Trinity escapes from Agents | The Matrix [Open Matte]

[@Izawwlgood]

The craziest thing about this was how no one knew what the hell was going on. Everything was underwraps - this whole sequence was a big surprise. We had no idea who was on what side or why they were after her.

[@taoist32]

Why were they after her? I forget. I saw this movie in the theater in 1999.

[@respectedmastermind]

@@taoist32 bruh...

[@Stoirelius]

@@respectedmastermind lol

[@MarsellusWallace]

Yeah I liked how they just dropped this on you without any context to make sense of it. I remember one of the weird, mysterious things about this opening scene as a first-time viewer was her pants-shitting terror at seeing some middle-aged FBI agent in a suit chasing after her. This lady who just moments earlier effortlessly took out a bunch of armed cops. And then it just got weirder as she desperately raced a truck to answer a phone in a phonebooth.

[@Zaxares]

​@@MarsellusWallace It feels like it was a different time... In the 80's and 90's, it was fairly common for directors to drop minimalist trailers that barely gave away any information about what the movie was about. Alien and Terminator are good examples, but the Matrix was one of the few 90's movies to follow this trend. Fast forward to today and it feels like most of what we're getting is either sequels to existing franchises or remakes. Even if a movie is completely original, it's rare for the trailer to not give away huge spoilers about what the movie is about, so it really feels like the era of going into a movie theatre without knowing what the hell you're going to be watching is long gone.

[@paulg6527]

That slow motion air jump kick with her hands in the air like a bird has become so iconic.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Crane pose.

[@josephmulvihill4866]

From what I have read the films opening scene introducing Trinity was all the budget the Wachowski brothers were given. And the first few minutes were so overwhelming that the studio heads gave them unlimited income. Basically Carrie-Anne Moss was this films reason for existing.

[@exelmans8855]

Joseph Mulvihill what a load of bullshit ah ah

[@christianhackl474]

@@exelmans8855 tf?

[@johngoodwin8246]

So have the leather pants

[@Rawsilver]

What's great about this scene. Is that it sets up how dangerous the agents are. When Trinity jumps through that small window. She's terrified the agent will follow her and has to convince herself to get up.

[@MichaelCurrie]

It also fits with how she's actually a mind separated from a simulated body, with the mind having to order the body to get up.

[@faceripper77]

@@MichaelCurrie ... no

[@michaelvega3157]

@@faceripper77 yes!

[@Scythra]

@@michaelvega3157 maybe...

[@randomfullywonderful]

Terrified to point of freezing, because as Morpheus said, everyone who has stood their ground against an agent has died.

[@MegumiHayashida]

This movie is truly timeless, whenever I watch a clip this makes me want to watch the whole trilogy

[@a_single_white_female]

It makes me want to watch the first one.... not so much for the other two.

[@firstname4337]

" truly timeless" --- uh, what's that small glass building with that weird phone in it

[@jeremieyvars3235]

Well if you are honest this is a bit old fashion

[@justdev8965]

3rd movie was worse than shit. You can use the latter to fertilize crops at least, but what the heck do you do with the 3rd matrix movie? Can't even wipe your ass with it. If films could be recorded on paper, that's what I'd use it for.

[@tr1p1ea]

Movie yes, trilogy no.

[@Kncperseus]

The other agent proceeds to follow Trinity over the rooftops like a cat chasing a mouse. Smith on the other hand, he tries and figures out where Trinity is running to - a phone booth. Another example of how smart Smith was.

[@annoyed707]

The other agent was just as important, keeping her too busy to perceive what Smith was up to.

[@kyonshi77]

Agents communicate with each other and Smith doesnt go on his own. Agents are a hivemind. After Trinity passed through the window and rolled down the stairs, you dont see Agent Brown emerging from that window (he's totally able to do so). That's because he knows Trinity is getting out of the building, on street level and informs Agent Smith, who's already down there, to keep an eye on that building's wayouts. That's why he's able to find Trinity so quickly via the eyes of the garbage truck driver, who was driving by.

[@andrewrabon]

​@@kyonshi77 Agents are not a hivemind. They communicate via earpiece, and Smith didn't know Trinity and Neo were coming to free Morpheus since Smith took his out during the interrogation. Smith being allowed to choose deletion or exile also points to the direction of each Agent being their own distinct program, yet still highly coordinated.

[@kyonshi77]

@@andrewrabon Yeah, they're hivemind when in interaction with each other and i would even advance they're demonstrating a form of omniscience. Or omnipresence. Or a mix of a bit of both. This doesnt keep them from being distinctive programs and/or going rogue like Smith did in Reloaded/Revolutions, who actually became a virus (how ironic). When working for the Matrix, they're a collective, but they can still ''rebel'' and go their own way (or die/get deleted trying). Smith wasnt the first, most ''vampires'' and ''werewolves'' were salvaged by the Merovingian from deletion.

[@zimmerromer2501]

Always thought that Cypher was in some way communicating with him.

[@StephenGraves]

The little details are so clever; the cops stumbling as they run over the rooftops while Trinity and the Agent have perfect poise; the bit where one cop doesn't make the jump between buildings, etc. Visual storytelling at its finest.

[@nigelft]

... and borrowed, as a homage, from the famous roof-top chase sequence from 'Vertigo', where, similarly, a cop stumbled after making a leap ...

[@looptimelapse]

you want small details? how come the cop isn’t grasping for air while he speaks after probably doing more running he’s ever done in his entire career? also how is it okay for 3-nity to kill cops?

[@ReinoldFZ]

@@looptimelapse Morpheus explains that although their goal is to free humanity those that have not being released from the Matrix can be taken over by agents and as so they are potential enemies. In the animatrix she has to kill a detective that helps her, if I recall well.

[@joeyjoe003]

@@looptimelapse if she didnt one of them wouldve turned into an agent

[@ErikBrantley33]

@@ReinoldFZ You can even see her say"shit" after she kills them. She didnt want to have to do it.

[@darkmatter4292]

Forget police work. When a suspect starts running on walls, Im out!

[@shalomcameron1915]

I said the same thing

[@eggyagustino6804]

Police work is just sweetness in this movie they're useless

[@fgiveme]

But you are already dead!

[@stevew278]

crackheads do that all the time

[@reinforcer9000]

they must be on some good PCP!

[@hexmaster23]

Love how Smith doesn’t even bother possessing the officers in the room since he knows they were already dead the moment they entered striking range of Trinity.

[@kamranrosen8251]

@@sose6255 porque no los dos?

[@Andromeister27]

every scene in the original Matrix is perfection.

[@123abcdef3]

When the agent jumped that humanly impossible distance to the other roof in front of the other cops and landed with such ease was one of the truly epic scenes. Trinity's iconic slow motion bird air jump kick, the agent's jump on the roof, and Trinity's last second escape through the phone made this a perfect opening sequence.

[@Daniel-uk6yr]

Hey, that chair kick to the face was on point man

[@Howlingburd19]

Definitely one of my favorite opening scenes (and that’s saying something because there’s a lot of epic opening scenes)!

[@cristobalgarces1675]

I just realized, if the Matrix was based in today's world, there would hardly be any landlines for them to use. Obligatory edit: The new movie gets around this. I won't explain it here for obvious spoilers, duh. Go watch it!

[@soccercaballo510]

Cristobal Garces that’s what the agents wanted. No landlines nomore

[@Xana0982]

It's a system patch. Removing security risks and vulnerable points of exploits.

[@troygrant5418]

Lots of Truth in the comments section... my device was down last week and I felt trapped.the last of the commercial landlines in my area are gone.🤔🤔.....

[@fragolegirl2002]

It would easier because they would have cellphones

[@AirCanada1J5]

@@fragolegirl2002 you can't use cell phones

[@AmbientMess]

''The orders were for your protection'' This line really cuts deep when you think about the overarching literal grand design of the Matrix and the fact that any of those cops (being slaves) can be potentially turned into agents at any time.

[@Palach303]

Yea but also, each of those cops are living batteries for the machines.

[@kiemugen9830]

@@Palach303 i think the ammount of cops and civilians killed during this chases is far more than zion people could free in ages

[@TheGreenReaper]

​@@Palach303Never heard of battery protection? 😼

[@clydefargo5515]

Reminds me of the scene in "First Blood". The sheriff says to Rambo's colonel "you can't save him now". The colonel replies "I didn't come here to save HIM".

[@AmbientMess]

@@clydefargo5515 As a movie fan embarrassed to say I haven't seen ANY of the Rambo movies save 4 :p

[@conatcha]

One thing that I love from the first movie is that... the characters have EXPRESSION on their faces. Look at the face of Trinity in this very first scene of hers: worried, enraged, hurried, scared. Quite the opposite in the sequels where the rebels keep that deadpan face all the time.

[@thejanusproject32]

Well, the glasses were like a shield in some weird way. The moment the glasses are off, its emotion time.

[@jainee4507]

"That's impossible" The delivery of that line sent chills down my spine the first time I watched it. You kind of knew then that we were in store for something special.

[@neoasura]

Yeah, and I loved that they did it right in front of the cops, so there was nothing "secretive" about their actions.

[@romainvicta117]

Don’t be so dramatic

[@NoriMori1992]

@@romainvicta117 No one's being dramatic here.

[@romainvicta117]

@@NoriMori1992 chills down my spine is dramatic mate

[@vanshajsarjuraunak18]

Lieutenant: "I sent 2 units, they're bringing her down now." Smith: "Omae wa mou shindeiru."

[@nafisfaiaz3993]

Nani?

[@carinecampier]

Syed Nafis Faiaz, from Hokuto no Ken, his signature line.

[@m3gusta17]

@@carinecampier he wouldn't be saying "nani" if he didn't already know the reference lmao

[@carinecampier]

m3gusta17, Thanks, I got it .... but I had already commented 😁

[@-TheUnkownUser]

candyman You’re wrong bro... it’s... おまえ わ もう しんでいる

[@gy407]

Perfect casting for Carrie-Anne Moss👌

[@xcaliber302]

This scene redefined all action movies! Raised the standard

[@ZeeshanAnsari-hy5zg]

Nope. Terminator 2 did

[@whisperingwind2]

I always make a point of avoiding watching commercials, I have since I was a kid. Because of this, when I went to the theaters to watch the Matrix the first time, I honestly had no idea what I was there to watch. My friends wanted to go so went too. When I saw this scene, I was blown away by the fast paced action at first, and then when she made the jump over the street I rolled my eyes thinking, “That’s impossible.” Then the agent made the jump and the officer said what I had thought, and I realized it is MEANT to be impossible. And finally, when she ran to the phone, I could not figure out why she wanted to answer the phone so bad that she would die for it. Because I had not seen any trailers, I didn’t know that she would live through the scene, I really thought she was dead. The reaction I had to this movie was the kind of *mind blown* 🤯 that I look for in movies. I highly recommend that some of you try avoiding commercials on tv, radio, internet and even billboard ads and see how it changes your perspective for the better.

[@oussamabr5851]

I do too, the best movie experiences I had were when I went in blind.

[@likeagrape57]

@@whisperingwind2 that's really cool that you got to experience the movie in that way.

[@krichard8509]

Oh god. Stfu.

[@sofalso]

Same here. When Neo wakes up and looks around to the human fields my brain exploded. Doubled down on never watching any trailers since then.

[@aunreza]

@@whisperingwind2 dude chill out there's trolls everywhere on the internet. And yes i have stopped watching trailers since years because that is the best way to enjoy a movie without thinking, "hey, I've already seen that"

[@tombombadil1351]

Gotta realise how great of an opening sequence this is to the movie for a first time viewer. The viewer see's the subtle things that something is definitely off. And questions WTF is going on. It hooks the audience easily.

[@TheModernMusicsucks]

2:35 "You think that's air you're breathing now?"

[@vipahman]

Trinity is my favorite female action star. She makes it look believable with those killer blue eyes.

[@chegorita]

how is it not sarah conner?

[@najathims3639]

I love blue eyes

[@LV426Survivor]

@John Smith Lets face it, trinity is hotter than both.

[@brunodimaggio9946]

@@LV426Survivor Nah

[@jasoncrandall5320]

I had a girlfriend who looked like Trinity I thank God everyday for that

[@theM4R4T]

2:07 I love this shot. The camera isn't moving. Trinity runs out of the frame and the agent stops right where she was to pull out the gun. How simple it is.

[@ChaosBahamut]

The first hint the Agents are not what they appear to be: The one chasing Trinity's using a Deagle, one-handed, with exceptional recoil control. (no ordinary person could do that)

[@markusspecht5041]

He also jumped over a huge gap

[@brandondavidson3995]

@@markusspecht5041 and his suit and sunglasses looked clean and perfect after that jump

[@Nemesis0921]

Facts, I'm like damn that's a desert eagle and he shoots it with one hand lol

[@tweeze123]

One deag

[@DAV1979]

does it really register to blue-pills that there is something "off" about the agents? I've always wondered if people in the Matrix notice the agents, but that feeling passes or they simply brush it off, maybe because that's how the Matrix instructs them to deal with it. What about a blue-pill that witnesses an agent possess someone in the Matrix?

[@Churchgrimm]

I feel like watching this movie in theaters must have been frickin mind blowing.

[@merl7972]

It absolutely was. I went to see it with a friend and had no idea what it was about. One of the only movies that i still remember vividly seeing in the theaters. I was 14 and my friends and i would talk about it all day in class, then go home and watch it again to see if we could figure out more things, only to talk about it in class again. It was THE movie in 1999.

[@FlyingArtz.]

Its was ... it truly was!!!

[@Incepted]

It was a really good watch in the theaters, I had the chance since AMC re-released the movie back in 2019 with Dolby Sound.

[@MyUniqueHandle.]

i was born in 98 and was obsessed with this movie as a kid. The more i understood growing up, the more i fell in love with it. If i could wipe my memory, go back in time and watch any movie opening night in a theatre it would be this movie. Jealous of anyone who got to experience it like that.

[@ChristopherWalker007]

It was. When Trinity ran up the wall while being shot at I let out an audible sound of shock and from that moment I was hooked. I had no idea what the movie was about going in, but having seen 1 ad where Agent Smith was fighting Neo in the subway and he punched through a pillar I was a bit skeptical. All of the advertising at the time was "What is The Matrix?" so it was meant to keep you guessing.

[@victorsapozhnikov4098]

this is how you a start a movie.

[@edwarddejong8025]

One of the greatest scenes in movie history. Carrie Anne Moss is stunningly beautiful with her blue eyes against the almost all black. The Matrix is definitely in the top 3 SciFi/Action movies of all time.

[@ValentineCrescent]

I ended up watching the whole movie last night and I completely forgot how beautiful she was in matrix. She did not age well.

[@doraanaisnin5199]

@@ValentineCrescent is she ugly or what

[@mctorus]

@@doraanaisnin5199 very ugly, yes

[@thechocolatemonster3392]

Thank heavens someone said this. Gosh I think Trinity is sooo hot, always felt like that about her 💛

[@metallicaspiker16]

@@ValentineCrescent I’d still smash tho 😆😆😆😆

[@Gwaithmir]

As soon as I recognized Hugo Weaving in Lord of the Rings, I kept expecting to hear him say, "No, lieutenant, your men are already dead!"

[@DragonBlack199]

Or multiple clones popping up around Aragorn talking about purpose 😂

[@paullatham8486]

Mr Anderson!

[@aceshighdueceslow]

remember the email chain that had all the annoying things to do while watching the LotR films in the theatre? My favourites were "every time an orc or goblin is killed, shout 'that's what I'm Tolkein about' and see how many times you can do it before you get thrown out" and "every time Hugo Weaving finishes a line, add 'Mr. Anderson' after it"

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

Hugo has been in some very epic movies. Like V for Vendetta

[@gustavosinclair7185]

In lotr would have been: no Gandalf, your hobbits are already dead

[@jimmyfontaine7812]

I remember watching this at the movies. I was hooked from this opening scene.

[@christopher8659]

I love how grounded the first movie is, compared to the second and third. It's like ninjas vs cops / swat, where as later it feels like a superhero movie

[@Stoirelius]

What really sells this scene for me is the fact that although we knew from the start that Trinity was badass (the whole police was after her and then Smith saying “your men are already dead”), we knew nothing about the agents, and then they show that they are even more badass than she is, and we are left wondering what the hell they are. That twist is awesome.

[@generalaone]

The first scene shows what a badass she is. Then Morpheus tells her agents are coming and she is really upset which gets you thinking, this chick who we just witnessed beat some ass is scared of the agents?

[@MAG-up7ob]

1:41 Damn the quality of the background

[@williamswilliams9633]

It's because they're in the matrix.

[@warfriday]

I think that's meant to be a billboard.

[@jon_ovo3653]

Maëlan GUILLAUME it’s a billboard

[@jon_ovo3653]

kgsNeveR it is

[@johnhunger7207]

It's film noire. It's ok!

[@farid1406]

Agent Brown effortlessly jumping across the gap with such height that camera couldn't even follow while the cop watches in disbelief is the OG, "omg" moment in this movie.

[@rambot670]

0:34 is the most iconic scene

[@AVENTADOR.]

Trinity fight scene has always preserved its originality on the first day.. and it never happened again..Breathetaking!

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

3:11 That moment when you realize Agent Smith certainly took over the body of the garbage truck's driver in the same way we later see him take over a SWAT officer's body in the Deja Vu shootout.

[@QWEStudios]

“I think we can handle one little girl” “Bet”

[@Elthenar]

This was a very effective opener. Not just the crazy effects or martial arts, just that they immediately showed how awesome Trinity was. Then they show that she was absolutely terrified of one agent. Plus, given that she just murked some cops, you weren't even sure who the good or bad guys were.

[@marlatheredhead]

No one won't forget this piece of art. Never in a million years or in another planet.. This movie is always Legend…

[@kinbolluck476]

LIKE A SMOOTH AND SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM THE WORLD TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE WORLD AND THE TIME TO GET TO THE POINT OF THE WORLD AND THE WORLD IS A SOUND OF A COIL AND A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE AND TO BE ABLE TO SLIDE OUT THE WORLD WITH A SOUND AND A SOUND SYSTEM THAT IS A GOOD FIT FOR THE

[@Top-G35]

The subtle differences showing the difference between agents and “humans” and trinity between the movements

[@conorgleeson2453]

The shot of the officers bumbling over the rooftops while Trinity and the Agent run seamlessly up and down the uneven surfaces is such a great contrast.

[@christiaanhetzner1193]

One of the best opening scenes in a movie ever. Absolutely jaw dropping the first time I saw it.

[@majencia2003]

One of the reasons why I love Trinity and that she is my favorite character in the franchise.

[@reinhardmoyo8907]

With the rate at which am watching these 3 mins scenes on KZbin, I must as well just watch the whole movie

[@MrK.A]

Haha, same thought.

[@soldieroftruth77]

2:32 What’s truly impossible is how his tie bar stayed in place up to this point.

[@michaelmulvania6060]

The reason this film works and the sequels don't is because the story unfolds with patience. The scenes are filled with masterful details that allow the film to breath. There's never any rush even when the scene is filled with action.

[@leonpaelinck]

Not only this, there is hardly any action in the first half of the movie after this scene

[@mantabond]

Agreed.

[@instanthellmurderer]

YES💯

[@Dwip23]

When I was a kid and saw this scene for the first time, I remember thinking that must've been one very important phone call to get run over by a truck.

[@kunsanyi9057]

Nasacrypto

[@louiscz6784]

Thats not Smith, that is Agent Brown

[@prizegotti]

Agent Jones, Brown is the small skinny who looks similar to Smith.

[@Jen-Yueh_Hu]

Smith was driving to crush the booth.

[@Romano2018]

they all look the same to me

[@alexk1682]

Romano that was such a great comment

[@chesc]

Agent brown is pretty close to agent shit.

[@fixhersworld]

I don't know if it's just me or been nostalgic but the fight scenes look infinitely better than anything I seen in todays movies, also Trinity oh my God what a powerful actress she plays the role so well. She is my fav character in the matrix

[@doublep1980]

The fight scenes in the Matrix trilogy were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping. He's a legendary Hong Kong action director/stunt coordinator/fight choreographer who has worked on tons of movies and with all the big Hong Kong action stars like Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh. He also worked on Tarantino's ''Kill Bill'', that insane swordfight where Uma Thurman takes on the entire army of Yakuzas, that was also done by him. The Wachowskies brought him and his team over and he put all the actors in a ''Kung Fu training camp'' for a couple of months, teaching them the fight choreography and everything. He's still in business, with the most recent movie he worked on being Ip Man 4.

[@rosePetrichor]

I love how the lieutenant goes from seeing the Agents and being like 'oh shit' to telling them to cram it up their ass within 5 seconds.

[@NoriMori1992]

It's called putting up a front.

[@MrSurrealKarma]

They landed that agent stuntman HARD after his jump. Good for us, the audience, but poor guy.

[@alejandrotopo]

i just saw that as well, super villain hard landing

[@smergerburger12]

Never watched the Matrix ever in my life and this popped up on my feed. This scene led to me watch the Trilogy. Just finished all three movies about half an hour ago.. back to back. I didn’t realize this was a gem.

[@CableReadyTechnoSIut]

It’s the fucking Matrix man do you live under a rock? It’s certainly culturally significant to say the least lol

[@warrensabastienanderson]

@@CableReadyTechnoSIut it happens. I never watched Star Wars. Bits and pieces and I know all the references, even google the lore from time to time, but never sat through a movie lol.

[@mantabond]

Never? Were you playing for Hermits FC, or something?

[@CableReadyTechnoSIut]

@@warrensabastienanderson yeah no I get not watching something, but you admit you knew a bunch of references and what not. What I thought was weird was the guy saying he didn’t know it was a “gem” lol like yeah man it’s known as a pretty good film 🤣

[@warrensabastienanderson]

@@CableReadyTechnoSIut yes! LOL I see what you mean now.

[@AAvfx]

Matrix 4 release date, anyone?

[@scottm8292]

@Dj For life Worth the wait

[@PrinceGummy]

December 2021-ish

[@eldrick4269]

Today break from it free ur mind of all control

[@eldrick4269]

Don’t be dark energy chasing light be the light in the dark

[@alexandredelbois4157]

I really hope it Will be good and not just make a movie for money

[@James-nl6fu]

I loved 😍 the 1st Matrix. The "Vertigo" inspired roof chase. Then, the"That's impossible!." Line blew 😒 my mind. Love ❤️ it.

[@ChaoticStone]

The látex ass and Bird jump kick , iconic

[@kryptonianpowers]

I love the cop that says "That's impossible!"

[@patman_for_sure]

Smith: "No, Lieutenant, your men are already dead. Lieutenant: "Nani?"

[@call2872]

I'm thrilled to see the same actress again to play Trinity in Matrix Resurrections. I'm glad they didn't hire a younger actress to replace her. No one can embody the character like Carrie-Ann Moss.

[@ignis5628]

-Yeah, I watch "The Matrix" for the plot. -"the plot": 0:34

[@reinforcer9000]

the plot thickens

[@rogerpowers3891]

It gets more in depth as the movie goes on, but obviously it’s too in depth for your pea brain to handle

[@vanjazed7021]

@@rogerpowers3891 ironic, your huge brain can't understand a simple joke

[@michaelciancetta6397]

0:34 highlight of the whole saga :))))))

[@nx3407]

0:42 Scary Movie & Shrek brought me here for this spin off scene ✌

[@CRA404462]

How beatiful was that actress at that moment!!

[@chrislang8164]

1:26 Me trying to escape an ass whopping from mom 1:33 Dad blocking the Exit

[@garrett.c.j]

People love the slow-mo at (0:42) which I agree, it’s super friggin' cool, but I absolutely love the jump at (2:15). The score that goes along with it sounds exactly like what you see, and how it would feel to make an impossible jump like that by breaking reality. Don Davis did such a good job with this score.

[@ckwongau2008]

i remember from the DVD commentary , that few minute were the early part of the filming , and they show it to the studio executive , they were so impressed by it and gave the director full support for the filming of the rest of the film .

[@quesomquefaz]

After 16 years as a law enforcement agent I tell you: we do not run after a suspect, bullets do.

[@Jay-vw6hn]

THIS SCENE IS LEGENDARY.

[@robw3027]

This never grows old, never will.

[@BiriBiri925]

1:08 When Trinity turns, the Nokia sign is visible. This movie is really special. Special atmosphere, special color correction. There will never be another like this. Many have tried to repeat. Nobody could.

[@Tatoon]

It's obviously just a movie. If it was real life she could kill anyone easily by throwing that thing.

[@teencomment]

"The line was traced, I don't know how." Yeah, just gotta wait til a third of the way into the movie.

[@Wolfie66]

This movie still blows my mind! Hard to believe The Matrix is over 20 years old! Still one of my all-time favorite movies

[@MrPhilGee]

One of the best opening sequences ever

[@MarklovesAngels]

Haven't seen this for awhile. Wow, is Carrie Anne Moss striking and beautiful.

[@kluez8725]

Thiccinity

[@jashardwallington]

Extra thicc

[@omarmoustafa8634]

Triple Thicc

[@Mr.Scott86]

@@omarmoustafa8634 quadruple thicc

[@chj2]

🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@juliast3629]

Thiccity

[@dallassteel625]

1:54 No more doughnuts for that cop! Lol 😜🤣

[@rainbowcoloredsoapdispenser]

My favorite part about this is how the agents aren't overly arrogant. They have respect for who they know they're up against. Saying the orders were for the cops protection

[@KenjiAsakura09]

Gotta protect your battery somehow

[@evm6177]

Trinity has skill, powers that make her unique same as the rest of crew.

[@archangel_gold2451]

I would watch this movie just to see Trinity all day😍

[@Remmy-iq3bs]

Trinity made these films for me. She was incredible

[@lothar_age238]

The first time I saw Trinity ran on the wall like it was some floor, that's the time i decided that this movie will be my favorite no matter how many good movies will pop up.

[@thepopestar9135]

What? The movie could have been total shit. You are saying you decided it to be your favorite because of one small cool scene in the beginning?

[@lothar_age238]

@@thepopestar9135 yep. No matter what you'll say, blame it to my 10 yrs old memory. And i guess my 10 yrs old self was in luck since the movie went well.

[@thepopestar9135]

Ian Espinosa Hahaha, yes it was.

[@rei8968]

I couldn't believe what I saw. I was also mind blown. I watched it at 12 years old.

[@marions1431]

When I first saw this scene and had no idea what matrix was about, I thought she would be the villan - killing innocent cops

[@deputy_commander7595]

Me too. After i watching more, i realized the cops are not real, they just some kind of artificial program, and they were not in real world.

[@csibesz07]

@@deputy_commander7595 these cops are not artificial rather real humans dying, connected to the matrix, the reason for killing them could be that there is a chance they turn into an agent, ergo no escape

[@deputy_commander7595]

@@csibesz07 well i thought this film explain that the real world actually was destroyed and the real year actually 2199, not in 1999.

[@csibesz07]

@@deputy_commander7595 im not sure how that statement comes into picture, these cops are still real, not programs, they think its 1999 but if they die in matrix, they die outside of it in their separate capsule in 2199, also explained in movie, agents can take over any human directly connected to the matrix, which should give you a hint who is human and who is program

[@deputy_commander7595]

@@csibesz07 i'm understand your opinion, but these cops probably generic program, but still not sure if they have a real body in real world.

[@Dilo22]

For people in 1999, watching this for the first time with no context, holy shit would they be confused

[@JonCom3dy]

I was lol

[@ranjanmaithani6263]

Even after getting the context they were even more confused.

[@merl7972]

Yes, we absolutely all were confused as fuck. And by the time the movie ended we still were but also amazed.

[@DannyEastVillage]

yeah. but every time I watch it i'm more impressed by the screenplay--let alone the visuals!

[@encore9110]

Matrix is action masterpiece

[@IronCityExperience]

Hear me out I feel like the first movie had the best story line ...while it may be true that that Neo’s fights are more legendary in the sequels I feel the first movie was more about an actual story the other two were just fights

[@pavledrakulic9456]

* hear

[@JH-dr4xo]

The first matrix is the best one by far imo.

[@chrismhp]

Not exactly a contested opinion. The sequels are vastly inferior and unnecessary from a narrative standpoint. They also overused CGI, unlike the original. The first film had a sense of mystery, gritty claustrophobic atmosphere, many iconic and memorable scenes, suspenseful story, and of course groundbreaking VFX that have honestly yet to be topped in terms of how revolutionary they were. The Matrix was a dangerous, scary place because of the agents, and the real world was an actual nightmare. You lose a lot of that suspense when Neo can kick everyone's asses with his eyes closed (literally).

[@elliotjohnson9415]

@@chrismhp so well written and explained!

[@pointless132]

I mean, the story is still there in the other 2 movies. Its just sort of saturated with a bunch of fight scenes and bad CGI. You still need the sequels to understand what the problem actually is and how its resolved.

[@jneill-dj8nz]

Greatest movie of all time. Period.

[@aweha]

She's one of the coolest characters in film.

[@adityajoshi6840]

Carrie-Anne Moss is breathtakingly beautiful ❤

[@indiexanna]

1:41 that's one obvious city background set XD

[@eclipse9304]

lol, the entire roof top part of the scene has a very fake look to it, you can even see the brick building shake at 1:51

[@dany2217]

It's because they are in the Matrix

[@TomKatom]

its actually a billboard not the actual background.

[@TJSaw]

Ok, so I watched this scene against just now for the first time in a decade. And Trinity’s 360 degree jump and kick still gave me goosebumps. What a masterpiece this movie was! One of the greatest, most influential sci fi movies of all time! “Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.”

[@idealsAREisomorphic]

Carrie Ann Moss looks 10/10 here

[@kevinl1285]

Policeofficer: I sent two units Smith: Your fosterparents are dead!

[@Rohit_.Verma_.]

Damn man this movie is far ahead of that time ,I can watch anytime again and again😍😍

[@J2-pe6wz]

The slow motion shot where the lunatics are chasing Trinity over the toblerones is so fucking sick man

[@Powd3r81]

lmfao the special effects in this are top notch, but that picture of the city at 1:40 has my dying haha

[@somanken]

This scene also is the first to establish the difference between the crew and agents, all the humans are agile, graceful and fluid and use as much to their advantage as possible, when trinity jumps and lands she rolls to deal with the shock. when the agent jumps he just lands straight down because the agents typically just absorb blows that are anything less than fatal, you see this a lot with how smith fights later, other describe him fighting like a tank, just taking hits and shrugging it all of and this very first scene establishes that trait amongst the agents.

[@johnnyboy7538]

one of the best movies ever made, still remember to this day when i first saw it, seen it over 10 times ever since and the feeling is the same really.

[@interesting2402]

In my opinion, every single detail in this scene is better than the whole series.

[@nlhernandez39]

Wonder why she didn't do more action flicks. She was good at it convincing too.

[@MrJohnSmith-m2p1]

When you go to see modern films in the cinema literally from the first minutes you understand that what awaits you is at best a passable movie. I have already begun to forget this feeling when from the first 5 minutes you understand that this is a masterpiece in front of you and for the next 2 hours you will not look up from the screen for a second so as not to miss the details.

[@natevision976]

One of the craziest movies made

[@hebrewyisraeliteyahawadahite]

1:16 to survive YOU have to get to *Wells & Lake* asap.

[@dunnohow8822]

@1:40 that 2d background city texture tho

[@ChyeHeng17]

Feel like rewatching the matrix before watching the resurrection 2021. Arghhhhhhh

[@rikudousennin3190]

How about do the opposite