The Matrix ( Lincoln Continental ) 1965
The Matrix
The Matrix is a 1999 American-Australian science fiction action film written and directed by The Wachowski Brothers, starring Keanu Reeves, It depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called ‘the Matrix’, created by sentient machines to subdue the human population, while their bodies’ heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source.
Theme Tune
Rock Is Dead – Marilyn Manson
Amphetamines for boys
Crucifixes for ladies
Sampled and soulless
Worldwide and real webbed
You sell all the living
For more safer dead
Anything to belong
Shock is all in your head
Your sex and your dope is all that we’re fed
So fuck all your protests and
Put them to bed
Rock! La, la, la, la, la
Rock! La, la, la, la, la, la
Rock! La, la, la, la, la
We’re so full of hope
And so full of shit
Build a new God
To medicate and to ape
Sell us Ersatz
Dressed up and real fake
Cast
Keanu Reeves … Neo
Laurence Fishburne … Morpheus
Carrie-Anne Moss … Trinity
Hugo Weaving … Agent Smith
Gloria Foster … Oracle
Joe Pantoliano … Cypher
Marcus Chong … Tank
The car used whilst in The Matrix was a 1965 Lincoln Continental
One of the more unusual features was that it was offered as a convertible, and suicide rear doors.
It’s one of the more popular cars for movies. One was featured in the 1964 Bond vehicle Goldfinger. It’s the one that got crushed with one of Mr. Goldfinger’s ex-associates inside.
The Matrix is known for popularizing a visual effect known as ‘bullet time’, in which the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera’s viewpoint appears to move through the scene at normal speed. The film is an example of the cyberpunk science fiction genre
Trivia
The success of the film led to the release of two feature film sequels, both written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
For the cell phone conversation scene between Neo and Morpheus in the Meta Cortechs office Keanu Reeves actually climbed up the window without a stuntman, which was 34 floors up.
All scenes that take place within the Matrix have a green tint, as if watching them through a computer monitor, while scenes in the real world have normal coloring. The fight scene between Morpheus and Neo, which is neither in the real world nor in the Matrix, is tinted yellow.
In the first 45 minutes of the film, Neo (Keanu Reeves) has 80 lines. 44 of these lines are questions, just over half of his total dialogue, averaging at roughly one question per minute.
Keanu Reeves was recovering from neck surgery while training for this film. During the four months of training, he had to wear a neck brace.
By the middle of 2002, the famous ‘Bullet Time’ sequence had been spoofed in over 20 different movies.
While Neo is on the way to the Oracle, his sideburns change length and shape.
Quote
Morpheus: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
Morpheus: 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?
Agent Smith: Never send a human to do a machine’s job.
Neo: Why do my eyes hurt?
Morpheus: You’ve never used them before.
Morpheus: The pill you took is part of a trace program. It’s designed to disrupt your input/output carrier signal so we can pinpoint your location.
Neo: What does that mean?
Cypher: It means fasten your seat belt Dorothy, ’cause Kansas is going bye-bye.
Cypher: I know what you’re thinking, ’cause right now I’m thinking the same thing. Actually, I’ve been thinking it ever since I got here: Why oh why didn’t I take the BLUE pill?
Trivia
The opening action scene took six months of training and four days to shoot.
Info
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Production
companies |
Village Roadshow Pictures Groucho II Film Partnership Silver Pictures |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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March 31, 1999 (United States) |
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Running time
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136 minutes |
| Country | United States, Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $63 million |
| Box office | $465.3 million |
MOVIES
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
QUIZ 1
Which actor turned down the roll of Neo
A. Jamie Foxx
B. Will Smith
C. Denzel Washington
D. Samuel L. Jackson
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B. Will Smith
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QUIZ 2
What element style of work was used to make the Matrix Films ?
A. Woo Fu
B. Baritsu
C. Wire Fu
D. Mishima
Press for Answer
C. Wire Fu
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QUIZ 1
Which actor turned down the roll of Neo
A. Jamie Foxx
B. Will Smith
C. Denzel Washington
D. Samuel L. Jackson
Will Smith was approached to play Neo, but turned down the offer in order to star in Wild Wild West (1999). He later admitted that, at the time, he was “not mature enough as an actor” and that, if given the role, he “would have messed it up”. He had no regrets, saying that “Keanu was brilliant as Neo.” Sandra Bullock had been offered the role of Trinity but turned it down just because Will Smith was in the film. She regretted her decision, because had she been cast, she would have been reunited with Keanu Reeves, with whom she previously starred in Speed (1994).
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- Jamie Foxx
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- Will Smith
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- Denzel Washington
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- Samuel L. Jackson
QUIZ 2
What element style of work was used to make the Matrix Films ?
A. Woo Fu
B. Baritsu
C. Wire Fu
D. Mishima
Info
Wire fu is an element or style of Hong Kong action cinema used in fight scenes. It is a combination of two terms: ‘wire work’ and ‘kung fu.
Wire fu is used to describe a sub-genre of kung fu movies where the stuntmen’s or actor’s skill is augmented with the use of wires and pulleys, as well as other stage techniques, usually to perform fight-scene stunts and give the illusion of super-human ability (or Qinggong). It is exemplified by the work of Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo-ping, and Jet Li, that has subsequently been appropriated by the Hollywood film industry. Almost all modern wuxia movies fall in this category. Not all martial arts films use wire work.
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- Baritsu
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