The Matrix (1999)
Coming Out at 31 March 1999 in theaters.
Action, Sci-Fi
The Matrix is science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano and is the first installment in the Matrix franchise. It depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside a simulated reality, the Matrix, created by intelligent machines to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under the hacker alias “Neo”, uncovers the truth, he “is drawn into a rebellion against the machines” along with other people who have been freed from the Matrix.
The Matrix is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. The Wachowskis’ approach to action scenes was influenced by Japanese animation and martial arts films, and the film’s use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions. The film is known for popularizing a visual effect known as “bullet time”, where the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera appears to move through the scene at normal speed, allowing the sped-up movements of certain characters to be perceived normally. While some critics have praised the film for its handling of difficult subjects, others have said the deeper themes are largely overshadowed by its action scenes.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Writers: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong
Cast
| Keanu Reeves | … | Neo |
| Laurence Fishburne | … | Morpheus |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | … | Trinity |
| Hugo Weaving | … | Agent Smith |
| Gloria Foster | … | Oracle |
| Joe Pantoliano | … | Cypher |
| Marcus Chong | … | Tank |
| Julian Arahanga | … | Apoc |
| Matt Doran | … | Mouse |
| Belinda McClory | … | Switch |
| Anthony Ray Parker | … | Dozer |
| Paul Goddard | … | Agent Brown |
| Robert Taylor | … | Agent Jones |
| David Aston | … | Rhineheart |
| Marc Aden Gray | … | Choi |
| Ada Nicodemou | … | Dujour (White Rabbit Girl) |
| Deni Gordon | … | Priestess |
| Rowan Witt | … | Spoon Boy |
| Eleanor Witt | … | Potential |
| Tamara Brown | … | Potential |
| Janaya Pender | … | Potential |
| Adryn White | … | Potential |
| Natalie Tjen | … | Potential |
| Bill Young | … | Lieutenant |
| David O’Connor | … | FedEx Man |
| Jeremy Ball | … | Businessman |
| Fiona Johnson | … | Woman in Red |
| Harry Lawrence | … | Old Man |
| Steve Dodd | … | Blind Man |
| Luke Quinton | … | Security Guard |
| Lawrence Woodward | … | Guard |
| Michael Butcher | … | Cop Who Captures Neo |
| Bernard Ledger | … | Big Cop |
| Robert Simper | … | Cop |
| Chris Pattinson | … | Cop |
| Nigel Harbach | … | Parking Cop |
| Mike Duncan | … | Twin |
| Nash Edgerton | … | Resistance Member |
| Rana Morrison | … | Shaylae – Woman in Office |
| Steve Rutherford | … | Police Officer |
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