What do you consider to be new or innovative about the film 'The Matrix'?

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What do you consider to be new or innovative about the film ‘The Matrix’?

        The film The Matrix was released in 1999 and the directors were Wachowski brothers. It was a huge success at the box office. The movie gathered a huge following, which in turn started cults. People became obsessed with it and believed they were living in a computer program because the real world is too terrifying.

        I think this film would appeal to people from about 15 upwards (this is the age certificate). It would definitely appeal to people who like action films or sci-fi films. I believe these people were the first people to see the film and spread the word and that’s when the film started to make its money. The word innovative means the introduction of new ideas in this case the story line innovative as it has never been done before.    

        The basic plot of the film is that humans created Artificial Intelligence, which in turn used the humans for a power source because the humans blocked their other power supply. They used a computer programme called the Matrix to control the human race. Thomas Anderson (Neo) wants to find out what the Matrix is. A woman called Trinity takes him to join a group of rebels who have escaped from the Matrix. Neo finds out that he is living in a virtual world; it is in fact where we all live. The real world is a wasteland where artificial intelligence (A.I.) has taken over and few humans exist. Morpheus (the rebel leader) believes Neo to be “The One” that will free the human race from the Matrix. However, there are cyborgs “Agents” who have superpowers and who’s sole purpose is to stop the rebels. Eventually, Neo begins to believe that he really is The One and he fights the agents, finally defeating their leader, Agent Smith.

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        At certain points, the film uses plot devices to move the story on or to provide information. For example, when Morpheus and Neo visit the Oracle and when Trinity wakes Neo with a kiss. These are not very original, and have been used in previous films. Trinity’s resurrecting kiss was famously used in Sleeping Beauty, for example. However, I think that all films use similar ideas to move between scenes, so in that sense, not many films use original plot devices.

        Neo, Morpheus, Trinity and Agent Smith are the 4 main characters. The basic character type is superheroes and villains. ...

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