@Coyzy Movie Night One of the biggest things most people miss with this particular movie is exactly how Neo becomes the One. The Oracle tells him, "Sorry kid. You got the gift, but it seems like you're waiting for something. Your next life perhaps." During the rest of the movie until the end, he demonstrates little to say that he definitely is the One. Only when Neo is killed by Agent Smith at the door to his escape, then resurrected by Trinity's voice, does Neo transition into his next life and become the One, and gaining all the powers to go with it.
Loved the reaction and the editing is very much on point. Got all the good bits. I'm a very experienced reactor watcher and you've gained a new follower. Good on ya :)
Fantastic reaction! I think you're the only reactors that realized why Neo was able to come back to life. Everyone else thinks it is a "love's first kiss" kind of thing. Noticing the hotel, Alice in Wonderland, and how the agents worked. It was so much fun watch you two. Subscribed. Keep going!
In a sense, Neo actually "dies" in that scene, at least symbolically. It's the old initiatory symbolism of the neophyte who has to die to be reborn as a new person (the entire structure of the film is initiatory, in fact).
If you didn't realize...The Oracle tells Neo that he is the one and that he will die before he becomes the one. "You have the gift" "Looks like you are waiting for something" "Another life maybe"
Don't forget the parallel to her comment about breaking the vase. "...would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?" If she straight up told him he was the one, he may not have become the one. She merely said the words that were needed to push him into the right direction. Causality.
It’s difficult to describe today the profound effect this incredible film had when it came out on all future sci-fi movies and also on teenagers who saw it.
Definitely watch 2 and 3! 2 goes a lot more in depth and explains the creation of the Matrix. When they explain it it will make you think even more that this could actually be our reality. Plus the fight scenes are great. Trinity is one of the most badass female characters of all time!
The oracle never explicitly says that Neo isn’t the one. HE said he wasn’t, he didn’t believe it, so when she said being the one is like being in love, you just know it. Neo had to accept it, just like in his training with Morpheus. The more confident he becomes, the more he starts accessing his true potential
@@Thom1212 I don't think that's what qualified him as The One. That's just what he was waiting for. neo:"I'm not the one" oracle: "sorry kid." (sorry that you are the one instead of 'not the one' as you are hoping for) she says he 'has the gift', already has it, already is the one. But he's not ready, waiting for something. Maybe in his next life he will BE READY. Not that in his next life he will BE THE ONE. Then he dies, comes back, and is now ready. That's my interpretation anyways.
44:53 Tooter Turtle in his 1960-61 cartoon Would cry "Mr. Wizard" for help! Since he always wound up botching the jobs that Mr. Wizard sent him on. So when he got in trouble, he'd cry out "Help, Mr. Wizard!", it invoked the powers of Mr. Wizard to get him home. Mr. Wizard complied, with his magical chant: "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome, time for this one to come home!" I loved the show when I was a kid!
Don't make the mistake of not watching Reloaded and Revolutions after this from listening to people who also haven't seen them claiming that the sequels are somehow bad. They're actually awesome (if different from the first) and if you want to know how the story ends you obviously need to see them.
Some people get joy from hating all sequels of movies. It really pisses me off when they always say to never watch the sequel to pretty much everything. Theyre ruining reaction channels and theres so many of these butthole haters
100% agree, they're not perfect sure, but they're really good, 4th one however, should be a hard miss as it was a complete piss take and there is reasons for that. It was deliberate.
Yeah they are not as mindblowing as the first one .. but how could they. It's never the same to recreate the awesomeness of the first episode. But yeah overall I think they are pretty solid.
You are absolutely right. It doesn't matter if you love the Matrix or hate it. In order to understand the entire story watching all three movies is required. Like Lord of the Rings, each movie in the Matrix trilogy only tells one third of the story. In order to properly criticize the Matrix all three movies must be watched.
A lot of people hate on the sequels. They are not at the level of the first one, but still really cool movies in a very interesting world with thought provoking themes. Hope you watch them.
Finally! Reactors who don't think it's True Love's Kiss bringing Neo back to life 😅 I first saw this film in 1999 when it came out, and then multiple rewatches with friends over the following years. No-one I know ever thought it was the kiss itself bringing him back to life; that seems to have been a post-00's Disney influenced thing which has suddenly become a popular opinion with people only watching the film now. My take on it was always that his subconscious reasserted itself, finally recognised the Matrix for what it was and realised that death in the was simply another digital rule that could be broken or bent. Perhaps Trinity speaking to him made a difference and triggered this - the brain remains active for some time after the heart stops (which constitutes clinical death) and coma patients have been proven to hear things even when not awake - but the kiss itself was nothing more than symbolic IMO.
So many cool references... "Mr. Wizard; get me the hell out of here". (A reference to cartoon episodes from my childhood. Tooter Turtle: "Help me, Mr. Wizard" Mr. Wizard: "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome, time for this one to come home.").
I really enjoyed that, truly, you are the first reactors I've seen understand that when Neo "dies" and comes back alive after hearing Trinity that it was because his brain still was able to process it. Folks tend to think "his heart stopped, so this is just a magic "truly love's kiss" filler" or open ended "how did that work?". What, exactly, do people think CPR is for?
Please watch *Memento* starring *Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano* (Cypher) and *Carrie-Anne Moss* (Trinity), also watch *Arlington Road* starring *Jeff Bridges* (The Big Lebowski) and *Tim Robbins* (The Shawshank Redemption).
All of the main characters took months of martial arts training because the action sequences depended on seeing rhe actors doing things close up. If they use stunt doubles they cut it so you can't see their faces,
Great reaction to such an amazing movie. I really hope you watch the sequels (Only 2 and 3). Despite the bad rep they have they are in fact just as good as the first one and logically continue and conclude the story that was in the heads of the creators from the start. P.S. In the original script and concept the machines were using the human brains as a neural network that enabled them to evolve and sustain themselves. They were able to harness the full 100% potential of the human brain instead of the 5% humans normally use. They were able to harness the power of the full potential of the human brain but were not able to replicate it mechanically which forced them to keep humans alive for their brains. The studio thought that concept was too complex and they were forced to dumb it down to batteries.
I suspect that a large part of the qualification to be a studio exec is a consistent ability to grossly underestimate an audience. It also seems like they tend to bring in some of the dumbest people they can find as test audiences.
@@0okamino True.. The original concept was so much better. Some of the same concepts still remain like "the power of the mind" but in the original concept it was much better explored and properly set up.
What a reaction! You two are the most perceptive people who I've ever seen react to this movie. You understood what was going on right from the start and your hunches were right on the money! It's so unfair that you make such a handsome couple. 😄 The other films in the series are good, but get a bit self-indulgent with their own cleverness in the fight/chase sequences and they drag on just that bit too long. You'll enjoy them though, as I did. 👍
The way I see it, to be "The One" it's not enough to simply be born with an unusually strong mind. As we saw with the kids, lots of people have "the gift," but the gift of a strong mind alone won't lead you to the unwavering self belief required to bend and break the rules of The Matrix. It was Neo's experiences, particularly in the third act of the film, that allowed him to reach that level of self belief. Experiences like having Morpheus believe so strongly in him. Experiences like having The Oracle confirm that he has the gift. Experiences like when faced with no time to think, no time to doubt himself, he instinctually moved faster than anyone Trinity had ever seen before. Experiences like leaping from a chopper to catch Morpheus mid-air and then deliver him safely to a rooftop. Experiences like securing his grip on the cable and using it to miraculously save Trinity from an exploding helicopter. Experiences like fighting Agent Smith in the subway and surviving when nobody had before. And finally, the experience of Trinity telling him she loved him and that The Oracle told her that the man she fell in love with would be The One. No one experience was enough, instead it was this accumulation of experiences that helped Neo grow his self belief and transformed him from being one with the potential, to him fulfilling his potential and becoming The One. This brings me to the fact that a lot of people are confused by what The Oracle tells Neo - if she's always right, how can Neo be the one when she told him he wasn't. In the film it's explained away when Morpheus tells Neo that The Oracle only tells you what you need to hear, but that's only half the story. When The Oracle told Neo he wasn't The One, she was right because he wasn't The One..... until he was, until the moment he reached such a level of self belief that he stopped being simply someone with The Gift and became The One. Of course, this was something she eluded to him having the potential to do when she told him that he had the gift, but seemed to be waiting for something. Also, she was right when she said either Neo or Morpheus would die. Neo did die..... she just left out the part about him coming back to life. Anyway, thanks for a great reaction to a great movie. P.S. I first saw this film maybe a week after it first released here in Australian cinemas at the age of 17yrs with a group of school friends. I remember walking out into a dark night, the surrounds lit by the street lights, and saying to them, "F_ck me, this could all be The Matrix." It was pretty mind altering since the concept that we could all be living in a simulation really hadn't permeated the public consciousness like it has today, in no small part due to this film. For me it really was and remains quite a unique movie experience, one where it seemed my thinking had been forever changed in some fundamental way..... plus the aesthetics were just really f_cking cool, haha.
I had loved this movie when it came out but, like Danny, didn’t remember much. So, just so I could watch this reaction, I watched the movie again. It was worth the 2+ hours of my time! I think I would have taken the red pill. It’s the freedom aspect of it. Niamh, nice catch on the significance of the name “Morpheus”. I never made that connection. I did remember that Neo was an anagram of “One”, so I can still look at myself in the mirror. The “YOU!” count was hilarious! You guys are fun to watch, even when you are retching at the sight of bloody mechanical body wormy things. I don’t know if you guys already have a list of movies that you plan on reacting to but, if I may, I would like to put in a request. One of my favorite movies is The Equalizer with Denzel Washington. Of course, if you guys have already seen it, the point is mute. But, if not, the added bonus with this movie is that you see a younger [(and more much more foul-mouthed (I actually lost count how many times he said the “F” word!)} David Harbour (Hopper). Anyway, it starts slow but really pays off in the end. Just think about it.
Damian I am so excited that we inspired you to give this movie a rewatch 😭😭 I love that! I hope you had the best time. I have to tell you that my dad (Niamh here btw) has been telling me non-stop to watch The Equalizer on the channel for soooo long now. It is on the list for sure so thank you for this added recommendation 💙 I’m pretty sure Danny hasn’t seen it either and we both love this genre so much. Thank you for joining us again!! 🙂
I was only 14 in 1999.. I was exposed to cable TV only in 1997, and this was the first English movie I watched at the theater.. I remember my cousin brothers(they're siblings; they were 19 and 20 back then), dragging me with them to the theater even when I wasn't interested in watching this in 1999.. But by the 3rd installment, it was me who had to drag those two(because they were through with studies and had jobs by the time Matrix: Revolutions released).. That's how impactful these movies were back then on my younger self..
So to be more clear about my comment is the right order to watch the matrix franchise is : -the matrix (1999) -the animatrix (2003) -the matrix reloaded (2003) -the matrix revolutions (2003)
_The Matrix_ is a fantastic film that holds up to this day with its trippy narrative, specific themes, and unique tones through its color palette, music selection, and most importantly its revolutionary visual FX. A representative of 90s counterculture with questioning authority and freedom allowed within the digital realm, _The Matrix_ is also one of the great “gun fu” films ever made - paying direct homage to Hong Kong style action filmmaking popularized by filmmakers such as John Woo. Yet it also paved the way for action and sci-fi films to come afterwards. Truly a classic American achievement of film. Also, one of the great endings of all time with the song “Wake Up” by Rage Against the Machine.
Loved your reaction ;) But before reacting to matrix 2 reloaded, you really MUST react to the animatrix. These are 9 shorts stories on the matrix universe who helps to understand it and to elarge the universe and the lore. Actually there are only 4 of the 9 that really matters to better understand the matrix sequels : -The second Renaissance : It's a matrix prequel which tells what happened between humans and machines and why the matrix was created -A kid's story : Origin story of a new character in matrix 2 & 3 -Last flight of the Osiris : It's an introduction to matrix reloaded, litterally a couple of hours before. Btw, matrix 2 (reloaded) and matrix 3 (revolutions) are actually a 4 hours film cut in two parts (they were shot back to back) and this is why they were both released the same year with only a 6 months gap. A little bit like the lord of the rings wich were shot back to back as well.
You Guys gave me more insight to residual self image ( it's what you think about yourself) 20 something years and I'm still learning new things in this movie.
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I love this movie. It is one of my all time favorites. I am, however, not fond of any of the sequels. I am in the minority on that, I think. I liked the 2nd one well enough, but the 3rd did not pay off in the way I hoped it would, based on the hints that got dropped throughout the 2nd movie. I've seen the 4th, but don't really remember anything about it, despite how recent it is. Anyway, I enjoyed your reactions to The Matrix, and I'm now going to subscribe and check out your other videos.
Now that you've seen the Matrix, at any time be it next or after the next or final film, you can watch the Animatrix, 9 different Animation studio style takes of a fill in of how the machines rose, and just some cool stuff about different people in the Matrix and the real world.
Guns. Lots of guns. Do you remember it from John Wick? The Oracle told him that he was waiting for something, maybe a new life. He died and came back as the one. Agent Smith was waiting for him because he remembered that was the room Trinity was in at the beginning of the movie. I worked in the theater when this movie came out. I saw Morpheus fight Neo six times a day!
The Matrix 2-3 have too many boring scenes. There is overacting and unnecessary philosophizing. The action scenes are also too long, and there is too much repetition in the fight choreography. That's why I created a "Matrix ULTIMATE" version, where I combined the two parts but cut out all the unnecessary scenes, resulting in a single, dynamic three-hour movie. To conclude the story, I also used a few scenes from The Matrix 4. If you're interested in the full Matrix 2+3 ULTIMATE (2024) version, search for the 'Matrix 2 3 ULTIMATE end scene' clip among my videos, and you will find a GDRIVE link in the comments. I managed to cut out an hour of unnecessary scenes without harming the story. I put four months of work into this because I had to create perfect audio transitions in 160 places. (Sometimes I cut out just a single ridiculous word or sentence.) I've gone through many test viewings. Even those who hadn't seen Matrix 2 and 3 helped, and based on their suggestions, I reinserted a few weak scenes because the story demanded it. If someone made a 'first-watch' video of this, it would truly be a rarity because, besides my friends, no one has seen it yet. Most Matrix fans agree that the sequels got progressively weaker, and this combined version has become a highly RECOMMENDED film for the new generation as well. It's a sequel that you won't want to fast-forward through at any point. (And to reiterate, I used scenes from Matrix 4 for the story's ending, so we see Trinity and Neo 20 years older.) If you want, I can make subtitles where you can see which scenes were shortened/cut, and then a discussion can start about it, which generates views. Many people hate Matrix 2 and 3, but now there is finally a watchable and almost error-free version
The most amazing thing about this digital and VFX laden movie is the scene where the helicopter crashing into the glass building, the circular wave and then explosive breaking of the glass in an ever expanding wave around the impact... WAS A PRACTICAL EFFECT. th-cam.com/video/gToOg3tWHJo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YDpLY0eWkHsNNTn0&t=2506
Great reaction! Y'all made me smile a lot 😊 29:52 I appreciate how strongly you reacted to Mouse's death. He's low-key my favourite crew member and it always made me so sad that he was the first to die. At least he went down fighting.
Exodus 13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth THE MATRIX, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord's.
I would HIGHLY recommend watching The Animatrix before the next films. It's an anthology of short films that begin adding lore to the franchise, rounding out the world -- and some of the shorts introduce new characters and plot points that lead in directly to the sequels. Also, during the making of The Matrix 2, extra scenes were filmed and used as cut scenes for a video game. I found a collection of those scenes on youtube. They're a nice bonus to watch after seeing Matrix 2, kind of like deleted scenes in DVD extras.
21:36 bro the one could bend the reality is not true.. Morpheous try to tell him " This world is not real.. This is just a computer program.. So this program builded with codes.. Like computer system codes.. We are here like a regular files in this computer system..(like windows, like linux).. So you can change the codes for example gravity codes.. But in our world, which files can change the codes in our computer? Virusses.. So when they change this world's codes, (gravity codes, fasting codes for faster than normal files(people) , but if you change codes at that computer program (matrix).. You can be a virus and antivirus programs (agent smith) will try to delete you (kill you).. Just think like this.. Matrix is a windows.. The humans in this matrix is like a regular files who rules with Matrix's codes.. Our crews are changing codes for themselves.. Changing and manipulating codes in that system.. Because of this Agents try to chase and kill them.. Try to delete these viruses.. ::))
The next one is really good. Probably, if I was rating out of ten, Matrix is a 9, Reloaded is 8 and Revolutions is 6.5. Keanu films to see include Point Break, Constantine and Bram Stoker's Drakula. The film by the same writers/ directors that everyone should see is V for Vendetta.
The Matrix was mind blowing, The Matrix Reloaded is even better. The Animatrix is an anthology and “The Second Renaissance part 1&2” explain how and why the war between humanity and AI happened. “Final Flight of the Osiris” was cutting edge CGI at the time and it ties into The Matrix Reloaded and also the video game “Enter the Matrix” which focuses on “Ghost” and “Niobe” which also happens along side the events of Matrix Reloaded.
I swear every single one of these reactions I've watched to this movie, EVERYONE has the exact same reaction to the little robot thing going into Neo's belly button. Everyone is SO uncomfortable watching that for the first time. The combination of the music, the bug like shape of the creature, the fact that Neo is squirming, muffled screams.. It's SUPER uncomfortable for a first time experience.
Since this was always thought of as a trilogy watching the 2nd and 3rd part makes sense. They're still pretty good. Unfortunately I can't really recommend the 4th movie.
Despite the story it's an embodiment of the optimism that prevailed between the end of the Cold War and 9/11. It was a decade of unlimited possibilities. Twenty five years later the world is a much darker place.
The Matrix, as many people have said, is a documentary. It is real. Among other criticisms, the film is a social commentary about capitalism. This is evident in much of the dialogue, but most notably in the end of the conversation that Neo and Morpheus have in "The Construct", where Morpheus says how the matrix, is a computer generated dream world, built for control, in order to change a human being, into a battery. What is one major thing, all of society, human civilization across the globe, has never ceased talking about, over the past like, 75 years? Production. The not so subliminal manipulation has always been there right in front of us. "Learn how to be a more productive worker," "Make your workplace flow better and be more productive," "How to micromanage your company to produce more," "How to make your workers more productive employees." We are literally being turned into human batteries, used as fuel for perpetuating the existence of capitalism. Just replace the matrix with capitalism - and more specifically, by extension consumerism - and replace the machines with capitalists. Obviously capitalists don't grow us (yet) but think about how individuals like the egomaniacal Elon Musk, a capitalist and one of the richest human beings ever to live, is so concerned with "falling birthrates" and a declining population (even though that the population is still expected to increase to 10 billion over the next century DESPITE the declining birth rate). He is so obsessed with there not being enough people (which for him means not enough laborers) that it is now being revealed to the press how often he goes around his companies and propositions female employees to have his babies. He already got one female executive from Tesla to agree to be impregnated by him by way of en vitro. I don't know if she has given birth yet, but the guy currently has 12 children. Then on the other side of the production issue, China has already made an AI system CEO of one of its companies, so that the AI can learn to micromanage the employees to such a degree that would be impossible for a human to plan out, in order to increase production to literally the maximum humanly possible. Unfortunately the symbolism of the matrix has been highjacked by right wing nut job - incels and the manosphere - in order to convince you to do the exact opposite the films philosophy. In order to break out of the matrix you have to remove yourself from it, remove yourself from capitalism, transcend the illusion of the idea of money, that you NEED it in order to live (because that is literally what this system convinces us is true; if we don't have money to buy food, we die - even though you actually have the freedom to walk in, take the food you require for sustenance and then walk out - and using the fear of imprisonment to deter us from recognizing the truth of this freedom). As Neo says at the end, he wants to show us a world "without you (the powers that be - capitalists), without rules and control, without boarders or boundaries." The manosphere says in order to escape the matrix, you just gotta become rich, buy expensive fancy cars and clothes, fly on private jets, make both men and women fawn over and worship you - which is directly engaging with the capitalist system, literally the exact opposite of what the film is meant to inspire.
Did you notice that like most programmes, the oracle gave Neo a "cookie" on arrival, there are many more bits of greatness hidden in this film, you've been red pilled, Dodge this.
This was a great reaction to one of my all time favorite movies! Yes, mark1354 already exemplified it, but you saw the implications of the movie more than many others! Loved it! Just one thing, I would like to add. I hope you don’t mind me doing it - and this is is not related to the movie, but your production value. You’re using Blue Yeti microphones. And you point them towards you like end address microphones. But the sensitive end of them is, where the gain knob is located. That’s why the sound of you has such a distant quality to it. Of course, after putting them upright, they will be further away from you, so you’ll need to put them closer to make up for it. But in the end, you will be surprised by the added clarity and presence!
37:12 if you watch one of the John Wicks, I can't remember which one but either 3 or 4, he says the line in John Wick that he said in the Matrix. "Guns. Lots of guns."
Only two types of people in the World: Those who have seen the Matrix AND watched Game of Thrones, and those poor unfortunate souls who have done neither! 😂
believe it or not, im not the same from the moment i exit the theater after watching it.. Its hard to explain, but the creators were on track with something we still cannot comprehend as a species. One more thing, i think its very important how you visualize our current world, if you''re materialist, you're doomed.
Such a great reaction, you two! Wow, I rememeber what a sensation this was when it came out. And it still holds up so well. Now the Wachowski's may have fumbled the story towards the end, but its not terrible and definitely deserves a watch to the end (the recent movie, eh, not great not terrible). But how I long for the days of creative storytelling in film. Cheers!
Great reaction, really enjoyed watching your genuine and honest response. This film is far deeper though. The names and cultural references have a deeper spiritual meaning. You mentioned Morpheus the god of sleep. But Trinity is from the holy trinity. Neo meaning new but also an anagram of One,etc.etc. Don't be to hard on Cyphur (disguised secret) he represents Judas who turned on Jesus and represents all of us and our lack of belief. The truth of this film lies in the Eastern spiritual traditions which says we are all asleep in our conditioned minds and to awake from that state is to become enlightened. And of course Trinities love proves love can transcend anything. I could go on,theres so many Bhuddist and Hindu references. .
27:36 I saw a breakdown of all three films that had some really cool theories pieced together about things, this scene being a key moment, the Oracle gives Neo a "Cookie" which he eats... and "Cookies" track your visits and preferences to various websites - really cool bit of information as you watch the other two films.
Do watch the sequels, they are not as good as the first but they are still very much worth it. Given how much you liked this, I'm very sure you'll enjoy the others.
I would say how can you not remember anything about this movie, but the first time I watched it I was so confused in the first 15min that I lost interest and fell asleep. Watched it a couple years later and now it's my favorite movie. I still have the Matrix code as my screen saver.
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watching this in the theaters was the most amazing thing on earth
Indeed...I walked out in a daze
I saw this in the theater seven times!
Me too
i watched it on my NEW $360 dvd player lmao.. and my kickass 90s sony home surround sound with kickass base....what a movie!
ye i stolen money from my parents and Go to Cinema Again on Matrix!
@Coyzy Movie Night One of the biggest things most people miss with this particular movie is exactly how Neo becomes the One. The Oracle tells him, "Sorry kid. You got the gift, but it seems like you're waiting for something. Your next life perhaps." During the rest of the movie until the end, he demonstrates little to say that he definitely is the One.
Only when Neo is killed by Agent Smith at the door to his escape, then resurrected by Trinity's voice, does Neo transition into his next life and become the One, and gaining all the powers to go with it.
Awesome reaction to an awesome movie. Well done 😃
Loved the reaction and the editing is very much on point. Got all the good bits. I'm a very experienced reactor watcher and you've gained a new follower. Good on ya :)
Unfortunately, no one can be told what watching this in the theatre was like. You needed to experience it … for yourself.
I'm living it
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Fantastic reaction! I think you're the only reactors that realized why Neo was able to come back to life. Everyone else thinks it is a "love's first kiss" kind of thing. Noticing the hotel, Alice in Wonderland, and how the agents worked. It was so much fun watch you two. Subscribed. Keep going!
I've watched so many of these I cheered out loud when she understood him coming back to life right away. Favorite reaction so far!
In a sense, Neo actually "dies" in that scene, at least symbolically. It's the old initiatory symbolism of the neophyte who has to die to be reborn as a new person (the entire structure of the film is initiatory, in fact).
If you didn't realize...The Oracle tells Neo that he is the one and that he will die before he becomes the one. "You have the gift" "Looks like you are waiting for something" "Another life maybe"
Couldn't tell you how many times I needed to see the movie before I realized it was his next life.
I would rather be Morpheus than Neo.
Smith is the One.
If you didn't realize...
Don't forget the parallel to her comment about breaking the vase. "...would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?" If she straight up told him he was the one, he may not have become the one. She merely said the words that were needed to push him into the right direction. Causality.
This movie blew my mind in 2000. Still one of my favorite movies of all time.
That’s so amazing, sooo glad I watched this movie 💙
@@CoyzyMovieNight There's 3 other Matrix movies that go deeper, but the movie really stands on it's own pretty well.
*1999
I saw it opening night and it was my favorite movie experience of all time (seen hundreds of movies in my 60 years).
@@super_arcane_boy The Animatrix is worth checking out as well.
Nice. This movie changed everything.
It’s difficult to describe today the profound effect this incredible film had when it came out on all future sci-fi movies and also on teenagers who saw it.
Still my favorite movie to this day. It beat out "Back to the Future" and "Jurassic Park"
i loved those movies you mentioned as well. The matrix just really messed with my mind as a kid on top of being a great movie!
Definitely watch 2 and 3! 2 goes a lot more in depth and explains the creation of the Matrix. When they explain it it will make you think even more that this could actually be our reality. Plus the fight scenes are great. Trinity is one of the most badass female characters of all time!
The oracle never explicitly says that Neo isn’t the one. HE said he wasn’t, he didn’t believe it, so when she said being the one is like being in love, you just know it. Neo had to accept it, just like in his training with Morpheus. The more confident he becomes, the more he starts accessing his true potential
Maybe he was just waiting for his next life. He didn't really "become" The One™ until he got shot a bunch of times and flat-lined!
@@Thom1212 I don't think that's what qualified him as The One. That's just what he was waiting for.
neo:"I'm not the one"
oracle: "sorry kid." (sorry that you are the one instead of 'not the one' as you are hoping for)
she says he 'has the gift', already has it, already is the one. But he's not ready, waiting for something. Maybe in his next life he will BE READY. Not that in his next life he will BE THE ONE. Then he dies, comes back, and is now ready. That's my interpretation anyways.
Awesome. Hope you guys do the whole trilogy...Animatrix is an excellent supplement before Episode 2 or 3 too!
44:53 Tooter Turtle in his 1960-61 cartoon Would cry "Mr. Wizard" for help! Since he always wound up botching the jobs that Mr. Wizard sent him on. So when he got in trouble, he'd cry out "Help, Mr. Wizard!", it invoked the powers of Mr. Wizard to get him home. Mr. Wizard complied, with his magical chant: "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome, time for this one to come home!" I loved the show when I was a kid!
oh nice Lore egg! Thanks, never knew!
I’d forgotten about that completely!
Don't make the mistake of not watching Reloaded and Revolutions after this from listening to people who also haven't seen them claiming that the sequels are somehow bad. They're actually awesome (if different from the first) and if you want to know how the story ends you obviously need to see them.
Some people get joy from hating all sequels of movies. It really pisses me off when they always say to never watch the sequel to pretty much everything. Theyre ruining reaction channels and theres so many of these butthole haters
100% agree, they're not perfect sure, but they're really good, 4th one however, should be a hard miss as it was a complete piss take and there is reasons for that. It was deliberate.
Yeah they are not as mindblowing as the first one .. but how could they. It's never the same to recreate the awesomeness of the first episode. But yeah overall I think they are pretty solid.
You are absolutely right. It doesn't matter if you love the Matrix or hate it. In order to understand the entire story watching all three movies is required. Like Lord of the Rings, each movie in the Matrix trilogy only tells one third of the story. In order to properly criticize the Matrix all three movies must be watched.
Please dont listen to these baiters, do not watch Reloaded and Revolutions.
Watch #2 & 3, not#4. Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions.
4th was a parody, I think they made it like that because they was forced to and wanted to end it on her terms.
A lot of people hate on the sequels. They are not at the level of the first one, but still really cool movies in a very interesting world with thought provoking themes. Hope you watch them.
Including the most recent movie?
Finally! Reactors who don't think it's True Love's Kiss bringing Neo back to life 😅
I first saw this film in 1999 when it came out, and then multiple rewatches with friends over the following years. No-one I know ever thought it was the kiss itself bringing him back to life; that seems to have been a post-00's Disney influenced thing which has suddenly become a popular opinion with people only watching the film now.
My take on it was always that his subconscious reasserted itself, finally recognised the Matrix for what it was and realised that death in the was simply another digital rule that could be broken or bent. Perhaps Trinity speaking to him made a difference and triggered this - the brain remains active for some time after the heart stops (which constitutes clinical death) and coma patients have been proven to hear things even when not awake - but the kiss itself was nothing more than symbolic IMO.
I wouldn't even call this aesthetic "cyber punk" It's its own thing, they sort of invented this look. With the sunglasses, and the long coats
So many cool references... "Mr. Wizard; get me the hell out of here".
(A reference to cartoon episodes from my childhood. Tooter Turtle: "Help me, Mr. Wizard" Mr. Wizard: "Drizzle, Drazzle, Druzzle, Drome, time for this one to come home.").
I really enjoyed that, truly, you are the first reactors I've seen understand that when Neo "dies" and comes back alive after hearing Trinity that it was because his brain still was able to process it. Folks tend to think "his heart stopped, so this is just a magic "truly love's kiss" filler" or open ended "how did that work?". What, exactly, do people think CPR is for?
Point Break. Speed. Bill and Ted.
the Agents in the Matrix are sentient programs, meaning they have a mind of their own...
Please react to Rush hour 1,2 and 3 starring Jackie Chan and Chris tucker. You will absolutely enjoy them
Please watch *Memento* starring *Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano* (Cypher) and *Carrie-Anne Moss* (Trinity), also watch *Arlington Road* starring *Jeff Bridges* (The Big Lebowski) and *Tim Robbins* (The Shawshank Redemption).
So much fun! You are my favourite reaction-channel, hands down. Looking forward to see many more!
After you've seen what you want to see from the Matrix Franchise (personally I'd skip the 4. movie), watch Dark City. It has the very same feel.
20:16 "maybe you'd lack a sense of achievement though..." -Niamh
what I like is you're still thinking about this a minute after the scene 😆
These are the things that keep me up at night
Keanu became a 3 degree black velt or you could say there movies were training for John Wick?!
All of the main characters took months of martial arts training because the action sequences depended on seeing rhe actors doing things close up. If they use stunt doubles they cut it so you can't see their faces,
Hands down my favorite movie of all time
the green text that rolls over the screen are Japanese recipes 😀
Found you guys on your dune reaction , so good! It's more fun watching another couple react. More fi of the sci variety please.
they're actually cousins. 🙂
@@YoureMrLebowski k 😂
Come for Matrix fun. Subscribed for the accent.
"Seems like you're waiting for something... Your next life, maybe"
What a film❤
I watched this as a 16 year old kid at the drive in movies. It haunted my thoughts for years after. The next ones are totally worth a watch.
Great reaction to such an amazing movie. I really hope you watch the sequels (Only 2 and 3). Despite the bad rep they have they are in fact just as good as the first one and logically continue and conclude the story that was in the heads of the creators from the start.
P.S. In the original script and concept the machines were using the human brains as a neural network that enabled them to evolve and sustain themselves. They were able to harness the full 100% potential of the human brain instead of the 5% humans normally use. They were able to harness the power of the full potential of the human brain but were not able to replicate it mechanically which forced them to keep humans alive for their brains. The studio thought that concept was too complex and they were forced to dumb it down to batteries.
I suspect that a large part of the qualification to be a studio exec is a consistent ability to grossly underestimate an audience. It also seems like they tend to bring in some of the dumbest people they can find as test audiences.
@@0okamino True.. The original concept was so much better. Some of the same concepts still remain like "the power of the mind" but in the original concept it was much better explored and properly set up.
Every Keanu Reeves movie is worth watching at least once.
This includes Johnny Mnemonic which no-one today seems to recall.
"Constantine"
One more run, Johnny.
Dangerous Liasons
What a reaction! You two are the most perceptive people who I've ever seen react to this movie. You understood what was going on right from the start and your hunches were right on the money! It's so unfair that you make such a handsome couple. 😄 The other films in the series are good, but get a bit self-indulgent with their own cleverness in the fight/chase sequences and they drag on just that bit too long. You'll enjoy them though, as I did. 👍
24:38 - Hello Judas...
Omg… and he says ‘Jesus’
Excellent 😂
The way I see it, to be "The One" it's not enough to simply be born with an unusually strong mind. As we saw with the kids, lots of people have "the gift," but the gift of a strong mind alone won't lead you to the unwavering self belief required to bend and break the rules of The Matrix. It was Neo's experiences, particularly in the third act of the film, that allowed him to reach that level of self belief. Experiences like having Morpheus believe so strongly in him. Experiences like having The Oracle confirm that he has the gift. Experiences like when faced with no time to think, no time to doubt himself, he instinctually moved faster than anyone Trinity had ever seen before. Experiences like leaping from a chopper to catch Morpheus mid-air and then deliver him safely to a rooftop. Experiences like securing his grip on the cable and using it to miraculously save Trinity from an exploding helicopter. Experiences like fighting Agent Smith in the subway and surviving when nobody had before. And finally, the experience of Trinity telling him she loved him and that The Oracle told her that the man she fell in love with would be The One. No one experience was enough, instead it was this accumulation of experiences that helped Neo grow his self belief and transformed him from being one with the potential, to him fulfilling his potential and becoming The One.
This brings me to the fact that a lot of people are confused by what The Oracle tells Neo - if she's always right, how can Neo be the one when she told him he wasn't. In the film it's explained away when Morpheus tells Neo that The Oracle only tells you what you need to hear, but that's only half the story. When The Oracle told Neo he wasn't The One, she was right because he wasn't The One..... until he was, until the moment he reached such a level of self belief that he stopped being simply someone with The Gift and became The One. Of course, this was something she eluded to him having the potential to do when she told him that he had the gift, but seemed to be waiting for something. Also, she was right when she said either Neo or Morpheus would die. Neo did die..... she just left out the part about him coming back to life.
Anyway, thanks for a great reaction to a great movie.
P.S. I first saw this film maybe a week after it first released here in Australian cinemas at the age of 17yrs with a group of school friends. I remember walking out into a dark night, the surrounds lit by the street lights, and saying to them, "F_ck me, this could all be The Matrix." It was pretty mind altering since the concept that we could all be living in a simulation really hadn't permeated the public consciousness like it has today, in no small part due to this film. For me it really was and remains quite a unique movie experience, one where it seemed my thinking had been forever changed in some fundamental way..... plus the aesthetics were just really f_cking cool, haha.
*alluded
@@mysteronix Haha, yes indeed, allude not elude.
43:21 "can't you just magically refill?" -Niamh
i'm not sure about the "rules" of the matrix.
I had loved this movie when it came out but, like Danny, didn’t remember much. So, just so I could watch this reaction, I watched the movie again. It was worth the 2+ hours of my time! I think I would have taken the red pill. It’s the freedom aspect of it. Niamh, nice catch on the significance of the name “Morpheus”. I never made that connection. I did remember that Neo was an anagram of “One”, so I can still look at myself in the mirror. The “YOU!” count was hilarious! You guys are fun to watch, even when you are retching at the sight of bloody mechanical body wormy things.
I don’t know if you guys already have a list of movies that you plan on reacting to but, if I may, I would like to put in a request. One of my favorite movies is The Equalizer with Denzel Washington. Of course, if you guys have already seen it, the point is mute. But, if not, the added bonus with this movie is that you see a younger [(and more much more foul-mouthed (I actually lost count how many times he said the “F” word!)} David Harbour (Hopper). Anyway, it starts slow but really pays off in the end. Just think about it.
Damian I am so excited that we inspired you to give this movie a rewatch 😭😭 I love that! I hope you had the best time.
I have to tell you that my dad (Niamh here btw) has been telling me non-stop to watch The Equalizer on the channel for soooo long now. It is on the list for sure so thank you for this added recommendation 💙 I’m pretty sure Danny hasn’t seen it either and we both love this genre so much. Thank you for joining us again!! 🙂
The Matrix 1999
Matrix Reloaded 2003
Matrix Revolutions 2003
Matrix Resurrections 2021
I was only 14 in 1999.. I was exposed to cable TV only in 1997, and this was the first English movie I watched at the theater.. I remember my cousin brothers(they're siblings; they were 19 and 20 back then), dragging me with them to the theater even when I wasn't interested in watching this in 1999.. But by the 3rd installment, it was me who had to drag those two(because they were through with studies and had jobs by the time Matrix: Revolutions released).. That's how impactful these movies were back then on my younger self..
So to be more clear about my comment is the right order to watch the matrix franchise is :
-the matrix (1999)
-the animatrix (2003)
-the matrix reloaded (2003)
-the matrix revolutions (2003)
Where are you Guys from like what country....At times your accent sounds like mine ( Jamaican ).
Now, watch Keanu Reeves again in Point Break & John Wick Chapter 4 with a end credit scene 👌.
JW ch4 coming in the next few weeks!! 💙
_The Matrix_ is a fantastic film that holds up to this day with its trippy narrative, specific themes, and unique tones through its color palette, music selection, and most importantly its revolutionary visual FX.
A representative of 90s counterculture with questioning authority and freedom allowed within the digital realm, _The Matrix_ is also one of the great “gun fu” films ever made - paying direct homage to Hong Kong style action filmmaking popularized by filmmakers such as John Woo. Yet it also paved the way for action and sci-fi films to come afterwards.
Truly a classic American achievement of film. Also, one of the great endings of all time with the song “Wake Up” by Rage Against the Machine.
Loved your reaction ;)
But before reacting to matrix 2 reloaded, you really MUST react to the animatrix.
These are 9 shorts stories on the matrix universe who helps to understand it and to elarge the universe and the lore. Actually there are only 4 of the 9 that really matters to better understand the matrix sequels :
-The second Renaissance : It's a matrix prequel which tells what happened between humans and machines and why the matrix was created
-A kid's story : Origin story of a new character in matrix 2 & 3
-Last flight of the Osiris : It's an introduction to matrix reloaded, litterally a couple of hours before.
Btw, matrix 2 (reloaded) and matrix 3 (revolutions) are actually a 4 hours film cut in two parts (they were shot back to back) and this is why they were both released the same year with only a 6 months gap. A little bit like the lord of the rings wich were shot back to back as well.
You Guys gave me more insight to residual self image ( it's what you think about yourself) 20 something years and I'm still learning new things in this movie.
matrix movie's are phenomenal, will you guys be reacting to the whole franchise ?
Some ideas(may have seen some):
Movies:
Eurotrip
Road Trip
American Pie(1,2,3, Band Camp, Reunion)
Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back
National Lampoons Van Wilder
My Boss's Daughter
National Lampoons Going The Distance
Wedding Crashers
Sex Drive
The Girl Next Door
National Lampoons Barely Legal
National Lampoons Dorm Daze
Faculity
Scouts Guide to the zombie apocalypse
Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
The Hunt
Nerve
Kill Bill
Jojo Rabbit
Saving Silverman
There is something about Mary
Mallrats
Toy Soldiers
White Water Summer
Sugar & Spice
Dogma
Good Will Hunting
The Accountant
Hitman(2007)
The Host
Gone Girl
Pulp Fiction
Varsity Blues
Lone Star State Of Mind
Deuce Bigalow
Just Friends
Just Go With It
The Bounty Hunter
The Rundown
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Knights
The Tuxedo
The Medallion
Accepted
Bring it on
Fired Up
Disturbia
Captain Fantastic
Extraction (1&2)
Hanna
Anna
Red Sparrow
Wild America
Without a Paddle
Man of the House
Grind
Ready or Not
Abigail
Summer of the Monkeys
Doctor Sleep
The Scream franchise (at least 1-3)
Friday the 13th(2,4,6,7,8,X, Freddy Vs Jason)
A nightmare on elm Street (1,3,4, A New Nightmare)
Halloween(1,2,H20, Rob Zombie Halloween, The new trilogy)
Tv:
Smallville
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Kyle XY
Haunting of Hill House
Midnight Mass
Game Of Thrones
Castle
Mentalist
Emily in Paris
Charmed
Orange in the new black
The Vampire Diaries
The Order
Supernatural
One Tree Hill
Forever
Point Plesant
Anime:
One Piece
Jujutsu Kiasen
Tensei Slime
So I'm a spider, so what
Mushuko Tensei
Seven Deadly Sins
Danmachi
Emmenance in Shadow
To Your Eternity
Dororo
Inyusha
Reincarnated as a sword
Demon Slayer
Overlord
My instant death ability is op
Samurai champloo
Rising of the shield hero
From common place to world's strongest
Peach boy riverside
Darling in the franxx
Vivy Flourentine
I love this movie. It is one of my all time favorites. I am, however, not fond of any of the sequels. I am in the minority on that, I think. I liked the 2nd one well enough, but the 3rd did not pay off in the way I hoped it would, based on the hints that got dropped throughout the 2nd movie. I've seen the 4th, but don't really remember anything about it, despite how recent it is.
Anyway, I enjoyed your reactions to The Matrix, and I'm now going to subscribe and check out your other videos.
Keanu Reeves was also in a bunch of earlier movies. A similar one to this style would be a cyberpunk movie called Johnny Mnemonic from 1995.
If you're on a Keanu Reeves kick, you need to check out "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" and "Speed."
Now that you've seen the Matrix, at any time be it next or after the next or final film,
you can watch the Animatrix, 9 different Animation studio style takes of a fill in of how the machines rose,
and just some cool stuff about different people in the Matrix and the real world.
So GREAT to hear Beautiful Irish accents on TH-cam! We need MORE Irish people! Create channels please! American accents are soooo ubiquitous!😂
Guns. Lots of guns. Do you remember it from John Wick? The Oracle told him that he was waiting for something, maybe a new life. He died and came back as the one. Agent Smith was waiting for him because he remembered that was the room Trinity was in at the beginning of the movie. I worked in the theater when this movie came out. I saw Morpheus fight Neo six times a day!
You guys gotta watch the sequels! The second one is my favourite.
Red Hair, Porcelain skin, Irish accent! That's the Female TRINITY right here! 😂❤
After the Matrix trilogy - recommend Speed (1) and Point Break. Both are amazing action films with young Keanu)
The Matrix 2-3 have too many boring scenes. There is overacting and unnecessary philosophizing. The action scenes are also too long, and there is too much repetition in the fight choreography. That's why I created a "Matrix ULTIMATE" version, where I combined the two parts but cut out all the unnecessary scenes, resulting in a single, dynamic three-hour movie. To conclude the story, I also used a few scenes from The Matrix 4. If you're interested in the full Matrix 2+3 ULTIMATE (2024) version, search for the 'Matrix 2 3 ULTIMATE end scene' clip among my videos, and you will find a GDRIVE link in the comments. I managed to cut out an hour of unnecessary scenes without harming the story. I put four months of work into this because I had to create perfect audio transitions in 160 places. (Sometimes I cut out just a single ridiculous word or sentence.) I've gone through many test viewings. Even those who hadn't seen Matrix 2 and 3 helped, and based on their suggestions, I reinserted a few weak scenes because the story demanded it.
If someone made a 'first-watch' video of this, it would truly be a rarity because, besides my friends, no one has seen it yet. Most Matrix fans agree that the sequels got progressively weaker, and this combined version has become a highly RECOMMENDED film for the new generation as well. It's a sequel that you won't want to fast-forward through at any point. (And to reiterate, I used scenes from Matrix 4 for the story's ending, so we see Trinity and Neo 20 years older.)
If you want, I can make subtitles where you can see which scenes were shortened/cut, and then a discussion can start about it, which generates views. Many people hate Matrix 2 and 3, but now there is finally a watchable and almost error-free version
Yes watch Matrix 2 and 3, they are great movies too! But forget Matrix 4... is just bs...
This was the first movie I ever purchased on DVD. Nearly 25 years later and I still have that same DVD.
Me too, and back then I had to watch it on my computer, because I didn’t have a stand alone DVD-player.
Brilliant reaction. You guys are the best. Please react to the matrix reloaded
Gloria Foster (the Oracle) died halfway through the filming of the second movie.
The most amazing thing about this digital and VFX laden movie is the scene where the helicopter crashing into the glass building, the circular wave and then explosive breaking of the glass in an ever expanding wave around the impact... WAS A PRACTICAL EFFECT. th-cam.com/video/gToOg3tWHJo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YDpLY0eWkHsNNTn0&t=2506
Great reaction! Y'all made me smile a lot 😊
29:52 I appreciate how strongly you reacted to Mouse's death. He's low-key my favourite crew member and it always made me so sad that he was the first to die. At least he went down fighting.
Exodus 13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth THE MATRIX, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the Lord's.
I would HIGHLY recommend watching The Animatrix before the next films. It's an anthology of short films that begin adding lore to the franchise, rounding out the world -- and some of the shorts introduce new characters and plot points that lead in directly to the sequels.
Also, during the making of The Matrix 2, extra scenes were filmed and used as cut scenes for a video game. I found a collection of those scenes on youtube. They're a nice bonus to watch after seeing Matrix 2, kind of like deleted scenes in DVD extras.
21:36 bro the one could bend the reality is not true.. Morpheous try to tell him " This world is not real.. This is just a computer program.. So this program builded with codes.. Like computer system codes.. We are here like a regular files in this computer system..(like windows, like linux).. So you can change the codes for example gravity codes.. But in our world, which files can change the codes in our computer? Virusses.. So when they change this world's codes, (gravity codes, fasting codes for faster than normal files(people) , but if you change codes at that computer program (matrix).. You can be a virus and antivirus programs (agent smith) will try to delete you (kill you).. Just think like this.. Matrix is a windows.. The humans in this matrix is like a regular files who rules with Matrix's codes.. Our crews are changing codes for themselves.. Changing and manipulating codes in that system.. Because of this Agents try to chase and kill them.. Try to delete these viruses.. ::))
The next one is really good. Probably, if I was rating out of ten, Matrix is a 9, Reloaded is 8 and Revolutions is 6.5.
Keanu films to see include Point Break, Constantine and Bram Stoker's Drakula.
The film by the same writers/ directors that everyone should see is V for Vendetta.
The Matrix was mind blowing, The Matrix Reloaded is even better.
The Animatrix is an anthology and “The Second Renaissance part 1&2” explain how and why the war between humanity and AI happened.
“Final Flight of the Osiris” was cutting edge CGI at the time and it ties into The Matrix Reloaded and also the video game “Enter the Matrix” which focuses on “Ghost” and “Niobe” which also happens along side the events of Matrix Reloaded.
I've watched this movie many times I know about the oracles cookies, and neo is one, but just realized room 303 is used twice.
I swear every single one of these reactions I've watched to this movie, EVERYONE has the exact same reaction to the little robot thing going into Neo's belly button. Everyone is SO uncomfortable watching that for the first time. The combination of the music, the bug like shape of the creature, the fact that Neo is squirming, muffled screams.. It's SUPER uncomfortable for a first time experience.
The best sequel (and prequel too) by far is "The Animatrix!"
Since this was always thought of as a trilogy watching the 2nd and 3rd part makes sense. They're still pretty good. Unfortunately I can't really recommend the 4th movie.
Despite the story it's an embodiment of the optimism that prevailed between the end of the Cold War and 9/11. It was a decade of unlimited possibilities. Twenty five years later the world is a much darker place.
The Matrix, as many people have said, is a documentary. It is real. Among other criticisms, the film is a social commentary about capitalism. This is evident in much of the dialogue, but most notably in the end of the conversation that Neo and Morpheus have in "The Construct", where Morpheus says how the matrix, is a computer generated dream world, built for control, in order to change a human being, into a battery. What is one major thing, all of society, human civilization across the globe, has never ceased talking about, over the past like, 75 years? Production. The not so subliminal manipulation has always been there right in front of us. "Learn how to be a more productive worker," "Make your workplace flow better and be more productive," "How to micromanage your company to produce more," "How to make your workers more productive employees." We are literally being turned into human batteries, used as fuel for perpetuating the existence of capitalism. Just replace the matrix with capitalism - and more specifically, by extension consumerism - and replace the machines with capitalists. Obviously capitalists don't grow us (yet) but think about how individuals like the egomaniacal Elon Musk, a capitalist and one of the richest human beings ever to live, is so concerned with "falling birthrates" and a declining population (even though that the population is still expected to increase to 10 billion over the next century DESPITE the declining birth rate). He is so obsessed with there not being enough people (which for him means not enough laborers) that it is now being revealed to the press how often he goes around his companies and propositions female employees to have his babies. He already got one female executive from Tesla to agree to be impregnated by him by way of en vitro. I don't know if she has given birth yet, but the guy currently has 12 children. Then on the other side of the production issue, China has already made an AI system CEO of one of its companies, so that the AI can learn to micromanage the employees to such a degree that would be impossible for a human to plan out, in order to increase production to literally the maximum humanly possible.
Unfortunately the symbolism of the matrix has been highjacked by right wing nut job - incels and the manosphere - in order to convince you to do the exact opposite the films philosophy. In order to break out of the matrix you have to remove yourself from it, remove yourself from capitalism, transcend the illusion of the idea of money, that you NEED it in order to live (because that is literally what this system convinces us is true; if we don't have money to buy food, we die - even though you actually have the freedom to walk in, take the food you require for sustenance and then walk out - and using the fear of imprisonment to deter us from recognizing the truth of this freedom). As Neo says at the end, he wants to show us a world "without you (the powers that be - capitalists), without rules and control, without boarders or boundaries." The manosphere says in order to escape the matrix, you just gotta become rich, buy expensive fancy cars and clothes, fly on private jets, make both men and women fawn over and worship you - which is directly engaging with the capitalist system, literally the exact opposite of what the film is meant to inspire.
Irish gang! You have mo idea the excitement I feel when finding irish youtube channels! Its almost jaring like our accent doesn't belong on youtube
Awesome reaction! I hope you get to watch the "Anime-Matrix" which tells the origins of the Matrix.
Did you notice that like most programmes, the oracle gave Neo a "cookie" on arrival, there are many more bits of greatness hidden in this film, you've been red pilled, Dodge this.
This was a great reaction to one of my all time favorite movies! Yes, mark1354 already exemplified it, but you saw the implications of the movie more than many others! Loved it!
Just one thing, I would like to add. I hope you don’t mind me doing it - and this is is not related to the movie, but your production value. You’re using Blue Yeti microphones. And you point them towards you like end address microphones. But the sensitive end of them is, where the gain knob is located. That’s why the sound of you has such a distant quality to it. Of course, after putting them upright, they will be further away from you, so you’ll need to put them closer to make up for it. But in the end, you will be surprised by the added clarity and presence!
Wanna see his early work check out Bill And Teds Excellent Adventure.
37:12 if you watch one of the John Wicks, I can't remember which one but either 3 or 4, he says the line in John Wick that he said in the Matrix. "Guns. Lots of guns."
If you're killed in the Matrix you die in the real world is like dying in your dream with Freddy Krueger
Only two types of people in the World: Those who have seen the Matrix AND watched Game of Thrones, and those poor unfortunate souls who have done neither! 😂
believe it or not, im not the same from the moment i exit the theater after watching it.. Its hard to explain, but the creators were on track with something we still cannot comprehend as a species.
One more thing, i think its very important how you visualize our current world, if you''re materialist, you're doomed.
Such a great reaction, you two!
Wow, I rememeber what a sensation this was when it came out. And it still holds up so well. Now the Wachowski's may have fumbled the story towards the end, but its not terrible and definitely deserves a watch to the end (the recent movie, eh, not great not terrible). But how I long for the days of creative storytelling in film. Cheers!
Great reaction, really enjoyed watching your genuine and honest response. This film is far deeper though. The names and cultural references have a deeper spiritual meaning. You mentioned Morpheus the god of sleep. But Trinity is from the holy trinity. Neo meaning new but also an anagram of One,etc.etc. Don't be to hard on Cyphur (disguised secret) he represents Judas who turned on Jesus and represents all of us and our lack of belief. The truth of this film lies in the Eastern spiritual traditions which says we are all asleep in our conditioned minds and to awake from that state is to become enlightened. And of course Trinities love proves love can transcend anything. I could go on,theres so many Bhuddist and Hindu references. .
27:36 I saw a breakdown of all three films that had some really cool theories pieced together about things, this scene being a key moment, the Oracle gives Neo a "Cookie" which he eats... and "Cookies" track your visits and preferences to various websites - really cool bit of information as you watch the other two films.
Great reaction to this amazing Movie!! I love all the Matrix movies, even the 4th one which a lot of people do not like!! Best wishes always!! 🙂❤
Do watch the sequels, they are not as good as the first but they are still very much worth it. Given how much you liked this, I'm very sure you'll enjoy the others.
That’s why I hate chicken. It tastes like everything…that shouldn’t be eatable. 🍗 🤮
Why would you answer the phone? Because it was long distance and that shit wasn't cheap in the 90's.
I would say how can you not remember anything about this movie, but the first time I watched it I was so confused in the first 15min that I lost interest and fell asleep. Watched it a couple years later and now it's my favorite movie. I still have the Matrix code as my screen saver.
Is this an extended version? There's a few moments I don't remember.