love. No one can tell you you’re in love, you just know it.” - The Oracle

[@ellie_jeann]

I wish that quote was true because in reality it isn’t, sorry to burst your bubble. Sadly not everyone in the world is that lucky to experience “True Love at First Sight” and be happily 10-100 years later still be married or in a relationship more than six months (some its one-sided or delusional love).

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

​@@ellie_jeann None of what you said conflicts with or even has any bearing on that quote. The only thing the quote said about love is that only you can know for yourself if you're in love. That is still true, regardless of whether any of the things you said are, for any individual.

[@ellie_jeann]

@@ShadowPhoenix82 All I was saying it is not everyone has the lucky of experiences full on "True Love at first sight" especially in today's society because it's unpredictable ... Maybe it was once a thing more so back then when Love was probably way more simpler but today's generations since there's no trust or truth in it (in my opinion) unless you can improve it wrong?

[@StanleyKuo184]

@@ellie_jeann I have experienced Love At First Sight.. with my ex-wife. While not everybody can experience it, it's still true that only you know whether you are in love or not. Just because you haven't experienced it doesn't make it less true.

[@ellie_jeann]

@@StanleyKuo184 You sure it was LOVE at First Sight and how long did that last before you two became EXes? Yes I may not have experience such a feeling and probably never will which is fine, I’ve accepted it because of how the world is now and you can’t be with someone truly without being involuntarily vaccinated or no truth. Sorry I maybe old fashioned when it comes to relationships but I’ve watched my siblings so-called LOVE at first sight then a few ended up getting married some years later who became military housewives and having two - three kids then regretting it blaming their young & dumb selves, whether or not they unconditionally love their founded families.

[@jtphenom0811]

Great reactoin! :D Only 4 days up and you're already halfway there! WOOT!

[@criminalcontent]

time will tell !

[@Greybeardmedic]

Coby, I am suitably impressed. You absorbed and dissected this move quite quickly. Keep up with your reactions, there is a lot of good cinema out there to have fun with. FYI, the process by which Neo is the One is still yet to be explained. Keep watching.

[@docj72]

I am so envious of people who get to watch these movies that I grew up with and be blown away by them for the first time

[@kimai1641]

Brilliant that your posting your reaction to this film. I've been waiting for this! Cheers Coby!

[@BobDDstryr]

I’m not a big fan of the other Matrix movies - but the Ani-Matrix is a collection of shorts set in the universe by different directors and several of those are amazing. You should definitely watch those!

[@RegisteredUser-]

They're awesome.

[@MarcoMM1]

Great reaction Coby like always, It's hard to tell you how important this movie was, just in a general sense. It was the dawn of the internet as we know it now (2024), but the story drew on ideas that have been around since the golden age of science fiction. It is inevitable. And that's just the story. The Wachoskis invented a whole new way of filming, embraced the meta, and really just revolutionized movie storytelling. It's so good when today Morpheus says "we gave birth to AI" and all the reactions to that... because when I watched it in 1999, it was a futuristic prediction not reality. Keep up the good work.

[@ubauba1378]

I have never watched your channel before. The Matrix is my favorite film of all time. I watched it at the theatre in London in 1999. It was such a joy to watch you experiencing it for the first time and to watch you putting the plot together. Smart lady! I am so happy that you liked it! I really bonded with you over this experience. Thank you.

[@stillninja2741]

The kiss that 'brought Neo back to life' was really just her grounding him in reality letting him know that what happened in the Matrix isn't real. His heart restarting is due to his brain being like "hey, that wasn't real we just felt something out here in the real world" and told his heart to start pumping blood again before his brain started to die due to oxygen deprivation.

[@unknownsword9042]

I always assumed it was a legit resurrection. There is a lot of Jesus stuff in the series.

[@o0pinkdino0o]

It's true love's kiss, a trope that goes back for hundreds of years.The Matrix is stacked with tropes (and all the better for it).

[@MikeB12800]

But he was gonna come back regardless of the kiss. He’s the One.

[@kevinstudevant7370]

The Matrix Resurrection movie explained why she was able to do that. The two of them have a special connection (not gonna say anything else in case you haven't seen it).

[@farawells]

Remember what the oracle said: " The next life maybe, who knows..." Neo died and in his next life he was revived as "the one".

[@HeyCousin]

Using "Wake Up" for the end credits, meta.

[@Cifer77]

Not only was Keanu already "trained", Chad Stahelski (John Wick director) was Keanu's stunt double in this movie. He was even already quite famous for being Brandon Lee's stunt double from The Crow.

[@axlm.808]

He also did a nice cameo in Matrix resurrections as "Chad"

[@merkury06]

I didn't know that.

[@m0nk3yl0v3r]

they still put a lot of effort in with kung fu and BJJ training and it shows.

[@aussieoioioi7267]

Like most of the comments have stated you picked up on a lot of what was going on, not easy when it comes to The Matrix. You seem to have a connection with Australia too…Nice!!! Great reaction Vid!! I’m subscribing, Cheers 👍

[@crapstirrer]

The 360° camera shots are iconic.

[@sentinelaenow4576]

As an avid fan of The Matrix, I must say you’ve demonstrated one of the quickest and most profound understandings of the movie's key concepts on a first watch, something that often takes others much longer to grasp. This was delightful. Well done!

[@Larry_fm_MD]

"Everything ends with him Waking Up"... that was brilliant

[@kirk1968]

The Matrix/Office Space mashup where Neo tries to escape from Lumbergh is still a shining example of why the internet was invented. And both films released in 1999!

[@Locdrjr]

Please remember that this came out before smart phones, before wifi, you still had to call your internet provider on your home phone to connect to the World Wide Web aka the Matrix... hence the phone part you didn't get early in the movie... Great reaction

[@guyinreallife6035]

yeah, its kind of heart breaking to realize that most people watching this now wont have the context of dial up modems

[@hadoken95]

@@guyinreallife6035 Heartbreaking is a bit of a stretch, time moves on and things change. This movie at least smartly puts the technology in a specific period of time (late 20th century) even if the main timeline is in the far future. This way it can never really be dated, and the effects still hold up quite well.

[@jerodast]

OTOH the whole matrix is simulated so there's no real reason the simulated phones would be any more effective at data transfer than a simulated fire hydrant :) I guess we can assume the architect had a certain style and somehow aligned certain backdoor data channels with the phone lines just because he liked the aesthetic :) But the symbolism is cool!

[@operator0]

Just to be pedantic ;) .....Cable Modems were being tried in three pilot cities in America at the time this movie came out. Nashville, Orlando, and like Omaha, or Tulsa or something like that.

[@guyinreallife6035]

@operator0 kinda feel bad commenting... guys, I was just bitching about being old 😅 But you're also taking this WAY too meta. It's just that it was 99 and dial up was what we had. It was just appealing to the movie goers. Some things don't age that well, ain't that deep

[@zedxxx9]

That was so much fun, watching with you. I hope I won't miss your reactions to the sequels! I love how much you loved it!

[@criminalcontent]

coming soon !

[@MikeB12800]

Keanu learned martial arts for this, maybe even earlier. He was actually recovering from broken vertebrae while filming, so they focused more on kicks. They originally wanted Will Smith for the role and would have focused on slapping!!

[@jerodast]

I've definitely been rolling my eyes at people being unable to not bring up the slapping any time Will Smith comes up on youtube for the last two years, but...that one got me haha, well done.

[@UmbraFulgur]

​@@jerodast, that slap was a career slap. It's so unreasonable, so unnecessary, so stupid there is no excuse for it. Hence the memes and all the calls back to that episode.

[@JoeLion55]

Not gonna lie, you put together the whole concept of the matrix versus the real world a hell of a lot faster than we all did back in 1999 when watching it for the first time… It seems silly looking back at it now because compared to a lot of modern movies the matrix is relatively straightforward, but I remember walking out of theaters as a freshman in college wanting to go right back in nobody understood what was happening

[@Tuundrraa]

I LOVED your reaction! This movie is one of my all time favorites. Ive gone through so many reaction channels for this movie and usually leave disappointed, nobody ever pays attention or understands whats going on. You on the other hand picked up on so much, connected dots, understood what the oracle was saying, understood for the most part how neo comes back. so many moments in the video, i was like "YES! You got it exactly!" It was so refreshing watching someone thats competent and actually pays attention

[@criminalcontent]

thanks !

[@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC]

Exactly. I almost felt like she must have read analysis before recording

[@zazoreal5536]

The Oracle literally Tells Neo "You got the gift, but it looks like you are waiting for something"! He wasn't Listening at all. She basically told him that, he wasn't ready yet, while telling him that he will in fact be the one once he is done waiting.

[@MANIAKRA]

lol I love your channel, recently discovered. HOW DO YOU KNOW all of these people? haha so cool

[@WorkFromYourLaptop]

God I have to say, I LOVED this reaction video. You are so good with your commentary. I normally get so annoyed with girls talking and saying this or that but you were like right on point. You’re so descriptive, I don’t know if you’re an actress or performer but you were so good in this. You didn’t see things coming, you perfectly saw other things coming. I 100% loved this reaction. I kept saying “so good” watching. Thank you for this 💯

[@criminalcontent]

Wow, thank you!

[@txheadshots]

You noticed the Duracell battery… Switch calls him “Coppertop” in the car which is a nickname for Duracell batteries

[@DarrenBenfer]

The Matrix was the very first DVD i ever bought for my shiny new player. So crazy the quality of the picture and worthy of first ever status.

[@-Knife-]

This movie was way ahead of it's time.

[@greatBLT]

Movies these days seem like they're far behind where they ought to be. I guess most people ran out of creativity

[@matthewserdynski1699]

@@greatBLT That because movies have gotten lazy in the last 15 years or so. Too many reboots and sequels instead of new ideas. The movie industry is basically at a stand still.

[@tannhauser5399]

@-Knife- = Depends how far back you want to go, "Simulacron-3" (1964) > and then "World on a Wire"(1973), or more recent "13th Floor" (1999). Then you have books such as "Neuromancer" (1984), "Simulacra and Simulation" (1981), Snow Crash (2000). Or older one such as Heinlein "They" (1941). Not exacly pure simulation that one, but close enough. So those concepts have been known for a while, it is just Matrix put them together much better, into one good movie. And of course there is even more recent research from quantum physics, and also neuroscience research into consciousness and reality as such, which is way more interesting, and scary at the same time.

[@rexsceleratorum1632]

@@greatBLT Who cares about creativity as long as they have a diverse cast of characters and do not offend anyone except non-leftists

[@johngalt8708]

I looked at your list of videos and I can't believe how little content you have and you've had this channel for a year. I love watching your reactions. Please do more! About to sign up to your patreon.

[@puniopenetrante]

Fun Fact: The green tint style was added later for re-releases to match Reloaded and Revolution style, the first release, which was in VHS (that i have) and DVD (i think) undertoned the green, and have the more bluish tone that you see in the theatrical posters.

[@rccraig7580]

You brought up an interesting point in the movie about Cipher's intentions beyond just handing over Morpheus to the Agents. I suppose Cipher was committed to a particular course of action when he agreed to help the Agents. Mainly not leaving anyone else alive after betraying Morpheus and the team. I presume Cipher had keep the rest of the team and the operators from disconnecting Morpheus from the Matrix before the Agents had a chance to extract any Info from Morpheus's mind. Once Cipher confirmed the agents have the needed info he could just sit back and chill while the machines infiltrate/attack and or destroy Zion and fly the hovercraft to a pre-arranged (assuming he could operate/fly the ship himself) location where the machines take him to a reserved pod and hook him back into the Matrix. With Zion destroyed and his crew dead there would be virtually no one left alive to question his actions or to discover that he was solely responsible for the death of his team and the destruction of Zion. This all supposition on my part but a possible scenario had Cipher managed to succeed and a terrible ending to the movie.

[@hellomark1]

"We have a rule: we never free a mind once it's reached a certain age. It's dangerous, the mind has trouble letting go. I've seen it before and I'm sorry." Cipher is beyond tired of living in the real world and desperately wants to get plugged back into The Matrix asap. So he's also killing everyone so he can get caught and plugged back in sooner. No idea if they would have honoured their agreement.

[@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC]

Perhaps the machines would betray him in the end.

[@rccraig7580]

@@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC Its possible the energy gained from connecting Cipher back into the Matrix would have been very negligible at best and it would have been more efficient for the machines to just betray and kill Cipher. My thing is the moment the operator confirmed that Morpheus was captured and being tortured for critical info by agents. That should have been an immediate emergency signal to Zion control to change the access codes.( provided they could get a signal to Zion to warm them about a possible security breach)

[@paulchaisson8301]

... of course, the machines never intended to follow through with their promise. 'Continue the plan/send the sentinel to wipe them all out'...

[@YouTubeHandleEtc.]

This movie has probably one of the best opening sequences of any film. It immediately grabs you and pulls you into the world with an amazing action sequence, leaving you intrigued with so many questions. Best part is there isn't one question raised in that opening sequence that isn't explained but the time the credits role. It's masterful filmmaking.

[@Luke17-10ministry]

You're one of the few people that noticed that they are actually killing innocent bystanders instead of the agents throughout the movie and they just don't care.

[@adityaakaul]

"Everyone plugged into the matrix, is potentially an agent, and that makes them our enemy." Not an exact quote, but basically their mindset, which makes sense since you can think of blue pills as antibodies that will attack anything disrupting the system (the red pills).

[@thebkg]

​@@adityaakaulthis is the reason Switch keeps the pistol on Neo in the car. Until he was unhooked an Agent could take his body and attack at any moment. Ultimately they want to free the human race. But as Morpheus says, "most of these people aren't ready to hear the truth". They can't save the bystanders, and those bystanders are also feeding electricity to the Mainframe.

[@WillsonT011]

What should they care Because as long as they're still plugged in, They are helping the agents, even if it's unintentional 😮

[@zeph0shade]

I don't think most people miss that. If anything, most people seem to focus on that and miss the reason for it. Every "bystander" that's still plugged in is not a bystander at all. They are all weapons used by the agents to instantly jump from one location to another. They don't know it, but it's still what they are.

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

Exactly ​@@zeph0shade

[@underthewood571]

Haha, right, really enjoyed watching this with you. Great job, class

[@lilsammywasapunkrock]

One thing that is often overlooked, they hint that both Trinity and Morpheus were hackers. In the begining, neo was "hacking", and in the scene where the agents questioned him "you are guilty of every internet crime we have a law for". At the end, when he sees everything in green, he was seeing and understanding the "code". When he jumps into the agent and destroys him from the inside, that signified him "hacking" the a.i. and destroying the code of agent smith.

[@PeacefulJoint]

Its more than hinted, they straight up say trinity was a famous hacker that Neo thought was a man.

[@jerodast]

And apparently Neo was too amped up about his sweet new toolset to clean up after himself like a responsible red teamer...

[@scott4092]

I love the Matrix, it's one of my favorite movies of all time, and it was so fun reliving it with you! I look forward to the other movie reactions.

[@CrimsonAceStudio]

Coby, you had a preconcieved notion that Joe Pantoliano would double-cross Neo because "he always plays those types of characters." When this film came out, that wasn't always the case. There were some exceptions, but he typically played the good guy and usually law enforcement (Fugitive, Bad Boys, Marshal, etc.). After The Matrix he was Teddy in Memento... and that gave him the credence to effectively play either side for the rest of his career.

[@jerodast]

OTOH one of his most well known previous roles was _Risky Business_ where he was definitely a sketchball :) Those cop parts he tended to be more of a side character.

[@groothewanderer3710]

@@jerodast Risky Business(Tom Cruise's breakout role) is the first movie I remember seeing him in,..definitely beyond sketchball,..especially being known in the film as "guido the killer pimp"..lol.

[@billross7245]

When Neo first entered the car with Trinity and Switch, Switch called him "Coppertop". I was like what? I was blown away by the radical shift of POV.

[@athens_1psvr31]

You knew the “White Rabbit” girl and never seen this movie? One of the biggest movies in history? Huh? That’s Criminal content.

[@PristinePerceptions]

And the "girl in the red dress"! Fiona!

[@3Kings_Industries]

Oh ... I see what you did there. 😂

[@emin777]

This is my first time watching your channel - it was a lovely reaction video. I must also add, you have beautiful facial expressions, especially when you smile :) You have got a new subscriber.

[@jamesodonnell3636]

It's refreshing to hear someone note the importance of casting Keanu Reeves in the right role (he's no Gary Oldman). One of my life's small regrets: I *passed* on seeing The Matrix when it was in the theaters, and I've never seen it on the big screen. But in 1999, I'd made up my mind: "No more f'g Keanu Reeves movies!" I'd seen his weak performance in My Own Private Idaho (outshone by River Phoenix, RIP)... I'd been appalled at his totally-$HIT English accent in Coppola's Dracula, annoyed that he was ever cast in the role ("Aren't there any *British* actors Coppola could've cast?" I wondered)... And I'd been dragged by college friends to Johnny Mnemonic -- a mess of a film, letting down the source material (Gibson) -- "One for Johnny Moronic," I said, purchasing my ticket. Walking out of the film, it occurred to me, "We've worked out Keanu's range, and that range is... Ted! Because he IS Ted!" (Bogus, dude! That said, he was OK in Parenthood, but obviously *acting.* I'm also one of the few people who thought Speed was just a little too dumb to enjoy -- nowhere near as plausible or fun as Die Hard or Lethal Weapon, and Keanu's just... boring. But then again, in that movie, even Dennis Hopper was boring!) Anyways, that's how I missed the best Keanu Reeves movie ever: THE MATRIX! Keanu is *perfect* as Neo in this brilliant film. Today, a quarter-century after The Matrix, I admit Keanu is very good in the right role and a very disciplined actor. (But no more accents, Keanu. Please.)

[@merkury06]

Johnny Mnemonic sucked. But Point Break was good.

[@jamesodonnell3636]

@@merkury06 -- Patrick Swayze and Keanu in a good movie??! After Dirty Dancing, Road House, and Speed (other films of that era, mas o menos), I've always been resilient to the possibility that such a thing could be true... but your comment isn't the first to make me think Point Break might be worth a watch. Maybe I'll give it a go!

[@merkury06]

It aint Godfather 2 or Heat, but its defiantly entertaining.@@jamesodonnell3636

[@TimWing23]

The guy who works on AI for Google was on the Joe Rogan Experience recently saying the way technology is exponentially growing, by 2045 things will have advanced so much you may be able to live forever if you make it to then lol. And the singularity is the idea that eventually things advance so much that we will be able to create a simulation. So because it's possible, it's possible it already happened and we just don't realize it.

[@Masterfighterx]

You managed to pick out that a particular scene only lasting a few seconds was filmed in Australia.. Impressive.

[@roachmojo]

Outstanding reaction to one of my favorite films. Well done! Subbed.

[@criminalcontent]

Thanks for the sub!

[@TheMightyOdin]

This is my first Coby experience. I want more.

[@riphopfer5816]

The ‘phone thing’ is , back in the 90s, you used to have to connect to the internet via phone lines.

[@bgkarma]

Of course we want to watch Coby react to the sequels! It was also cool that she knew some of the actors.

[@TheWindcrow]

See that sign there? It means "know thyself". That is what holds Neo back. He's always second guessing things and hem hawing around. Once he does things b/c he knows it needs to be done, then he is himself finally. Certain and confident.

[@dylanschoon9371]

I've always wished this to be a standalone film and not a franchise. I absolutely love The Matrix. The sequels are Def some decent eye candy but I have just always considered the first one a near perfect film for what it sets out to do. All of the revolutionary slow-mo "shots" (CGI/ slowed framerate) are still amazing to look at. The timing/ editing of the climax as Neo discovers his true potential and Morpheus throwing the switches for the EMP to knock out the sentinels is superb. And that last scene where Neo breaks the fourth wall by looking at us, then looks up, the camera quickcuts out and up, and Neo just flies into the sky, roll credits. Absolutely stunning for 1999. I do enjoy the 2nd and 3rd overall with continuation/ conclusion of the story, I just feel they lacked the essence of the 1st.

[@adityaakaul]

I remember being excited as all hell when Reloaded was announced. What a letdown. A good movie and cool effects, but nothing near the all-time greatness of the 1st. And Revolutions was just sad all around. The Animatrix was still worthy of the Matrix franchise.

[@RegisteredUser-]

Absolutely agree!

[@CarBENbased]

Freaking editor win right at 19:11 ! "He just seems *cut* hopelessly dependent on the system..." BRAVO!

[@StephenRansom47]

❤ OMG … Coby 😊 You are a Marvel to watch. So engaged and transparent about it. … and so connected 😏 ‘I know her, and her …’ lol I can really see the wheels turning behind those eyes. Such a talent, and yes, reacting IS A TALENT- At least, when an audience is the recipient. Can’t wait for the rest of the series. 😊 PS - have you seen Dark City? It predates this by a year or so, and may have served as reflection to the creators of The Matrix.

[@harri3020]

Amazed to find out you're an Aussie. No wonder you personally knew half the extras in the cast. You've completely lost your accent. And, no way you were 16 in 1999? 😮

[@kdub3871]

Great reaction. The Matrix will always hold a special place for me and my family. I took my wife to see this when she was 9 months pregnant with our first child as out last 1 on 1 date night before we had kids. That 1st child of ours is 24 now and just graduated college. To quote Keanu in this one..."Whoa."

[@secmydom]

I saw this in the theater. The first minutes with Trinity's crane kick 360 camera thing was when my jaw literally dropped. And it has been one of my favorite movies of all time ever since. I feel like your reactions are so pure and exactly what we all think and feel. haha. A delight to watch. First time viewer. New subscriber. Cheers Coby!

[@taiwanwhite5762]

The woman in the red dress scene was meant to teach Neo that anyone who isn't unplugged from the Matrix can be inhabited my an agent. So you kill with reckless abandon

[@JoyBlackdragon]

Who else thinks it would be funny if Agent Smith was still wearing the red dress instead of that dull suit?

[@JakeWilson63]

Hugo Weaving had the best 1999 and 2000. He got to be in this franchise and Lord of the Rings. Every actor should be jelly.

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

the agents arent morphing,they overwrite the script for that particular person/programm,to get in their place.

[@TroyNiemeier]

Watching the reactions to this movie NEVER get old. It's so fascinating watching the proper confusion play out as the revelations keep on coming. BRILLIANT film!

[@Odiegoivan1982]

People will never have any idea of ​​the impact this film had on global pop culture. I watched some reactions to this film where young people in 2024 can decipher the plot of the film with little effort. In 99 people didn't understand what appeared on the screen because some themes shown on screen simply didn't make sense. Terms such as simulation, interactive programs, artificial intelligence did not exist for the general public. I left the cinema wanting to see it again because I hadn't understood even 30% of what the Wachovskys put on screen.

[@huangjun_art]

Before you watch the sequels, I recommend watching 'The Animatrix'. It's an animated anthology with different stories that take place between the 1st and 2nd movie. It'll help give you some insight into plot points and characters in the 2nd movie, and also explain the history of The Matrix and the Machine world. It's also incredibly well made, with some of the most amazing visuals.

[@RegisteredUser-]

Agreed!

[@RansomeDavis]

Coby about to be opened to the world of the Matrix .hope you enjoy it Hun 😁

[@vLarsn]

This is still one of my favourite movies. This and T2 just blew me away when I first saw them. And you're friends with "Home & Away" royalty!? 😄 My sister used to watch that show all the time during the 90's and 2000's!

[@jean5416]

The matrix T2 Aliens Thelma and Louise Interstellar Abyss ET ^^

[@jardennis4nd]

I'm amazed how accurately Cody could predict outcomes.

[@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC]

She could write sci fi

[@DarthPhilip]

Much of the film is based on the 1981 book Simulacra and Simulation by French philosopher Jean Baudrillard. The book can be seen around 4:47 as the place were Neo stores that guy's disc.

[@SG-js2qn]

A movie with a similar dress code, from the year before this, is "Blade." It has the distinction of being the first successful Marvel film, and it's the first of a trilogy. While "The Matrix" is the better film, maybe "Blade" is the better trilogy? IDK. Popcorn muncher action. BTW, if you haven't seen Hugo Weaving in "V for Vendetta," it's a top film, must see, classic.

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Blew my mind then. Still blows my mind. Also you can clearly see how this movie influenced everything that came after vs what movies were like prior. I'm mainly talking the "feel" and style, how scenes were shot and pacing details like that. Literally (but not entirely) every movie that came after this had that "Trinity kick" from the beginning, slow-mo (like the bullet dodge), bullet time (bullet tracing) or some kind of martial arts. It is actually crazy how influential this movie was and still is.