The Matrix Resurrections: 25 WTF Moments

25. It Starts Off As A "Remake"

Resurrections kicks off in a fashion clearly intended to toy with those expecting yet another belated sequel that's basically just a rehash of the original.

The film's very first scene is more-or-less a remake of the original Matrix's unforgettable opening with Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), except Trinity is played by a different young actress, and Agent Smith is played by an alt-version of Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II).

Bugs (Jessica Henwick), who is spying on the situation, even refers to the scene as "feeling familiar," though soon enough things diverge as she gets involved in the action, gives Morpheus the red pill and helping him escape the agents.

It's soon enough confirmed that we were actually watching Bugs rescuing Morpheus from a "modal," a sort-of Matrix-within-a-Matrix test exercise programmed into the Matrix by none other than Thomas Anderson/Neo (Keanu Reeves) himself.

Neo, programming again? Let's explain...