The Matrix (1999)

Director: Larry Wachowski  Andy Wachowski  Starring: Keanu Reeves  Laurence Fishburne  Carrie-Anne Moss  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Format: N/A
UPC: 00085391773726
Buy.com Sku: 204872219
Item#: RTDSXQ
Category Keywords: Action  Conspiracies  Essential Cinema  Future/Futuristic Worlds  Futuristic  Kung Fu  Martial Arts  Philosophy  Recommended  Science-Fiction  Special Effects  Theatrical Release 
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Editor's Note

With THE MATRIX, the Wachowskis have established themselves as innovative filmmakers who push the boundaries of live-action films. Like the groundbreaking STAR WARS, THE MATRIX (also the first film of a trilogy) showcases a unique visual style, one the Wachowskis achieved through an array of techniques and digital effects, some never before seen in mainstream Hollywood films. Although computer morphing technology had been used before in films such as THE ABYSS and TERMINATOR 2, the Wachowskis were the first to use "bullet time," a time-bending digital effect that utilizes both computer-generated imagery and still photography.

The film itself is a complex story that aspires to mythology, focusing on a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) who searches for the truth behind the mysterious force known as the Matrix. He finds his answer with a group of strangers led by the charismatic Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). What they encounter in confronting that truth makes for a lightning-paced, eye-popping thrill ride of a movie. Packed with stunning fight scenes (choreographed by accomplished Hong Kong director Yuen Wo-Ping), astonishing visual effects, quotable lines, and a terrific supporting cast (led by Carrie-Anne Moss, in her first major Hollywood film), THE MATRIX is a bold triumph that raises the bar for all science fiction films.


Plot Summary

An imaginative hybrid of action, kung fu, and science fiction, THE MATRIX is a hyperkinetic, mind-bending, and visionary spectacle. Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a disaffected computer hacker seeking the answer to the question, "What is the Matrix?" His search leads him to the elusive Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), who begins to enlighten Neo about the illusions of his so-called reality. In accepting the answer Morpheus provides, Neo is hurled into a futuristic world where old realities are shattered, and he must fight for his life, and the future of humanity, against a dangerous group of inhuman government agents.

 

Features
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes Footage
Featurette - 1. HBO FIRST LOOK: MAKING THE MATRIX
2. WHAT IS BULLET TIME?
3. WHAT IS THE CONCEPT?
Audio Commentary - 1. Carrie-Anne Moss - Star, Zach Staenberg - Editor, John Gaeta - Visual Effects Supervisor
2. Don Davis - Composer
Isolated Music Score
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. Bonus Trailers

Interactive Features:
Hidden Features - 1. TAKE THE RED PILL
Pop-up - 1. FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT to Nine Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes

DVD-ROM Features: (PC Only)
Screenplay/Storyboard Access
Interactive Games - 1. ARE YOU "THE ONE"? Trivia Challenge
Weblinks
Screensaver
Chat Links
Additional Text - 1. "From Script to Screen" (Comic-Book Based Films Retrospective)
2. "Everybody Loves Kung-Fu Fighting!" (Martial Arts Retrospective)
3. "Infinity and Beyond!" (Science-Fiction Films Retrospective)
News Articles - 1. "A Hacker's Haunting Vision of Beauty" - New York Times
2. "If the Cityscape is only a Dream" - New York Times
3. "Metaphysics" - Time Magazine
4. "Maximizing THE MATRIX" - Newsweek Magazine

 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 6/18/2007
Running Time: 136 minutes
Original Release Date: 1999
Catalog ID: 17737
UPC: 00085391773726
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Marcus Chong
Hugo Weaving
Keanu Reeves
Laurence Fishburne
Julian Arahanga
Gloria Foster
Belinda McClory
Joe Pantoliano
Matt Doran
Carrie-Anne Moss
Anthony Ray Parker
Bill Pope - Director of Photography
Yuen Woo-ping - Fight Choreographer
Andy Wachowski - Screenwriter
Dane Davis - Sound Effects Editor
Owen Paterson - Production Designer
Joel Silver - Producer
Don Davis - Composer
Zach Staenberg - Editor
Larry Wachowski - Screenwriter
John Gaeta - Visual Effects Supervisor
Larry Wachowski - Director
Andy Wachowski - Director

 
Awards

Academy Awards (1999)
Winner, Best Sound
Winner, Best Visual Effects
Zach Staenberg, Winner, Best Editing
Dane A. Davis, Winner, Best Sound Effects Editing

 
Memorable Quotes
"What is the Matrix?"----Neo (Keanu Reeves) to Trinity (Carrie--Anne Moss)

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."----Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) to Neo| |"I know kung fu."----Neo to Morpheus and Tank (Marcus Chong)

"Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"----Morpheus to Neo

"Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague, and we are the cure."----Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving) to Morpheus

"The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."----Morpheus to Neo

"The answer is out there, Neo, it's looking for you. And it will find you, if you want it to."----Trinity to Neo

"Welcome to the real world."----Morpheus to Neo

"Whoa."----Neo upon seeing Morpheus make a gravity--defying leap


 
Professional Reviews
Sight and Sound
"...A feast of unexpected fidgets and perspectives, punctuated by trademark overhead shots and teasing detail and detour....THE MATRIX is a wonderland of tricks and stunts..." 07/??/1999 p.47

Rolling Stone
"...THE MATRIX soars with its feet in the air..." 05/29/1999 p.76

Premiere
"...A breathtaking rollercoaster ride..." -- 4 out of 5 stars 11/01/1999 p.134

USA Today
"...Clever....This virtual-reality saga takes advantage of Reeves' sometimes endearingly boyish personality..." 03/31/1999 p.12D

Los Angeles Times
"...A wildly cinematic futuristic thriller..." 03/31/1999 p.F1

Chicago Sun-Times
"...THE MATRIX is a visually dazzling cyberadventure, full of kinetic excitement....It's great looking, both in its design and in the kinetic energy that powers it. It uses flawlessly integrated special effects and animation to visualize regions of cyberspace..." 03/31/1999 p.48

  
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