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The Matrix (1999) Full Movie Reaction!! (Patreon)

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The Matrix (1999) First Time Watching! Full Movie Reaction!!

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Here we go ✨️✨️

TBR Schmitt

I'm sure seeing this on the big screen was insane!! -Sam

Micah Mann

Oh WOW! This is a brilliant movie. Shocked you hadn’t seen it. This will be a fun rewatch.

Backlog Andy M.

It was amazing. We were what the hell. That was so cool 😃

PIG

First time? No shit! I’m looking forward to the reaction.

Backlog Andy M.

Im a brit Dan. Always good for a cup of tea 😉

Tyler Foster

Fun little story about Bound (1996), which was the Wachowski sisters' debut film. They wrote the script for The Matrix first, but Warner Bros. was hesitant about gambling that much money on first-time filmmakers. As a result, they went and wrote and then directed Bound, just so they could convince Warner to give the greenlight to The Matrix. Personally, I think Bound is one of the greatest neo-noir debut features of all time, up there with the Coen Brothers' Blood Simple (1984), which you've already watched, and Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave (1994). I haven't watched the video yet, so I don't know what all you talk about, but at least some of the "bullet time" effects were achieved the old-fashioned way: visual effects supervisor John Gaeta created a ring of still cameras in the shape of a C that the actors would be placed in the center of. They would perform the action, and the cameras would each take a still frame timed to go off one after the other from one end to the other, and then each frame would be assembled together, essentially like one would assemble a piece of frame-by-frame animation, to create the revolving camera effect.

Micah Mann

Oh wait… you have seen it! HAHA Gotcha. Too fun.

Micah Mann

That first scene was so REVOLUTIONARY at the time.

Steve Mercier

Movies like this are why reaction channels exist: to re-experience that first time of watching something spectacular vicariously. Happy early Turkey Day, Schmitt family!

TBR Schmitt

I hope you enjoy, Micah! Definitely had not seen it 🤣 -Sam

TBR Schmitt

I love this! We’ll need to check out Bound! I want to do a deeper dive into how they filmed some of these scenes! -Sam

TBR Schmitt

Happy early Thanksgiving, Steve! I hope you enjoy! -Sam

TBR Schmitt

So excited to see the excitement on this one! Although it turns out I definitely hadn’t seen this, let us know your thoughts on these types of videos! ❤️ -Sam

Tyler Foster

Good news: there is an official feature-length documentary called The Matrix Revisited (2001) that is both on the Blu-ray/4K releases of the movie and can be found on Amazon Prime and some of the other places digitally on its own. Interviews with the entire cast and crew were filmed while they were preparing to shoot Reloaded and Revolutions back-to-back. I haven't watched it in a long time, but I did see it more than once back when the sequels were newer and I remember it being a very good in-depth look at the making of the original movie, as well as some of the stunt training for the sequels.

Aaron Barlow

I find it hard to believe that this is your first time watching this iconic masterpiece. There are tribes in the Amazon, undiscovered by western civilization that have seen all 3 movies lol.

TBR Schmitt

Totally get it, Aaron! And I think that’s why I was so sure I’d seen it! Daniel has a few more in mind he’d love to do so thank you for the feedback! I know for sure I’ve not seen the sequels so maybe some Aliens can come watch for the first time with me 🤪 -Sam

dieselbeast

I could never fully get into the matrix franchise but this first one I enjoyed as much as I could lol but idk if I'll be able to watch the rest of them with y'all lol but y'all can appreciate at least a few things from everything y'all react to even if it isn't the best thing y'all ever watched lol

Joel

Sam before watching: "I think I've seen this" Sam five minutes in: "What's the One?" Me: "Yeah, you haven't seen this, lol"

TBR Schmitt

Haha well I hope you enjoy the rewatch regardless! -Sam

TBR Schmitt

Joel, I’m dying 🤣 I asked Daniel if he wanted to add like an “editor’s note” in the intro that after watching we’re sure I haven’t seen it and he goes… I think your explanation of what you think this is about is enough. Too funny! -Sam

PIG

lol!

Hans Engelen

So are your minds blown or .... Edit: I don't care if you have watched the movie before. Yes I always hope for a chance to re-experience my own first time watching something through the eyes of someone else (read a reactor). But I have seen this movie about 387 times and still find little tidbits that I missed.

Jay Davis

But how would you KNOW for sure if you've seen it or not before mmmm?

OddThomas

The sequels have major pacing issues but the action is always good. Interested to see what you think of them - you should also watch The Animatrix after, it fills in some gaps and has great animation

Ellie Williams

I think The Matrix has aged incredibly well and it's because of the high level of creativity. The helicopter sequence is still visually incredible despite 26 year-old special effects. Also Trinity is an all time badass. I really DO NOT want you to watch the sequels. Keep your high opinion of the first movie. It's so special and Reloaded and Revolutions just aren't up to par. I actually am oddly fond of Resurrections, but I think when you make a masterpiece movie, it's nearly impossible to replicate its impact.

Marcus Cato

It really was, Sam, especially going in with no expectations long before it became such a huge cultural touchstone.

Marcus Cato

If I am in some kind of matrix right now, I humbly request that I not be unplugged until this reaction is over.

David Wilkins

I’ll choose the pill tonight. 🎬😶

Marcus Cato

Loved the Animatrix! Plus one on that one getting a reaction.

EdmanXERO

Samantha "Blue Pill" Schmitt. 🤣Also, I KNEW she was gonna go "WHAT THE FUCK" at the bug scene. XD I'm glad you enjoyed this movie, because it is definitely one of my Top 10. And Daniel hit the nail on the head where he says watching it a 2nd time makes things a lot more clear on what is going on. This movie has so much rewatchability and has so many memorable quotes, it's insane. Joey Pants definitely had a career performance as Cypher, AKA "Sphinx". lmao And don't even get me started on the soundtrack. Thank you guys for reacting to this, and I look forward to the sequels whenever you get to them. This saga has so much lore it's amazing. I wonder what would happen if Neo took BOTH pills at once? 😮

Philip Alan

Cypher didn't kill those people because he was angry. He killed them for Mr Smith & The Matrix. That was the deal. Kill them and hand over Morpheus and you'll get re-inserted into The Matrix. Great reaction for Sam! And Daniel, I know it's tough to rewatch stuff without giving stuff away, but you always give hints at stuff maybe Sam's brain hasn't computed yet. Give her at least a minute to absorb the scene before giving your SPOILERY SUMMARY of the scene!! hahaha!! Anyways, this was fun! The Matrix is up there as one of my favorite movies!

Stuart Brewster

You mentioned Dark City in your outro. Interesting fact, they actually shared some sets between the two films, notably the rooftops from the beginning. Also, the Matrix, on rewatch, is full of foreshadowing - The Oracle tells him: "You're waiting for something. Your next life, maybe..."

Stuart Brewster

Oh, and the main cast went through around 6 months of martial arts training. Keanu, at that time, was recovering from back surgery.

Alex

I think this is one of those things where everyone just believes what everybody else has in terms of opinions. When I first saw The Matrix and then the sequels came out and everyone hated them / thought they were terrible I didn't enjoy them. But then many years later when I watched them after forgetting about all that, I really enjoyed them, and couldn't believe I didn't enjoy them the first time. Most people if they detach from the group think and what everyone else thinks, empties their cup, and then watches the movies (whichever ones they are) they end up enjoying them. I've experienced this in many different areas of life. That whole thing is a Matrix in itself. People are so influenced and their opinions and thoughts that they think are their own but are extremely shaped by what other people say. However, I will agree that The Matrix as the phenomenon that it is and how it perfectly mirrors our reality and the reality of the way governments shape our every belief of what reality is and how to think and what to believe and how to live, stands on its own and the sequels are not a part of that. The sequels just continue the story and are not the perfect reflection of our world and how those in power control us that the first movie is.

Alex

I won't say anything about them but it will ruin them but The Matrix Reloaded I had a certain gripe with it that they took a certain groundbreaking effect to the extreme. And the ending of the third one to me was a ripoff of something else popular at the time. People who've seen it may know what I mean, don't spoil in case they watch them. But watching it again now and hearing Sam say how she can compare different parts of this to so many different movies I see now how they took inspiration from absolutely everything you can imagine.

Alex

This is one of the most amazing movies every created because it so perfectly mirrors our actual world and the way things are controlled and the way our perception of reality is controlled and shaped by the media. 99% of people do take the blue pill, and the 1% that take the red pill are mocked, attacked, and as recently cancelled and their lives destroyed in some cases. That scene where they're in the training program that ends in him seeing the woman in the red dress. Every word uttered by Morpheus until the line about the woman in the red dress word for word describes how people react when you try to tell them about things that the mainstream narrative says aren't real. And I've also since discovered that even the whole thing about anybody being able to be an agent also mirrors things as well. You can be friends with someone, really good friends, and try telling them you have a different opinion about something the media says si a certain way, and watch them "turn into an agent" and completely change on you and become a completely different person. Also the line "One cannot be told what The Matrix is, one has to experience it for themselves." You can tell people stuff til they're blue in the face but they're never gonna believe you if it's something that goes against what they've believed their whole life. I don't really think AI is much of a threat .. But every time I see something on Facebook or anywhere else where someone wants to spray something in the sky or say make some sattellite "sun dimming system" I think of the line "The one thing we know for sure is that we're the ones who scorched the sky."

Alex

Now I wanna watch Dark City.

Alex

He was angry though. I thought the whole time it's obvious how he was just not aligned with them. "Geez. what a mind job. So you're here to save the world.. What do you say to something like that??" Dude has a major chip on his shoulder about that. I mean I understand where he's coming from, but at the same time you can't "tell somebody what the Matrix is" and it is so true about everything. You can't convince someone something they believe is BS with words. They will never believe you. If Morpheus went around telling people what the Matrix is all of them would tell him he's crazy.

Alex

Yeah, I was a little disappointed when you said you've seen it, but then when Daniel talked about what you think it's about and all that I was like . Oh cool. She doesn't have any clue. I mean a rewatch when someone doesn't remember anything is still cool. It's almost like a first time watch. I remember when I watched Stranger Things on another reaction channel where they didn't remember anything it was still good. And I'm rewatching The Walking Dead and it's like SO MUCH I don't remember at all. Like there's stuff you remember only once it happens and then you remember it, but other stuff is like .. I didn't remember that at all!

Tyler Foster

Setting aside the fact that The Matrix sequels are definitely not as perfect as this movie, here's the thing that I think people either miss, or they don't like, or whatever: having watched all of their movies, it's important to understand that the Wachowski sisters are absolutely, deeply earnest filmmakers. They believe in people, they believe in humanity, they have an optimism at their core, sometimes to a fault (I love Cloud Atlas, but they do attempt a thing with the actors in there that...is a choice!). The martial arts and gunfights are cool, but really, for them, that stuff is no more or less important than the kiss between Neo and Trinity at the end. Daniel jokes that it's a Disney princess kiss, and honestly, it kind of is -- and I don't mean that as a criticism. You have to accept that they're going to be a little heartfelt and cornball at times. Personally, I don't mind it. We have plenty of less-sentimental filmmakers. The other thing is that the Wachowski sisters are obviously both queer, and as such there is an element of transgression in their work. This one explores transgression in a way that most people are willing to follow: what if the world was not as it seemed? In the sequels, however, they turn that question toward other things. Ultimately, the best thing you can do if you watch the sequels (and as you know, I really hope you watch all three of them) is to keep an open mind. Keep up the same kind of willingness to realize that what the characters now accept as true may not be all it's cracked up to be, and you'll probably enjoy them more than you might think. What bugs me about people who don't go on the rest of the journey (even if they end up not enjoying those movies as much) is that the other two here were always part of the story that both Wachowskis were telling, and then I think The Matrix Resurrections, which was made much later (and only Lana was involved, with Lilly having gone on to do other things), is in keeping with the original trilogy but also feels like it is sort of an explanation and reorientation of some of the ideas they explored in the first three -- if they'd made The Matrix trilogy now, they may not have needed to make Resurrections, because some of those things would have been incorporated the first time around. The action in this movie was informed by many Hong Kong martial arts flicks, including the work of Jackie Chan and many others. It was choreographed by Yuen Woo-Ping, who also did the action choreography on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I know that Face/Off is somewhere on your long list of movies to get to after that close-call poll it was on once, and the director of that film, John Woo, also made many of the types of movies that influenced The Matrix. I am not religious but there are plenty of Christ references in here as well. The guy who comes to get that illicit disk and then takes Neo to the club when he sees his girlfriend's tattoo even says "you're my savior -- my own personal Jesus Christ." Neo dies and is resurrected, so on and so forth. Not only was Carrie-Ann Moss in Memento, so was Joe Pantoliano. Pantoliano is also working with the Wachowskis a second time here, having appeared in their debut feature, Bound. Since Bound is on your radar now, worth noting: it has a couple of fairly racy sex scenes upfront, but I promise, it's mostly an incredible neo-noir suspense thriller.

Brad P

The fight scenes in the film were choreographed by legendary Hong Kong action director, Yuen Woo-ping, whose work you've already seen on the channel in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Kung Fu Hustle and Kill Bill 1 and 2. He either directed or choreographed some of the key films in the careers of Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen. The slo-mo acrobatic gunplay was largely inspired by the Hong Kong films of John Woo, such as The Killer and Hard Boiled, and the sunglasses/black trench coat look is specifically modeled after Chow Yun Fat's character in Woo's breakthrough film, A Better Tomorrow.

ED209

Yeah, I watched/rewatched the entirety of the Wachowskis filmography over the past few years (including V for Vendetta which they wrote and produced though not directed and their series Sense8) and it's clear as day that as artists the Wachowskis are achingly sincere. The power of love, of human connection, of following your passion and (in the words of the Oracle) learning to know thyself (and becoming your true self) are core tenets of their art. Those elements only grow more obvious as time goes on. It's all over Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas and Sense8. I think that might be why their only undeniable commercial and critical success was the first Matrix. That one moment in time where their sensibilities and tastes fully aligned with the cultural zeitgeist. The Wachowskis have no room in their films for the ironic detachment that permeated so much of the 2000's. Personally the only movies of them that didn't connect with me was Jupiter Ascending. I can not recommend Bound and Cloud Atlas enough. I hope Daniel and Sam react to those one day. PS: And knowing Sam's love of Detective shows, she's bound to recognise a certain someone in Bound (hehe).

Tyler Foster

Personally, I even find Jupiter Ascending interesting. I feel like Jupiter Ascending was their attempt to try and avoid doing another Matrix movie. It strikes me sort of as a cousin to The Matrix, that tells a similar if also very different story, but (I'm trying to remain vague here) also features the same sort of reorientation and rebalancing of the film's focus that is similar to what The Matrix Resurrections does. Consider, for example, the similarities of the final scenes of both The Matrix and JA, and how the differences between the two are indicative of the same line of thinking that went into the perceived imbalance that Resurrections sets out to correct.

Tyler Foster

I don't mind re-reaction content. Maybe once a month there could be a Patreon Exclusive movie reaction that doesn't get edited for YouTube. Of course, it is also *better* if it's been so long that you have no meaningful memory of the movie. You say that Parasite is one of your all-time favorite movies, so I assume you know it really well, so I could see that being less satisfying than if you had been right about The Matrix and it was something you barely remembered from 20+ years ago. I know there was a question, for example, as to whether or not you two had seen at least one Mission: Impossible movie. I would hate to rule out the whole series simply because it turns out there is one movie that you had both seen, especially because it feels like you weren't that sure about it, so clearly it's been so long for both of you that your memory is very vague.

Alex

Most people who dislike sequels do so bc that's the popular opinion. What you said is the same with every other film and it's a shame that people tell reactors "don't watch this one because it sucks" when it's part of the overarching story. Die Hard 5 is an example of this. Sure it may not be as good as the other 4 but it's still a part of the story. For me The Matrix stands on its own as the perfect reflection of the control mechanisms of the unnamed invisible people that run the world. The Matrix 2 and 3 doesn't really go into this, but it continues the story, and so it's part of The Matrix saga. I mean Neo flying up and away isn't the end of the story. I don't really know about the other themes becuse to me 2 & 3 were just part of the story. I don't really agree with the way people retroactively change films to accommodate current cultural "norms" and political beliefs. I've very perceptive and I see what I see. If I don't see it, it's likely not there. If someone points it out and I see it, then it's there. But the way the mind works and that is a direct correlation from The Matrix to reality, is that people will see what they want to see and what confirms their worldview in everything and their reality is a projection of their beliefs. That's the real truth behind a lot of these retroactive changes. It's not being done on purpose or maliciously. They're just seeing the "external representation" of their belief system. Real life version of the "mental projection of your digital self."

Charles Davies

The Oracle said that either Morpheous or Neo would die, and Neo did. She also said he was waiting for something, 'your next life maybe'. So he had to die to realise he is the one

Tyler Foster

Hmm. As far as "overarching story" goes, I think it depends. The Matrix trilogy was clearly conceived as a trilogy. The first two sequels are, in my opinion, definitively part of the story. Individuals may choose to ignore them, but that doesn't mean the Wachowskis don't consider those parts just as essential, and in that regard I find "just pretend the story ends here" a bit disrespectful to artists. However, Die Hard feels like a great example of a franchise that was *not* conceived of as an ongoing story. Each new movie added to the series after the original was conceived by some or entirely different people than the first film, and so I have less issue with someone saying, "well, skip this one" in principle (even if I may disagree on a personal level because I like a given movie). Die Hard is a movie franchise, not an overarching story. This seems even more relevant now that Hollywood more frequently produces new sequels that are also reboots and intentionally ignore parts of their franchises, like Halloween (2018). Also, I would think someone who is worried about people "seeing what they want to see" and confirmation bias re: projection of their own beliefs would not be so quick to say "If I don't see it, it's likely not there," especially if you're also going to say "if someone points it out and I see it, then it's there." One of the dimensions of art that is most interesting is the impact of time on that art. Artists cannot predict what time will do to their work. Some films may become more relevant to the current moment, and some films will simply cease to be meaningful. Art is also open to interpretation. Thus, the available interpretations of any piece of art can be affected by and evolve over the passage of time. For instance, if we lived in a world where the AI bubble had already burst and humans had become generally very pessimistic and negative toward AI, and we were moving away from it as a society, The Matrix might seem less prescient than it did to Sam and Dan. It's true that "retroactive changes" -- which are actually a natural outgrowth of a piece of art existing across multiple generations and remaining constant while the world changes around that piece of art -- are not malicious, but I think you are too quick to dismiss them as something that people only want to see. To me, that's rooted in *your* mental projection of what the movie is or can be to people, which is not fixed. I used to collect images of films appearing in other films on a Tumblr blog I had years ago. My favorite example was from 12 Monkeys (1995). There's a part in the film where they hide out in a theater and Vertigo is playing. Bruce Willis's character is watching the film, but it doesn't line up with his memory. He says, "The movie never changes, it can’t change, but every time you see it, it seems different, because you’re different." Both time and our own lives transform the art. The value of the art is what it says to you. Not that it's wrong if your interpretation of The Matrix never changes, because that's for you, but the movie also exists in the world, and in the eyes of other people, and those interpretations are worthy of consideration as well.

David Wilkins

I enjoyed watching this one again with you guys. It was such a groundbreaking effort, and I’ve long since lost track of how many times I’ve watched it. And like several others, it will continue to live for many years to come. I never really clicked with any of the sequels, and I thought the reboot from a few years ago was very weak. But to each their own.

Rokkor X

So I have always felt that Cypher isn’t thinking this through. He’s trusting a cold calculating AI to hold up their end of the deal. Why would they? And how would he know if they did. He said he wants to remember nothing. If he remembers nothing he won’t remember the deal and won’t know that he’s going get anything. For all he knows he could be flushed down the drain. There’s no incentive for the AI to keep a deal since there’s no one to report on their integrity. They are in charge. The only people who know that fact, aren’t going to know if any betrayals work out for the others who helped them.

Marcus Cato

About time someone mentioned Chow's name. 😊

Jason Dolan

The correct watchlist for this series is: THE MATRIX THE ANIMATRIX THE MATRIX RELOADED THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

Alex

The Animatrix is awesome. I bought it just for the scene with the girl with the star on her face. I would say though it's probably for true super fans only or people that love anime.

Aaron S!

Very good point!

MotoDork

If only more people would suggest The Animatrix. You're doing the lord's work.

MotoDork

No, it's required viewing for anyone planning to watch the entire series.

Matthew Maxon

there is so much that isnt explained that you have to catch or have explained......Love this series. Its so deep and dark.

Popcorn & Petty

Lol, when he asked the oracle if he was the one, she said you've got the gift, but you're waiting for something... the next life, maybe. 😂 He became The One after he was killed in The Matrix and was in his second life.