The Matrix movie

A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it.

It was first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, and is the first entry in The Matrix series of films, comics, video games and animation.The film describes a future in which the world we know is actually the Matrix, a simulated reality created by sentient machines in order to pacify and subdue the human population while their body heat is used as an energy source. It contains numerous references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas; and homages to Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Hong Kong action movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Japanese animation.ProductionThe Matrix was a co-production of Warner Bros. Studios and Australian Village Roadshow Pictures, and all but a few scenes were filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and the city itself.

Recognisable landmarks were not included in order to maintain the setting of a generic American city. Nevertheless, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Martin Place and a Commonwealth Bank branch are visible in some shots. Subtle nods were included to Chicago, Illinois, the home city of the directors, through place names, city maps, and a subtly placed picture of the Sears Tower.The rooftop set that Trinity uses to escape from Agent Jones early in the film was left over from the production of Dark City, which has been remarked upon due to the thematic similarities of the films. According to The Art of the Matrix, at least one filmed scene and a variety of short pieces of action were omitted from the final cut, and have (to date) not been published.The Wachowski Brothers were keen that all involved understood the thematic background of the movie. For example the book used to conceal disks early in the movie, Simulacra and Simulation by the French Philosopher Jean Baudrillard, was required reading for most of the principal cast and crew.Production designIn the film, the code that comprises the Matrix itself is frequently represented as downward-flowing green characters. This code includes mirror images of half-width kana characters and Western Latin letters and numerals.

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The Matrix Cast

• Anthony Ray Parker
• Belinda McClory
• Carrie-Anne Moss
• David Aston
• Gloria Foster
• Hugo Weaving
• Joe Pantoliano
• Julian Arahanga
• Laurence Fishburne
• Marc Aden
• Marcus Chong
• Matt Doran
• Paul Goddard
• Robert Taylor