The Matrix

The Matrix

Believe the unbelievable.

Rating

4.7 (3)

Release Date

3/31/1999

Runtime

136 mins

Overview

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$63,000,000

Revenue

$463,517,383

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How It Feels

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A visual and philosophical spectacle that pulses with kinetic energy and existential dread. You're thrown into a neon-soaked world where nothing is what it seems, and the action sequences feel like they've rewired how movies can move.

Mood

ExhilaratingUnsettlingDefiant

Themes

IdentityPowerRedemptionTechnologyFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrastNeon-drenched

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

Reviews

stormaciousd

I didn't like The Matrix the first time I saw it. I think it just wasn't something teenager Stormy was into, and I hadn't watched it again until today. I liked it much more today.

Not as much as I like 10 Things I Hate About You.

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