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The Matrix (1999)

Film
DirectorLana Wachowski
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Characters
Form & technique
  • The "Red Pill / Blue Pill" choice scene
  • The "Follow the white rabbit" sequence → The Pastiche Playbook
  • The use of Rage Against the Machine's "Wake Up" in the final scene and credits → Anempathetic Sound
Tropes
  • Neo's "residual self-image"
  • Neo's decision to re-enter the Matrix to save Morpheus
  • The "Bullet Time" effect on the rooftop
  • The division between the simulated world and the 'real' world

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