Description
In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans as found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1999
Publication
Warner Bros. (2006)
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Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — Dramatic Presentation — 2000)
Academy Award (Nominee — 1999)
National Film Registry (2012)
User reviews
LibraryThing member themulhern
Still good solid fun, except for the last scenes and the power of love.
LibraryThing member wdwilson3
First half was pretty interesting, the second just Hong Kong combat.
LibraryThing member SirJohnJameson
15 years later and still pretty good. Old and new fans alike will agree that this was a uniquely entertaining feature film.
LibraryThing member comfypants
An unhappy programmer finds out... some stuff that would be spoilers.
Huh. Well that hasn't aged well. After seeing it a few times, the once-mind-bending science fiction has nothing to offer, and instead I just notice how it doesn't hold up to too much thought. And after the last decade, the movie's
Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: D
Music: D
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.2/4
Huh. Well that hasn't aged well. After seeing it a few times, the once-mind-bending science fiction has nothing to offer, and instead I just notice how it doesn't hold up to too much thought. And after the last decade, the movie's
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once-awesomely-innovative style just looks like every other bad action movie. It's really only got two good things left: Mr. Smith, and Hugo Weaving.Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: D
Music: D
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.2/4
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Media reviews
Neo (Reeves)-mild-mannered software author by day, feared hacker by night-is recruited into a cell of cyber-rebels, led by Morpheus (Fishburne) and the warrior Trinity (Moss). They have made a fundamental discovery about the world: It does not exist. It is only a seedy utopia where humanity is
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preserved, protected, and endlessly recycled by a mega-computer. Cypher (Pantoliano) turns traitorous for access to comforts unmatched by the drab post-apocalyptic real world, while Agent Smith (Weaving) dismisses humans as "a plague"--For which non-organic life is "the cure." Show Less