The Matrix

 The Matrix

In a nutshell: A lonely computer hacker makes contact with an elusive man, who informs him he is “The One”. Thomas A. Andersen then becomes Neo, and discovers first hand that the world he lives in isn’t real. Taken under the wing of the wise and mighty Morpheus, Neo learns how to defy the rules of reality and fight against the machine race who want to destroy mankind.

What was different/original about it? Where do I begin? “The Matrix” came out of nowhere in 1999 to show audiences a world within a world where anything was possible. This journey was made all the more believable by the cutting-edge special effects, never seen on screen before. It was a smart, sophisticated and stylish blend of action, adventure, science-fiction, mystery and imagination. It introduced the technology of “bullet-time”, which could slow down the action on screen in such a convincing way, we could experience the full-impact of its intensity.

How did it change movies? In soooooo many ways. After The Matrix, almost every action movie, TV commercial and music video stole the slow-mo “bullet-time” effect to heighten and exciten their action scenes. It made trench coats cool again and led future science-fiction movies to question our own reality and re-think what was possible. It paved the way for high-concept action/sci-fi movies such as "Equilibrium" and “Inception”. 

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