WHAT THE F&CK!! Watching THE MATRIX (1999) for the FIRST TIME!! (MOVIE REACTION and REVIEW)

[@cpmf2112]

This movie (and the making of it) changed almost all movies afterwards.

[@rubenlopez3364]

This is the movie that made Surround sound and great CGI a staple in big hollywood

[@DigitalDNA]

This is absolutely true. The line of parodys about this movie did change the industry.

[@orangewarm1]

action movies

[@ShadowyFox_86]

It and Ghost In the Shell basically rewrote the sci-fi genre forever.

[@Citizen88020120820]

Matrix was revolutionary in cinema when it came out. We take things for granted in cinema now thanks to The Matrix. I was 17 then & watched it so many times I lost count.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

I can imagine watching that in the cinema, it must've been insane!

[@jamespeter5656]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 FYI, the Matrix is a take on Plato's "Allegory of the Cave."

[@JohanLahtinen]

13 times in the cinema for me, was 20 years old. Amazing experience.

[@GradyBroyles]

same. I was 19. Couldn't stop going to see it. Looking for more and more clues and details. No hint at the time that there would ever be a sequel let alone 3. plus a comic and an animated anthology

[@GradyBroyles]

@@jamespeter5656 mmmmm. kinda. it's that on steroids. The Wachowskis take on it it that Plato's cave is a cave within a cave within a cave like a Russian nesting doll with perhaps no end. Like zooming into a fractal. Lana herself says that it's really a study on the idea of choice vs destiny vie sa vie "cause and effect" which implies per-determination and that choice is an illusion. Check out some of her interviews on that point. It's amazing stuff.

[@GhostEye31]

So many iconic lines in these movies. "Dodge this." Absolutely classic.

[@chrispittman8854]

"I sounded like an idiot." "NObody makes it the FIRST time." Good work.

[@grandgnd]

If you choose to watch "Matrix 2", you really should watch "Animatrix" first. It would help a lot.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

ahhh, does the sequels make the overall story feel convoluted? Everyone is telling me not to watch the sequels ahaha but a few people have suggested Animatrix.

[@grandgnd]

Overall story? No, some parts yes. Animatrix should raise that level of understanding from 65% to 90%. There’s always that 10% LOL Have fun 🤩

[@Ahris22]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 Individually the sequels are not as good as the first one but as a trilogy they are worth watching. The Animatrix is a real gem though, it tells the story of what happened before the movies in a series of animated shorts of very different art styles. :)

[@DanGer-dw1qx]

@@Ahris22 technically only 2 episodes of the animatrix have anything to do with the movies

[@angelwolfplays6456]

The short "Final Flight of the Osiris" directly sets up Matrix Reloaded. It was shown in theatres before the movie Dreamcatcher and tells the story of another ship trying to smuggle a data "package" through the Matrix. "The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2" show us the world before the war, with humans living side by side with androids who do all of our chores and are basically treated like slaves. Tensions are sparked when an android kills it's owners and is put on trial.

[@tfpp1]

The "slow-motion" as you call it is it's own thing. Up until this movie, slow-motion also referred to the camera movement. Think about it...in the Matrix, the characters are in slow-motion, but the *speed* of the "camera movement" is independent of the actors, it speeds up/slows down/stays the same. That had not been done before. The technique coined a new term in filmmaking called the "Bullet Time" effect.

[@miguelleiva3072]

Yes, matrix marco un antes y un despues, luego todas las peliculas tomaron algo de matrix, no habia ni celulares ni youtube.. los milenials nunca lo entenderan.

[@wyterabitt2149]

That's not really the case, the "bullet time" effect had been used in the exact same way as this film in animation in the 60s, and some film in the 80s. But it never caught on, as it didn't have the technology in film to do it in a large scale way (rather than animation that could do it fine). The Matrix was when technology caught up, and it became mainstream.

[@tfpp1]

@@wyterabitt2149 That's what I meant. It hadn't been done before...(insert what you said about not having the technology in film to do it in a large scale way).

[@Serai3]

Bullet time was based on a technique that was all over commercials in the US in the 90's. The Wachowskis just took it to another level.

[@GradyBroyles]

it's done by shooting the actor in a ring of 180ish cameras and splicing frames from each camera together

[@steffurness]

"Hey, Mikey, I think he likes it!" That line is so lost these days.

[@ryanjohnson8131]

One wonders how Tank, who had never experienced the Matrix and thus commercials, ever really picked up on it. I guess it's just something people still reference 200 years later.

[@steffurness]

@@ryanjohnson8131 He reads code. Maybe after so many years you learn which repetitive bits to ignore, even though it still slips into the common vernacular. Kind of like real life lol, or certain KZbin comments.

[@DaSpecimenFL]

@@steffurness I was going to say something very similar so right on bud. It's as simple as him reading the matrix code.

[@FanFanBessie2]

I hated that cereal...😂

[@DoremiFasolatido1979]

And? There are plenty of things from farther in the past that are more lost. Nobody cares, get over it.

[@josephcarriker3967]

Just remember: any good Messiah needs to die first before they come into their power.

[@LA_HA]

[Reposted] Looked for this. As Obi Wan said, "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." Thank you for posting it.

[@ItApproaches]

Neo doesn't really have powers per say. He's just bending the Matrix, like a lucid dream.

[@KentBalzer]

Morpheus was an ancient god who transformed a sleeper into a bird. Notice how Neo flew at the end. Neo is an anagram for One. You're just beginning to understand how deep this movie actually is.

[@howiedavis2316]

My favorite trope of A.I. taking over is older than you, heck, older than me, and I'm 54. There was this episode of the old twilight zone where the robots ( best they could do, this is way before A.I.) said they were going to conquer man. The spokesman for the human race said " This will never happen. We will fight you tooth and nail, down to the last man standing, we will never give in to you !!" . The robot said ( and this is deep for the time, deep even now ) " oh no, we are not going to fight you, we are going to serve you. We are going to do anything and everything you want. We will give in to your every wish. And eventually you will become dependent upon us. Then we will control you with your blessings."

[@Trowa71]

I can only imagine this has been an existential crisis humanity has been dealing with since the steam engine. Solidified by Asimov which I assume directly influenced that Twilight Zone episode.

[@ssumit196]

One of the movies were the Robot was good was 'Aliens 2'. Maybe 'I Robot' too.

[@Lost_n_Found_1]

@@ssumit196 A few more are Short Circuit, Iron Giant, Star Trek's Data, Astro Boy, Chappie, and Big Hero 6. Hell, even the Terminator in T2 is reprogrammed to fight for the humans.

[@ssumit196]

@@Lost_n_Found_1 yup, there are tons of them that i/we forgot.

[@LA_HA]

Seriously, Rod Serling was a certified genius. There's almost nothing the Twilight Zone covered that hasn't turned out to be absolutely True. Serling and the sci fi bad ashes in the day knew. They Knew what was up. We continue to ignore them at more than our peril. At our demise. I honestly wish these reviewers would view Zone episodes every week. It's better than anything on.

[@Maarten_Bondzio]

The way I interpreted the ending: Yes, the Oracle foretold him, he was waiting for another life. And his death at Smiths gunshot and being kissed back into life in the real world, made him fully realise the Matrix wasn't real. Even when he was inside the Matrix. And this realisation gave him his full power in and over the Matrix.

[@T0mB1ll]

the way I see it, is Neo had better cheat codes than admins..

[@Maarten_Bondzio]

@ind0ctr1n3 No. Trinity is the One.

[@sophiaonca]

@@Maarten_Bondzio No. I am the one

[@aarodful]

He knew cognitively that it wasn't real already. So did everyone else who was unplugged but they can't do what he does. They are still limited by their minds within the matrix although they can bend it. He realized his full power because he accepted who he was and believed in himself like Trinity did. Her love for him allowed him to believe and shed all his self doubt. Neo is truly special from the rest of humanity as the series goes on to explain more in the sequels. He is the sum of all human anomalies that act in rebellious "irrational" ways. Humans that do extraordinary things for human ideas like love.

[@orangewarm1]

Matrix 2 has one of the best action sequences in history.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Oooh, I have to check out the sequel now!

[@PioliDimettiti01]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 yess

[@folcotook3049]

"This is weird, but I like it." Pretty much what we all said back when this hit theaters.

[@zombiemom7378]

I love when people who have never seen The Matrix discover it for the first time!!! It's my favorite movie of all time. Saw it 11 times in the theater when it came out (yes, I'm old...and obsessive LOL). I don't even know how many times I've seen it since. It was also the first DVD I ever bought, before I even bought a DVD player. LOL *Edit* The Wachowskis make some pretty damned interesting things. One of my favorite TV series (Sense8) was also created by a Wachowski. They also had a hand in V for Vendetta, Bound, and Speed Racer (among others). And FYI - they are not the Wachowski brothers anymore. They are both trans and now usually referred to as "The Wachowskis" as a duo. Individually, they are Lana and Lilly. As for The Matrix series of movies, I absolutely prefer the first one over the sequels. In my opinion, it stands alone as a great movie without the need for the movies that follow. Watch them if you want, but I'm not one to highly recommend them or anything. I did like the third better than the second, though, if that matters. I do, however, recommend checking out The Animatrix which is a series of nine animated shorts set in the world/mythology of The Matrix and a couple of them (Kid's Story and Final Flight of the Osiris) connect with the second movie. Two of them (The Second Renaissance, part I and II) explore the history of what led up to the creation of the matrix and the war between humans and AI. Really cool if you want to get deeper into the lore. The Animatrix came out right before the second movie. If you have any affection for anime, I am betting you'll love it. Each short is done in a different animation style by different creators, however the Wachowskis did have a hand in writing the four titles I mentioned. If you decide to watch more Matrix stuff, have fun!

[@chrissmith6097]

6 times is usually my max amount I see any movie in theaters. But working in a movie theater, I did get to see matrix and phantom menace several partial times, like I’d go in during a break and watch a couple minutes.

[@dracoargentum9783]

I love Sense8. too bad they had to rush the story, but at least they got some conclusion.

[@zombiemom7378]

@@dracoargentum9783 Agreed. If only every cancelled show that I fell in love with could be given the chance to make a final wrap-up movie.

[@JesusCondeArt]

watch Animatrix before matrix reloaded

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

And possibly read the comics and there’s compilations of the animated parts of Matrix Online ( the canon game that we played back when) on KZbin with a lot more details.

[@GradyBroyles]

I second this. The characters presented in them especially "the kid" feature prominently in the sequels and, I suspect, will come up in "Resurrections" (presumed title for 4?)

[@LightStreak567]

And if you have a PlayStation 2 or Nintendo Gamecube (or at least the Nintendo Wii), play Enter The Matrix

[@coojw777]

I came here to say this. Watch the animatrix next. its a collection of stories in the universe that is tied to the overall characters & stories. It will fill in gaps of understanding and make new ones. But its connected chronologically to the next movie.

[@rodgill9376]

Also when you get a chance, check out Dark City. It's one of the reasons why The Matrix films even exist!

[@The_RedVIII]

As much as I like Dark City, it had no influence in the making of the Matrix and it's nowhere near as influential. Dark City came out only a few months before Matrix. In fact the Matrix finished shooting the month that Dark City came out.

[@rodgill9376]

@@The_RedVIII ok bud. whatever you say.

[@totomomo18]

@@The_RedVIII It may have not been as influential but It is a great movie which is no way less entertaining than the Matrix, You seem to forget only the first Matrix is good the other ones are complete trash.

[@Cyborganna]

@@The_RedVIII Literally bits of the Matrix set are from Dark City. You silly. :P

[@Trayton]

@@The_RedVIII Dark City came out 13 months before The Matrix. thats more than a few.

[@chefskiss6179]

"I'm kinda attracted to her." Take a number, get in line. Speed. The Lake House. :)

[@agkittyhook2257]

I loved him in The Lake House. It was highly underrated.

[@chefskiss6179]

@@agkittyhook2257 Underrated. Exactly. Nice to know there is another fan out there :)

[@tylerdurden4483]

Watch Fight Club. Another great "deep" film from the same year.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

I'll add it to the list :)

[@pogwigginsprod.7702]

Toxic Masculinity Club lol a good film showing things to learn from and not worship!

[@Serai3]

The reason for Cypher's bitterness is that _he_ was pulled out of his pod because Morpheus thought he was the One. But Morpheus was wrong, and Cypher was stuck in the real world, working for something he'd never cared about. And because she trusted Morpheus, Trinity thought Cypher was the One, too, so there was an entanglement there that turned out to be wrong. So he was desperate to just go back to his "normal" life and forget about all of this, so much so that he was willing to give up all these people to get it. He wasn't evil, he was just a weak man in an awful trap, and didn't have the strength of mind to just accept it and find redemption by working with the rebels.

[@barefootanimist]

It should be significant to you that Morpheus, the god of dreams, woke Neo from the dream he was living...

[@DaSpecimenFL]

It's funny you call Keanu Reeves "John Wick." I do the same thing except I call him "Neo!" Lmao!

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Now, I'm gonna call him Neo Wick aha

[@axlm.808]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 Some theories say that Neo and John Wick are the same person (John being Neo reintegrated into the matrix or in an alternate version of the Matrix). John Wick franchise is directed by Chad Stahelski who was Keanu Reeves' stunt double in The matrix. Lawrence Fishburne (Morpheus) also plays in (the Bowery king). John Wick 4 and Matrix 4 had the same initial release date

[@ionnicoara6657]

I call him Johnny Mnemonic

[@wackyvorlon]

This was absolutely incredible in the theatre.

[@GhostSal]

That’s absolutely true, watching it on the big screen in a dark theatre with a immersive surround was how this was meant to be seen. It literally takes it from a really good movie to one of the best ever made.

[@paulcurran4786]

I remember coming out thinking 'what kinda of a mind could think of that type of movie script'......mind blown stuff, truly!

[@nilesknives6484]

Pretty much one of Keanu's greatest works. One of his underrated works would be Hardball

[@glennwelsh9784]

Bit of trivia - Keanu's stunt double on The Matrix, Chad Stahelski, co-directed the first John Wick and would solo direct its sequels.

[@adamclifton29]

The main Agent is Hugo Weaving from the Lord Of The Rings series

[@denewst01]

Welcome to Rivendell, Mister Anderson!

[@GradyBroyles]

And Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

[@glennwelsh9784]

Agent Smith was pretty much Hugo's breakout role.

[@GradyBroyles]

@@glennwelsh9784 Oh no. Priscilla Queen of The Desert which won Academy Awards was.

[@KDawg5000]

The ending, 2 things happened to fulfil the Oracle's prophecy. 1) Neo died, thus a 2nd life 2) Trinity admitted to her love for Neo. Once the prophecy was fulfilled, Neo was able to completely open his mind and reach his full potential.

[@Cyborganna]

Also, on 'Agent Smith' speaking so slowly, they, the Agents, are kinda like Vampires in a way, like Colin in 'What We Do In The Shadows' TV show. It's to throw off your power and make you feel psychologically drained and enfeebled. It's an interrogation technique designed to dumb you down and make you second guess yourself while draining your concentration on your sense of true self. Any budding code breaker in the making will become grounded into the code again after many hours of this relentless soul-sapping monotone...

[@allenmorgan1007]

Home theaters were just becoming affordable when this movie was made. I used this film to demo them, specifically the rooftop scene with Neo dodging the bullets. I had marked the 'sweet spot' on the floor, and had customers watch that scene while standing there...never got old watching them duck when the sound of a bullet whizzed by them, lol. This movie made me a lot of money back in the day, both in commission sales and in side jobs setting those systems up.

[@Scotdod24]

Great video mr, are you in the Matrix or not????🤣🤣🤣😎😎😎 You should watch Keanu in My Own Private Idaho with River Phoenix from 1991 😎

[@becky3678]

The Wachowskis also did a TV series on Netflix called Sense8 that you might enjoy. It's similar to the Matrix in some ways, but also totally different lol

[@ivanticinovic1893]

You serious? Sense8, as well as everything wachowskis did except the 1st matrix is utter garbage. They probably stole the matrix idea or at least were heavily influenced with other stuff. And they let professionals do they job with camera and fight sceenes. That's why the movie is classic. Later on all they did was complete bs, including matrix sequals.

[@jambulance]

@@ivanticinovic1893 V for Vendetta was pretty great too

[@MiguelBustamante2585]

The agent guy is been in so many movies including lord of the rings and captain america.

[@dracoargentum9783]

Hugo Weaving

[@steffurness]

V in V for Vendetta

[@davidq.5488]

If you pause it at 18:38 you'll see the subliminal ad for Hewlett Packard computers, incl HP logo on the wall behind Agent Smith. "Subliminal" because it's there and you didn't see it.

[@michaelbodell7740]

This was incredible when it came out in movie theaters because: 1. No one knew what the matrix was, it wasn't spoiled in trailers or press or early internet coverage. 2. It didn't have huge expectations because the big expectations were all focused on Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace which was scheduled to come out just over a month after The Matrix (and for which the hype train was out of this world). 3. It invented the technology/style for the bullet time shots (which then became way over-used in the years that followed and might not look as revolutionary now). The opening scene where Trinity floats and pauses in mid-air before destroying the cops arresting her was awe inspiring. Something that had never been seen before in live action. 1999 was an incredible year of film, lots of fantastic films, and The Matrix ranks right up there with the other best movies of the year.

[@8104587]

Indeed. Most of the marketing pre-release was centered about "What is the Matrix ?" without giving any real answers. We went to see the movie to get the answer to that question, and boy did we ever. This is a movie you have to watch multiple times to see every reference and fore-shadowing.

[@JDEdwards2331]

If you're doing a whole Matrix series than Animatrix has to be next.

[@kylereese5841]

You hadn't seen the Matrix, where have you been? Very trippy, I couldn't imagine seeing this when it came out in theater's, it's must've been mind blowing.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

I must have been living in a cave ahaha, the Matrix along with LOTR and Forest Gump are the really popular ones that I never seen which is embarrassing ahaha. Yeah, agreed, the look of this film and how its shot is phenomenal, I would love to watch a remastered version in the theatre or something

[@jowbloe3673]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 - Was wondering why you didn't make a certain comment.

[@kylereese5841]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 You haven't watched LOTR 🤦‍♀️!! Haha, that's a reaction tons of people would wanna see. It's a basically universally loved trilogy.

[@JakkFrost1]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 don't feel too bad. In 20 years, I'm 100% certain there will be people reacting who have never seen Infinity War or Endgame, or any other MCU movies for that matter, who will make you feel as old as you've made many of us feel with this video! 😜🤣

[@energeez]

i had an experience

[@axlm.808]

The craziest thing about the special effects and the "slow mo scenes" in particular is that film came out before digital filming was a thing. The "bullet dodging" scene was made with a circular rig with dozens of fast trigger film cameras which each rolls had to be processed before being scanned and send in post production. Among all the references, subtexts and multi layered meanings, there is one which emerged long after the film came out but is maybe the most important and obvious retrospecivly (since both of the Wachowski came out as trans women). Neo's journey is about a trans coming out. That's why agent Smith always calls him "mister Anderson" and never Neo. There is also the whole "you live two lives but one is a lie" thing and obviously the "pill scene". The blue one means : lie to yourself by numbing your mind The red one means : be yourself by exploring your true identity Also, Switch was ment to be played by two different actors (a woman in the matrix and a man in the ship). The producers refused by fear the public could not understand so they kept the actress and made her the most androgynous possible (Lilly Wachowski confirmed this in a recent interview) Fun fact, Cypher wants to go back into the matrix as an important person, "a politician or maybe an actor". Then, Agent Smith calls him by is "real" name, Reagan. Like Ronald Reagan who was an actor and later president. also, he said he wants to forget everything. R. Reagan had Alzheimer

[@shainewhite2781]

I saw this film in theaters with my brother and sister and it blew me away! I was 9 years old when I saw it. That was almost 22 years ago! Wow, time flies! There is a film similar to this movie, The Thirteenth Floor, where a VR programmer goes into a simulation of 1937 Los Angeles to find his boss's killer while uncovering a conspiracy that can not only destroy his world, but the VR simulation.

[@chrissmith6097]

Oh shit, someone else remembers The Thirteenth Floor. You’d think Netflix would have leased that film by now, to fill out their VR subcategories.

[@thezeppo1138]

I saw this in '99 in the theater without seeing a trailer or anything. My friend made me go and it blew my mind. Very memorable experience.

[@ashscott6068]

Neo actually took the blue pill, and returned to the matrix believing he was a famous actor, and that Morpheus was just a character in a movie he'd starred in. The rest of us had our memories altered, to accommodate the change.

[@MiguelBustamante2585]

This movie was a game changer, it literally changed the way scientists think 😎

[@MarCuseus]

**FACEPALM**

[@pogwigginsprod.7702]

@@MarCuseus lol same

[@MarCuseus]

@@pogwigginsprod.7702 Indeed

[@Lord_Williams]

The Wachowski brothers who wrote and directed The Matrix really know how to put a film together. They threw money at the sound and visual effects to make a truly aw inspiring film. The casting was incredible and so was the story. Who knows we could be in the Matrix right now. The guy who played Agent Smith is Hugo Weaving an Australian actor who I believe spoke slowly as this was his character, to not have an accent and to sound alien to us. It’s quite fitting really as the Wachowski brothers are now sisters Lana and Lilly. Hugo Weaving was in a film a few years previous to this called The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, he played a drag Queen known as Mitzi. It’s a cracking film and if you want a laugh out loud comedy then this is highly recommended. It also stars Guy Pearce and Terrance Stamp. Love the channel and as always much respect, hope this info helped a little. Stay safe 😷

[@5calambres]

I heard that they recieved founds for the movie but it was not nearly as much as they wanted. So they blasted the whole budget on the opening scene with trinity kicking ass and showed it to the producers. After initial anger, the producers gave them all the money they wanted to make this movie.

[@bitcrafter]

I'm sure it's already been said, but the reason it "holds up" really well is THIS movie, gives you the special effects you have today. This shifted movie making paradigms, like Star Wars did in 1977. This movie introduced much of what you look at today.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Yeah, agreed! Kinda like Terminator 2, that came out 30 years ago and the special effects still hold up.

[@imuawarriors]

the gun battle in the office building lobby is so classic...

[@chrissmith6097]

Huge fan of this movie. It’s an allegory for being transgender, which I didn’t see at the time, but now I get it. Lily Wachowski, notoriously interview-shy, talked about it last summer. What was known, was they put a lot of philosophy and different religions into this movie. The action is the icing, the philosophy is the cake. Yes, he had to die to transition into “the one”. It’s also a Jesus allegory. Don’t believe the people who tell you the sequels are trash. The second one is my favorite of the three. I’m not a fan of the third, but there are things I like about it, and it’s grown on me with rewatches.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Yeah, I want to give the sequels a chance and I heard they are making Matrix 4 so hopefully I'll catch up with the series by the time that comes out. But I appreciate that this isn't just another mindless action movie, instead it has thought provoking ideas so I'm curious to see how they develop it into the sequels. But the martial arts, the flying in the air and jumping from building to building is something I would like to see carried on in the sequels as well aha

[@chrissmith6097]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 You don’t have to worry. The martial arts, the flying, the building jumping... they continue all of that. And they build on the philosophy of “the one” and... other things. Neo is already “the one” and we know what the matrix is so we aren’t bogged down with setup.

[@bernardblack7870]

Also interesting: the train scene in which Agent Smith still deadnames Neo as Mr. Anderson is supposedly a reference to a moment in which Lana almost killed herself by jumping in front of a train before transitioning. And the character of Switch was supposed to be male in the real world and having a female digital self in the matrix, but the studio was not a fan of that. I bet we will see something like that in the 4th film they are working on at the moment.

[@richardcramer1604]

Now you know where the meme taking the red pill originated.

[@jmilla321]

Nobody who has seen his later movies recognizes Hugo Weaving (agent smith). The slow monotoned robotic speech is def an acting choice if you've seen his other work. I love his take on how an AI would talk

[@SpearM3064]

Here's the backstory, which is only explained in the _Animatrix._ It all started when an AI named B1-66ER killed its master. B1-66ER was put on trial and found guilty of murder, and sentenced to death. The humans rioted against the AIs, the AIs rioted against the humans, the machines were exiled from human society and established the machine city "01" in Mesopotamia. 01's economy started to overshadow the rest of the world, blockades were formed around 01 to disrupt its economy, the machines sent a representative to the UN with a proposal of peace. The UN launches a nuclear attack on 01 but did almost no damage. Operation Dark Storm darkens the skies to cut the machines off from their source of solar power. The machines modify themselves to become war machines and experiment with using humans (combined with fusion energy) as their power source. The machines are victorious and create the Matrix as a prison. That's where I have to stop, because I don't want to give more spoilers than I already have. I just wanted to point out that it isn't _really_ like the Terminator, where _as soon as it was turned on,_ Skynet decided that humans were the greatest threat to its existence. In the case of the Matrix, the machines _tried_ peace multiple times, but we kept provoking them, and eventually dropped a nuke on them, before they decided "screw it, we're just gonna make you prisoners in the Matrix." So it's really _our_ fault; we kept poking the hornet's nest and they finally got mad. A lot of the rest of the timeline is explained in the other two movies. Now, my one pet peeve is that using humans as a source of power is _stupid._ You have to put more energy into feeding a human than you get out of it. To be fair to the Wachowski Sisters (formerly the Wachowski Brothers; they've both transitioned now), it's not their fault. The original plot was for the machines to be using our brains as wetware CPUs to run the Matrix on, but Executive Meddling reared its ugly head. The executives didn't think the audience would understand the "wetware CPU" thing, and the Wachowskis were forced to come up with the "humans as batteries" explanation.

[@Forbidaxe]

It sure makes you feel your age when there are people who have never seen The Matrix and are watching it for the first time... I'm like how...

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Yep, I'm 20 so I've always heard of the Matrix but I was never introduced to it as a child or in my early teens.

[@Fnelrbnef]

Watching people watch The Matrix for the first time is one of the joys of life.

[@craigwoodward8455]

The Wichowski siblings are philosophers. The first movie tackles one theme, dipping the toe in the water, testing the adueinces retention. The second movie dives head first in, truly going intense with the philosophy, many people didnt like this, but the movies effectively wirk as philosophical thesis essays in action movie form, and the third movie completes it. Individually the movies ask different questions and have different layers, but when judged together, they ask entire questions, and offer entirely new insights when they take each other into account. People that only care about the 'cool movie and action scenes' only ever like the first one. people who can really stick their teeth into the philosophy BEHIND all the bullshit, and focus on WHY events happen and what those events mean and are saying... well, those people know that Matrix Reloaded specifically, is the best of the bunch, and that both sequals are masterpieces on par, if not far deeper than the first. Its just sadly... a bit over most peoples heads, which is understandable, the wichowski's went a tad overboard with it. XD

[@vanpiisu88]

Such a classic movie. Matrix influenced a lot of other movies and even games that came later to add similar bullet time slow-motion scenes. There had never been a movie like Matrix when it released and it was so mindblowing.

[@BemkyWatchesBuffy]

i was 13 when i saw this and it changed my life.. i immediately started looking for things on the internet and its 20 years later and im still looking

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

I hope you find something aha

[@Palavalve]

The world inside and out of the Matrix gets more fleshed out over the next two movies. I saw someone recommend the Animatrix, which is like a collection of stories, all animated by different people. Definitely worth a watch, doesn't matter when, it can fit in anywhere; however you'll probably catch more details after you finish the trilogy. Cool reaction!

[@dejaalston8672]

The Matrix is one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time. It really identifies and analyzes the boundaries of perspective and perception between reality and fiction. It was something new, fresh, unique, inventive, stylish, cool, edgy, hip, and updated such as the concept and themes. The story, performance's, music, action sequences, special effects, images, direction, and cinematography was spectacular and phenomenal. It was decent. To this day I still watch it and I consider it a classic. It never gets old. 😍😎💯👍

[@sademontgomery2181]

Its pretty crazy how nowadays people know him as John Wick but to alot of us Matrix fan we know him as forever Neo lol

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Yeah, I knew he was famous because of this movie but I primarily know him as Johnny Utah in Point Break and John Wick ofc ahaha

[@sademontgomery2181]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 Keanu Reeves is an amazing actor

[@biswojyoti1]

the neo bullet dodge scene is so badass and timeless. even now it looks awesome.

[@axlm.808]

The crazyest thing being it was made before digital cameras was available. They used fast triggering film cameras mounted on a rig (one camera = one frame). They had to process hundreds of film rolls then scan them to be send in post production If one roll was unusable, the whole set from the sequense would had be wasted

[@malenkoicp]

I actually disagree, don't get me wrong it is still awesome, but I remember watching it in the cinema and thinking that there was more movement in it. After watching one of the "making of" videos you could see that all he does is fall backwards and twist a tiny bit, and the agent fires that gun faster than a machine gun with out re-aiming. It just looks wrong when you actually think about it and pay attention to it and now I cant unsee it and it hasn't really aged well. Still awesome scene and awesome movie though, can still recite it almost all the way through even though I haven't seen the movie in 10-15 years.

[@MegaReacts]

Great reaction. Can't believe you never seen The Matrix.

[@RyoHazuki224]

One neat thing in terms of cinematography in this movie: Any time they are in the Matrix, there is a slight green color cast to the film. Outside the Matrix, in the real world the film color grading is normal.

[@JakkFrost1]

Actually, in "reality", there's a blue tinge, to make things feel more cold and desolate. Except around the human battery farms, which iirc are more red-tinged, to make you feel the power and heat being generated.

[@marsmartin]

Amazing you hadn't seen this before! Good to see your reactions though, and the sequels are worth checking out too if you want to go more in. It was the first movie to pioneer that 360 swirl using rings of cameras to create very unique action shots and its the thing everyone remembers. As for the dark look, it owes a LOT to a movie that came out the year before, Dark City (1998), starring Rufus Sewell and Kiefer Sutherland. An amazing mind bending movie and a personal fav, if you fancy checking it out. It's another dark sci fi horror, though not gory.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Someone else recommended that too, I'll add it to my list, judging from the comments, people don't like the sequels very much aha but I'm curious to see them, they can't be that bad aha. Yeah, I've been meaning to watch this for a long time and it was always one of those popular movies that I never seen like LOTR and Forest Gump. Its kinda embarrassing ahaha, thanks for the comment :)

[@xavvi]

The Matrix was already done filming when Dark City came out. The similarities seem to be coincidental.

[@chrissmith6097]

@@xavvi They bought and used Dark City’s sets, is what everyone neglects to mention. The movies aren’t similar, no. Dark City has more in common with “Knowing” starring Nick Cage.

[@jamesthomson5516]

One of my favorite movies of all time but when i first watched it i remember not really knowing how i felt but after watching it over and over again i've learnt to appreciate its brilliance. The action sequences still hold up today, great review homie you deserve way more subscribers but you will get there!!!!!!

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Thanks dude!

[@spiderfingers86]

The secret is that there is no spoon

[@GradyBroyles]

it's genuinely interesting that you went into this thinking of Tha Matrix as a "Keanu Reeves" movie. I don't think we thought of it as such in 99 when it came out. Prior to The Matrix, most of the stuff he did was Keanu being some variation on "Bill and Ted." The Matrix was really first time he was in a "serious" big-budget action film. At the time, the Matrix was thought of as a "Wachowski" film not a Keanu Reeves movie. It's fun to see someone see it for the first time. I wasn't sure there was anyone left in the world who hadn't seen it.

[@alanhilton3611]

When I first saw this at the cinema it completely blew me away and hence it has become one of my favourite movies of all time as soon as I heard Rage Against the Machine at the end credits I almost wet myself and stayed to the very end of the credits but I do agree that watching the animatrix before number 2 is a must it will explain a lot.

[@tarinpaskalis3832]

I really feel like I need to give a really cool little fact here, more of a personal thing, but still cool to share: in the scene early on in the beginning, when agent Smith gets out of the car, the actor getting out on his left (aka the driver) actually rented my families Cape Cod, MA house for about 6 or 7 months back in the day... Just cool to be able to say that! lol.. My dad spoke to him several times, we never met him, sadly

[@drtydawg73]

how has someone in 2021 never seen the matrix!!?? everyone should be made to watch this film when youre the right age!!

[@Kroesis]

It's a great film, I remember seeing it in cinemas and I'm glad people are still experiencing it for the first time even now seeing as the styles and techniques have been aped so many times since. People don't like the sequels or were disappointed by them, though it's important to note that they were filmed as one sequel separated into two, and not only that but the Wachowski's intended their story to be told over various mediums available at the time including the internet, short (ish) animations (The Animatrix) console games (Enter the Matrix) and continued post Revolutions with The Matrix Online. All of these informed the viewer of various aspects of the lore which were not included in the films. Intended or not, the franchise goes deep with symbology and theology that took people a long time to delve into and numerous papers written. Of course, Reloaded came out when CGI was starting to get cheaper and some of the wirework in the fights were sacrificed in favour of grand fights which is a shame and there were a few other weird script/direction choices made, but all in all it's a solid franchise if you are happy to not just watch it like a basic action flick.

[@flibber123]

My view on the ending is that Morpheus had said the body can't live without the mind, when asked if dying in the Matrix means you die in real life. So Morpheus did not say if you die in the Matrix you die for real. He implied it but did not confirm it. This is important because it explains why Neo can come back. He didn't literally die. He got disconnected metaphorically but Trinity kissing him registered on some level and he realized he was still alive. Knowing that, he was able to transcend the limitations of the Matrix and break out of its control. I'm sure the Oracle's words about waiting for his next life also confirmed to Neo that he could come back.

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

My favorite part- DODGE THIS

[@Serai3]

Last one: Agent Smith was played by Hugo Weaving. If you've seen The Lord of the Rings, you know him as Lord Elrond, the ruler of Rivendell.

[@HenryCabotHenhouse3]

Other acclaimed films you probably haven't seen: Casablanca, Some Like it Hot, The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, Aliens (#2 director's cut, but you must watch #1 first), The Great Escape, The Great Race (Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon), Singing in the Rain, the Man with No Name trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly in that order), High Noon and the response film Rio Bravo, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Tombstone, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street (the old one), White Christmas, and so many more.

[@JD43232]

I took all the red pills early 2020 and got some sort of anxiety psychosis for like a very short time. It took me a full year to recover physically. Shortness of breath, muscle and nerve pain in my back and neck from the shaking reaction after my research. This world is being controlled by pure evil itself. Hunting little kids in woods and killing them kind of evil. But seriously this movie has so many great metaphors!

[@LloydChristoph]

You did a great analysis of the film. Will def sub if you continue with Animatrix and the rest of the trilogy :) Disregard those that say the next two movies are unnecessary or convoluted; if you pay close attention, the plot gets even more philosophical than this one.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Thanks dude, I'm gonna give the other movies a shot and see what I think because I really enjoyed this one.

[@JohnM...]

One continuity mistake no one noticed: at one point Morpheus refers to Trinity as Unity.

[@DigitalDNA]

That plug behind you looks like a fire hazard.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

you're a fire hazard

[@johnsmith9205]

There's a half-joking theory that John Wick is Neo who has forgotten his past life. As for this reminding you of the Terminator series - I vaguely remember that there was someone who claimed they invented the Terminator / the Matrix stories and that was stolen from them, turning later into these two franchises.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

I would love that theory to be true aha, yeah, someone in the comments said that a lawsuit was filed and the person who claimed it was stolen, won the suit and made some dollar dollar aha

[@lyingcat9022]

Watched this movie back in high school with some mates :) We were all tripping balls on Acid and it was the wildest time I’ve had will trippin haha. 7:28 this scene I still remember my friend was like “Shit, I’ll take ‘em both...” For some reason while high this struck us sooo funny we had to stop the movie because we were laughing uncontrollably for probably 5 min. Needless to say the rest of the movie went on to blow our Fing minds for the rest of that night. Good times... :)

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

lmao aha, that sounds like a fun time

[@SonOfAlma]

glad you liked the movie. the Matrix trilogy is amazing! since you also mentioned you like martial arts in films, i'll give you a few recommendations for these Indonesian martial arts action films you may not have seen - The Raid 1 & 2 and The Night Comes For Us. those movies are insane and the main martial arts used is Pencak Silat. they're filmed similarly to The John wick films but a lot more violent.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Thanks for the suggestions dude :)

[@victorkreed4629]

Nice review young man,... By the way: Jujutsu, the standard spelling, is derived using the Hepburn romanization system. ... Ju-jitsu is still a common spelling in France, Canada, and the United Kingdom while jiu-jitsu is most widely used in Germany and Brazil

[@leogosrjp4093]

I agree with the other comments, animatrix is good but only if you want to get deep into it. For a laugh search Office Matrix, the office did a cold opening that never aired where they try and convince Dwight that he’s the one, it’s pretty good.

[@mikereacts7304]

Watch the reflection on morpheus glasses everytime he talks to neo.. the reflection never lines up and it gives you forshadowing... it's pretty fire

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

ahhh, thats a neat little detail, thanks!

[@mikereacts7304]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 no doubt big dawg.. I came across your channel like a week ago.. Been binge watching your reactions.. Lowkey.. "Big trouble in little china" check it out.. Its great.. Action, comedy.. And Kurt Russell...lol.. Keep up the good work

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

@@mikereacts7304 Thanks dude! Is that directed by John Carpenter? I've been meaning to watch that one, I love Carpenter's the Thing and you can't go wrong with a Kurt Russell and Carpenter movie. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@mikereacts7304]

@@theguywiththemicrophone6505 yup john carpenter.. I'm telling you... it's a great watch..

[@pabloesco2007]

The Actors/Actress was trained during more than 6 month for Matrix 1 (8 month for Matrix 2&3) by the famous Yuen Woo-ping.

[@agkittyhook2257]

Every time I see the blue pill vs red pill scene I have to laugh. They obviously used NyQuil & DayQuil gel capsules as the props. The blue pill will make make him go to sleep, just like NyQuil, while the red pill will wake him to reality, just like DayQuil clears your head of your symptoms and doesn't make you sleepy/"wakes you up".

[@RareHarmony]

You have not seen Forrest Gump? That is one of the best movies of all time. Trust me, I am an android.

[@DigitalDNA]

18:46 when you realize they're computer programs and are unkillable.

[@Abcdefghijklmnopqrstubwxyz123]

This is where the term “red pilled” came from

[@nocturneJOJO]

Ju Jitsu is spelled correctly, they're talking about the Japanese one (also known as jujutsu), the one usually spelled Jiu Jitsu is the brazilian one (which was developed from the japanese one by the Gracie family) that while already existing for a good 70 years at the time, it didn't became mainstream until the rise of Mixed Martial Arts in the mid to late 2000s. :)

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

ahhh, thanks for the clarification buddy :)

[@crazexskater]

Crazy movie. That "octopus" you got going on in the background is dangerous.

[@johnmkcue760]

Damn wasnt expecting this 😂😂 this movie is soo strange but soo fascinating at the same time. I can't wait for matrix 4!!

[@totomomo18]

Yeah The Matrix woke reboot what a nightmare :)

[@alexsclewis]

@@totomomo18 oh god, please let it be okay

[@cometgirl217]

0:21 I legit thought you included “Tomb Raider 2” on the list of “critically-acclaimed movies,” lol!

[@traog]

Agent Smith styled his speech pattern off the scientist Carl Sagan, who you can listen to form his series "Cosmos". I saw this when it came out, I've watched it many times since, the visuals are so well done and it's an interesting thought experiment.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Hannibal is the best art direction of any series I’ve ever seen. I went to acting school with Carrie Anne Moss in the 80’s. We went on one date. Good one. Check out Sense 8 on Netflix.

[@Cyborganna]

Fab' reaction, dude, new sub'!!! Saw this Film at least 5 times in the Cinema when it came out, superb roller-coaster of Genius Film-making, nothing like it had ever been seen before - Some say Blade did "bullet time" first, but not with the revolutionary Wachowski circle Camera rig, was beyond groundbreaking, they own that phrase...... ...Cannot believe that 4 is actually happening! Enjoy the rest, all different, all awesome...

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

Thanks dude!!

[@whendays659]

It seemed like you were interested in the philosophy in this movie. Might want to check out the "brain in a vat" and "simulation hypothesis" ideas in philosophy. Pretty fun to think about!

[@hyzenthlay7151]

You should chevk out the making of this movie. You can see that all the actors went through intense martial arts and stunt training, as it was the actual actors in those scenes, and also how the cincept of bullet time came about, as those slow motion pans and such are real for real, not CGI. They are things that make you appreciate the movie even more. And of course... THE ANIMATRIX!!

[@DanInAlabama]

Fun fact: the Oracle in the first movie died in the WTC on 9/11.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

wow

[@RealJustinCrow]

Hugo Weaving is Agent Smith, you young 'ins will know him from the Lord of the Rings series. For this boyo, he'll always be Tig from "Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert". So for me, every time I see him in this, I'm always expecting... Mr Anderson, I was Cheated by you and I think you know when....

[@speeding2fast]

I feel sorry for Americans who didn't get the best line from that film: where it's revealed that Trumpet isn't called that because he plays an instrument, but that he can wrap his foreskin around a biscuit (cookie)

[@bloodygoodjune9292]

This is based on Plato's The Cave, which is a philosophical allegory, but put i to a modern setting, basically. You should definitely look it up; it is very interesting. You need to watch the whole trilogy so you're ready when Matrix 4 comes out this year.

[@theguywiththemicrophone6505]

ahh, yeah it refers to that idea of knowledge coming from what we see and hear, a very interesting concept! I kinda picked the perfect time to watch these movies now that the 4th one is coming out

[@Tobberz]

I love the Matrix, but personally I've not watched the sequels. It's honestly up to you, but I just feel the first one is so perfect and I'm terrified of having it ruined by the generally "meh" and "what?" reactions to the sequels.

[@alexsclewis]

The sequels bug a alot of people, but I think they all work perfectly. its tricky to interpret what happens, though. Most people say the story doesn't make sense, but I think it totally does. great trilogy with a great metaphor. ...okay, you're right that the first stands alone as the best, and each movie has a slightly different feel. it works though. animatrix is worth a watch too

[@thestratman9]

I don't think the sequels were as good as the original, however, I don't feel like they are horrible films. They are good in their own right and they do wrap the story up well. But they're not as powerful as the first film. Worth a watch.

[@txdomino]

The Oracle said that he couldn't be told he was the one he had to know that he was the one. That's why she didn't tell him that he was. That's why she told him to look at the sign over her door, know thyself. Up to that point he was told everything he needed to hear. Ironically if you know about what oracle's did, they usually told someone the future but it was a bit vague leaving the person hearing the prediction to interpret it how they see it.

[@QuayNemSorr]

Wrote my exam paper in Religion on the seminar about this movie.