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The Matrix belongs to the cyberpunk genre of science fiction, and draws from earlier works in the genre such as the 1984 novel Neuromancer by William Gibson. [8]
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- Strange Days (1995) Written by James Cameron and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the controversial Strange Days is probably the grittiest sci-fi film of the '90s.
- Akira (1988) In numerous interviews, from 1999 to the present day, the Wachowskis have cited sci-fi anime as a huge influence on not only the look and feel of The Matrix, but also the essential cyberpunk plot devices.
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) Although the legendary 1995 anime may not have as many direct plot-analogs to The Matrix as Akira does, the idea of moving someone's consciousness via technology was depicted perhaps most epically and aesthetically memorable in the original Ghost in the Shell.
- Metropolis (1927) The 1927 silent film Metropolis is often credited with creating serious science fiction cinema as we know it. Directed by Fritz Lang with a script written by his then-wife Thea von Harbou, the movie depicts a world in which a huge portion of a future city's population are slaves to an automated and oppressive lifestyle.
The Matrix is an American cyberpunk [1] media franchise consisting of four feature films, beginning with The Matrix (1999) and continuing with three sequels, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions (both 2003), and The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
Mar 26, 2019 · An eye-popping, mind-expanding fusion of cyberpunk fiction, comic books, computer games and Japanese animation, The Matrix was as heavily influenced by Lewis Carroll, William Gibson, Grant Morrison and Philip K. Dick as it was by the Bible, Greek mythology, philosophical texts and Eastern religion.
Mar 31, 1999 · With Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving. When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
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- Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- 1999-03-31
This article is about the first film in The Matrix series of films. For the eponymous virtual reality construct, see the Matrix. For the franchise as a whole see The Matrix franchise. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeves...
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Mar 31, 1999 · “The Matrix” is a visually dazzling cyberadventure, full of kinetic excitement, but it retreats to formula just when it’s getting interesting. It’s kind of a letdown when a movie begins by redefining the nature of reality, and ends with a shoot-out. We want a leap of the imagination, not one of those obligatory climaxes with automatic weapons fire.
