The Matrix Resurrections: 25 WTF Moments
The biggest WTF moments from 2021's most unhinged blockbuster.
The Matrix Resurrections is finally out around the world, and the general response has been "polarising" to say the least.
Though critics have been more favourable than not, most reviews have landed in the three-star range, and the fan chatter on social media has been intensely divided between those who loved it, loathed it, and were simply baffled by it.
But something we can all agree on? This film was weird as f**k.
The Matrix Resurrections can't at all be accused of just playing it safe and making a conventional "soft reboot" that rehashes the plot and action beats of the original Matrix.
This is a deeply weird, eccentric film that confirms again that Lana Wachowski is a one-of-a-kind artist, but also someone who can end up stumbling over her own excesses and not necessarily knowing what's best for her own IP.
The result is a film overflowing with strangeness, from its cute quirks to deeply unhinged moments that fans are still going to be discussing years and years from now.
Say what you will about it either way, The Matrix Resurrections is one of the most bizarre and unpredictable blockbusters of the entire last decade...
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...