When Switch says that line about 20 questions, if you were to count the number of questions Neo asked up to that point, you would find out he asked, you guessed it, 20 questions.
My favorite Easter Egg in the Matrix is when Neo goes to see the Oracle. There is music playing very faintly in the background from her radio. And the name of the song? Duke Ellington's "I'm Beginning To See The Light."
Switch’s handle: I always liked this one. She is called “Switch” because in the original script she was supposed to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix. The best the studio would let the Wochawski’s do is make her tomboyish in the real world. It is also when you think about it a foreshadowing of the Wachowski’s personal lives in the years after the movie.
Additionally, at the time of release, estrogen pills were red. As the Matrix itself was an allegory for the trans condition and the difficulties trans people have assuming the identities of who they are supposed to be, taking the 'red pill' was a sly indication of taking the hormones a trans woman would use to effect their transition.
@@corrinarobinson7078 Estrogen pills are of all colors, reflecting the different potency of each of the many strengths. You're reading too much into that aspect. - (a retail & hospital pharmacist of 30 years)
I’ve always felt the overall message of unplugging from a false reality is one of the best a movie can have. Imagine going through a day where you’re not loaded with caffeine, sugar, carbs, nicotine, liquor, access to your phone, and that job you hate. All of those things gone for one day. Who would you be? What would you do? Unplugging from all you think you need is such a riveting plot device it still jars people to this day.
His performance as Smith was so great that, to this day, I have a very difficult time thinking of him as the Elf Lord Elrond in The Lord of the Rings and not Agent Smith cosplaying at a Ren Faire.
This film inspired me to read Simulation & Simulacra, my first heavy psychology text, I then went on to read many more, eventually changing careers and becoming a teacher. It's strange looking back over the last 20 years, the Matrix seems to have directly influenced me more than any other film.
It’s amazing, the little, seemingly innocuous things that influence us and our choices. Not everyone can place what brought them to their present situation, and the choices that brought them there. You’re lucky, in that regard, that’s really pretty cool- thanks for sharing!
@@tunguskalumberjack9987 Thanks for the comment. This vid inspired me to reflect on my old film studies and what influenced me around that era: The Matrix, The Cell (J-Lo & Vincent D'Onofrio), Identity (John Cusack), Fight Club (book & film). It's a really interesting Saturday ponder. :D
Daniel Cooper No problem! That era was full of great movies like that, that would actually make you use your brain a bit. It’s sad to compare that to the state of most movies that are being produced currently. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
@@tunguskalumberjack9987 Thank you! You and your family too, señor. Yes, the world of entertainment with integrity has become harder to find, but it still exists. Independent and underground art movements still form when the mainstream becomes intolerable. ARGs are quite intriguing new examples of storytelling.
Daniel Cooper Yeah, independents are still usually a great source of integrity in all types of art- people who share their real creative vision, and not what they had to compromise with a studio executive (or someone else) who is providing funding that the artist needs to survive. Hopefully I don’t sound too ignorant, but what does ARG stand for? (And thanks for the kind words)-
Surprised in the Jesus section it wasn’t mentioned that when Neo dies near the end he is dead for exactly 72seconds to represent the 3days before Jesus resurrection.
@@Grzauka maybe so but it was still 3days due to the way days were counted at the time. It was irrelevant when in the day the thing happened as long as some of the day was still left that counted as a day. And the easiest way of representing 3days is using the modern understanding of days. And at the time of the film and today when someone thinks of 3days they think 72hours.
My favorite one is the deja vu scene... The 'black cat' is seen twice as the glich in the matrix occurs. The next scene, the character 'Mouse' is killed.
the deja vu scene always bothered me, because nobody would ever refer to something that blatantly weird as deja vu. It was a good concept, but the implementation was jarring to me for some reason. Maybe the cat shaking itself off was just too much of a tell and felt a bit patronising.
@@urthface +1 for the thought, -1 for the execution. How about that haha? I hear you though. Almost TOO blatant, but I can imagine trying to portray such complex concepts sometimes was hard to do
Aaaah, that scene is so deep. Because of the way we experience de ja vu in our brains is just like a glitch. Eg we can increase the chances of getting de ja vu with anti-flu medicines
On my second time watching it I realized how similar Neo’s boss and the agents are. Their voices, mannerisms and looks are basically identical. I know that’s an obvious one but I still appreciated it.
But... Isn't it the plot? Smith is an Agent (agent Smith), and as programs should behave alike. But he is set free.. Instead of being an antivirus (which it is what the agents are, they combat what are not making the Matrix work properly). Agent Smith transforms from an antivirus to a virus that corrupts the main system. Quite nice visual of a computer thing
There's lots of stuff in The Matrix, such as the version number of the ship, Nebuchadnezzar(sp?). It is a bible reference: Mark III No. 11 (Mark 3:11). "And, whenever the evil spirit saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God."" And the obvious one that NEO is an anagram of ONE. They laid the easter eggs on pretty thick.
With all the Alice and Wonderland references how do you not bring up the mirror consuming him when he first takes the red pill... literally goes through the looking glass
Actually I think they put a wonderful visual twist on this idea with the looking glass being literally consumed by Neo rather than Neo being consumed by the mirror. I.E. the mirror flowing down Neo's throat. A foreshadowing of the final reveal of the solution that was stumbled upon by another. That nearly all participants would accept the programming if they were given a choice. Even if that choice were at a nearly subconscious level. I.E. the matrix being shoved down our collective throats.
Something I noticed long time ago and no one ever mentions it. When Neo goes to see oracle for the first time. In atrium next to blind men, on chair next to him is written Sia. Sia is ancient Egyptian god of perception. Also The Sia (hieroglyph) was also used to represent "to perceive", "to know" or "to be cognizant".
Because they put the truth in front of you then make fun off it. When people speak out they get labelled conspiracy theorist its called operation mockingbird.
One of my all time favorite movies. The script is just great and the more you look at it the greater it becomes. Also, the casting is perfect. Great cinema. Visualy stunning, smart, but also very entertaing. It's not an easy combination.
another one people confuse is the "agent simulation" scene when its frozen. many people noticed in this scene that many actors are used repeatedly in different poses and places. A lot of people at the time called it lazy or a mistake. In reality, it was genius to show that mouse was lazy about creating the "regular NPCs" choosing to focus more time on the woman in the red dress, and so he simply re-used assets to fill in the simulation
7:08, a couple more things that people may not know about this scene is that, while the machine pulls Neo out of the pod, Reeves' idea was to draw a correlation between himself and the infant in the pod, so he shaved off all his body hair, including his eyebrows AND eyelashes to look more like a newborn. Another thing you may not have known, was that the goo in the pod was bone-chillingly cold and Reeves came dangerously close to hypothermia several times, but he was so committed to helping the Wachowskis achieve the scene, that he ignored his condition, despite the medical staff's suggestions to get out and warm up.
The cookie means far more. In Reloaded Merv gives a woman a piece of cake that is coded to give her an orgasm. Food can contain altering code. The Oracle gives Neo a cookie and a piece of candy, possibly recoding him. Its all a method of control.
In "Simulacra and Simulation" , the chapter title where Neo has hollowed out the book is "On Nihilism" - which pretty much describes Neo's life up to that point: nothing has any consequence and his life is hollow like the reality of human existence.
@@HueyLewisRocks Like food and water we can all survive for some time without it but ultimately lacking substance all life cannot survive on its own. Everything is contingent.
11:15 Let's not forget his full name is Thomas Anderson. You're correct on the etymology of "Anderson" (son of man) but Thomas is also has a Biblical connotation: Doubting Thomas. i.e. someone who doesn't quite believe based on hearsay alone.
The matrix was one of the most beautiful pieces of artwork to ever exist on earth, so far. It's not inconceivable that it holds more truth than I first thought was a child. The creators are genius artists that may understand this world better than most.
@@JamesBlakeBoland Absolutely. It may not be reality exactly but it is certainly truth. What a time to be about to see the next part of the story. The timing could not be more poetic. I'm sure we'll learn something as we all go through an awakening similar to what the inhabitants of the 6th version of the matrix might have felt after Neo's sacrifice. Can't wait!
The time you realize Morpheus is basically playing Pac-Man with Neo to get him out of the office when the agents rock up. And it only really stops when Neo eats his Power Pill. 😂
Caught the Bruce Lee nod, Coppertop insult, and green hue of the Matrix on first viewing. By the time I had watched this 5 times I had caught several others. But I'm pleased to report that I still found out some new things today.
I've watched the movie way more than 100 times, paused it, slowed it down, wrote a song using samples and dialogue from the film, watched bonus materials, read books about it, and I still missed many of these points. Great video.
#11. The entire film is structured around Thomas/Neo waking up, which he does 9 times: 1. "Wake up, Neo" on his computer. 2. Alarm buzzing 9:18 "Shit, shit." Neo is late for work. 3. Post interrogation Neo wakes up as from a nightmare and touches his mouth and checks his navel. 4. Silver fluid covers Neo and he blacks out, then awakens in his pod, covered in goo. 5. Neo awakens to find himself surrounded by Morpheus' crew. Morpheus says, "Welcome to the real world." Then New blacks out. Neo drifts in and out of consciousness. Asks "Am I dead?" and "Why do my eyes hurt?" 6. Neo awakens in his cabin on the Nebuchadnezzar and pulls out the IV in his arm. 7. After vomiting and passing out, New wakes up in his bunk. "I can't go back, can I?" After accepting his life in the real world, we no longer see Neo wake up: 8. Trinity brings Neo's dinner to his room while he is sleeping. Then he is up in the Construct, being taught by Morpheus about agents. Neo can't sleep and talks to Cypher and drinks Dozer's moonshine. 9. The next day, they visit the oracle, are betrayed by Cypher, and Neo dies, Shot by Agent Smith. He is brought back to life by Trinity.
9 is a holy number, too, symbolizing divine completeness. Its the end of everything. Its the holy number "3"....three times. (3 is the Trinity if no one caught that yet). Jesus died at the 9th hour of the day, on the 3rd day. The first Gentile convert to the newly formed Christianity happened at the 9th hour, too.
maybe a coincidence, if you believe in those, or providence, but in the end credits there are 9 "Wake Up" as well... 8 times screamed at us by Rage Against The Machine in their lyrics and 1 time in the credits themselves listing the song. adding to a nice 9 extra "wake up" calls in the credits alone. technically in the lyrics there is an additional "wake ya up", but it's not exactly the same "wake up" as the rest, and it's part of a longer sentence, so I prefer adding the song title in credits instead...
The original concept was that the human brains were actually the processing substrate for the matrix, but this was deemed too complex, so instead they ran with the idea that humans were batteries, which makes much less sense!
I loved the movie (the sequels, not so much). But the whole battery thing really never made sense to me and required a much higher suspension of disbelief from me than usual. This is the first time I've heard of them initially being part of the computational matrix, but that makes SO much more sense!
@@TJDimacali computer Neural Networks was still a new/fun concept in computer science in 1999 so a lot of discussions went on in CS classes about using humans as a neural networks in classrooms because of this movie
I remember Morpheus explaining that, "Combined with a form of fusion, the machines had found...all the power they would ever need." And I thought, "They've got fusion power and...still need human batteries for power? Why?"
Yep, how the studios dumb things down for the masses. While I somewhat resent it, I've worked in enough IT related fields to know it is likely necessary.
I'm going to refute one little tiny statement, the human body is an electrical machine, bioelectric machine if you will, and the electricity that we produce concentrates in our brain which indicates why the plug would be in our brain, and need of a harness, that you have to connect to the brain to get the most out of your battery. So on that point I don't think it makes less sense I think it makes an acceptable amount of sense. It's a movie doesn't have to be perfect just has to make sense and I think that makes an acceptable amount.
One correction: i work with people that did cg on this film, and digital color grading wasn’t a thing in 1999. The green and blue tint was accomplished by using green and blue lights during the physical printing of the film. “Analog color grading”. Low tech, but beautiful results.
Prior to being unplugged Neo name isn't just Anderson, (son of man) but THOMAS (doubting Thomas). Once he believes, he becomes NEO. So y'all missed that one.
Anderson does not mean son of man. It means son of anders or ander in Scotland Andrew. It is andrew that it self means Andreas and then you find Man but it is more like Manly.
@Tom Cummings it comes from the greek names ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός and those names mean Man but it is not Man as in Human it is Man like in Manly or strong. Acording to etymology.
Wow, props to you, a "Things you missed" list with actual things I actually missed! Normally, these lists are full of crap like "In Endgame, when Falcon says 'on your left' it's a callback to Winter Soldier when they're running around the.." LITERALLY EVERYBODY GOT THAT!! This was well-researched, informative and as I already said, actually provided new info. Well done!
When Neo is running from the agents near the end of the movie, he breaks through the door on his left. "No, your other left." He runs past an old lady watching the series The Prisoner on the television.
I can't remember that scene. Is it like you are on a videogame looking at the screen and there is the left of your characther that is facing you which is the right side of your screen?
Amazing they went to the level of detail to the blue/red pen. I'm a diehard Matrix fan, have probably watched the first film about 30 times and have never noticed that, nor would I if not for this video. Pretty damn cool! There are a million little goodies like that across all of the films. Like when Neo has the girl with the white rabbit and her boyfriend show up to take him to the club... Neo asks the guy, have you ever woke up but felt like you were still in a dream? And the guy says yeah, mescaline, it's the only way to fly. At the end of the film, Neo is able to fly. So many goodies and such a wonderful franchise. I absolutely can't wait for Resurrections!!!
The reference to "coppertop" - I didn't realize people would not get that. But back in 1999 Duracell's advertising referring to it a "Coppertop" was much more prevalent and the reference was easily caught when watching the movie.
To the apparently deleted comment: Morpheus is specifically the dream god that sends Human Shaped images to dreams whilst his brother sends animal and inanimate images, thus Morpheus allowed people to dream of humanity.
@@samsung-eh4dv I'm not sure what you mean. Morpheus is one of Somnus's (Greek God of Sleep) 1000 sons, along with Iceos, Phobetor, and Phantasos, the Somnia (Dream Shapers) of Human Form, Pleasant Dreams, Nightmares, and Animals/Inanimate Objects respectively. Morbius is the name of a DC Vampire, A Dr. Who villain, and a character from Forbidden Planet...
All other considerations aside... Hugo Weaving's performance in these films was literally phenomenal. I'm not sure I can think of a single truly fair comparison in the world of Cinema.
When this was being filmed I used to go the same coffee shop across the road from his Hugos kids school. Its wild living in Sydney for this as you constantly see your life in the Matrix. I literally ate at the same 'Noodle Place' that Anderson ate at, as it was across the road from where he got arrested.
Watching it the other day, I noticed that when neo is introduced to the nebuchadnezzer crew Cypher is the only one wearing red possibly foreshadowing his ill intent to betray them….
It's also connected to zen Buddhism. Just have a cookie means focus on the present moment without thinking what's next. In Buddhism usually it's all about having a tea.
Actually, those pens have 4 colours on them, just cant see the black and green side from that angle. Maybe that's also a reference, like the monitors being black and green and in reverse.
@@evoFTMFW Of course its the same structure, they build them the exact same way. Like how red pens and black pens of the same model are the exact same but have different colors. The housing is identical.
Andrew Johns no, they’re not. The two color pens are red and black, not blue, and have the triggers for each on opposite sides, 180 degrees apart. The 4 color pens have 2 sets of opposing triggers, 90 degrees apart. This is 100% a 4 color pen.
The Oracle manipulated Neo to be the one. She probably got tired of them bringing people to her and took it into her own hands. She set Trinitu up to fall in love with the one. She sets Neo up with human nature- you want what you are told you cant have. The Oracle uses reverse psychology on Neo and tells him he is not the one. Boom! It all plays out and the Oracle can watch her movie without interruption.
Of course, we eventually learn that's the entire point of the Oracle. She was created to help evolve the Matrix to better suit Humanity so they wouldn't reject it. Even that is a simplification...
@@stupidiot17 Given the combined facts that: Almost all of the Redpills use kick-heavy fighting styles, while Agents and Neo stick to punches. ALL of the scenes within each movie have a colour overlay (Green for the matrix. Yellow for the Human-made simulations. Blue for the real world. and Red for Zion. And Neo's own bizarre abilities, both within and outside of the Matrix. A running theory I have is that Neo himself is a program (And possibly Morpheus and Cypher). With the additional possibility that the blue-tinted "Real" world is just another layer to the Matrix meant to keep the humans docile with the illusion of being able to fight back.
@@Darkwood2027 I like that one. That makes the train scene of the 3rd make more sense, even though it shoots my theory in half. Mine kind of comes from the prophecy where it's mentioned that the One was born in the Matrix, which Smith definitely was, while it's left unclear how humans plug in. They're grown, they're plugged in, but what about in between? Lastly, the Architect says "You played a dangerous game" to the Oracle pointing out that he finally figured out something that was not obvious until the Oracle's choice's actions were completed. Which brings us back around to the fact that he can't see past any choice, particularly the choice the Oracle made years before the movie events to convince both worlds that Neo is the One. In any case, I think we will get some answers from Matrix 4. No theories are wrong until cannon says so.
I missed quite a few of these and this was interesting. I'm proud that I did pick up on 'coppertop' as being a reference to the human race as batteries. I was such a fan at the time that my daughter is called 'Trinity'
Does anyone remember the Easter eggs hidden in the DVD menu, I was told there wasn't but I clearly remember it. It was something like follow the white rabbit, and you used the remote controls up down left right to find the white rabbit
The cookie. As we find out the second movie, food can be a way to transmit code from programs in the matrix to humans. While it was never outright said, the cookie was code the oracle needed Neo to take in order to continue on his path.
Tim Germer well, I missed it when I saw it the first time - and the second... And I am not the only one. Many of my friends also didn’t notice, but we noticed other things very easily like the reference to Alice in Wonderland.
@@chelfyn .....Yep just like Jesus is the son of man and our saviour. Neo=A new or revived form of, Anderson=Son of Andrew/Anders, Andrew/Anders=Man, manly, warrior, strong and brave. Neo fights for mankind and is our saviour.
I've always thought it very likely that Cypher was given the same prediction from the Oracle that Neo was given but instead of accepting that he wasn't the one and moving on he believed he was tricked and owed something and grew resentful.
When Neo uses the pen and uses blue, he then has Morpheus say to him you may not be ready yet almost directly after. I wonder if those two are related. If he had chosen red would Morpheus had known Neo was ready?
Regarding Neo representing Jesus the Christ, do you remember what was said to Neo before he was resurrected? "You can't be dead, because I love you." Do you remember who said it? Trinity.
The Trinity of Father (Morpheus), Son (Neo), and Holy Ghost (Trinity). Morpheus also plays a John the Baptist role, proclaiming Neo as the One (Messiah). Cypher--Lucifer (juxtaposed with flames after betraying Morpheus and the tempter of the Messiah as in his conversation with Neo he tries to undercut Neo's faith--"I know what you're thinking, 'Why, oh why, didn't I take the blue pill.'" And of course, Cypher is Judas as well.
Another Bruce Lee reference: In the combat training tutorial in The Matrix: Path Of Neo, the location is from Han's underground facility in Enter The Dragon
Because the matrix is artificial, I see the city as an amalgamation of serval cities from humanity's past as all of those cities are now in ruins and the machines only had the leftover data and video to recreate civilization within the matrix after their Eden version failed. It's entirely possible that the city in the majority of the Matrix scenes in the films is the entire matrix itself and no other cities really exist therein. It's like how they keep Jim Carrey's Truman in The Truman Show from leaving the town he lived in his entire life. If you've got no pressing reason to go anywhere else what does it matter if nothing else exists beyond your horizons. This is further indicated by the fact that when the group goes to see the Merovingian they have to go to another area of the matrix, like a new layer meant for programs and those humans they invite as entertainment.
Your description also really reminds me of the movie The Thirteenth Floor. It also features the recreation of an earlier era in human history within a virtual reality, which just stops rendering after a limit and turns into a black emptiness with green lines slowly fading away. I guess if you keep the occupants of the Matrix in a loop like Westworld's hosts, you don't have to worry about the physical extent of the Matrix.
Deunan Knute ... yes, and related to this is how the Draco agenda has already succeeded with keeping human souls looping, so that they forget their past lifetimes
When I saw this movie over 20 years ago it was a shock and I couldn't understand why. Then I watched it with someone who was deeply versed in the esoteric and as he explained the alchemical nuggets laced into the story, I had yet another mind-blowing experience.
Born in '95 and same ! The second one is sooooo good ! The third one is my least favorite just because of the too long battle scene and the train station being a bit off I think. But the end is so good. The fact is that people disliked it in great part due to the path of the one ending in a way very much unexpected and far from what we usually see.
I think people didn't like the ending because they misinterpreted the Oracle and the Architect's final conversation. The only time the Oracle told the truth to anyone was when she said to Neo "I'm sorry, but you're not the one."
Joe Pantoliano stayed at the hotel I worked during the film shoot. He's an awesome guy. Me and my workmates shared a cigar with him after close one night.
I’ve just rewatched the matrix, purely for the reference to the pen. Yes it is a 4colour pen, and he wrote in blue. However, it was handed to him with blue already down, therefore was not his choice he just took the pen and signed. Secondly, it’s more professional to sign in blue or black, and after just being spoken to about that, and working within an office, he’d be used to signing in blue or black, never red or green
The justifications here are all valid points. I offer that that all may actually reinforce the point, however; the system rejects or even disallows red (awakening and awareness) and promotes defaulting to blue as imposed upon us by the system making choices for us as much as it can.
Sorry, but it's not blue or black, its blue. Meaning - if something is signed in black, it's hard to tell if it's a copy or not. Originals should be signed in blue. Red is usually for a correction.
I swear this happened: I was walking with my husband through Farmer’s Market (a popular spot in our hometown of Los Angeles). I was just commenting that I felt like (and this was before even the pandemic!) was like living in a dystopian world. Just then, Lawrence Fishburne walked by. (This is a celebrity-heavy spot. We see celebs here often). We sort of backtracked around to approach him and said how much we love his work. We asked for a photo with him and he said, “Nah, I’m not gonna take a photo” but pulled us both in for a big bear hug! An amazing experience but wow, right after I was saying I felt like I lived in a dystopian world??
God doesn't assert His presence strongly. Prefers to be very gentle messenger. But periodically he tells you He's listening. Try it again but try to benefit in a bigger way next time. Not just emotionally. Health wise or financially. Let us know if you're surprised
Well, granted that Keanu was perfectly dark and emo for the role, Will Smith pulled off “I Am Legend,” so he could have pulled off “The Matrix” too. But ONLY if Keanu had turned it down, obviously. 😁
@@philproffitt8363 His missus is a much better actor than him. Her Fish Mooney from Gotham is insane, its villainous perfection. Will Smith to me is just an average actor.
I think the scene where Morpheus gives Neo directions over the phone to avoid the agents is a reference to future-Ted doing the same thing for Ted in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I love The Matrix. Thanks for the video, some stuff I knew but others I didn't and it just reaffirmed my love for this movie. Now I need to go re-watch it with all of this new information and enjoy it even more. Also, reading the comments I found some deeper insights into the film too. The Matrix rules. One of the greatest movies ever made.
I've also noticed how when Neo is being harangued by his boss, the window cleaners are wiping away suds that resemble the falling code of the matrix - an omen of the choice Neo is going to make soon.
@@DavidOakesMusic also the window cleaners themselves were actually the Wachowski Brothers doing a fun little cameo - they thought it would be funny to have these obnoxious window squeegee noises interrupting the scene.
Cypher is a Satan-figure. He tries to undermine Neo's faith in the temptation scene. "I know what you're asking yourself, 'Why, oh why didn't I take the blue pill?'" His Satanic role is further suggested by the juxtaposition of flames from an overturned armored truck with Cypher when he calls to get out of the Matrix. It took me a while to figure that one out as I always thought the flaming truck seemed oddly superfluous.
One of the sad things about Dark City is that, in spite of being conceived independently of (and before) The Matrix, it ended up getting derided as a "Matrix rip-off". Which is unfortunate because it's a great and underappreciated movie, and frankly it's hard to go along with anything Alex Proyas is involved in. It deserves more love.
@@dirtyrandy2592 They are both real people. Jesus is a historical figure like Buddha is regardless of whether or not you believe in either of their teachings about love and peace.
@@eggsnspam Well, it's fair to say that there _probably_ was some innovative, wandering rabbi making trouble for the Romans back then with a bunch of clever and revolutionary ideas upon whom the "Jesus" story is based, or even several different individuals amalgamated together to create the myth, but there's still a *_LOT_* of ground to cover before establishing that the characters portrayed in The Gospels and / or The Qur'an actually existed. The only real *_consensus_* that historians, as a whole, have arrived at is more like, "Umm, yeah? Okay. Probably. Why not?"
@@eggsnspam Jesus... may be real. Maybe even likely. The problem is, the records of him are anonymous religious polemics that were altered numerous times for, basically, political reasons, and therefore not very reliable. The Buddha, by the way, is in an even worse position.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I don't do fansites so I really appreciate this visual catalog of all the "secret" stuff. WhatCulture does it again.
What I liked was when they went to the elevator and you could see "Lift" by the button. Most people probably thought the movie was made in the USA or was supposed to be set in the USA since there were no Brit or Aussie accents, the countries where the term Lift is used when referring to elevators
When the girl with the white rabbit tattoo says “Absolutely”, she sounds very Aussie to me, and I’m Australian. But a single word in the whole film I can give a pass
I can follow the cypher writing a script bit, the biggest problem is him inserting the port into the back of his head, and more importantly removing it after answering the scripted operators call, it’s impossible. Essentially Cypher could get himself into the Matrix but he most certainly could not get himself out again.
kidmosey nice try, you cannot be conscious in the matrix and the real world at the same time, the part your referring to Neo is shouting let me out while in the construct and only wakens when unplugged.
Cypher supposedly met up with the Agents previously, as was established in the beginning when the Agents chasing Trinity in the opening scene said the info they got from their informant - Cypher - checked out. He had to give it to them in the Matrix unbeknownst to the rest of the crew already. It is possible Cypher has a sort of script to go in and automatically call for him to go out of the system - remember that the operator is there to provide SECURE way out without people around through a clean exit of the core network. Cypher doesn't need that, he needs exit, any exit would do, since the Agents already are aware of his movement in and out of the system for their benefit as their rat. Plugging in and out physically on your own isn't impossible, it's just easier and faster if others help you, especially with years of experience Cypher supposedly has. Even Mouse while pimping out the Woman In The Red Dress probably doesn't watch the programs run if other people use it or doesn't want others to watch when he uses it, so it's definitely possible they might be using some automated scripts regularly for trainings or stuff in the Construct. But just because they typically use it in the construct doesn't mean you couldn't set it up in the Matrix, which Cypher does multiple times (apparently). Otherwise only one operator per ship would not be enough for a crew of more than 3 people going in and out of the Matrix and the Construct... But since it is irrelevant to the story, it doesn't need to be explained. The whole thing about the Matrix is that anything can be done there as it is not really real... And that doesn't even begin to describe it if you feed into the whole theory of simulation within a simulation (i.e. "real world" being another level of simulation, another system of control)
Getting an advert for Duracell Coppertop batteries immediately after the video ends in which I have commented on them for a video related to the Matrix is a perfect example of apophenia. And damn good ad placement!
The cookie is the programming that allows Trinity's love for Neo to bring him back to life. The Oracle does this for Sati and Seraph at the end of Revolutions
What annoyed me for the first home video releases was that they put a very heavy green tint on the film that wasn't with the cinema releases - I always hated that. Thankfully they removed it for the remastered/4K release and I'd say there is no green or blue tint at all, BUT the respective colours are rampant throughout the sets - the matrix scenes all have walls, objects and clothes, etc with dull green/grey colour schemes and thew same with the real world scenes with Blue/grey. I much prefer it without the heavy tint
@Christopher Norris I don't think is a call for Neo, that has already escaped and it is now recruiting. I think is a cry for help for us to be recruited and realize that we(the audience) need to wake up.
Aside from the Anderson/Neo/One implications, Morpheus, Trinity, Zion, the Nebuchadnezzar, and all sorts of names are derived from religious texts spanning multiple religions and theologies. Most of the dialogue from and with Cypher is derivative of Judas. There's direct references to the Bible, including on the data plate for their ship. There is so much theology packed into the movie that it's hard to miss it. I had to rewatch and do a 50-page paper on The Matrix as it relates to defining the self (yourself, as well as humanity, in the context of other books we'd read) as the final for my first college-level English course. Pretty big leap from high school. But one of the most eye-opening times of my life.
One of my favourite things about the dynamic between Smith and Neo is the meanings behind their names. A smith is one who works in metal. We all know that and can spend all day on the subject, but let's save that discussion. Neo is an anagram for one. It's a little on the nose, and less interesting than the character's actual name which is Thomas A. Anderson. The name Anderson means son of man. To many it's a Messiah reference, but it ultimately means human. Thomas on the other hand is a bit more colourful. It's an old African (Aramaic to be precise) name that, on the surface, means twin. In practice it's more like 'There are two of you, so where is the other one?' Together they're a diametrically opposed set. How fascinating is that, when considering their place in the story?
I always associated Thomas with Doubting Thomas, the biblical reference about the man who refused to believe in the resurrection until he saw it personally
When talking about the "Neo is Jesus" aspect, I'm surprised you didn't mention Trinity's name, which is an obvious religious reference to the Holy Trinity- God the father (Morpheus), Jesus the son (Neo), and the Holy Spirit (Trinity), whose love literally brings Neo back to life. I love how brilliant and full of hidden meaning this film is.
It's everyone's favourite nuclear killer rabbit movie. But, does it has a meaning in the movie? I'm thinking maybe it's referencing the fact that a harmless creature (Anderson) can become a fearsome monster (Neo) from the perspective of the machines (The Oracle?)
Your work is dramatically superior than most other videos offering explanations of THE MATRIX. My only hesitation got declaring it THE BEST is the speed of your delivery. What can I tell your, I'm a Native combat veteran who has some issues with hearing. Back in my day, there was no thought to protecting our hearing. The common thought was, if they can't hear, the enemy can sneak up and kill them. Hence, we were never offered Heaton hearing protection, at all, ever. Of there's any complaint from me, it's the rapid fire monolog. Everything else is spot on. When TH HE MATRIX was released in 1999, I was an internet engineer and manager for the network operations center for an ISP. All of us were the target audience for this film. We were so UNIX sys admins as well as Cisco router geeks. I saw it twice the 1st day and many times since then. Nice video, many thanks for all of your hard work and the time invested.
This movie is and will be as relevant as ever, as we keep spiraling into a world were it's increasingly difficult to differentiate what is real and what is not (fake news, manipulations, virtual realities, etc)
@@enriqueshockwave Cyberpunk came first dude. The concepts go back as far as the sixties - The word, "Cyberpunk," as far as I'm aware, dates to the early eighties from a Bruce Bethke story.
"The word cyberpunk was coined by writer Bruce Bethke, who wrote a story with that title in 1980. He created the term by combining "cybernetics," the science of replacing human functions with computerized ones, and "punk," the raucous music and nihilistic sensibility that became a youth culture in the 1970s and '80s"
Keannu used to run at Bondi beach on the evenings when he was shooting the matrix .... this is one of the all time classic made in Sydney Australia great era back then when Fox studios was at full power in Australia
03:50 - Wait, you use the word androgyny to describe Agent Smith being neither fully human nor fully machine? Androgyny is a specific term referring to a mix of masculine and feminine characteristics, not some generic term for a mix of any two random characteristics like human and machine.
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When Switch says that line about 20 questions, if you were to count the number of questions Neo asked up to that point, you would find out he asked, you guessed it, 20 questions.
Hahaha, awesome.
Switch immediatly calls neo copper top after that line... like a Duracell battery :)
@@alexanderfinney8712 and Neo...switches
Okay THAT is an amazing thing I actually did miss.
Interestingly enough, however, there are only 19 points in this video... go back and look for number 19
My favorite Easter Egg in the Matrix is when Neo goes to see the Oracle. There is music playing very faintly in the background from her radio. And the name of the song? Duke Ellington's "I'm Beginning To See The Light."
Good one
Lame
I love duke ellington . Thank you for bringing this to my attention. 💐👏
Nice catch!!!
i don't get it
Switch’s handle: I always liked this one. She is called “Switch” because in the original script she was supposed to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix. The best the studio would let the Wochawski’s do is make her tomboyish in the real world. It is also when you think about it a foreshadowing of the Wachowski’s personal lives in the years after the movie.
Additionally, at the time of release, estrogen pills were red. As the Matrix itself was an allegory for the trans condition and the difficulties trans people have assuming the identities of who they are supposed to be, taking the 'red pill' was a sly indication of taking the hormones a trans woman would use to effect their transition.
Bomb doors open.
@@corrinarobinson7078 That is very interesting.
@@corrinarobinson7078 this is true? Someone tell r/redpill
@@corrinarobinson7078 Estrogen pills are of all colors, reflecting the different potency of each of the many strengths. You're reading too much into that aspect. - (a retail & hospital pharmacist of 30 years)
This is the only movie I've ever went to the theater and watched, went right back to the ticket counter an watched it again. Love it so much.
damn, I can only imagine what you felt to make you wanna see it again when it was first released. I love this.
I’ve always felt the overall message of unplugging from a false reality is one of the best a movie can have.
Imagine going through a day where you’re not loaded with caffeine, sugar, carbs, nicotine, liquor, access to your phone, and that job you hate. All of those things gone for one day.
Who would you be? What would you do? Unplugging from all you think you need is such a riveting plot device it still jars people to this day.
...or gone forever if you break out of the MATRIX....
Well nothing much would change
I would still draw but prob with different medium xD
That is one heck of an existentially good question
you literally just described Rehab. lmao
also the guy at neo's door in the beginning tells him that "you need to unplug"
yesss
He also calls him his 'saviour'
interesting.
good point!
@@Mambaru My own personal Jesus Christ.
i have never in my life have seen someone do such a good job on a cold calculated villain as Weaving did with Agent Smith.
Completely agree. As for supporting roles, his ranks right up there with Val Kilmer's as Doc Holliday in "Tombstone" if you ask me.
His performance as Smith was so great that, to this day, I have a very difficult time thinking of him as the Elf Lord Elrond in The Lord of the Rings and not Agent Smith cosplaying at a Ren Faire.
Hugo Weaving is fantastic in everything he does. V for Vendetta, Lord of the Rings, Captain America or any role he is in is pure gold.
My wife only knows him as "Agent Smith"..
He was fantastic in this obviously. But what about Robert Patrick's T-1000?
This film inspired me to read Simulation & Simulacra, my first heavy psychology text, I then went on to read many more, eventually changing careers and becoming a teacher. It's strange looking back over the last 20 years, the Matrix seems to have directly influenced me more than any other film.
It’s amazing, the little, seemingly innocuous things that influence us and our choices. Not everyone can place what brought them to their present situation, and the choices that brought them there. You’re lucky, in that regard, that’s really pretty cool- thanks for sharing!
@@tunguskalumberjack9987 Thanks for the comment. This vid inspired me to reflect on my old film studies and what influenced me around that era: The Matrix, The Cell (J-Lo & Vincent D'Onofrio), Identity (John Cusack), Fight Club (book & film). It's a really interesting Saturday ponder. :D
Daniel Cooper No problem! That era was full of great movies like that, that would actually make you use your brain a bit. It’s sad to compare that to the state of most movies that are being produced currently. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
@@tunguskalumberjack9987 Thank you! You and your family too, señor. Yes, the world of entertainment with integrity has become harder to find, but it still exists. Independent and underground art movements still form when the mainstream becomes intolerable. ARGs are quite intriguing new examples of storytelling.
Daniel Cooper Yeah, independents are still usually a great source of integrity in all types of art- people who share their real creative vision, and not what they had to compromise with a studio executive (or someone else) who is providing funding that the artist needs to survive. Hopefully I don’t sound too ignorant, but what does ARG stand for? (And thanks for the kind words)-
Surprised in the Jesus section it wasn’t mentioned that when Neo dies near the end he is dead for exactly 72seconds to represent the 3days before Jesus resurrection.
I never noticed that. Will have to keep an eye out for that next viewing, thanks.
@@vottoduder it would be the only real Easter egg in fact
@@PatMaddox Good one!
but "canonical" Jesus was actually dead for no more than 48 hours - died on Friday, resurrected on Sunday morning
@@Grzauka maybe so but it was still 3days due to the way days were counted at the time. It was irrelevant when in the day the thing happened as long as some of the day was still left that counted as a day. And the easiest way of representing 3days is using the modern understanding of days. And at the time of the film and today when someone thinks of 3days they think 72hours.
My favorite one is the deja vu scene... The 'black cat' is seen twice as the glich in the matrix occurs. The next scene, the character 'Mouse' is killed.
the deja vu scene always bothered me, because nobody would ever refer to something that blatantly weird as deja vu. It was a good concept, but the implementation was jarring to me for some reason. Maybe the cat shaking itself off was just too much of a tell and felt a bit patronising.
@@urthface +1 for the thought, -1 for the execution. How about that haha? I hear you though. Almost TOO blatant, but I can imagine trying to portray such complex concepts sometimes was hard to do
Aaaah, that scene is so deep. Because of the way we experience de ja vu in our brains is just like a glitch. Eg we can increase the chances of getting de ja vu with anti-flu medicines
I would say the Mandela Effect is similar - a glitch in one's deja vu
good find!
On my second time watching it I realized how similar Neo’s boss and the agents are. Their voices, mannerisms and looks are basically identical. I know that’s an obvious one but I still appreciated it.
SAME. I even looked up the actor's real name to see if he was related to Weaving. Could have sworn they were brothers or something.
Yes. I originally thought it was the same person
But... Isn't it the plot? Smith is an Agent (agent Smith), and as programs should behave alike. But he is set free..
Instead of being an antivirus (which it is what the agents are, they combat what are not making the Matrix work properly). Agent Smith transforms from an antivirus to a virus that corrupts the main system.
Quite nice visual of a computer thing
I saw that too and I also thought that Morpheus might be the human form of the Oracle because they speak very similar too.
I'm not sure, but I think I read once that the actor who played the manager was originally going to be agent Smith
Such an amazing movie and I’m eternally grateful the role was given to Keanu. He is the chosen one.
Yeah could you imagine Will Smith playing this role? Or anyone else?
@@thespicemelange.1 Ryan Reynolds would be perfect.
@@thespicemelange.1 I'm sure you know, but Will Smith turned down the role. Sean Connery turned down the role of Morpheus.
No you're breathtaking
I’m sure Keanu is grateful too! It made his career. Personally, I don’t think he can act. But he doesn’t really need to in this role.
Choi refers to him as "my savior"... actually, he said, "Hallelujah. You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ." There's no missing that.
I think the wachowskis just threw it out there in the first scene to get it out of the way.
There's lots of stuff in The Matrix, such as the version number of the ship, Nebuchadnezzar(sp?). It is a bible reference: Mark III No. 11 (Mark 3:11). "And, whenever the evil spirit saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God."" And the obvious one that NEO is an anagram of ONE. They laid the easter eggs on pretty thick.
UteChewb check out the Old Testament book of Daniel for more Nebuchadnezzar. You’re in for a treat.
@@UteChewb They spread them like caviar!
With all the Alice and Wonderland references how do you not bring up the mirror consuming him when he first takes the red pill... literally goes through the looking glass
Well duh
Actually I think they put a wonderful visual twist on this idea with the looking glass being literally consumed by Neo rather than Neo being consumed by the mirror. I.E. the mirror flowing down Neo's throat. A foreshadowing of the final reveal of the solution that was stumbled upon by another. That nearly all participants would accept the programming if they were given a choice. Even if that choice were at a nearly subconscious level. I.E. the matrix being shoved down our collective throats.
because it's "20 Things You Somehow Missed In The Matrix", not 20 super obvious things no one missed lol jk
@@verzure valid lol
@@mcleanimfify :D haha nothing like a good sport! respect!
Something I noticed long time ago and no one ever mentions it. When Neo goes to see oracle for the first time. In atrium next to blind men, on chair next to him is written Sia. Sia is ancient Egyptian god of perception. Also The Sia (hieroglyph) was also used to represent "to perceive", "to know" or "to be cognizant".
Because they put the truth in front of you then make fun off it. When people speak out they get labelled conspiracy theorist its called operation mockingbird.
@@WhiteWishesHD 🤣🤣🤣
One of my all time favorite movies. The script is just great and the more you look at it the greater it becomes. Also, the casting is perfect. Great cinema. Visualy stunning, smart, but also very entertaing. It's not an easy combination.
The torture room where Neo has his mouth shut is room 101, referring to the torture room in George Orwell's book, 1984.
Also, the room where Trinity is first accosted by the cops is room 303, and later, when Neo dies, it’s the same room 303. Three times 101.
And isn't the "I have no mouth, but I must scream" a dream phenomenon some people have as well where they can't speak or scream? Like sleep paralysis?
@@Chris-lk3fq was it the same building also?!! It would make the story full circle?!!
@@fragout9575 Amazingly enough, yes! You are well versed in Matrix trivia and obscuratum.
@@fragout9575 yes, it is a dream phenomenon often related to stress and anxiety.
I always love the part where Neo peeks over his cubicle wall to see the cops. He says "Oh shit!" and Morpheus' response is just "Yeeeess.."
I always respond with YEESSSSS when someone says oh shit! lol
I always say yeeeeeeess every chance i get haha
Where is Mr. Murdock? Yessss.
That is funny, I always laugh at that.
I always chuckle at that part and I also love it every time 😂
another one people confuse is the "agent simulation" scene when its frozen. many people noticed in this scene that many actors are used repeatedly in different poses and places. A lot of people at the time called it lazy or a mistake. In reality, it was genius to show that mouse was lazy about creating the "regular NPCs" choosing to focus more time on the woman in the red dress, and so he simply re-used assets to fill in the simulation
Additionally, most of the actors cast for this scene were twins. It was fully intentional
Its what I do when building my simulations.. cheaper on memory as well as man hours.. I might be a lazy developer, but I get the job done!!
I wont call that a mistake, it looked exactly like a University Student's final year project
you know that they famously hired as many twins as they could for that scene
Or it was used to teach about deja vu and/or glitches
7:08, a couple more things that people may not know about this scene is that, while the machine pulls Neo out of the pod, Reeves' idea was to draw a correlation between himself and the infant in the pod, so he shaved off all his body hair, including his eyebrows AND eyelashes to look more like a newborn.
Another thing you may not have known, was that the goo in the pod was bone-chillingly cold and Reeves came dangerously close to hypothermia several times, but he was so committed to helping the Wachowskis achieve the scene, that he ignored his condition, despite the medical staff's suggestions to get out and warm up.
I thought I already knew almost all the easter eggs, byt I guess not. Cool facts!
Babies have eyebrows and eyelashes lol that’s intense
The Matrix hands down is the most mentally provocative and visually stunning syfi movies of the 20 century.
Totally agree also like the mental twisting of inception
Sorry, that goes to Star Wars. Mentally provocative I can agree with, but not most visually stunning.
Blade Runner, without a doubt.
The Matrix Trilogie, Interstellar, 2001: A space odyssey, Blade Runner, Star Wars ( not the prequels though )
With matrix 4 coming out 2021 we all at least have one thing to look forward to. Stay safe out there open minds.
Ok that cookie thing did go over my head for 20 years lol
Same! Very very cool
The cookie means far more. In Reloaded Merv gives a woman a piece of cake that is coded to give her an orgasm. Food can contain altering code. The Oracle gives Neo a cookie and a piece of candy, possibly recoding him. Its all a method of control.
It’s theorized that the cookie is how he gained his abilities as The One since he shows no abilities beforehand, only after
ADAMS MITH KENNEDY I know what cookies are, but thank you for the information? What was the point of that?
So the oracle basically created the one....and she obviously gave Trinity a cookie to make her fall in love with Neo......crafty bitch......lol
I was waiting for the "Jesus" section to mention that Neo was a software programmer, the virtual analog to a carpenter... but it never came. :(
Or that Neo is an anagram for One.
Video missed so many references. :-/
In "Simulacra and Simulation" , the chapter title where Neo has hollowed out the book is "On Nihilism" - which pretty much describes Neo's life up to that point: nothing has any consequence and his life is hollow like the reality of human existence.
Only if you're someone who searches for meaning and purpose. I'm fine with my life having neither so it's far from hollow.
@@HueyLewisRocks Like food and water we can all survive for some time without it but ultimately lacking substance all life cannot survive on its own. Everything is contingent.
@@PaulDo22 Sure, but that's not an argument for lives needing to have meaning and purpose.
@@HueyLewisRocks True, if you believe lives don't need food and water, then I suppose that makes sense.
funny that the rest of the book was 'hollow' after that point
For the falling green code, just the fact they were reversed so it's like you're looking in is an interesting fact on its own.
I never noticed they were glyphs! I subconcoiusly always thought they were just letters and numbers until I actually looked harder.
Very much "Alice in the looking glass-esque".
@@jamessolly3030 A key theme of Post Modern philosophy; the harder and closer you look the more surprising nuance you will see.
*BAM* Bonus thing you didn't know.
Oh wait that's another channel.
I find it weird that when I first saw it I not only recognised that it was Japanese but also that the Japanese was reversed.
11:15 Let's not forget his full name is Thomas Anderson. You're correct on the etymology of "Anderson" (son of man) but Thomas is also has a Biblical connotation: Doubting Thomas. i.e. someone who doesn't quite believe based on hearsay alone.
For what it's worth, "Thomas" also means "Twin."
"...and discovers Rage Against the Machine." LOL
Yeah, that was a good little jab.
I wish I had awakened my matrix-like powers when I discovered Rage
Zzzzzzz.....
The matrix was one of the most beautiful pieces of artwork to ever exist on earth, so far. It's not inconceivable that it holds more truth than I first thought was a child. The creators are genius artists that may understand this world better than most.
Simpleton.
@@markfox1545 is that a one word comment? From someone so complex? Clearly you're projecting. What's with the hostility?
@@markfox1545 Mr. Mark Fox , did you notice that one ton of simple equals one genius?
@@rickperez5601 your the real genius there😂💯
@@JamesBlakeBoland Absolutely. It may not be reality exactly but it is certainly truth. What a time to be about to see the next part of the story. The timing could not be more poetic. I'm sure we'll learn something as we all go through an awakening similar to what the inhabitants of the 6th version of the matrix might have felt after Neo's sacrifice. Can't wait!
The time you realize Morpheus is basically playing Pac-Man with Neo to get him out of the office when the agents rock up.
And it only really stops when Neo eats his Power Pill. 😂
Anyone else already catch most of this from watching the movie 100 times?
The red and blue ink, WAY over my head.
Or 3 times
@@Pignasty101 they usually have green and black as well. 4 colors so I call bs on that one anyway
Caught the Bruce Lee nod, Coppertop insult, and green hue of the Matrix on first viewing. By the time I had watched this 5 times I had caught several others. But I'm pleased to report that I still found out some new things today.
I've watched the movie way more than 100 times, paused it, slowed it down, wrote a song using samples and dialogue from the film, watched bonus materials, read books about it, and I still missed many of these points. Great video.
Adam:The Matrix over 20 years old now...
Me:😯....🥺I'm old now.
You want old? Imagine watching Return of the Jedi in theaters in '83; and the next thing you know, that was thrity-seven years ago.
That startled me, too!
Bruce Lee reference in one of the best movies of all time with the immortal Keanu Reeves
Even the pulling himself together after rubbing his nose is Bruce Lee.
Keanu is just that kind of thoughtful & thankful person with most all he does ... so who better to play The One?
#11. The entire film is structured around Thomas/Neo waking up, which he does 9 times: 1. "Wake up, Neo" on his computer. 2. Alarm buzzing 9:18 "Shit, shit." Neo is late for work. 3. Post interrogation Neo wakes up as from a nightmare and touches his mouth and checks his navel. 4. Silver fluid covers Neo and he blacks out, then awakens in his pod, covered in goo. 5. Neo awakens to find himself surrounded by Morpheus' crew. Morpheus says, "Welcome to the real world." Then New blacks out. Neo drifts in and out of consciousness. Asks "Am I dead?" and "Why do my eyes hurt?" 6. Neo awakens in his cabin on the Nebuchadnezzar and pulls out the IV in his arm. 7. After vomiting and passing out, New wakes up in his bunk. "I can't go back, can I?" After accepting his life in the real world, we no longer see Neo wake up: 8. Trinity brings Neo's dinner to his room while he is sleeping. Then he is up in the Construct, being taught by Morpheus about agents. Neo can't sleep and talks to Cypher and drinks Dozer's moonshine. 9. The next day, they visit the oracle, are betrayed by Cypher, and Neo dies, Shot by Agent Smith. He is brought back to life by Trinity.
@George Armstrong oh damn, this is a feckin’ mind-breaker! 🤯
9 is a holy number, too, symbolizing divine completeness. Its the end of everything. Its the holy number "3"....three times. (3 is the Trinity if no one caught that yet). Jesus died at the 9th hour of the day, on the 3rd day. The first Gentile convert to the newly formed Christianity happened at the 9th hour, too.
@George Armstrong I have not! I'll put it on my list, thank you!
maybe a coincidence, if you believe in those, or providence, but in the end credits there are 9 "Wake Up" as well... 8 times screamed at us by Rage Against The Machine in their lyrics and 1 time in the credits themselves listing the song. adding to a nice 9 extra "wake up" calls in the credits alone.
technically in the lyrics there is an additional "wake ya up", but it's not exactly the same "wake up" as the rest, and it's part of a longer sentence, so I prefer adding the song title in credits instead...
everytime neo says "jesus", which is a lot, Trin always replys with, "What?"
The original concept was that the human brains were actually the processing substrate for the matrix, but this was deemed too complex, so instead they ran with the idea that humans were batteries, which makes much less sense!
I loved the movie (the sequels, not so much). But the whole battery thing really never made sense to me and required a much higher suspension of disbelief from me than usual.
This is the first time I've heard of them initially being part of the computational matrix, but that makes SO much more sense!
@@TJDimacali computer Neural Networks was still a new/fun concept in computer science in 1999 so a lot of discussions went on in CS classes about using humans as a neural networks in classrooms because of this movie
I remember Morpheus explaining that, "Combined with a form of fusion, the machines had found...all the power they would ever need." And I thought, "They've got fusion power and...still need human batteries for power? Why?"
Yep, how the studios dumb things down for the masses. While I somewhat resent it, I've worked in enough IT related fields to know it is likely necessary.
I'm going to refute one little tiny statement, the human body is an electrical machine, bioelectric machine if you will, and the electricity that we produce concentrates in our brain which indicates why the plug would be in our brain, and need of a harness, that you have to connect to the brain to get the most out of your battery. So on that point I don't think it makes less sense I think it makes an acceptable amount of sense. It's a movie doesn't have to be perfect just has to make sense and I think that makes an acceptable amount.
One correction: i work with people that did cg on this film, and digital color grading wasn’t a thing in 1999. The green and blue tint was accomplished by using green and blue lights during the physical printing of the film. “Analog color grading”. Low tech, but beautiful results.
I always thought the whole trilogy got remastered and the colours were changed then.
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Prior to being unplugged Neo name isn't just Anderson, (son of man) but THOMAS (doubting Thomas). Once he believes, he becomes NEO. So y'all missed that one.
And Thomas also means twin. Perhaps an extra layer of mystery.
The real man vs. the man in the matrix or something? Just a thought.
Anderson does not mean son of man. It means son of anders or ander in Scotland Andrew.
It is andrew that it self means Andreas and then you find Man but it is more like Manly.
And Neo is an anagram of the "one"
@Tom Cummings it comes from the greek names ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός and those names mean Man but it is not Man as in Human it is Man like in Manly or strong.
Acording to etymology.
Also, 'Thomas Anderson' is an anagram of 'No Drama Hotness'.
Wow, props to you, a "Things you missed" list with actual things I actually missed! Normally, these lists are full of crap like "In Endgame, when Falcon says 'on your left' it's a callback to Winter Soldier when they're running around the.." LITERALLY EVERYBODY GOT THAT!! This was well-researched, informative and as I already said, actually provided new info. Well done!
The red pill is also a reference to Total Recall.
In that movie the red pill is taken when you are ready to awaken from the dream.
And the colour of estradiol pills when you're transitioning
When Neo is running from the agents near the end of the movie, he breaks through the door on his left. "No, your other left." He runs past an old lady watching the series The Prisoner on the television.
So who are the true prisoners?
I like how "your other left" has made it into the vernacular in everyday conversation.
I can't remember that scene.
Is it like you are on a videogame looking at the screen and there is the left of your characther that is facing you which is the right side of your screen?
Now THAT is an Easter Egg! Well spotted!
@@robinlmorgan1 Lol ... it was already well and truly established when the Matrix was made.
I like that Tom Anderson helps his Land Lady take out the garbage. Then Neo helps the Land Lord of the Matrix remove the Smith Virus.
Copper-top really struck me... that is quite a good insult.
Amazing they went to the level of detail to the blue/red pen. I'm a diehard Matrix fan, have probably watched the first film about 30 times and have never noticed that, nor would I if not for this video. Pretty damn cool! There are a million little goodies like that across all of the films. Like when Neo has the girl with the white rabbit and her boyfriend show up to take him to the club...
Neo asks the guy, have you ever woke up but felt like you were still in a dream? And the guy says yeah, mescaline, it's the only way to fly. At the end of the film, Neo is able to fly. So many goodies and such a wonderful franchise. I absolutely can't wait for Resurrections!!!
The Matrix - best documentary I have seen so far.
The rooftops in Dark City were inherited from Proyas' previous film, The Crow
The Crow was shot in the U.S. Dark City and the Matrix were shot in Australia.
@@frost1tube Correct - The Crow was filmed in North Carolina.
I always thought the Matrix had a green look, but I never knew this was intentional.
@@mopbrothers Colour grading is always very intentional.
When I saw those, I thought, those are the same rooftops from The Crow movie.
The reference to "coppertop" - I didn't realize people would not get that. But back in 1999 Duracell's advertising referring to it a "Coppertop" was much more prevalent and the reference was easily caught when watching the movie.
their old ads are prolly on youtube.
The slogan was "You can't top the Coppertop!"
I can hear it in my my head now, with this jingle DING DANG DONG -
kinda commercial!
Morhpeus is also the Greek God of dreams
To the apparently deleted comment: Morpheus is specifically the dream god that sends Human Shaped images to dreams whilst his brother sends animal and inanimate images, thus Morpheus allowed people to dream of humanity.
The name is also where the the drug name Morphine came from
@@Akalilly did not know that, thank you for that slice of knowledge.
What about Morbius?
@@samsung-eh4dv I'm not sure what you mean. Morpheus is one of Somnus's (Greek God of Sleep) 1000 sons, along with Iceos, Phobetor, and Phantasos, the Somnia (Dream Shapers) of Human Form, Pleasant Dreams, Nightmares, and Animals/Inanimate Objects respectively. Morbius is the name of a DC Vampire, A Dr. Who villain, and a character from Forbidden Planet...
All other considerations aside... Hugo Weaving's performance in these films was literally phenomenal. I'm not sure I can think of a single truly fair comparison in the world of Cinema.
When this was being filmed I used to go the same coffee shop across the road from his Hugos kids school. Its wild living in Sydney for this as you constantly see your life in the Matrix. I literally ate at the same 'Noodle Place' that Anderson ate at, as it was across the road from where he got arrested.
Watching it the other day, I noticed that when neo is introduced to the nebuchadnezzer crew Cypher is the only one wearing red possibly foreshadowing his ill intent to betray them….
8:47 don't forget his "through the looking glass" moment right before he exits the matrix for the first time.
Or does he?
oh, when he touches the mirror? yeah.
Notice also that Cypher, the betrayer, uses the wrong allusion when he references The Wizard of Oz.
I don't think the cookie connection ever clicked with me til this video.
Me too mate, and I watched the film years ago and know about cookies, but it still never clicked until mentioned here lol
Same, and I watched it last night SMH
It's also connected to zen Buddhism. Just have a cookie means focus on the present moment without thinking what's next. In Buddhism usually it's all about having a tea.
Actually, those pens have 4 colours on them, just cant see the black and green side from that angle. Maybe that's also a reference, like the monitors being black and green and in reverse.
You can buy them in Red-Blue, though it is perhaps less-common that 4-colour.
@@muzzthegreat that may be true, but the exact pen pictured in the film has 4 colors. I use them at work all the time.
Depending on which version of The Matrix you watch(Letterbox or Full Screen) you can see an extra hand in the cubicle, the Director's hand?)
@@evoFTMFW Of course its the same structure, they build them the exact same way. Like how red pens and black pens of the same model are the exact same but have different colors. The housing is identical.
Andrew Johns no, they’re not. The two color pens are red and black, not blue, and have the triggers for each on opposite sides, 180 degrees apart. The 4 color pens have 2 sets of opposing triggers, 90 degrees apart. This is 100% a 4 color pen.
The Oracle manipulated Neo to be the one. She probably got tired of them bringing people to her and took it into her own hands. She set Trinitu up to fall in love with the one. She sets Neo up with human nature- you want what you are told you cant have. The Oracle uses reverse psychology on Neo and tells him he is not the one. Boom! It all plays out and the Oracle can watch her movie without interruption.
Of course, we eventually learn that's the entire point of the Oracle. She was created to help evolve the Matrix to better suit Humanity so they wouldn't reject it. Even that is a simplification...
And the end of the trilogy unclearly makes mention that the oracle lied. I.e. Neo was not the one, he was the one's opposite.
@@stupidiot17 Given the combined facts that: Almost all of the Redpills use kick-heavy fighting styles, while Agents and Neo stick to punches. ALL of the scenes within each movie have a colour overlay (Green for the matrix. Yellow for the Human-made simulations. Blue for the real world. and Red for Zion. And Neo's own bizarre abilities, both within and outside of the Matrix.
A running theory I have is that Neo himself is a program (And possibly Morpheus and Cypher). With the additional possibility that the blue-tinted "Real" world is just another layer to the Matrix meant to keep the humans docile with the illusion of being able to fight back.
@@Darkwood2027 I like that one.
That makes the train scene of the 3rd make more sense, even though it shoots my theory in half.
Mine kind of comes from the prophecy where it's mentioned that the One was born in the Matrix, which Smith definitely was, while it's left unclear how humans plug in. They're grown, they're plugged in, but what about in between?
Lastly, the Architect says "You played a dangerous game" to the Oracle pointing out that he finally figured out something that was not obvious until the Oracle's choice's actions were completed. Which brings us back around to the fact that he can't see past any choice, particularly the choice the Oracle made years before the movie events to convince both worlds that Neo is the One.
In any case, I think we will get some answers from Matrix 4. No theories are wrong until cannon says so.
It all comes down to belief.
I missed quite a few of these and this was interesting. I'm proud that I did pick up on 'coppertop' as being a reference to the human race as batteries. I was such a fan at the time that my daughter is called 'Trinity'
My son is called Morpheus
Dang now I want child just to name them like matrix's character...I'll just get dogs tho.....
@@kornelmezei8380 by any chance does your son love sleeping or have vivid dreams.
Does anyone remember the Easter eggs hidden in the DVD menu, I was told there wasn't but I clearly remember it. It was something like follow the white rabbit, and you used the remote controls up down left right to find the white rabbit
I remember.
Pepperidge farm remembers.
But yes I remember that too. Unlocked extra behind the scenes videos while watching the movie.
I never noticed that. I had the deluxe version with the song tracks, pictures, & deleted scenes.
good memory - yes I have that version
The cookie. As we find out the second movie, food can be a way to transmit code from programs in the matrix to humans. While it was never outright said, the cookie was code the oracle needed Neo to take in order to continue on his path.
In the lore that's specifically a Merovingian trick, but the Oracle being who she is, I guess it can't be entirely written off as possible.
@@RolandHazoto I presumed the Merovingian cake scene was ALL about The Oracle's cookies and candy...no point to it otherwise.
Check kisses. Trinity kisses Neo to bring him back to life. Persephone kisses Neo to copy his code for another resurrection? Matrix 4 perhaps?
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I’m surprised you didn’t mention that if you rearrange the letters in “Neo” you get “one”. Like in the One.
That's because most people didn't miss that.
Tim Germer well, I missed it when I saw it the first time - and the second...
And I am not the only one. Many of my friends also didn’t notice, but we noticed other things very easily like the reference to Alice in Wonderland.
Neo also means "a new or revived form of," which is what his name actually means, as he is a new/revived form of each iteration of himself.
@@dethvyper3136 Neo Anderson, the new son of man
@@chelfyn .....Yep just like Jesus is the son of man and our saviour. Neo=A new or revived form of, Anderson=Son of Andrew/Anders, Andrew/Anders=Man, manly, warrior, strong and brave. Neo fights for mankind and is our saviour.
I've always thought it very likely that Cypher was given the same prediction from the Oracle that Neo was given but instead of accepting that he wasn't the one and moving on he believed he was tricked and owed something and grew resentful.
When Neo uses the pen and uses blue, he then has Morpheus say to him you may not be ready yet almost directly after. I wonder if those two are related. If he had chosen red would Morpheus had known Neo was ready?
Regarding Neo representing Jesus the Christ, do you remember what was said to Neo before he was resurrected? "You can't be dead, because I love you." Do you remember who said it? Trinity.
The Trinity of Father (Morpheus), Son (Neo), and Holy Ghost (Trinity).
Morpheus also plays a John the Baptist role, proclaiming Neo as the One (Messiah).
Cypher--Lucifer (juxtaposed with flames after betraying Morpheus and the tempter of the Messiah as in his conversation with Neo he tries to undercut Neo's faith--"I know what you're thinking, 'Why, oh why, didn't I take the blue pill.'"
And of course, Cypher is Judas as well.
@@ijiwarusensei89 Cypher as Judas seems more feasible imo
Another Bruce Lee reference:
In the combat training tutorial in The Matrix: Path Of Neo, the location is from Han's underground facility in Enter The Dragon
Because the matrix is artificial, I see the city as an amalgamation of serval cities from humanity's past as all of those cities are now in ruins and the machines only had the leftover data and video to recreate civilization within the matrix after their Eden version failed. It's entirely possible that the city in the majority of the Matrix scenes in the films is the entire matrix itself and no other cities really exist therein. It's like how they keep Jim Carrey's Truman in The Truman Show from leaving the town he lived in his entire life. If you've got no pressing reason to go anywhere else what does it matter if nothing else exists beyond your horizons. This is further indicated by the fact that when the group goes to see the Merovingian they have to go to another area of the matrix, like a new layer meant for programs and those humans they invite as entertainment.
Your description also really reminds me of the movie The Thirteenth Floor. It also features the recreation of an earlier era in human history within a virtual reality, which just stops rendering after a limit and turns into a black emptiness with green lines slowly fading away. I guess if you keep the occupants of the Matrix in a loop like Westworld's hosts, you don't have to worry about the physical extent of the Matrix.
Deunan Knute ... yes, and related to this is how the Draco agenda has already succeeded with keeping human souls looping, so that they forget their past lifetimes
When I saw this movie over 20 years ago it was a shock and I couldn't understand why. Then I watched it with someone who was deeply versed in the esoteric and as he explained the alchemical nuggets laced into the story, I had yet another mind-blowing experience.
Curious to know. Do you mind sharing those nuggets here please.
Thanks 🙏
Read The Kybalion. I think he refers to mental alchemy and hermetic philosophy
I was born in '97 and this is going to be in my top favorite movies of all time. All 3 were great in my opinion
Born in '95 and same ! The second one is sooooo good ! The third one is my least favorite just because of the too long battle scene and the train station being a bit off I think.
But the end is so good. The fact is that people disliked it in great part due to the path of the one ending in a way very much unexpected and far from what we usually see.
I think people didn't like the ending because they misinterpreted the Oracle and the Architect's final conversation. The only time the Oracle told the truth to anyone was when she said to Neo "I'm sorry, but you're not the one."
Do yourself a favor and watch Animatrix - it's much more interesting imo (ALso, i'm not a fan of anime)
@@99bajakid Doublely recommended. That collection was cannon and should be included when one mentions the trilogy.
Joe Pantoliano stayed at the hotel I worked during the film shoot. He's an awesome guy. Me and my workmates shared a cigar with him after close one night.
It's still my screen saver 😂
Mine too 😁
I’ve just rewatched the matrix, purely for the reference to the pen. Yes it is a 4colour pen, and he wrote in blue. However, it was handed to him with blue already down, therefore was not his choice he just took the pen and signed.
Secondly, it’s more professional to sign in blue or black, and after just being spoken to about that, and working within an office, he’d be used to signing in blue or black, never red or green
Because in the matrix we are all sheep
The justifications here are all valid points. I offer that that all may actually reinforce the point, however; the system rejects or even disallows red (awakening and awareness) and promotes defaulting to blue as imposed upon us by the system making choices for us as much as it can.
Legal documents are usually signed with a blue pen ... so he was handed a (divinely?) binding document to sign
Sorry, but it's not blue or black, its blue. Meaning - if something is signed in black, it's hard to tell if it's a copy or not. Originals should be signed in blue. Red is usually for a correction.
Dead legal fictions sign in black, living men and women sign in red and the sovereign signs in purple as its the colour of royalty.
I swear this happened: I was walking with my husband through Farmer’s Market (a popular spot in our hometown of Los Angeles). I was just commenting that I felt like (and this was before even the pandemic!) was like living in a dystopian world. Just then, Lawrence Fishburne walked by. (This is a celebrity-heavy spot. We see celebs here often). We sort of backtracked around to approach him and said how much we love his work. We asked for a photo with him and he said, “Nah, I’m not gonna take a photo” but pulled us both in for a big bear hug! An amazing experience but wow, right after I was saying I felt like I lived in a dystopian world??
God doesn't assert His presence strongly. Prefers to be very gentle messenger. But periodically he tells you He's listening. Try it again but try to benefit in a bigger way next time. Not just emotionally. Health wise or financially. Let us know if you're surprised
And here I am, thanking the universe for not having Will Smith take up Neo's role.
At least his missus had the good sense to join the franchise.
Well, granted that Keanu was perfectly dark and emo for the role, Will Smith pulled off “I Am Legend,” so he could have pulled off “The Matrix” too.
But ONLY if Keanu had turned it down, obviously. 😁
Imagine the damage done to the soundtrack though...
@@philproffitt8363 His missus is a much better actor than him. Her Fish Mooney from Gotham is insane, its villainous perfection. Will Smith to me is just an average actor.
@@tylerholzer5910 cartman: "wickka, wickka... wild wild west"
Yes, but can the Matrix run Crysis?
Well the answer to that is as complicated as the Matrix itself.
I don’t get it
More importantly, has someone ran DooM on it yet?
I'm dead. Lmao
Such a ground-breaking movie. It's definitely a classic.
I think the scene where Morpheus gives Neo directions over the phone to avoid the agents is a reference to future-Ted doing the same thing for Ted in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
I’m so glad someone else spotted that
I love The Matrix. Thanks for the video, some stuff I knew but others I didn't and it just reaffirmed my love for this movie. Now I need to go re-watch it with all of this new information and enjoy it even more. Also, reading the comments I found some deeper insights into the film too. The Matrix rules. One of the greatest movies ever made.
I've also noticed how when Neo is being harangued by his boss, the window cleaners are wiping away suds that resemble the falling code of the matrix - an omen of the choice Neo is going to make soon.
This is the first time i've seen this mentioned EVER and i've always wondered what the point of showing them was as it was too deliberate.
@@DavidOakesMusic also the window cleaners themselves were actually the Wachowski Brothers doing a fun little cameo - they thought it would be funny to have these obnoxious window squeegee noises interrupting the scene.
The cleaning of the windows also suggests Neo's own perspective becoming clearer.
This comment is why I came here today. The best Easter Eggs mentioned are right here.
Cypher is a Satan-figure. He tries to undermine Neo's faith in the temptation scene. "I know what you're asking yourself, 'Why, oh why didn't I take the blue pill?'"
His Satanic role is further suggested by the juxtaposition of flames from an overturned armored truck with Cypher when he calls to get out of the Matrix. It took me a while to figure that one out as I always thought the flaming truck seemed oddly superfluous.
One of the sad things about Dark City is that, in spite of being conceived independently of (and before) The Matrix, it ended up getting derided as a "Matrix rip-off". Which is unfortunate because it's a great and underappreciated movie, and frankly it's hard to go along with anything Alex Proyas is involved in. It deserves more love.
Matrix rip off? It was released before the matrix.
I'm not sure why people would complain Jesus and Neo - I mean, Jesus is meant to be good and all, but he's no Keanu Reeves...
depending what you believe he better
There is no comparison!!!!
Keanu Reeves is a real person 😂
@@dirtyrandy2592 They are both real people. Jesus is a historical figure like Buddha is regardless of whether or not you believe in either of their teachings about love and peace.
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Well, it's fair to say that there _probably_ was some innovative, wandering rabbi making trouble for the Romans back then with a bunch of clever and revolutionary ideas upon whom the "Jesus" story is based, or even several different individuals amalgamated together to create the myth, but there's still a *_LOT_* of ground to cover before establishing that the characters portrayed in The Gospels and / or The Qur'an actually existed.
The only real *_consensus_* that historians, as a whole, have arrived at is more like, "Umm, yeah? Okay. Probably. Why not?"
@@eggsnspam Jesus... may be real. Maybe even likely. The problem is, the records of him are anonymous religious polemics that were altered numerous times for, basically, political reasons, and therefore not very reliable. The Buddha, by the way, is in an even worse position.
One of my techs didn’t know the history of drunken boxing. He literally thought it was in reference to bars and drunks getting into fights.
You have to tell him to watch Drunken Master 1 and 2. :)
One of my all-time favorite movies. I don't do fansites so I really appreciate this visual catalog of all the "secret" stuff. WhatCulture does it again.
What I liked was when they went to the elevator and you could see "Lift" by the button. Most people probably thought the movie was made in the USA or was supposed to be set in the USA since there were no Brit or Aussie accents, the countries where the term Lift is used when referring to elevators
When the girl with the white rabbit tattoo says “Absolutely”, she sounds very Aussie to me, and I’m Australian. But a single word in the whole film I can give a pass
The still have one question. How did Cypher get into the Matrix, have a meeting with agent Smith, and Tank did not know about it?
@N.Pepe.C I really like that explanation, but regardless of intent, if it is never explained in the story, it's a plot hole.
I can follow the cypher writing a script bit, the biggest problem is him inserting the port into the back of his head, and more importantly removing it after answering the scripted operators call, it’s impossible. Essentially Cypher could get himself into the Matrix but he most certainly could not get himself out again.
kidmosey nice try, you cannot be conscious in the matrix and the real world at the same time, the part your referring to Neo is shouting let me out while in the construct and only wakens when unplugged.
Always wondered that too!
Cypher supposedly met up with the Agents previously, as was established in the beginning when the Agents chasing Trinity in the opening scene said the info they got from their informant - Cypher - checked out. He had to give it to them in the Matrix unbeknownst to the rest of the crew already. It is possible Cypher has a sort of script to go in and automatically call for him to go out of the system - remember that the operator is there to provide SECURE way out without people around through a clean exit of the core network. Cypher doesn't need that, he needs exit, any exit would do, since the Agents already are aware of his movement in and out of the system for their benefit as their rat. Plugging in and out physically on your own isn't impossible, it's just easier and faster if others help you, especially with years of experience Cypher supposedly has.
Even Mouse while pimping out the Woman In The Red Dress probably doesn't watch the programs run if other people use it or doesn't want others to watch when he uses it, so it's definitely possible they might be using some automated scripts regularly for trainings or stuff in the Construct. But just because they typically use it in the construct doesn't mean you couldn't set it up in the Matrix, which Cypher does multiple times (apparently). Otherwise only one operator per ship would not be enough for a crew of more than 3 people going in and out of the Matrix and the Construct...
But since it is irrelevant to the story, it doesn't need to be explained. The whole thing about the Matrix is that anything can be done there as it is not really real... And that doesn't even begin to describe it if you feed into the whole theory of simulation within a simulation (i.e. "real world" being another level of simulation, another system of control)
The only thing I missed connecting was the cookie, which is totally ironic because I'm a computer guy by trade. Lol
Getting an advert for Duracell Coppertop batteries immediately after the video ends in which I have commented on them for a video related to the Matrix is a perfect example of apophenia. And damn good ad placement!
What's really funny is I just had to buy a battery for my truck, Batteries Plus was the only one who had it, and guess what kind of battery it is?
The cookie is the programming that allows Trinity's love for Neo to bring him back to life.
The Oracle does this for Sati and Seraph at the end of Revolutions
Anyone ever notice that when Neo is at work his monitor is turned off? Like what was he doing? 🤣🤣
His best.
Title: Things you somehow missed
#1: The matrix is green...
So is American money...in the case of this franchise, 'twould seem prescient.
Well, we'll see if that holds true with part 4.
What annoyed me for the first home video releases was that they put a very heavy green tint on the film that wasn't with the cinema releases - I always hated that. Thankfully they removed it for the remastered/4K release and I'd say there is no green or blue tint at all, BUT the respective colours are rampant throughout the sets - the matrix scenes all have walls, objects and clothes, etc with dull green/grey colour schemes and thew same with the real world scenes with Blue/grey.
I much prefer it without the heavy tint
@Christopher Norris "So...Let's get the obvious stuff out of the way"
@Christopher Norris I don't think is a call for Neo, that has already escaped and it is now recruiting.
I think is a cry for help for us to be recruited and realize that we(the audience) need to wake up.
@@PeBoVision Now THAT’S an insight! Well done!
When you think you’ve picked this film apart at a cellular level, THIS video comes out.
Okay, the cookie thing got me
Aside from the Anderson/Neo/One implications, Morpheus, Trinity, Zion, the Nebuchadnezzar, and all sorts of names are derived from religious texts spanning multiple religions and theologies. Most of the dialogue from and with Cypher is derivative of Judas. There's direct references to the Bible, including on the data plate for their ship.
There is so much theology packed into the movie that it's hard to miss it. I had to rewatch and do a 50-page paper on The Matrix as it relates to defining the self (yourself, as well as humanity, in the context of other books we'd read) as the final for my first college-level English course.
Pretty big leap from high school. But one of the most eye-opening times of my life.
Thanks for your analysis, I really enjoyed your observations and insights.
One of my favourite things about the dynamic between Smith and Neo is the meanings behind their names.
A smith is one who works in metal. We all know that and can spend all day on the subject, but let's save that discussion.
Neo is an anagram for one. It's a little on the nose, and less interesting than the character's actual name which is Thomas A. Anderson. The name Anderson means son of man. To many it's a Messiah reference, but it ultimately means human.
Thomas on the other hand is a bit more colourful. It's an old African (Aramaic to be precise) name that, on the surface, means twin. In practice it's more like 'There are two of you, so where is the other one?'
Together they're a diametrically opposed set. How fascinating is that, when considering their place in the story?
Maybe Agent Smith's first name is also Thomas
I always associated Thomas with Doubting Thomas, the biblical reference about the man who refused to believe in the resurrection until he saw it personally
When talking about the "Neo is Jesus" aspect, I'm surprised you didn't mention Trinity's name, which is an obvious religious reference to the Holy Trinity- God the father (Morpheus), Jesus the son (Neo), and the Holy Spirit (Trinity), whose love literally brings Neo back to life. I love how brilliant and full of hidden meaning this film is.
The Night of the Lepus is playing on the Oracle's TV. That's my favorite nuclear killer rabbit movie.
It's everyone's favourite nuclear killer rabbit movie. But, does it has a meaning in the movie? I'm thinking maybe it's referencing the fact that a harmless creature (Anderson) can become a fearsome monster (Neo) from the perspective of the machines (The Oracle?)
That might be the ONLY nuclear killer rabbit movie
Your work is dramatically superior than most other videos offering explanations of THE MATRIX.
My only hesitation got declaring it THE BEST is the speed of your delivery. What can I tell your, I'm a Native combat veteran who has some issues with hearing. Back in my day, there was no thought to protecting our hearing. The common thought was, if they can't hear, the enemy can sneak up and kill them. Hence, we were never offered Heaton hearing protection, at all, ever.
Of there's any complaint from me, it's the rapid fire monolog.
Everything else is spot on.
When TH HE MATRIX was released in 1999, I was an internet engineer and manager for the network operations center for an ISP.
All of us were the target audience for this film. We were so UNIX sys admins as well as Cisco router geeks.
I saw it twice the 1st day and many times since then.
Nice video, many thanks for all of your hard work and the time invested.
This movie is and will be as relevant as ever, as we keep spiraling into a world were it's increasingly difficult to differentiate what is real and what is not (fake news, manipulations, virtual realities, etc)
Still one of the best cyber punk-ish movies of all time. Will never be proven wrong until a Cyberpunk 2077 movie comes out !!
The Matrix series is a Cyberpunk fable or fairy-tale. I'm a big fan of the sub-genre, and you're right!
correction cyber punk is matrix-ish
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Cyberpunk came first dude.
The concepts go back as far as the sixties - The word, "Cyberpunk," as far as I'm aware, dates to the early eighties from a Bruce Bethke story.
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"The word cyberpunk was coined by writer Bruce Bethke, who wrote a story with that title in 1980. He created the term by combining "cybernetics," the science of replacing human functions with computerized ones, and "punk," the raucous music and nihilistic sensibility that became a youth culture in the 1970s and '80s"
Time to go watch it again. I love it when directors, screenwriters, cinematographers, whoever... pays that much attention to details.
Im only on the second one but like...is this video targeted towards blind people?
Yeah, so it seems. You're right.
I didn’t even see the movie and I saw all this.
I wish I was as observant as you! (not sarcasm)
Dollars to donuts, every single teacher any of us has ever had would get on our cases about writing on assignments in red ink.
You know it to be true.
Keannu used to run at Bondi beach on the evenings when he was shooting the matrix .... this is one of the all time classic made in Sydney Australia great era back then when Fox studios was at full power in Australia
03:50 - Wait, you use the word androgyny to describe Agent Smith being neither fully human nor fully machine? Androgyny is a specific term referring to a mix of masculine and feminine characteristics, not some generic term for a mix of any two random characteristics like human and machine.
I had the same thought! “Androgynous” does not mean “ambivalent”
Yeah, there should be a different word.since andro- is man and -gyny is female.
Something like antropo-machinery?