That opening scene where Trinity freezes in the air while the camera pans around her was the first time that technology was used in a mainstream film. We'd never seen such a thing before and it blew everyone away, setting the tone for the rest of the movie.
you can also get that effect in many games, as it represents over loading your CPU or server location with to much going on. Normally this has no benefit to you, because the program is still moving faster while you are having the freeze on your end lol. I like to think what the movie is referring to as the slow down, is this overload happening . Though in the movie, it's in reverse to benefit the User vs the program. Remember them days you decided to bring 100000 ships, vs the Npc's 100000 ships. When the fire fight starts, on your end the game slows down to sometimes even locking up for a few seconds. When the dust clears the NPC has taken out a few of your ships right under your nose. = {That's the Matrix beating you with freeze combat lol} :)
Actually, they used all their funds for it (This first trinity scene.) and showed it the sponsors, even before the movie was agreed to get investion money. It worked very well. ^^
@@VetruvianFebio I think there's room for a lot more Matrix films, but not with Neo as the protagonist. It's such a big universe with so many potential stories, as The Animatrix showed.
@@ThisIsMyFullName That train is gone with the last disaster. You have to wait 10 years before they try to milk the franchise again. Anyway, as I said, the Matrix wasn't made by Wachowski, production changed a lot of their original ideas, it was made by a team, a culture, that doesn't exist anymore, we are living in a dark age now. Yes, you could make small stories in that universe, even though Matrix 4 ruined it, but they will never feel like the Matrix. You can see the same disaster happening with Amazon LotR.
...so I stumbled upon your channel and reaction to The Matrix. One of my favorite films. You are the ONLY ONE to say TWICE at just the right moments in the film, "There is no spoon." Your honest reaction to the great moments in this film were spot on. Peace to you on you path of discovery.
@@AndreiF91 It was more that her comment made me feel really old, having seen The Matrix in theaters when it came out. And having been an adult already at the time.
This movie came out and people were like, "So sci-fi action movies can look cool and be smart and thought provoking?" It changed the game. Though unfortunately, many took the wrong lessons from it too, so this movie spawned a bunch of imitators who thought that all you needed for a hit movie was a bunch of slo-mo action scenes, some wire-fu, and colored filters.
Nah, people have known sci-fi could look cool and be thought provoking since Metropolis in the 1930s. The Matrix isn't even as intelligent as Terminator 2 from the early 90s, so didn't change the game in that sense, although it did make a lot of films adopt Kung Fu for fight scenes.
People always knew scifi and action worked ever heard of a little movies called Terminator, Independence Day, Stargate, Total Recall or The Fifth Element.
@@LarryBonson Independence Day.. lmao Worst idea to an ending ever in a sci-fi, except maybe War of the Worlds. First knew nothing about technology and the other nothing about biology
That wasn’t in the original prints of the film, it was added in the Blu Ray releases to match the grading of the other films, although the grading was corrected back to how it was in 1999 with the 4K UHD release in 2018.
@@andrewburgemeister6684 Incorrect. The green filtering was the original theatrical release it just wasn't as pronounced. They changed to the heavy green filter in the second movie to make it easier to follow what was happening in the matrix and the real world without needing all the scenes where they dial in and out and whatnot. They changed the original to fi that aesthetic but the green was always a thing. They just made the real world scenes extremely blue heavy to make them "pop" in comparison to the drab colors of the matrix scenes but the theme was always to lean toward green for the matrix and blue for the real world.
@@jeffe6928 yeah, I’m probably mistaken a bit. The scenes in “The Matrix” were green but not as pronounced as the other two films which they retroactively adjusted with the original. I’m glad the 4K release was well made, the picture quality is awesome and we get to see the original colour grading as close to how audiences saw it in 1999!
There was a reason for the green color scaling. There is a very significant reason they chose it and it comes from occult meanings and something from the apocropha
I believe green is used for the Matrix as that is a color commonly associated with computers, blue was used for the real world as that is a color commonly associated with the sky and nature, and yellow is used for the Construct, as it is between blue and green.
“Do not try to bend the spoon; that’s impossible. Instead, try to realize the truth.” “What truth?” “There is no spoon” That is a piece of movie dialogue for the ages. I love it so much.
the "there is no spoon" was an ad lib by the kid. the original line was " hey dickhead, what truth you think i'm talkin' about?" for some reason they liked the kid's ad lib better. go figure. a quarter of the u. s. population believes this is a documentary. they believe "simulation theory" is real! thanks largely to this film, much of humanity now embrace some form of absurdity, fantasy, delusion, wishful thinking, paranoia, sci-fi, conspiracy and/or out and out lie as reality. thank deity you don't have to be a complete wacko to enjoy this truly innovative and well-made film.
The Oracle straight up tells Neo when they first meet that he needs to die in order to become the One. Its like a reboot, he has the update ready to download but needs to reset in order to activate it.
If you listen closely, the Oracle doesn't really tell Neo anything. Instead, she makes him answer his own questions. The only thing keeping him from being the One is his belief that he isn't the One. "You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear. Doubt. And disbelief. Free your mind".
Never considered the oracle's monologue about "you seem to be waiting for something...maybe your next life" and linked that he literally dies and comes back to life before he discovers his full powers. Good catch.
I remember seeing this in theatres, not really having any idea what it was or what to expect and before general knowledge of its sheer quality had started to go around. It was like finding a diamond in a pile of coal. Leaving the theatre, I and others seemed to have that sense of, "well, that's changed things. There's no going back".
This was the first R rated movie I ever watched. We had a DVD player with parental locks. I spent over 3 hours going through possible pin numbers. 2462 guesses later I got to watch what at the time was the greatest thing I'd ever seen.
I love the club scene were Neo and Trinity are a good six feet apart, with loud music playing and they’re able to hold a conversation. Any conversation I’ve ever had in a club like that involves a lot more of the word “WHAT?”
I think eXistenZ is well worth a watch. It's an odd film, and it deliberately does a few things to emphasise its own strangeness, but I think it makes a great companion piece to the Matrix
This movie is an all-time great and still holds up fairly well in the effects department, considering it's 23 years old. "Cool, woah!" was exactly what everybody watching it was saying back then too.
I am so glad I found your channel. Usually I don't like most reaction videos because they are totally over the top. But your reactions are so genuine and sincere, especially in this one. I love how captivated and invested in the story and characters you are, commenting in true excitement. You go through the same feelings everyone had back then in the cinema, sitting on the edge of the seat, holding their mouth, moving around uncomfortably etc. For me this goes to show what a REALLY good movie was. Matrix is one of the greatest milestones in cinema history. Today you barely feel this way in any movie.
The Mescaline line... a drug - it... messes with your reality. I also loved the "there is no spoon" yell as he dodged bullets. The phone thing... they need a "connection" kind of like how computers needed a physical connection to the internet, back then, to transfer "data" as complex as the human mind the needed a "hard line" built into the matrix to make the jump to the real world.
"im going to start dressing like Im in the matrix". I was in JR high and high school as these movies came out. Believe me when I say, very very many kids did lol.
I always saw this as a “videogame especial effects revolution” instead of the “Industrial Revolution” those movies changed a generation into a good one
I remember seeing this movie in ‘99 with my Dad when I was 17. With no expectations or context. The poster looked cool and the trailer was mysterious. I was blown away. This movie is still a classic sci-fi film in my eyes.
Yea, they say one big thing with the Matrix was that the trailer didn't give it all away like trailers usually do. People genuinely entered the theaters with no expectations.
My 6th & 7th times seeing it, at a $1 theater in Denver, I just stayed in there, helped the workers sweep up, then sat right back down. LOL Matrix is my MOVIE!
I had completely forgotten about the scene when they are hiding from the sentinels in stealth mode and Morpheus randomly puts on a sweet hat. Thank you.
Okay, maybe I'm alone in this. But the fact that you don't/try not to swear in your videos is really charming. One of the reasons why I watch this channel
for real, seeing this movie again in this "best of" style really showed me again how good it really is. The story, the characters, the themes, the visuals, the pacing, its a fucking perfect movie
Yeah, I think the revolutionary effects work in this film kinda overshadowed just how generally-flawless it is all-round. It's up there with, like, "The Shawshank Redemption", "Aliens", and others in terms of movies that are essentially brilliant in nearly every single conceivable respect. It's certainly one of those films that you just don't get tired of watching. I'm a little surprised that there aren't more revivals around it. Imagine a theatre hosting a re-showing, full of ardent fans, and tell me you wouldn't want to be in that room. Of course, I also think movie theatres in general are missing a big opportunity in using revivals to emphasize one of their major advantages over increasingly-sophisticated home-theatre set-ups; that sense of community and shared emotion only a mass live audience can bring. Movies are like concerts in that regard, and they really need to remind people of that, especially once Covid's over (if and when we ever get off our asses and make that happen).
@@michaelccozens i totally agree with everything you said! And yes, I hope cinemas start making more of such events (when streaming becomes even more of a competition) they are really missing out.
@@michaelccozens I remember going to a Dark Knight Rises triple feature when it came out and it was an amazing experience. So many huge batman fans, people dressing up. Cheers and boos and huge reactions to the scenes we all knew and loved from Begins ("I'M BATMAN!") and The Dark Knight. I would love to be able to experience that more with other amazing franchises.
I watched this movie when it came out. I loved watching your reactions to it. Your emotions and wonder at the riddles reminded me why I love the Matrix.
I can't wait for her to get to animatrix and the other two movies and ressurections. I'd also recommend ghost in the shell 1995 to see where the matrix got most of its ideas and concepts from.
There were several first person shooter games that came out about the same times as The Matrix. They had built in level editors. There were several really good levels that players created that mimicked the roof top scene, the cubical farm, etc. It was a blast playing last man standing matches in an environment that felt like it put you in the movie. So much better than the gaming companies actually created back then. Maple, thanks for the memories.
When I first saw this in theaters I wondered why she would vocally tell herself to get up, but then they revealed what The Matrix was and I understood completely. she was kind of reminding herself that she was actually STILL sitting in a chair on board her ship and that she wasn't actually winded nor injured from her near escape. So in other words, "get up you're not hurt. It's not real."
I took it that she was terrified at being run down by an agent and was paralyzed in that fear. She was telling herself to move, and break that paralysis.
@@eklypse0 Well yes, that also makes sense if you don't factor in the whole "being aware that she's not really there," thing. Watching from the point of view that she's in a real world that's a very reasonable guess; that she doesn't want the Agent to catch up. But Trinity KNOWS she's sitting in a chair and that she's NOT actually lying down in a hallway. So being paralyzed by fear is NOT a factor. Not really. Fear is psychological an irrational by it's very nature so there is that to consider as well, I will admit to that. but she also knows that she SHOULD still be moving and her body won't listen...hence the repeated "Get up Trinity."
@@patrickcromwell7554 Even though Trinity is not in "the real world", an agent can still kill her, dead. She can wipe the floor with a special forces squad with no sweat, nothing to fear. An "Agent" on the other hand, that is something that has killed every single person that stood up against them. She might have never had to actually face an agent one on one, and that can be absolutely terrifying.
@@eklypse0 Yes, that's why I said fear was a psychological factor. She WAS afraid of getting caught by the Agent. BUT; this is NOTHING NEW to her. She's been in THIS situation before; with agents on her ass. That's how she KNEW to just GET UP and keep going. The agent won't wait for her to be ready. You are not wrong, bud. It's not that I'm arguing that point. I just think we are BOTH right.
Yes they can SEE neo and Morpheus while they're in the construct. there's a quick shot of them on a small monitor at Tank's station, but while in the matrix all they SEE is the green digital scrawl on a black background. But they can still somehow recognize what they're seeing. Well operators mostly, but you get the idea.
Very excited! This thing's a must see. I remember thinking, "Oh. Everything is different now." Can't wait! (Oh yes... I guess I will.) Thanks. See you! :)
28:14 remember what morphe said in the agent training program. Anybody in The Matrix that's hooked up. Can potentially become an agent. The agent system controls the entire matrix. Squiddy The sentinel you saw earlier. That's where the agents come from. If anybody sees anyting strange or out of place, an agent of the system will hack they're constructs. Now going back to the scene. When cipher cough behind that wall and it alerted the guard. The system registered it hacked his construct program..... That's why the Matrix is so dangerous for those who are unplugged.
I think one of the most overlooked things about this movie is... the oracle was right. Neo *wasn't* the one, he was waiting for his next life. It's only when he died and came back that he became the one.
This is a deeply philosophical movie inspired by Simulacra and Simulation, Alice in Wonderland and the Allegory of the Cave. It also was the first action movie to look the way it does, it set the standard for the future because it was so much more captivating that anything else. Slow motion was pioneered heavily in this movie.
No other movie has changed my perspective on life than The Matrix. Watching your reactions makes me feel like I saw this movie for the first time again. :)
The idea of the Oracle comes from an ancient Greek story about a woman who lived thousands of years ago and could predict the future. She lived in a remote cave/rocky complex on an island in the Aegean sea. People would come from all over the world to see her and have her tell them the future. Every time she told the future it was preceded by a sweet smelling smoke that enveloped the area. It almost seemed as though the smoke was magical and was the thing that enabled the Oracle to see the future. In the movie "The Matrix", the Oracle always must "smoke", or light a cigarette. Whenever she has a lit cigarette in her hand, she can foretell the future.
You would be so much fun to hang out with. Love your reactions so much! So, your reaction is very similar to everyone's reaction when this movie came out. The concept was very new as computers were not in every home quite yet. I was in my early 20's and had been around computers for a while. The internet was fairly new, so many people just didn't fully get this movie at the time, but it was insanely popular right away. It is old looking, but it aged well as far as the concept and just being an overall fun movie. Just saw you did Age of Ultron. Heading there now!
Easily one of my favorite movies of all time. You notice new stuff every time you watch it. There is a whole genre of philosophy related to or similar in nature to The Matrix and some of the philosophical ideas it uses or builds on. Seriously one of the most groundbreaking movies ever.
Great reaction! Despite the sequels, The Matrix is a classic that'll live forever. Speaking of the sequels, I actually like The Matrix Reloaded. Now the next 2 movies, I'll let you be the judge of them. 👩⚖️
The concept of the story was so exciting and creative that it blew me away as a young man at the cinema. Everyone has pondered consciousness and existence...was disappointed and a little unsurprised to learn it came from a manga originally.
29:26 That's kind of the point - all three agents have such simple, boring names (I think the other two are James and Brown), so that they seem generic and forgettable, all so that people don't think about them too much.
I absolutely love this reaction to one of my all time favorite movies. My favorite part of this reaction is you saying "there is no spoon" lol I love your reactions.
I love it, in that little final shootout happened in the entrance of the main building when you said “That’s so ridiculous.” Lol that sh!t was funny af! My sister said that exact same thing lol
LOL I wanna laugh at you, but I remember seeing this on VHS in I guess 1999 or 2000, and that scene is absolutely horrifying and catches you off guard when Neo gets bugged lol. There is an element of body/horror that the original Matrix movie has that is so good.
Still remember seeing this in theatres, no other film experience will ever match the feeling. I came out of the theatre and immediately bought tickets to watch it again at the next showing. And today I don’t think it can ever be duplicated. No one who saw the film would dare say what it was about to those who hadn’t yet seen it. A truly spoiler free era, you had to see it for yourself. I’m honestly shocked you were able to go into it pretty much blind, over two decades later.
By kissing him, I think trinity was forcing his real body to breath. It's the body's natural survival mode. His mind was making him believe he was dead. When she cut off his air by kissing him, the body sent a survival mode signal to the brain to take a breath, which also sent the message that he's not really dead. Once he took that breath, his matrix mind figured it out and his special coding kicked in. He got up and took control. The Oracle knew that Trinity would be hesitant to act on her feelings until the appropriate time. So to most people it just seemed like a corny fairytale moment where he wakes from a kiss, but it was actually logical science. Btw...Neo is an anagram for One, as in The One.
Você disse que se vestiria como se estivesse na Matrix. Isto realmente aconteceu quando lançou nos cinemas. As pessoas iam assistir o filme de preto, sobre-tudo e cuturno. Ah, com óculos escuros, mesmo dentro de um shopping rsrsrs
The Matrix is one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time. It really identifies and analyzes the boundaries of perception and perspective 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. 😍😎💯👍
I appreciate the suspicion that Morpheus could be the one and Neo is the guy to help put him over the top. The first time I saw this was at a friend's b'day party, most of us wondered the same thing. Obviously, we were wrong, but tons of the people seeing it at the time had that same opinion.
That opening scene where Trinity freezes in the air while the camera pans around her was the first time that technology was used in a mainstream film. We'd never seen such a thing before and it blew everyone away, setting the tone for the rest of the movie.
It hasn't aged a day. Looks fucking amazing every time!
you can also get that effect in many games, as it represents over loading your CPU or server location with to much going on. Normally this has no benefit to you, because the program is still moving faster while you are having the freeze on your end lol. I like to think what the movie is referring to as the slow down, is this overload happening . Though in the movie, it's in reverse to benefit the User vs the program. Remember them days you decided to bring 100000 ships, vs the Npc's 100000 ships. When the fire fight starts, on your end the game slows down to sometimes even locking up for a few seconds. When the dust clears the NPC has taken out a few of your ships right under your nose. = {That's the Matrix beating you with freeze combat lol} :)
Actually, they used all their funds for it (This first trinity scene.) and showed it the sponsors, even before the movie was agreed to get investion money. It worked very well. ^^
I remember the first time I saw the rig for these shots. Puzzling it out and putting it together in my head. One of my favorite Ah ha! moments.
@@Poss1 The rig? Was it in the making of?
This is one of those films that defined a whole generation.
It gave me phobia of things entering my belly button
Which is the reason why it can't be remade and sequel ed. It wasn't wachoski creation, it was a slice of the '90 subculture.
@@VetruvianFebio I think there's room for a lot more Matrix films, but not with Neo as the protagonist. It's such a big universe with so many potential stories, as The Animatrix showed.
@@ThisIsMyFullName That train is gone with the last disaster. You have to wait 10 years before they try to milk the franchise again. Anyway, as I said, the Matrix wasn't made by Wachowski, production changed a lot of their original ideas, it was made by a team, a culture, that doesn't exist anymore, we are living in a dark age now.
Yes, you could make small stories in that universe, even though Matrix 4 ruined it, but they will never feel like the Matrix.
You can see the same disaster happening with Amazon LotR.
Before this your typical action hero would look like Chuck Norris or Sylvester Stallone.
Still hands down one of the best movies ever made , Years ahead of its time, Can't believe it's already been 23 years
Would not be surprised if in 2040 it still hold up. When you watch a movie like Blade runner it still is pretty impressive and neat.
Watching someone discover a movie that literally blew my mind growing up is so emotionally satisfying.
...so I stumbled upon your channel and reaction to The Matrix. One of my favorite films. You are the ONLY ONE to say TWICE at just the right moments in the film, "There is no spoon." Your honest reaction to the great moments in this film were spot on. Peace to you on you path of discovery.
She is the One
@@tear728 whoa
"This is an old movie I suppose" - Geez, you didn't have to go that hard.
@@AndreiF91 It was more that her comment made me feel really old, having seen The Matrix in theaters when it came out. And having been an adult already at the time.
@@fnglert Me too. I feel your pain.
The "Movies are so different now" line cut pretty deep, too.
I'm feeling personally attacked.
I think I just sprouted another patch of grey hearing that
This movie came out and people were like, "So sci-fi action movies can look cool and be smart and thought provoking?" It changed the game. Though unfortunately, many took the wrong lessons from it too, so this movie spawned a bunch of imitators who thought that all you needed for a hit movie was a bunch of slo-mo action scenes, some wire-fu, and colored filters.
Nah, people have known sci-fi could look cool and be thought provoking since Metropolis in the 1930s. The Matrix isn't even as intelligent as Terminator 2 from the early 90s, so didn't change the game in that sense, although it did make a lot of films adopt Kung Fu for fight scenes.
People always knew scifi and action worked ever heard of a little movies called Terminator, Independence Day, Stargate, Total Recall or The Fifth Element.
"Many took the wrong lessons from it two." Redpill has entered the chat
@@LarryBonson Independence Day.. lmao Worst idea to an ending ever in a sci-fi, except maybe War of the Worlds. First knew nothing about technology and the other nothing about biology
@@LarryBonson There is nothing smart or thought provoking about Independence Day.
Luke Skywalker in "Empire Strikes Back" after he sees Yoda lift his X-Wing out if the swamp. "I dont believe it"
Yoda "That is why you fail"
Love how right at the eat and she says "im gonna dress like im in the matrix" LOL. What an influential film even to this day.
The green color grading in the Matrix scenes are such a cool touch.
That wasn’t in the original prints of the film, it was added in the Blu Ray releases to match the grading of the other films, although the grading was corrected back to how it was in 1999 with the 4K UHD release in 2018.
@@andrewburgemeister6684 Incorrect. The green filtering was the original theatrical release it just wasn't as pronounced. They changed to the heavy green filter in the second movie to make it easier to follow what was happening in the matrix and the real world without needing all the scenes where they dial in and out and whatnot. They changed the original to fi that aesthetic but the green was always a thing. They just made the real world scenes extremely blue heavy to make them "pop" in comparison to the drab colors of the matrix scenes but the theme was always to lean toward green for the matrix and blue for the real world.
@@jeffe6928 yeah, I’m probably mistaken a bit.
The scenes in “The Matrix” were green but not as pronounced as the other two films which they retroactively adjusted with the original.
I’m glad the 4K release was well made, the picture quality is awesome and we get to see the original colour grading as close to how audiences saw it in 1999!
There was a reason for the green color scaling. There is a very significant reason they chose it and it comes from occult meanings and something from the apocropha
I believe green is used for the Matrix as that is a color commonly associated with computers, blue was used for the real world as that is a color commonly associated with the sky and nature, and yellow is used for the Construct, as it is between blue and green.
"Quit fighting code, go get the phone" I hope when I watch these films with my children they have similar reactions.
I love these reactions it’s a fresh look on how people now see things we grew up watching with no problem.
“Do not try to bend the spoon; that’s impossible. Instead, try to realize the truth.”
“What truth?”
“There is no spoon”
That is a piece of movie dialogue for the ages. I love it so much.
"What's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"
"I know kung-fu"
Ici...c'est ne pas un pipe
the "there is no spoon" was an ad lib by the kid. the original line was " hey dickhead, what truth you think i'm talkin' about?" for some reason they liked the kid's ad lib better. go figure.
a quarter of the u. s. population believes this is a documentary. they believe "simulation theory" is real! thanks largely to this film, much of humanity now embrace some form of absurdity, fantasy, delusion, wishful thinking, paranoia, sci-fi, conspiracy and/or out and out lie as reality.
thank deity you don't have to be a complete wacko to enjoy this truly innovative and well-made film.
The Oracle straight up tells Neo when they first meet that he needs to die in order to become the One. Its like a reboot, he has the update ready to download but needs to reset in order to activate it.
Was meant as a messiah analogue, but yeah that's a neat way of looking at it.
@@Hal2718 Why can't it be both? The Matrix itself is a mix of computer and religious analogy.
If you listen closely, the Oracle doesn't really tell Neo anything. Instead, she makes him answer his own questions. The only thing keeping him from being the One is his belief that he isn't the One.
"You have to let it all go, Neo. Fear. Doubt. And disbelief. Free your mind".
"Your update 'The One' has been downloaded and installed. You must restart before this update takes effect."
Never considered the oracle's monologue about "you seem to be waiting for something...maybe your next life" and linked that he literally dies and comes back to life before he discovers his full powers. Good catch.
This movie blew my mind in the theater. Still watch it a lot
I remember seeing this in theatres, not really having any idea what it was or what to expect and before general knowledge of its sheer quality had started to go around. It was like finding a diamond in a pile of coal. Leaving the theatre, I and others seemed to have that sense of, "well, that's changed things. There's no going back".
This was the first R rated movie I ever watched. We had a DVD player with parental locks. I spent over 3 hours going through possible pin numbers. 2462 guesses later I got to watch what at the time was the greatest thing I'd ever seen.
Are you sure you're not an Agent?
How would you know?
Still is.
Nothing come even close.
Appreciate the determination 💪
"There's no time for smoochin'. There's squiddies gettin' in the boat"
Bet you didn't foresee making that statement when you woke up today.
I love the club scene were Neo and Trinity are a good six feet apart, with loud music playing and they’re able to hold a conversation. Any conversation I’ve ever had in a club like that involves a lot more of the word “WHAT?”
More proof it isn't real
There is no club...
It is only your mind that's loud...
@@BJBee WHAT?
Strongly recommend "Dark City". Very similar. Came out at pretty much the same time. Very stylish cult classic. Not as well known, but very cool.
That and Equilibrium.
I think eXistenZ is well worth a watch. It's an odd film, and it deliberately does a few things to emphasise its own strangeness, but I think it makes a great companion piece to the Matrix
I saw "Dark City" on opening night and there must have been a dozen people in the theater. Absolutely underrated.
Is that the Christian Bale one?
@@MisterK-YT Yep.
This movie is an all-time great and still holds up fairly well in the effects department, considering it's 23 years old. "Cool, woah!" was exactly what everybody watching it was saying back then too.
I still say cool. :(
"Movies are so different now" yeah, they are shittier now 😂
I am so glad I found your channel. Usually I don't like most reaction videos because they are totally over the top.
But your reactions are so genuine and sincere, especially in this one.
I love how captivated and invested in the story and characters you are, commenting in true excitement.
You go through the same feelings everyone had back then in the cinema, sitting on the edge of the seat, holding their mouth, moving around uncomfortably etc.
For me this goes to show what a REALLY good movie was. Matrix is one of the greatest milestones in cinema history.
Today you barely feel this way in any movie.
"Quit fightin code" is probably the funniest and based thing ive seen her say
The fact that you haven't watched a masterpiece like The Matrix until this age might be a video subject :)
Your reaction to the "bug"/interrogation scene was absolutely perfect, I felt ALLLL of that the first time I watched too!
The Mescaline line... a drug - it... messes with your reality.
I also loved the "there is no spoon" yell as he dodged bullets.
The phone thing... they need a "connection" kind of like how computers needed a physical connection to the internet, back then, to transfer "data" as complex as the human mind the needed a "hard line" built into the matrix to make the jump to the real world.
"im going to start dressing like Im in the matrix". I was in JR high and high school as these movies came out. Believe me when I say, very very many kids did lol.
" Stop fighting a code....pick up the phone! " 😆😆😆
One cool thing about this movie is that you get information at the same time neo does.
This movie was like the divine move in the industry... A game changer... After this, whole understanding of movie concepts changed...
I always saw this as a “videogame especial effects revolution” instead of the “Industrial Revolution” those movies changed a generation into a good one
“Quit fightin’ code, pick up the phone!” LOL
"Is that who I think it is?"
Yes, that is Agent Elrond.
I remember seeing this movie in ‘99 with my Dad when I was 17. With no expectations or context. The poster looked cool and the trailer was mysterious. I was blown away. This movie is still a classic sci-fi film in my eyes.
Yea, they say one big thing with the Matrix was that the trailer didn't give it all away like trailers usually do. People genuinely entered the theaters with no expectations.
Yes. That’s Elrond.
Sorry for the necro, but when she goes, "Wait, is that?" those were my exact words. 🤣
The only movie I've ever finished and then lined up and gone straight back into the next session. Blew my mind!
My 6th & 7th times seeing it, at a $1 theater in Denver, I just stayed in there, helped the workers sweep up, then sat right back down. LOL Matrix is my MOVIE!
I had completely forgotten about the scene when they are hiding from the sentinels in stealth mode and Morpheus randomly puts on a sweet hat. Thank you.
lol that hat was sweet, wasn't it?
The matrix is, by far, the coolest movie I have ever watched. Love you reactions :)
Okay, maybe I'm alone in this. But the fact that you don't/try not to swear in your videos is really charming. One of the reasons why I watch this channel
for real, seeing this movie again in this "best of" style really showed me again how good it really is. The story, the characters, the themes, the visuals, the pacing, its a fucking perfect movie
Yeah, I think the revolutionary effects work in this film kinda overshadowed just how generally-flawless it is all-round. It's up there with, like, "The Shawshank Redemption", "Aliens", and others in terms of movies that are essentially brilliant in nearly every single conceivable respect. It's certainly one of those films that you just don't get tired of watching.
I'm a little surprised that there aren't more revivals around it. Imagine a theatre hosting a re-showing, full of ardent fans, and tell me you wouldn't want to be in that room. Of course, I also think movie theatres in general are missing a big opportunity in using revivals to emphasize one of their major advantages over increasingly-sophisticated home-theatre set-ups; that sense of community and shared emotion only a mass live audience can bring. Movies are like concerts in that regard, and they really need to remind people of that, especially once Covid's over (if and when we ever get off our asses and make that happen).
@@michaelccozens i totally agree with everything you said! And yes, I hope cinemas start making more of such events (when streaming becomes even more of a competition) they are really missing out.
@@michaelccozens I remember going to a Dark Knight Rises triple feature when it came out and it was an amazing experience. So many huge batman fans, people dressing up. Cheers and boos and huge reactions to the scenes we all knew and loved from Begins ("I'M BATMAN!") and The Dark Knight. I would love to be able to experience that more with other amazing franchises.
a goose can't seriously talk about one of the best films of my generation.
Loved this reaction! My most favorite movie of all time.
The Oracle is so lovely. She reminds me a lot of my Grandma. Always this warm smile full of love and compassion.
Yeah the actress was so warm
I love Maple's reactions. Maple all day I say.
I watched this movie when it came out. I loved watching your reactions to it. Your emotions and wonder at the riddles reminded me why I love the Matrix.
I can't wait for her to get to animatrix and the other two movies and ressurections. I'd also recommend ghost in the shell 1995 to see where the matrix got most of its ideas and concepts from.
There is is a long standing cliche in filmmaking: Good film makes borrow from what's come before them...Great film makes steal it outright!!" 😂
There were several first person shooter games that came out about the same times as The Matrix. They had built in level editors. There were several really good levels that players created that mimicked the roof top scene, the cubical farm, etc. It was a blast playing last man standing matches in an environment that felt like it put you in the movie. So much better than the gaming companies actually created back then. Maple, thanks for the memories.
When I first saw this in theaters I wondered why she would vocally tell herself to get up, but then they revealed what The Matrix was and I understood completely. she was kind of reminding herself that she was actually STILL sitting in a chair on board her ship and that she wasn't actually winded nor injured from her near escape. So in other words, "get up you're not hurt. It's not real."
I took it that she was terrified at being run down by an agent and was paralyzed in that fear. She was telling herself to move, and break that paralysis.
@@eklypse0 Well yes, that also makes sense if you don't factor in the whole "being aware that she's not really there," thing. Watching from the point of view that she's in a real world that's a very reasonable guess; that she doesn't want the
Agent to catch up. But Trinity KNOWS she's sitting in a chair and that she's NOT actually lying down in a hallway. So being paralyzed by fear is NOT a factor. Not really. Fear is psychological an irrational by it's very nature so there is that to consider as well, I will admit to that. but she also knows that she SHOULD still be moving and her body won't listen...hence the repeated "Get up Trinity."
@@patrickcromwell7554 Even though Trinity is not in "the real world", an agent can still kill her, dead. She can wipe the floor with a special forces squad with no sweat, nothing to fear.
An "Agent" on the other hand, that is something that has killed every single person that stood up against them. She might have never had to actually face an agent one on one, and that can be absolutely terrifying.
@@eklypse0 Yes, that's why I said fear was a psychological factor. She WAS afraid of getting caught by the Agent. BUT; this is NOTHING NEW to her. She's been in THIS situation before; with agents on her ass. That's how she KNEW to just GET UP and keep going. The agent won't wait for her to be ready. You are not wrong, bud. It's not that I'm arguing that point. I just think we are BOTH right.
“Dodge this”… SO FKIN COOL!!!
"Movies are so different now" - Hit the nail on the head. They 100% do not make em like they used to fam.
"What were you doing?"
"Kissing him"
hahahahaha!
"are there matrixes within matrixes"
Nobody tell her about the plot of ressurections 😂 makes inception look like a kids game
Yes they can SEE neo and Morpheus while they're in the construct. there's a quick shot of them on a small monitor at Tank's station, but while in the matrix all they SEE is the green digital scrawl on a black background. But they can still somehow recognize what they're seeing. Well operators mostly, but you get the idea.
Very excited! This thing's a must see. I remember thinking, "Oh. Everything is different now." Can't wait! (Oh yes... I guess I will.) Thanks. See you! :)
That tile at 37:55 wasn't actually intended to fall and just happened to collapse during the shoot and they decided to keep it!
28:14 remember what morphe said in the agent training program. Anybody in The Matrix that's hooked up. Can potentially become an agent. The agent system controls the entire matrix. Squiddy The sentinel you saw earlier. That's where the agents come from. If anybody sees anyting strange or out of place, an agent of the system will hack they're constructs. Now going back to the scene. When cipher cough behind that wall and it alerted the guard. The system registered it hacked his construct program..... That's why the Matrix is so dangerous for those who are unplugged.
"There's no spoooooooon!" 😂
"Was the vase a foreshadow?" Actually fucking genius! Kinda blew my mind
The real question is foreshadowing till when?
I think one of the most overlooked things about this movie is... the oracle was right. Neo *wasn't* the one, he was waiting for his next life.
It's only when he died and came back that he became the one.
This is a deeply philosophical movie inspired by Simulacra and Simulation, Alice in Wonderland and the Allegory of the Cave. It also was the first action movie to look the way it does, it set the standard for the future because it was so much more captivating that anything else. Slow motion was pioneered heavily in this movie.
"This is an old movie I suppose" Ow! Right in my backpain!!!
Love those authentic reactions. Pretty much me when I first saw it... in the year 2000.
The bullet dodge is always great but Trinity slamming into the window with the helicopter exploding behind gets better every time lol
“I’m gonna start dressing like I’m in the Matrix” - said every teenager in America for the next several years.
Americans really forget the rest of humanity exists, huh?
@@carlalussiniwhat do you mean?
No other movie has changed my perspective on life than The Matrix. Watching your reactions makes me feel like I saw this movie for the first time again. :)
This movie was a groundbreaking masterpiece when it came. Too bad there were never any sequels.
There were 4 of them.
The matrix reloaded was part 2.
Followed by part 3 the matrix revolution. And part 4 the matrix resurrection.
@@markcarter6333 woosh
I'm a simple guy. I see Maple, no matter the content, I just hit the like button. :P
The idea of the Oracle comes from an ancient Greek story about a woman who lived thousands of years ago and could predict the future. She lived in a remote cave/rocky complex on an island in the Aegean sea. People would come from all over the world to see her and have her tell them the future. Every time she told the future it was preceded by a sweet smelling smoke that enveloped the area. It almost seemed as though the smoke was magical and was the thing that enabled the Oracle to see the future. In the movie "The Matrix", the Oracle always must "smoke", or light a cigarette. Whenever she has a lit cigarette in her hand, she can foretell the future.
30:46 Cypher: “For a long time…”
Diegesis: “You’ve been a weirdo???”
Laughed hard at that one.
Yes that is the Red Skull
Haha
Grasshopper: "Master, how do I find myself and the light?"
Master Po: "By taking the path that leads to the truth."
The Matrix came out 23 years ago tomorrow. So far ahead of its time!
45:17 I was always like "Hey, new pair of glasses! Cool!" lmao!
You would be so much fun to hang out with. Love your reactions so much! So, your reaction is very similar to everyone's reaction when this movie came out. The concept was very new as computers were not in every home quite yet. I was in my early 20's and had been around computers for a while. The internet was fairly new, so many people just didn't fully get this movie at the time, but it was insanely popular right away. It is old looking, but it aged well as far as the concept and just being an overall fun movie. Just saw you did Age of Ultron. Heading there now!
Easily one of my favorite movies of all time. You notice new stuff every time you watch it. There is a whole genre of philosophy related to or similar in nature to The Matrix and some of the philosophical ideas it uses or builds on. Seriously one of the most groundbreaking movies ever.
Great reaction! Despite the sequels, The Matrix is a classic that'll live forever. Speaking of the sequels, I actually like The Matrix Reloaded. Now the next 2 movies, I'll let you be the judge of them. 👩⚖️
"What were you doing?"
Kissing him :]. Hahahahahah. Awww, that was super funny. That put me in a good humor
The concept of the story was so exciting and creative that it blew me away as a young man at the cinema. Everyone has pondered consciousness and existence...was disappointed and a little unsurprised to learn it came from a manga originally.
I think the big highlights of this film are Zach Staenberg’s editing, the sound design, and the visual effects.
29:26 That's kind of the point - all three agents have such simple, boring names (I think the other two are James and Brown), so that they seem generic and forgettable, all so that people don't think about them too much.
Or possibly the AI lacks imagination? I've never really figured it out exactly. :)
the best part of this film is deep diving all the symbolism, throughout.
Yeah, I think you're right - the Agent was trying to kiss Morpheus! He looked caught!
29:27 That's the point. All the agents have everyday surnames like Smith, Jones, Brown, White etc.
I absolutely love this reaction to one of my all time favorite movies. My favorite part of this reaction is you saying "there is no spoon" lol I love your reactions.
Watching Maple watch movies is my new favorite thing, lol
If you liked this, I also recommend "Equilibrium" with Christian Bale. It had 1/3rd the budget, but is still great.
It’s a good movie.
Thanks for mentioning the guy in the wig. I had never noticed that and it cracked me up when you pointed it out.
wholesome check, adorable check, awesome reaction check.
I love it, in that little final shootout happened in the entrance of the main building when you said “That’s so ridiculous.” Lol that sh!t was funny af! My sister said that exact same thing lol
LOL I wanna laugh at you, but I remember seeing this on VHS in I guess 1999 or 2000, and that scene is absolutely horrifying and catches you off guard when Neo gets bugged lol. There is an element of body/horror that the original Matrix movie has that is so good.
A thought I completely forgot about until editing. Never thought about it as a body horror movie but there's a fair amount
@@Diegesis she pointed a gun on him becouse he could become agent right in care and kille them
also even agent smith told him that he living two lives
Still remember seeing this in theatres, no other film experience will ever match the feeling. I came out of the theatre and immediately bought tickets to watch it again at the next showing.
And today I don’t think it can ever be duplicated. No one who saw the film would dare say what it was about to those who hadn’t yet seen it. A truly spoiler free era, you had to see it for yourself. I’m honestly shocked you were able to go into it pretty much blind, over two decades later.
This movie is great
By kissing him, I think trinity was forcing his real body to breath. It's the body's natural survival mode. His mind was making him believe he was dead. When she cut off his air by kissing him, the body sent a survival mode signal to the brain to take a breath, which also sent the message that he's not really dead.
Once he took that breath, his matrix mind figured it out and his special coding kicked in. He got up and took control.
The Oracle knew that Trinity would be hesitant to act on her feelings until the appropriate time. So to most people it just seemed like a corny fairytale moment where he wakes from a kiss, but it was actually logical science.
Btw...Neo is an anagram for One, as in The One.
Você disse que se vestiria como se estivesse na Matrix. Isto realmente aconteceu quando lançou nos cinemas. As pessoas iam assistir o filme de preto, sobre-tudo e cuturno. Ah, com óculos escuros, mesmo dentro de um shopping rsrsrs
🤣🤣
Maple is still my favorite reactor. So jealous of her ability to let go and be subsumed into whatever she's watching.
The Matrix is one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time. It really identifies and analyzes the boundaries of perception and perspective 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. 😍😎💯👍
“A world, where the spoon does not exist.” That quote at the end gained you a subscriber. 🤣 still, it blows my mind that she’s never seen the matrix.
I appreciate the suspicion that Morpheus could be the one and Neo is the guy to help put him over the top. The first time I saw this was at a friend's b'day party, most of us wondered the same thing. Obviously, we were wrong, but tons of the people seeing it at the time had that same opinion.
50:22 Maple: "I'm going to start dressing like I'm in the Matrix"
The Matrix: "You already are"
Can I get a better mod I’m not really happy with my closet selection ☹️😭
Cheshire cat smile, that's perfect xD
Thank you. For letting me re-live it as though it’s the 1st time again. Hope you enjoy the film.