The Matrix

The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action movie. written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving, and was first released in the United States on March 31, 1999. The success of the film led to the release of two feature film sequels, and the Matrix franchise was further expanded through the production of comic books, video games, and animated short films.

Plot

Computer programmer Thomas Anderson is secretly a hacker known as "Neo". He is restless, and driven to learn the meaning of cryptic references to the "Matrix" appearing on his computer. A female hacker named Trinity confirms that a man named Morpheus can help him; however, three sinister Agents, led by Agent Smith, arrest Neo and attempt to prevent him from meeting with Morpheus. Finally, Neo meets with Morpheus and agrees to follow him by swallowing an offered red pill. Neo abruptly awakens in a liquid-filled vessel, connected along with thousands of other people to an elaborate electrical structure. He is rescued by Morpheus and brought aboard a levitating ship called the Nebuchadnezzar.

Review

This classic action film stars Keanu Reeves as a lowly computer programmer who discovers his entire existence in the world is nothing but a simulation in a computer. This concept- reality within reality is done before. The Matrix requires absolute attention from his audience, least you'll be completely lost in a few minutes. With the help of supporting cast members Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne-Moss, Reeves discovers that inside this simulation environment known as The Matrix, he can control, bend, and manipulate space-time. The slow-motion "bullet-time" effects is one of the most famous scene in the film.  This is a movie that makes you think, makes you gasp, and makes totally forget where the 136-minutes went after finishing it.