The Matrix
1999 | Sci-Fi | USA | Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski
Overview
A hacker learns reality is a simulation, and leather, bullets, and bullet time ensue. The Wachowskis fused anime, Hong Kong action, and philosophy into a blockbuster. Bullet time rippled through every action film after. Two technical Oscars. The red pill and the white rabbit outlived the sequel debates. The 1990s ended with reality itself on trial.
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