14 Things You Didn't Catch The First Time You Watch The Matrix
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If you managed to understand The Matrix the first time around, you might still need to go back and watch the movie to pick up on a few more things.
1. The Wachowski siblings had no directing experience before this film.
Warner Brothers studios weren't confident in Lana and Andy Wachowski's directing abilities, but they proved themselves when they wrote and directed the movie Bound.
2. Agent Smith Speech
Hugo Weaving, who played Agent Smith, used the Wachowski's for inspiration for his character's voice.
3. The movie is color-coded.
Every scene in the computer world was given a green tint and the real-world scenes are tinted blue.
4. The actors trained for the fight scenes for four months.
The directors didn't want stunt people to shoot any of the fight scenes.
5. The actors read up on philosophy before they started shooting the movie.
All the lead actors were required to read Introductory Evolutionary Psychology, Simulacra and Simulation and and Out of Control in order to better understand the movies concepts.
6. Keanu Reeves wore a neck brace during the first few months of filming.
He had cervical spine surgery before training. It left him unable to kick.
7. The bullet time effect was created specifically for The Matrix.
This famous shot was created with 120 individual digital still cameras and two film cameras.
8. The idea for The Matrix started as a comic book.
The Wachowski siblings originally came up with the idea for The Matrix as a comic book.
9. The movie was shot in Sydney, Australia.
Even though the city in the movie was never given a name, all interior and exterior shots were filmed in Sydney.
10. Russell Crowe, Sean Connery and Samuel L. Jackson could've played Morpheus.
Ultimately the role went to Laurence Fishburne.
11. Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Tom Cruise turned down the role of Neo.
Johnny Depp and Nicolas Cage were also in talks for the role before Keanu Reeves got the part.
12. The lobby shootout scene took 10 days to shoot.
There was no CGI used during this scene.
13. Custom sunglasses were made for each actor.
They were created by Blinde Design and were available for purchase after the second and third movies were released.
14. The stunts in the movie were created by Yuen Woo-Ping.
Woo-Ping is a martial arts choreographer who was selected for the film because of his work on the 1994 film Fist of Legend.
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