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One of the central ingredients that madeThe Matrixa bash was impossible to repeat for the sequels . 1999 is considered a banner year for flick , thanks to the likes ofFight Club , The Insider , Toy Story 2and many more . A delimit film from that year isThe Matrix , starring Keanu Reeves as a hacker who discovers the world around him is a computer simulation . The picture crush up everything from existentialism to anime , with the solvent being an exhilarating blockbuster that was much overbold than it needed to be .
In short , it was the perfect movie to usher in the new millennium . The film is still acclaim as a classic - but the same will never be said ofThe Matrixmovie franchisethat followed . Despite the ballyhoo reaching near cosmic level , bothReloadedandRevolutions- which were free six months aside in 2003 - received mixed to minus review . 2021’sResurrectionswas also highly foretell , but its meta - humour and underwhelming action leave alone hearing cold , and it failed to even recoup its budget .
The good Matrix franchise viewing order , which includes all four feature film - length Matrix movies , The Animatrix short films , and video games .
“What Is The Matrix?” Defined The First Movie (& Could Never Be Replicated)
It ’s unknown ifThe Matrix 5will ever materialise , but if it does , it will almost for certain be a reboot . One thingThe Matrixsequels could never double was the original ’s groundbreaking " What is the Matrix ? " selling effort , which celebrate its premiss a enigma . rather , the trailer sold viewers on the stunning visuals and action , butthe central mystery of what the Matrix itself was compelled audience to really see the moving picture .
Of naturally , once looker see it and came to understand the Matrix and how it worked , the sequels obviously could n’t repeat this tactic . The Matrixwas one of the first major motion picture to make use of the internet in its promotional cause , and the fundamental question at the heart of its marketing helped push back awareness . By the timeReloadedandRevolutionscame along , moving-picture show promoting themselves online had become way more bromide , so their promo campaigns feel fairly traditional .
The Matrix’s Marketing Campaign Made The Most Of The Movie’s Premise
Reeves ' Neo spend a dependable chunk ofThe Matrixasking questions , with the key one , naturally , being what the hell is the Matrix anyway ? The merchandising built itself around this , so it felt like audiences were discovering the truth such as Neo was . LikeThe Blair Witch Project’smarketing , the political campaign used the account ’s mystery to power itself . This only fueled curiosity forThe Matrix , and it helped that the film had a fantastic , captivate reply to this central query .
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The Matrixwas the right film at the right clock time , which its marketing campaign only highlightedto hearing . InThe Matrix Reloaded’sdefense , it also had an epic drone filled with unbelievable action , but the sense of mystery and freshness was gone . The subsequence itself was also witness wanting by fans of the saga , and it lacked the skimpy screenplay and pacing that madeThe Matrixa must see .
