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The Matrix’s Queer Subtext Is Plain Text in Resurrections
Up until Resurrections, the Matrix series hasn’t directly acknowledged LGBTQ people at all. Switch was written as trans in the original Matrix screenplay but the character was changed for the finished film, because studio executives were confused. That didn’t stop queer readings of the work, of course, which intensified after directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski…
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The Matrix Awakens Is Pushing the Franchise Towards a Possible Reality, In a Good Way
In 1999, we answered the question “What is The Matrix?” Today we’ll answer the question, “What is The Matrix Awakens?” Like the original question, this one isn’t exactly simple, and both blur the line between reality and simulation in ways befitting of their generation.
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That The Matrix Even Exists Is a Miracle
Seeing The Matrix for the first time was one of the most formative experiences in my personal cinematic journey. It was a few weeks before release, the film was screening early at my college, and everyone piled in for the random, free Keanu Reeves movie. No one knew what we were in for. Minutes later, film…
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Lilly Wachowski Has a Great Reason for Not Directing Matrix: Resurrections
When a fourth Matrix movie was finally announced, the obvious conclusion is that sisters and co-directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski would both be returning to the franchise. So it was quite a surprise to learn that Lana would occupy the sole director’s chair for The Matrix: Resurrections. Now Lilly Wachowski explained why she chose to…