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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thematrix.jpg]]
2[[caption-width-right:350:The Matrix has you.]]
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4->''"The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system, and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."''
5-->-- '''Morpheus'''
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7[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere What is the Matrix?]] Unfortunately, nobody can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
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9...or, y'know, you could read the article. That works, too.
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11''The Matrix'' is a multimedia franchise created by [[Creator/TheWachowskis The Wachowskis]] which primarily revolves around a trilogy of sci-fi action movies starring Creator/KeanuReeves as [[TheHero a hacker named Neo]], Creator/LaurenceFishburne as [[MagicalNegro his mentor Morpheus]], Creator/CarrieAnneMoss as his LoveInterest [[ActionGirl Trinity]] and Creator/HugoWeaving as [[BigBad the nefarious AI Agent Smith]]. [[Film/TheMatrix The first film]] popularized the "BulletTime" visual effect, and became one of the most influential ([[FollowTheLeader and oft-copied]]) sci-fi films since ''Franchise/StarWars''. At least at the time, it was also viewed as one of the most culturally important films since then, spending a fair bit of time [[ContemplateOurNavels navel-gazing]] and touching on a number of concepts from philosophy and metaphysics.
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13Plans to relaunch the franchise and greatly [[ExpandedUniverse expand its universe]] were discussed by Warner Bros but languished for quite some time until it was announced in August 2019 that a fourth ''Matrix'' film officially went into development, with Lana Wachowski returning to co-write, direct, and produce and Reeves and Moss reprising their roles as Neo and Trinity. Shot in 2020, the film's title was confirmed in August 2021 to be ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'', and it was released in December 2021 in theaters and on Creator/HBOMax. The announcement preceded the (previously scheduled) 20th anniversary re-release of the original film in select AMC cinemas that same month.
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15!!Media in ''The Matrix'' franchise:
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17[[index]]
18[[AC:Live-action films]]
19* ''Film/TheMatrix'' (1999)
20* ''Film/TheMatrixReloaded'' (2003)
21* ''Film/TheMatrixRevolutions'' (2003)
22* ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'' (2021)
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24[[AC:Animated film]]
25* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' (2003)
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27[[AC:Video games]]
28* ''VideoGame/EnterTheMatrix'' (2003)
29* ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo'' (2005)
30* ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' (2005–2009)
31* ''The Matrix Awakens'' (Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, 2021)
32[[/index]]
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35!! Unfortunately, no one can be told what tropes can be found within the Matrix. You have to read them for yourself:
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37[[AC:General examples]]
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39[[index]]
40* TheMatrix/TropesAToG
41* TheMatrix/TropesHToM
42* TheMatrix/TropesNToZ
43[[/index]]
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45[[AC:Tropes with their own pages]]
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47[[index]]
48* [[Foreshadowing/TheMatrix Foreshadowing]]
49[[/index]]
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51----
52->Wake up, Troper...
53->[[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife The wiki has you...]]
54->[[Administrivia/AllBlueEntry Follow the blue entry.]]
55->[[KnockKnockJoke Knock, Knock, Troper.]]

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