Movie Analysis: The Matrix

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The Matrix is a science fiction movie which was released in the year 1999. The
Wachowski Brothers wrote and directed the film. The cast of the film consists of Keanu
Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving. The
movie shows a dystopian or frightening future where the reality which is perceived my most
people is in actual a stimulated reality which is known as the Matrix. The Matrix was created
by the living machines who wanted to overpower the human race while they use their bodies’
electricity and heat as the source of energy. Bullet time is a visual effect which was made
popular in the movie (Akechi et al., 2014). The film has been awarded four Academy awards
along with many other awards. The movie has also appeared in the list of films which were
science fictions and was added for preservation to the National Film Registry in the year
2012.
The movie begins with the shot of a computer screen which indicates that a phone call
is being traced as voices can be overheard discussing on whether they were able to find The
One. A woman, Trinity, played by Carrie-Anne Moss is cornered by police in a motel where
she overpowers them with her superhuman skills. A group of superhuman Agents arrive at
the scene and lead the police in a rooftop chase to try and catch Trinity. Trinity reaches a
phone booth where she answers the phone and vanishes. Thomas Anderson who is a
computer programmer lives a double role of a hacker, Neo played by Keanu Reeves. He
becomes confused with a cryptic phrase, the Matrix, which he encounters online repeatedly.
Trinity contacts Neo and says that a man named Morpheus can provide him the meaning of
the phrase. The Agents capture Neo and threaten him to help them catch Morpheus. Despite
that Neo meets Morpheus, who in turn offers him two pills a red one which can show him the
truth and a blue one which can return him to his previous self. Neo takes the red bill and
disintegrates and wakes up weak, naked and hairless. He is rescued by Morpheus by his
hovercraft which was called the Nebuchadnezzar. As Neo recovers, Morpheus tells him the

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truth about how the living machines declared war against the human population. The Matrix
is a shared imitation of the world, where the harvested humans’ minds have been trapped.
The last refugee world, Zion, is inhabited by the free humans. Neo and Trinity along with
Morpheus and his crew enters the Matrix to pay a visit to the Oracle, who is a prophet who
had predicted the existence of the One. She says that Neo is not the one and warns him that
soon he will have to make a choice between Morpheus and his own life. While leaving the
Matrix the group is attacked by agents and the tactical police because of the betrayal of a
crew member named Cypher. Morpheus gets himself captured by the Agents so that Neo
could escape with the rest of his crew. Cyphers exists the Matrix and kills several defenceless
crew members. While attempting to disconnect the tanks of Neo and Trinity, he is killed by
Tank, another crew member whom Cypher had left to die. The Agents questions Morpheus in
the matrix to gain access to the codes to the mainframe computer in Zion. Tank proposes
killing Morpheus so that this could be prevented, however, Neo decided to return to the
Matrix and rescue Morpheus. Trinity accompanies him and while rescuing Morpheus, Neo
regains confidence over his abilities. Trinity and Morpheus exits the Matrix but Neo gets
killed by Smith before he can get a chance to leave. In the real world, Nebuchadnezzar is
attacked by machines known as Sentinels. Trinity’s loves awakes Neo and he defeats Smith
and leaves the Matrix just when the electromagnetic pulse weapons of the ship is disabled
and attacks the Sentinels.
There are various interpersonal communication concepts that have been used in this
movie. Firstly, relationship dynamics means the relationships that exists within different
people. It is the likings and disliking that people have towards each other and in different
relationships (Palmatier et al., 2013). There can be different kinds of dynamics between
different people. It can be about power and control. It can also be about liking and disliking.
It can be about respect towards one another. The main point of relationship dynamics is that