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Release Date:
31 March 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
In a world of 1s and 0s...are you a zero, or The One? morePlot:
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against the controllers of it. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 36 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Matrix has Buddhist themes moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keanu Reeves | ... | Neo | |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... | Morpheus | |
| Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Trinity | |
| Hugo Weaving | ... | Agent Smith | |
| Gloria Foster | ... | Oracle | |
| Joe Pantoliano | ... | Cypher | |
| Marcus Chong | ... | Tank | |
| Julian Arahanga | ... | Apoc | |
| Matt Doran | ... | Mouse | |
| Belinda McClory | ... | Switch | |
| Anthony Ray Parker | ... | Dozer | |
| Paul Goddard | ... | Agent Brown | |
| Robert Taylor | ... | Agent Jones | |
| David Aston | ... | Rhineheart | |
| Marc Aden | ... | Choi (as Marc Gray) |
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Rated R for sci-fi violence and brief language.Parents Guide:
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136 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #36569) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 (re-rating) | Malaysia:18SG | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) (uncut) | Philippines:PG-13 | France:U (with warning) | Brazil:12 | India:A | South Africa:10V | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 (cut) | Israel:PG | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 (cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)Fun Stuff
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When Neo is meeting with the Oracle, the music playing in the background in her apartment is Django Reinhardt's "Minor Swing". moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the fight scene between Neo and Agent Smith in the subway station, after Neo incapacitates the agent and flips out of the way of the oncoming train, you can see where the wire harness connects to his back. You can also see one of the wires visible by his wrist. moreQuotes:
[first lines][phone rings]
Cypher: Yeah.
Trinity: Is everything in place?
Cypher: You weren't supposed to relieve me.
Trinity: I know, but I felt like taking a shift.
Cypher: You like him, don't you? You like watching him.
Trinity: Don't be ridiculous.
Cypher: We're gonna kill him. You understand that?
Trinity: Morpheus believes he is the one.
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Spoofed in "The Fairly OddParents: The Big Problem!/Power Mad! (#1.1)" (2001) moreSoundtrack:
Rock is Dead moreFAQ
How do people have babies in the Matrix?Were the actors martial artists?
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A large part of the appeal of 'The Matrix' for me was the special effects and action-packed scenes. But, on reflection, part of the appeal is also its philosophical and religious underpinnings...
When asked whether Buddhist ideas influenced them, the Wachowski brothers offered an unqualified "Yes!" and at a very basic level, the movie portrays two levels of reality: our everyday existence and a deeper, more significant, underlying reality (the matrix). This is very much like the Two Truths in Buddhism: relative truth, in which everything is perception, and ultimate truth which is the way things really are (objective reality).
Because of our ignorance, we mistake the everyday world for something real and objective, and this is the cause of our suffering. As in 'The Matrix', breaking through relative truth to direct contact with ultimate truth represents a high spiritual attainment, some would say enlightenment, an awakening. (Remember the message on Neo's computer screen: "Wake up, Neo!")
Mahayana Buddhism suggests that there are great spiritual warriors (like Neo?) who are walking the path from ignorance to enlightenment, and who can in turn guide us on the path.