Symbols and Tropes
The White Rabbit
MORPHEUS: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole. Neo can't help but agree. Let's put ourselves in Neo's shoes for a moment (ah, they've g...
Zoom-In Transitions
Film editors need a way to get from one scene to another and, unlike Star Wars: Episode III, The Matrix doesn't just wipe us from one image to the next. Instead, we have some very meaningful transi...
Simulacra and Simulation
Oh those Wachowskis, they just can't help stuff their movie full of philosophy. Even simple hollowed out books used to hide digital contraband are meaningful. When Neo goes to get the goods for Cho...
The Bug
The Matrix is all about the conflation of physical reality and virtual reality, but we often forget about a sort of intermediary existence… that of the machines. Their consciousness appears to be...
Room Numbers
So, unless you were planning on paying him a visit, you probably didn't pay attention to the number on Neo's door when you first watched the movie. So you'll just have to trust us when we say he li...