20 Perfect Shots Taken From Classic Sci-Fi Movies

8. The Matrix

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The culmination of over two hours of constant references to Neo being the 'One', frequent misdirections and existential pondering lead to this scene.

It's all over within a minute, but boy is it a satisfying pay-off. Solely credited for at least popularising the concept of bullet-time in cinema, Neo's outstretched hand being enough to stop a wall of bullets from a point-of-view shot directly behind them is spectacular.

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