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Mood:
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- A.I.Man Versus MachineSave the WorldFuture DystopiaHeroic MissionTechnology Gone AwryDangerHeroes more...
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- ActionSci-FiHollywood ToneNeo NoirPostmodernism
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- 20th Century21st Century90s
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- Boys' NightTeens
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The Matrix, 1999
English
USA, Australia
Profile of The Matrix
The Matrix can be described as stylized, exciting, and mind bending. The plot revolves around man versus machine, A.I., and a future dystopia. The main genres are action and sci-fi. In terms of style, The Matrix has a Hollywood tone, is postmodernist, and is a saga. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The storytelling is fast paced. The Matrix takes place in the 1990s. Visually, it involves special effects. The movie has received attention for being groundbreaking, a cult favorite, and a modern classic. The Matrix is well suited for teens and a boys' night. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of The Matrix
With THE MATRIX, the Wachowskis have established themselves as innovative filmmakers who push the boundaries of live-action films. Like the groundbreaking STAR WARS, THE MATRIX (also the first film of a trilogy) showcases a unique visual style, one the Wachowskis achieved through an array of techniques and digital effects, some never before seen in mainstream Hollywood films. Although computer morphing technology had been used before in films such as THE ABYSS and TERMINATOR 2, the Wachowskis were the first to use "bullet time," a time-bending digital effect that utilizes both computer-generated imagery and still photography.
The film itself is a complex story that aspires to mythology, focusing on a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) who searches for the truth behind the mysterious force known as the Matrix. He finds his answer with a group of strangers led by the charismatic Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). What they encounter in confronting that truth makes for a lightning-paced, eye-popping thrill ride of a movie. Packed with stunning fight scenes (choreographed by accomplished Hong Kong director Yuen Wo-Ping), astonishing visual effects, quotable lines, and a terrific supporting cast (led by Carrie-Anne Moss, in her first major Hollywood film), THE MATRIX is a bold triumph that raises the bar for all science fiction films.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Australia |
| Release date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Runtime: | 136 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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- by: Steven Rea
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- by: Maitland McDonagh
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- 13.December.2012
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- by: mattbright
- mattbright rated this movie
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- 28.May.2011
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- by: sawh
- sawh rated this movie10/10Must See
