10 Amazing Films That Get Better The More You Think About Them
3. The Matrix
When The Matrix hit screens in 1999, it changed the landscape of cinema forever.
Humanity is held captive inside of a virtual world indistinguishable from reality called The Matrix by hyper-intelligent robots. It is only through the power of one man, Neo, that the human race has any hope of breaking out of its infernal prison.
The Wachowski sisters did not have to go as hard as they did when they made The Matrix. It's a film that somehow successfully mixes genres that shouldn't work together, but do with flying colors. Where the movie really shines though is in its social and political commentary.
It's obvious that a key theme of The Matrix is the nature of reality. The movie is in no way subtle about it, and is honestly better off for it. Even while dealing with such a complex subject as that though, the Wachowskis still mange to incorporate themes of gender identity, anti-capitalism, religion, and so many more without missing a beat.
You could sit down and think about the movie for hours, and yet still not fully explore even a fraction of it. This is part of what has made The Matrix the classic that we all know it to be, and an essential element to its undying legacy. Well, that and bullet-time.