The Matrix is 13 Years Old.........

rapmastermind · April 2012

Wow can't believe it's been 13 years already. And it's aged like fine wine. 13 Years ago on 3/31/99, "The Matrix" hit theaters. I was the tender age of 19 in my freshman year of college when it dropped. I saw the trailer with the bullet-time scene and thought what is that. I went and watched the movie and was blown away. "The Matrix" became one of the Biggest Sci-Fi Action films ever made. It's effects changed Hollywood. It's thought provoking story line and theme created a cultural phenomenon. Sure the sequels were polarizing but they were still a success and brought the mythology to a whole new level. So the question is, after 13 years, where does "The Matrix" rank all time. Cause to me it's one of the greatest films ever made especially for the Sci-Fi genre. "The Matrix" became the 1st DVD to sell over a million copies. I remember it too cause it was one of the 1st DVD's I ever owned back in the day.

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TheIraq · April 2012

Hip Hop connections.....

Jada Pickett starred in 2 of the sequels and she's married to Will Smith who was a corny rapper in the 90's

Also this movie stars Laurence Fishburne who's daughter Montana Fishburne starred in a porno with Brian Pumper (n/h) who in 2010 and 2011 put out a couple of rap songs that failed miserable...

Dr.Chemix · April 2012

One of the GOAT scifi films of all time...

Heavy science dropped in this film...came out right around the time when I began to question things around me...

I went to see it when it first dropped and talked for days about all the things you could learn from it

MikeydaGawd · April 2012

lol someone flagged you and its one of the GOAT sci fi series behind star wars

ocelot · April 2012

Inception before Inception... More of a philosophical movie than sci-fi... If it ended with the first it would be the GOAT

In Your Moms Room · April 2012

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CitySojourner · April 2012

wish they had made some better videogames for it, good source material for a game.

CitySojourner · April 2012

Animatrix was dope too, very underrated.

rapmastermind · April 2012

Yo they should re-release the original Matrix in 3D, If Lion King, Titanic and Episode I got a re-release, so should this. I only got flagged cause somehow this was posted in the Reason but I swore I put lights,camera,action. Oh well. Classic Movie and the sequels were not that bad, they weren't flawless like the original so people over analyze the flaws. Also it was just as sci-fi as it was philosophy. The Matrix was one of the only blockbusters that actually had you thinking about life as a whole once you left the theater. Also I loved "Inception", amazing movie but it's not seeing the original Matrix.

BK Product · April 2012

Its really everything a movie should be.

dalyricalbandit · April 2012

ahead of its time

rice n gravy · April 2012

this movie had niggas shook

rapmastermind · April 2012

CitySojourner wrote: »

Animatrix was dope too, very underrated.

I loved the "Animatrix" really helped me understand the whole mythology more. Another thing people forget, The Matrix was rated "R", so for the series to blow like it did was amazing, it was hitting that Star Wars demo even though it was mad violent. I remember little kids sneaking into "Reloaded". If they dropped "The Matrix 4" in 3D it would shut the box office down even though people act like the sequels were weak, they line right up. That's how much impact this series had.

rapmastermind · April 2012

CitySojourner wrote: »

wish they had made some better videogames for it, good source material for a game.

Yea they dropped the ball on the games. "Path of Neo" was straight but the one with Jada, I think it was "Enter the Matrix" wasn't that great. For all you computer heads, "The Matrix Online" is suppose to be dope though they shut it down.

Mr Popo · April 2012

This was a jaw dropping movie. From the beginning to the end. People didn't like the sequels, but I thought they were straight.

rice n gravy · April 2012

i played enter the matrix

actually was good gm but it was just like every other fighting gm were u can spam the hell out the slo mo button

dontdiedontkillanyon · April 2012

ocelot wrote: »

Inception before Inception... More of a philosophical movie than sci-fi... If it ended with the first it would be the GOAT

Inception has more in common with Dreamscape and Paprika than The Matrix. If anything The Matrix is indebted to Ghost In The Shell - the digital green rain, cyberspace, philosophical questioning about human existence in relation to technology and the virtual realm, plugging yourselves into machines in the back of your neck and head, numerous similar scenes, etc.

Agree with your second comment, it should've just stayed as the one film

allied · April 2012

Completely shut down the summer of '99. The sequels really fucked this film, even though I wanted to see them made.

playmaker88 · April 2012

Yep one of the great trilogies of all time.. matter of fact they are on now. on a few different channels

Boss Hogg Hustle · April 2012

playmaker88 wrote: »

Yep one of the great trilogies of all time.. matter of fact they are on now. on a few different channels

Yeah SyFy has em running today and tomorrow.

Swiffness! · April 2012

#1 - The Matrix Online was ASS. The Wachowskis were gonna "officially" continue the story in that game and the whole shit flopped horrible. Niggas turned Morpheus into a villain and shit, female agents, get the fuck outta here with that bullshit.

#2 - The Matrix fan-made mods for Max Payne 1 were GOAT and way better than the real games.

#3 - Shoulda been the new Star Wars but the sequels were ass. But you already knew that. The whole story just went off the rails. Those fucking rave and architect scenes. Me and the Wachowskis got beef.

#4 - Inception IS better. All that philosophy shit ppl always shower The Matrix with praise for? Inception did all that better, while adding MORE substance AND making the whole thing a allegory for film making in general. Catch feelins.

#5 - God, remember how they handled the death of the actress who played The Oracle? They coulda really flipped it and made the "I had to get a new body" excuse work by casting a weird looking guy or a lil kid to play the role, BUT NO, these dumb muhfuckas just grabbed another old black lady.

#6 - I'm pretty sure there's a alternate universe where the sequels surpassed the original. Prolly the same universe where Biggie lived and trashed all those old Neptune and Timbaland beats. I'd love to move there.

ocelot · April 2012

Damn@Swiftness...
Going around crushing the buildings like snoop...

CitySojourner · April 2012

Swiffness! wrote: »

#1 - The Matrix Online was ASS. The Wachowskis were gonna "officially" continue the story in that game and the whole shit flopped horrible. Niggas turned Morpheus into a villain and shit, female agents, get the fuck outta here with that bullshit.

#2 - The Matrix fan-made mods for Max Payne 1 were GOAT and way better than the real games.

#3 - Shoulda been the new Star Wars but the sequels were ass. But you already knew that. The whole story just went off the rails. Those fucking rave and architect scenes. Me and the Wachowskis got beef.

#4 - Inception IS better. All that philosophy shit ppl always shower The Matrix with praise for? Inception did all that better, while adding MORE substance AND making the whole thing a allegory for film making in general. Catch feelins.

#5 - God, remember how they handled the death of the actress who played The Oracle? They coulda really flipped it and made the "I had to get a new body" excuse work by casting a weird looking guy or a lil kid to play the role, BUT NO, these dumb muhfuckas just grabbed another old black lady.

#6 - I'm pretty sure there's a alternate universe where the sequels surpassed the original. Prolly the same universe where Biggie lived and trashed all those old Neptune and Timbaland beats. I'd love to move there.

The sequels were flawed and somewhat disappointing, but they were still enjoyable. I was with you until you said Inception was better. The Matrix was an amalgamation of several great ideas that made it a classic: great story that was easily understood on a superficial level, but also had some esoteric philosophical ideas that hadn't been seen in big budget films before. It also had great fight choreography, great action, groundbreaking special effects and camera work that influenced many other films. In comparison Inception falls short.

Inception IMHO was overrated. I enjoyed it, but I don't like how Nolan gets a pass for fucked up editing in almost all of his films.

I do agree that the Matrix should of been what Star Wars is. I think the world of the Matrix lends itself well to other properties such as anime, videogames etc. and it's a shame that nothing is really being done with it.

CottonCitySlim · April 2012

I heard the brothers are seriously debating a part 4;

rip.dilla · April 2012

Swiffness! wrote: »

#4 - Inception IS better.

LOL

rapmastermind · April 2012

"Inception" was dope, better than the original "Matrix"?, NO. Matrix changed movies with it's effects. The questions The Matrix posed were more deep than Inception. Again Nolan did a great job, no doubt about it but "The Matrix" is more Legendary and will be remembered more than "Inception".

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