And sometimes I think of "The Matrix" as, like, the moment when the Wachowskis and the mainstream accidentally overlapped.ĬORNISH: In the meantime, as we noted in the intro, Vulture is doing a full series on this. Maybe they realized that after the sequels, they didn't particularly want to be lifelong custodians of one franchise.
And what kind of impresses me about the Wachowskis is they're not all that interested in duplicating it. Then they made "Speed Racer." They made a pretty interesting Netflix series called "Sense8," but something like "The Matrix" comes along, in a way, once in a career. In terms of their moviemaking, they followed up with two sequels which were not nearly as well liked or as well-received as the original was, which is often the case with sequels. HARRIS: I think the most famous thing that people know about the Wachowskis is that they're both trans - that they went through transitions in the years after "The Matrix" at separate times. Particularly on the alt-right, it's a kind of semaphoric way of saying stop being so delusional don't you see that you're being duped?ĬORNISH: Finally, the filmmakers haven't had a hit like "The Matrix" since. And so take the red pill has become this kind of shorthand for, I guess, what, you know, in the 1950s would've been wake up and smell the coffee. And, you know, it's strange to remember that in 1999 when "The Matrix" came out, the idea of living on social media in these short, little bursts of communication with strangers, whether it's Twitter or Instagram or Reddit, was not really a thing.
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And, in particular, one of the most enduring images in the movie is of the red pill.įISHBURNE: (As Morpheus) You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.ĬORNISH: Neo takes a red pill to break out of the matrix to see life as it really is.įISHBURNE: (As Morpheus) Remember, all I'm offering is the truth - nothing more.ĬORNISH: And this phrase has actually become fairly common - right? - in some corners of the Internet. It kind of works for everyone at this moment.ĬORNISH: No, I understand that - the rise of conspiracy culture. And that can appeal to everyone from people on the far left who think that we're all, you know, unknowingly controlled by corporations, to people on the far right who are convinced that everything they see in the media is a lie, to libertarians who think, you know, that the awareness of the individual is everything, to people who are just, you know, really fond of conspiracy theories. But if you don't do that, you're living in a dream world. MARK HARRIS: I think that little clip that you played is perfect kind of one-size-fits-all paranoia because it tells you that reality - real reality is right in front of your eyes if you just wake up and will yourself to see it.
When I asked columnist Mark Harris to explain, he referred to Morpheus's words. That's the argument made in a series of stories published by the pop culture site Vulture. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television.ĬORNISH: The matrix is all around us in 2019. It is all around us even now in this very room. LAURENCE FISHBURNE: (As Morpheus) The matrix is everywhere. Laurence Fishburne's character Morpheus explains it. He discovers his seemingly normal world is a computer simulation. KEANU REEVES: (As Neo) What is the matrix?ĬORNISH: The answer turned out to be a pop culture phenomenon - a sci-fi thriller in which a hacker named Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, has an awakening. Nearly 20 years ago in March of 1999, there was a burning question on the minds of many filmgoers.
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