Tag: Neo
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The Matrix Nearly Had a Very Different Neo
The Matrix is among the most influential science fiction films of all-time, and significantly impacted the pop culture landscape upon its debut in 1999; for a brief moment, the age-old debate about “Star Wars versus Star Trek” was set aside, as The Matrix clearly had a mythology that was just as rich. As the series…
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All the Ways ‘The Matrix’ Was Inspired By ’80s & ’90s Anime
From the beginning, The Matrix wanted us to ask a question: “What is the Matrix?” which was practically the tagline. Did the film’s creators, Lilly and Lana Wachowski, anticipate the deluge of questions to follow swiftly thereafter? “How does the Oracle know everything?” “Why are the pills red and blue?” “What does it all mean?”…