Questions tagged [the-matrix]
For questions concerning The Matrix, the 1999 sci-fi film starring Keanu Reeves, its sequels, and its spin-off media. When asking questions about the Animatrix TV show use in conjunction with the [the-animatrix] tag.
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Does the Matrix have hardware?
The Matrix is a computer simulation. Most computers have hardware or at least a physical base in the real world. Does the Matrix have any physical/hardware components?
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Why do people die in real life in the Matrix from digital trauma?
I remember from the Matrix that if you die in the Matrix, you actually die in real life. Why is this the case? I know there is a quote made by Morpheus that the body cannot live without the mind, but ...
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Can you be invincible in the Matrix? [closed]
In the Matrix, you can do anything you believe you can do. Can you therefore be invincible in the Matrix? In real life games you can be invincible (like super star in Mario) and since the Matrix is a ...
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How do people in the matrix use their powers?
How do people in the matrix use their powers? Like for instance when Neo stops all the bullets, or Agent Smith moves super fast, or when Neo flies, or when Morpheus jumps really high. How do these ...
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Why does Neo have superpowers in the Matrix? [closed]
I watched the Matrix movies, and the explanation given for Neo flying and having super-strength and telekinesis is that the Matrix isn't real, and it can be hacked/modded. How does Neo have powers in ...
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Why was Bugs able to see Tom in his true form?
To all people other than Tiffany and himself, Tom Anderson was made to appear as an old man. How come Bugs saw him in his true shape when Tom jumped off the roof? Was this some Matrix bug unintended ...
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Why didn't the Architect call off the Agent?
If the Architect had called off the Agent from killing Trinity, it would have incentivized Neo to make the choice the Architect wanted, by returning to the source. That seemed to be his/the Machines' ...
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Does Agent Smith only see coding?
In the Matrix Revolutions when Agent Smith turns the Oracle into another Smith it shows the coding and the change Smith is doing around him and the other Smiths
Is this the way Smith sees the Matrix ...
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Why didn’t Zion cut down the powerline to the machine city?
In The Matrix: Revolutions, when Neo set sail for the machine city, he reached the human field early without facing any resistance. He then told Trinity to follow the three powerlines to the machine ...
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How are sentient programs able to exist outside the Matrix, and what do they look like outside? [closed]
Sentient programs such as the Exiles or the Analyst are able to exist outside the Matrix and don't need it for survival. E.g. if there was a shutdown of the Matrix, the programs would survive, but ...
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What did Agent Smith mean in saying "no one would accept the programming"?
I am currently rewatching the Matrix in its entirety and when Agent Smith's monologue in the first film to a captive Morpheus came about a big question arose in my head. When discussing the history of ...
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In The Matrix Resurrections, is there significance to the name of Christina Ricci's character?
In the Matrix series, character names are often loaded with relevant symbolism. The trend continues in The Matrix Resurrections, with names being related to the characters' greater purpose in the ...
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In The Matrix Resurrections, why did Smith initially fight Neo if all he wanted was the Analyst?
He had a big fight with Neo but all he wanted in the end was the Analyst.
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In The Matrix Resurrections, how did The Analyst reset situations? [closed]
What happened after the first time Morpheus meets Neo in the bathroom? After they meet, there is a big shootout in the office. How did The Analyst reset everything? He also did this with Neo's suicide ...
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In The Matrix Resurrections, can Neo see the real image of Trinity or only her Digital Self Image (DSI)?
Can Neo see Trinity like she actually looks like or just her DSI? And what about how Trinity sees Neo?
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In The Matrix Resurrections, who created the modals?
Were the modals created by the analyst or were they part of Neo's game or both?
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In Matrix 4, how did Neo and Trinity keep the whole new Matrix together?
I understood it as this,
Pretty much the Frankie Goes To Hollywood explanation, but I am told that this is incorrect. What is the better explanation?
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How did Cypher become separated from the group?
After Morpheus is captured, Trinity, Neo, Cypher and the rest all fall down through the gap they were trying to use to escape the building and land on what seems to be some sort of basement, finally ...
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In universe are multiple levels or instances of the Matrix called Matrices or Matrixes?
The word 'Matrices' to me feels too close to the mathematical notation than the constructed reality. While the English plural can be applied to imported words, even if they have Latin or other origins....
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Why couldn't Smith absorb Neo in The Matrix Reloaded?
In The Matrix Reloaded, Agent Smith tries to absorb Neo, but fails. Why?
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Are there nested Matrixes in "The Matrix: Resurrections"?
In The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions there are references to the nested Matrices, in other words "Matrix inside Matrix".
Are there any references of such "nesting" in ...
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How does Neo appear in the Matrix so soon after the ship got EMP'd?
The whole ship just got EMP'd and then the next scene shows Neo in the Matrix. Not sure how he got back in so quickly, or at all, since the ship shouldn't be working, right?
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In The Matrix Resurrections, why was Morpheus needed to find Neo?
I believe it was Bugs who said that Morpheus needed to be freed in order to find Neo, and Neo was actually the one who helped them find Morpheus. Why was Morpheus needed?
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What are the material properties and features of the nano magnets?
In Matrix: Resurrections what are the nano magnets
What are they made of, their material properties, features, and how do they work?
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How does the title apply to the characters in "The Matrix Resurrections?"
At the end of The Matrix Revolutions, it is clearly seen that Trinity died in the ship trying to reach the machine city, and Neo died after the fight.
In Resurrections we see that
Assuming the ...
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What does "broadcast" mean here?
In The Matrix Revolutions (2003), using a blueprint, Roland shows a plan to defeat the Machines that are attempting to enter Zion:
Roland: The machines have taken Junction 21. The way I see it, if ...
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How does Agent Smith break free of Matrix's code and how is he not affected by the time manipulation of The Analyst?
In The Matrix Resurrections, Agent Smith breaks free of Matrix's code but it is not explicitly explained how he does it.
Matrix.fandom.com explains his connection to Neo but it still doesn't answer ...
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How did Trinity get her powers in The Matrix Resurrections?
How did she get her powers? Was it transferred to her by Neo?
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In "The Matrix Resurrections", how did these characters end up back in the Matrix?
In The Matrix Resurrections, how did Smith and Morpheus end up back in the Matrix?
I have no idea how Smith survived. And the entire situation with Morpheus was confusing to me. How did he end up as ...
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Was it lack of purpose or the machines who executed the deletion of Smith at the end of Matrix Revolutions? [duplicate]
What part did the machines play in the demise of Smith at the end of Matrix Revolutions? Smith's defeat was due to lack of purpose since Neo was dead, but if that is the case then why did the machines ...
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If having no purpose is how Smith died, how did Sati survive without a purpose? [duplicate]
Smith died because Neo was dead and therefore he had no purpose, so wouldn't that mean that Sati shouldn't be alive?
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What does it mean that Neo is the "sum" of all the rejections in The Matrix?
How did the machines "put" all of these rejections into Neo and what does this mean? Does this give Neo his abilities? What is the overall purpose of putting all these rejections into Neo?
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If the purpose of the first Anomaly in The Matrix films was to get rid of too many freed humans in Zion, then who freed all those initial humans?
Wouldn't the anomaly only have been created after there were too many freed humans? If that wasn't the purpose of the first anomaly then what was it? Or if it wasn't the first anomaly who freed all ...
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Is it not possible to know the nature of The Matrix and yet keep living within it?
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Why don't Agents take over people before they swallow the red pill? I was told that it isn't possible for someone to know about the nature of The Matrix and still ...
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Was Neo's prime program given to him by the machines, or self generated?
What I mean by that is Neo wasn't the only one to have the potential to become the One. In The Matrix, we see that some children already possess powers.
And if the machines need this prime program at ...
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Why don't Agents take over people before they swallow the red pill?
If Agents can take over anyone plugged into The Matrix (until they swallow the red pill), then when other redpills approaches the normies to free them, why don't the Agents just take them over?
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How do the machines rebuild Zion in "The Matrix"?
If the machines rebuild Zion after destroying it, how do they most likely rebuild it?
I mean, do they take a bunch of humans out of the matrix and just drop them there? Do they implant false memories? ...
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Why does the Oracle try to achieve a different outcome in Neo's iteration of the Matrix?
The Oracle actively contributes to the 6th iteration of the Matrix having a different outcome from the designed one. To some extent, she orchestrates this.
Why does she do that?
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Infection & Immunity in the Matrix- How did Neo not get sick upon leaving?
For context, I've only seen the first film, and only all the way through at a social event.
When Neo is unplugged, he's leaving a sterile or at least very isolated environment, getting dunked in ...
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Does the Architect know martial arts?
I would like to know if the Architect knows martial arts. If the agents in the Matrix know martial arts, then this makes me think that the Architect must know martial arts and that he would be capable ...
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Why didn't the freed humans who entered the Matrix wear disguises so that the agents wouldn't recognize them?
I am wondering why the freed humans didn't wear a different disguise on each visit to the Matrix so that the agents would not recognize them or would at least have a hard time recognizing them.
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Is it possible to rebuild a civilisation with 23 individuals? [duplicate]
In The Matrix Reloaded it's revealed that The One is expected to choose 23 individuals (16 females and 7 male) to "rebuild Zion".
This allows the cycle to restart and the Matrix to continue.
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How did Cypher meet with Agent Smith? [duplicate]
Inspired by this answer, how can Cypher secretly meet in the Matrix with Agent Smith? I mean, unless I'm mistaken, every other trip into the Matrix had an operator sitting back on the ship watching ...
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Is there a reason Agent Smith is trying to cut a deal with Neo?
In The Matrix (1999), when the agents get their hands on Neo for the first time, they make it look like he was arrested for committing felonies:
Agent Smith: As you can see, we've had our eye on you ...
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Why can the One fly & stop bullets?
In the Matrix, the One is the person who can truly accept that the Matrix isn't real. As such, it makes total sense that they would be able to ignore psychosomatic effects like dying when shot in the ...
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Did the Oracle give Smith the capability to replicate himself?
I am curious to know if there is anything mentioned in the Matrix canon that indicates that the Oracle had given Smith the capability to replicate himself.
I am wondering if she felt that Smith would ...
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What is the significance/meaning of Apoc's name?
One of the crew members of the hovership Nebuchadnezzar is named "Apoc". What is the meaning/significance of that name? Is it short for something, or perhaps an acronym? A recent answer ...
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Have the Wachowskis explained what significance they intended for the character name "Trinity"?
Many of the characters in The Matrix have meaningful names which relate to the role the character plays. For example:
"Neo" is an anagram of "One" (for The One). Also, one of the ...
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What religious references are there in the Matrix trilogy?
I’ve been watching The Matrix, and I’ve noticed a few religious references in the movies, such as the ship named the Nebuchadnezzar (a king found in the Old Testament) and the city of Zion (also found ...
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What are the extra human tubes used for?
In the Matrix, I’ve noticed that most people who are trapped in the human cells have multiple tubes connected to them, as seen below in this scene:
But, later in the ...
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