Today, November 27, 2023, “Matrix“at 8:15 p.m. on Cable 1. A repeat can be seen on November 28 at 10:25 PM. In the unlikely event that you are not yet familiar with the science fiction masterpiece of the Wachowski sisters, we have only one word for you: To turn on!
After all, ‘The Matrix’ is not only one of the most influential films of the past 25 years (almost no other has been so often copied and parodied), but it also stands alone. a near-perfect screen adventure with revolutionary action scenes and a gripping sci-fi setting.
If you miss the TV broadcast or are reading this article too late, you can also stream “The Matrix,” its sequel “Matrix Reloaded,” and part 3 “Matrix Revolutions” on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video as part of their respective flat-rate subscriptions . Alternatively, you can also buy the films on DVD or (4K/UltraHD) Blu-ray – for example in the cool-looking box set with “Matrix 4: Resurrections”, which was not released until 2022.
That’s what “Matrix” on Cable 1 is about
Unremarkable programmer Thomas A. Anderson (Keanu Reeves) has long had the feeling that something is wrong with the world. One day this suspicion is confirmed when the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) shows up and claims that the world Thomas lives in is just a computer simulation. The stranger now offers Thomas a choice:
Either he remains in the so-called Matrix and continues his monotonous but safe life, or he follows Morpheus into the real world, where the few free humans wage a bitter war against the machines that exploit most of humanity as a source of energy. Thomas of course chooses reality and a short time later becomes the hope of the resistance…
A masterpiece in the science fiction and action genre
You don’t really need to say much about “The Matrix”. After all, it’s common knowledge that the film caused a pop culture earthquake when it hit theaters in 1999. The Matrix inspired so many imitators that even those unfamiliar with the film have most likely seen a copy or parody of it.
Legendary is the so-called ‘bullet time’, a then innovative way of filming action scenes, in which the actors fight with each other in slow motion, while the camera appears to move at normal speed.
But ‘The Matrix’ is more than an action revolution, it also offers a lot of philosophical depth. The question “Are we all living in a simulation?” is combined here with a gripping sci-fi vision and the idiosyncratic, but therefore iconic style of Lilly and Lana Wachowski.
“The Matrix” is one of those movies that stays with you long after the credits roll: Whether it’s because the action scenes simply blew you away, because the exciting science fiction premise made you think, or because you wonder how you would have acted if you had been given the choice of Morpheus…
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Author: Benjamin Hecht
Source : Film Starts
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