-action film
written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves
, Laurence Fishburne
, Carrie-Anne Moss
, Joe Pantoliano
, and Hugo Weaving
. It was first released in North America on , 1999, and in Australia on , 1999, and is the first installment in the Matrix series
of films, comic books, video games, and animation.
The film depicts a future
in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality
created by sentient machines
to pacify and subdue the human population, while their bodies' heat
and electrical activity are used as an energy source.
Whoa …
You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can hear, what you can smell, taste and feel, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.
The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.
Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize, just as I did, that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.
I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it.