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The Cinematic Schematic is back to follow the white rabbit and see how close to the line between fiction and reality we can go in our review of The Matrix Resurrections. Award-winning Oklahoma filmmaker and returning guest, Laron Chapman, joins the cast of GoodTrash Media‘s Dalton Stuart and The Cinematropolis contributor Daniel Bokemper from our recent Matrix Trilogy retrospective to discuss the latest entry in the franchise that taught millenials about kung fu and propelled Neo(Keanu Reeves), Trinity(Carrie-Anne Moss) and writer/director Lana Wachowski into pop culture fandoms everywhere.
Following the conclusion of The Matrix Trilogy in 2003, the writing/directing duo of Lana and Lilly Wachowski decided to move on from the franchise despite the appetite for more stories from both Matrix fans an WB studio executives. After the duo decided to split ways between seasons 1 and 2 of Netflix’s Sense8, Lana Wachowski has finally returned to the franchise, citing her inspiration as the need to return to comfort and familiarity following the tragic passing of her parents.
As inspired as it may sound, what exactly is there left to be said about the world of the Matrix after Revolutons ended on such a definitive conclusion? Our relationship with technology and blockbuster sci-fi films may have changed radically since the 1999 classic hit theaters, but the character stories were finished and many film goers had moved on from the story of “the one,” agents, and realities built by machines.
We’ll keep the spoilers light in this article, but needless to say, the film brings back Reeves as Thomas Anderson, a lead video game designer who made achieved his fame by developing a game trilogy titled The Matrix, with his business partner Smith(Jonathan Groff). Despite being successful, Anderson has been unable to work up the courage to ask out a woman at his local coffee shop named Tiffany(Carrie-Anne Moss). Despite there being several familar faces and elements, things are not as they appear and Anderson is lured back down the rabbit hole by a woman with a white rabbit tattoo named bugs(Jessica Henwick). There are many new faces including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Neil Patrick Harris alongside other series veterans like Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe.
In this episode, we’ll answer the million dollar question. Does The Matrix Resurrections do enough, not just to justify a return to these characters, but also carry The Matrix legacy forward?
Tune in for the full review to find out!
The Matrix Resurrections is now playing in theaters and on HBO Max.
Special Guests
Laron Chapman
Award-winning Oklahoma filmmaker
Follow Laron on Instagram @blackmoviemagic
Dalton Stuart
Co-host of the GoodTrash Genrecast and GoodTrash Media co-founder
Follow GoodTrash Media on Twitter @Good_Trash
Daniel Bokemper
Contributor at The Cinematropolis
Follow Daniel on Twitter @daniel_bokemper
About The Matrix Resurrections
According to IMDB, The Matrix Resurrections can be described as:
Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more.
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