It is beautiful, fun and worth exploring. The Matrix or the world around us to blind us from the truth is indeed a fantasy world. Interesting.įirst of all before we get into the artistic merits of the film which are many, I would like to comment on a few things.
Whitely scanned the characters from that book and digitally manipulated them until they became the otherworldly coding that appeared on screen." () He says they came from sushi recipes. What is funny about this is that recently "Simon Whitely, the creator of the Matrix's code, said that it all came from his wife's Japanese cookbook.
The film begins with the Matrix code shown on screen. The repetitive blandness of the grid in Thomas Anderson's plain, cubicle-laden corporate office symbolizes the Matrix's stifling system of control, and it visually illustrates the Matrix's latitudinal/longitudinal weblike code that Neo finally sees at the end of the Matrix" (Sparknotes Editors) "The mise-en-scene (physical environment of a film) displays the strong sense of metaphor throughout the trilogy. Hopefully this review will scratch the surface on its meanings as it is thoroughly confusing. The Matrix is one of the most innovative, confusing and visually exciting science fiction movies I've ever seen.
These stylistic elements include certain modes of framing and lighting, along with an emphasis on violence" (Sparknotes Editors) The visual style of the Matrix draws on its creators' love or the comic book and Japanese animation traditions, as well as reflecting an affinity with video game culture. ĭirectors/Writers - Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.