Robert Wright describes a central scene in The Matrix in his bestselling 2017 book, Why Buddhism Is True: “Morpheus (played by Laurence Fishburne), explains the situation to Neo: 'You are a slave, Neo ...

It is a cinematic scene familiar to millions: A man named Morpheus sits across from another man named Neo and informs him that his entire notion of reality is a lie. If Neo wishes to know the truth of ...

The Matrix is many things to many people, but I think it was most significant as a perfect escapist fantasy for those of us who grew up with the film. It's a world where your unsatisfying everyday ...

Keanu Reeves said in a Reddit AMA that "The Matrix" directors gave him the red pill from the movie. In the movie, the pill allows Reeves' character to discover the truth about his world. Reeves said ...

Lilly Wachowski has criticised right-wingers, including MAGA, for using a famous scene from her film The Matrix in their political messaging. In a recent interview on the So True with Caleb Hearon ...

The 1999 film The Matrix is famous for coining the metaphor of the “red pill.” In the imaginary world of the movie, people live largely in a state of illusion, experiencing a completely managed ...

Reeves revealed the writer-directors of The Matrix — the Wachowski sisters — had given him the memorable prop Keanu Reeves has a very cool memento from The Matrix. The Canadian actor, 58, revealed ...