The Matrix Reboot: 5 Reasons It Should Be A Prequel

5. The Film Would Not Be As Bound By The Original Trilogy

The announcement of a Matrix reboot was a slightly surprising one from a storytelling standpoint - the trilogy ending in a very final manner that left little opportunity for further adventures.

This is why a prequel makes far more sense, it being set prior to Neo's taking of the red pill meaning that there would be no reason for an explanation to be contrived as to why the peace didn't last between the machines and humans or the absence of the surviving members of the original cast.

The movie would be especially free from the boundaries of the original trilogy if it were to follow a previous One in an earlier version of the Matrix, as all of those characters would end up being purged by the machines - making it incredibly hard for any tangible effects to be had on the original story.