Product Description
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Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells of a computer hacker
(Reeves) who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the
vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth. The computers
are powered by human beings...
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By following up their debut thriller Bound with the 1999
box-office smash The Matrix, the codirecting Wachowski
brothers--Andy and Larry--annihilated any suggestion of a
sopre jinx, crafting one of the most exhilarating
sci-fi/action movies of the 1990s. Set in the not too distant
future in an insipid, characterless city, we find a young man
named Neo (Keanu Reeves). A software techie by day and a computer
hacker by night, he sits alone at home by his monitor, waiting
for a sign, a signal--from what or whom he doesn't know--until
one night, a mysterious woman named Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss)
seeks him out and introduces him to that faceless character he
has been waiting for: Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). A messiah of
sorts, Morpheus presents Neo with the truth about his world by
shedding light on the dark secrets that have troubled him for so
long: "You've felt it your entire life, that there's something
wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there,
like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad." Ultimately,
Morpheus illustrates to Neo what the Matrix is--a reality beyond
reality that controls all of their lives, in a way that Neo can
barely comprehend.
Neo thus embarks on an adventure that is both terrifying and
enthralling. Pitted against an enemy that transcends human
concepts of evil, Morpheus and his team must train Neo to believe
that he is the chosen champion of their fight. With
mind-boggling, technically innovative special effects and a
thought-provoking script that owes a debt of inspiration to the
legacy of cyberpunk fiction, this is much more than an
out-and-out action yarn; it's a thinking man's journey into the
realm of futuristic fantasy, a dreamscape full of eye candy that
will satisfy sci-fi, kung fu, action, and adventure fans alike.
Although the film is headlined by Reeves and Fishburne--who both
turn in fine performances--much of the fun and excitement should
be attributed to Moss, who flawlessly mixes vulnerability with
immense strength, making other contemporary female heroines look
timid by comparison. And if we were going to cast a vote for most
dastardly movie villain of 1999, it would have to go to Hugo
Weaving, who plays the feckless, semipsychotic Agent Smith with
panache and edginess. As the film's box-office profits soared,
the Wachowski brothers announced that The Matrix is merely the
first chapter in a cinematically dazzling franchise--a chapter
that is arguably superior to the other sci-fi smash of 1999 (you
know... the one starring Jar Jar Binks). --Jeremy Storey
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