Neo saves Trinity | The Matrix Reloaded [IMAX]

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Scene: Neo saves Trinity

Storyline: Neo and his allies race against time before the machines discover the city of Zion and destroy it. While seeking the truth about the Matrix, Neo must save Trinity from a dark fate within his dreams.

Directors: The Wachowski Brothers

Cast: Keanu Reeves (Thomas A. Anderson \ Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Monica Bellucci (Persephone), Daniel Bernhardt (Agent Johnson), Gloria Foster (The Oracle), Jada Pinkett Smith (Niobe), Harold Perrineau (Link), Lambert Wilson (Merovingian), Harry J. Lennix (Commander Lock)

Production Companies:
Warner Bros.
Village Roadshow Pictures
Silver Pictures
NPV Entertainment
Heineken Branded Entertainment

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[NeptuneNoire]

Considering Trinity was essentially a dead woman the second she jumped out the window, the Agent STILL jumps out after her to finish the job.
That's dedication.

[DixieRect]

Doesn't matter how many years go by, I'll still watch The Matrix trilogy with the same devotion I did the first time I watched it.

[CrossMindStudio]

Car Insurance companies be like... we don't cover that kind of damage.

[seandeans]

People, it's real simple: she wasn't blown to pieces because he didn't want her to be. The matrix bends to his will. He could've slowed time down in that split second to catch her.

[stephenharris]

Seeing 0:33 in the theater when this came out was one of the most impressive shots ever. He just... jumps out the window... and the camera follows right after him. Never seen anything like that, because it was impossible up until then. Still holds up amazingly well. These movies are just oozing with style, that's why they visually hold up so well today, and probably always will.

[eeehmmwhat]

This stuff must’ve blew everyones mind back then. It still looks insane

[Jameshawk]

Dude everyone crying about him blowing her up grabbing her that fast. He can literally flex and change the matrix.

[mcitaly]

Love the symbolism of Neo holding her heart and bringing her back to life.

[aaronvigil]

I love how Trinity has no expression on her face when she’s getting socked by the agent at 0:06 gets me every time 😂

[derpibooruthecommenter]

Alternate Title: *God Level Hacker Simp defends gamer girl from Admin Chads.*

[kirtibhushan]

Its been so many years and we all are fascinated by this scene, speaks volumes about the greatness of this trilogy.

[andarara-cp]

Even though it´s been 20 years the special effects of Matrix are still awesome and have aged like wine

[pierrehector]

When Neo reached his highest possible speed, you can hear a Sonic Boom! Gives me goosebumps Everytime. This is a man pushing himself beyond anything possible to save the woman he loves

[kingsanroque]

The fact that neo was bringing so many things with him while flying is so funny and epic

[willh]

She is the epitome of the series to me, the way how Carrie portrays her is outstanding.

[BeardedApostle]

@ 1:49 We see Neo approaching Trinity after reaching Maximum speed. A rough count of the floors tells she is about 25 to 30 floors off the ground at this point. We will say 25. She jumped from the 65th floor based on in world on screen evidence, security cameras and signs. This means she has fallen 40 floors or approximately 568 feet.
The average acceleration of a person in free fall is 9.8 m/s per second, so a fall of 568 feet would take 5.9 seconds and she would be traveling at 58.2 m/s. 58.2 m/s= 130.1897mph.
If Trinity is 25 floors above ground, or approximately 355 feet, it would take and additional 1.4 seconds for her to hit the ground traveling at 74.2m/s or 166 mph.
In the clip however we see that she takes almost 3 additional seconds to hit the ground, the scene is not slowed down in any way from visible speeds. This would indicate her fall speed to be only around half of what physics tells us it should be. So if we divide 166 mph by 2 we get a fall speed of 83 mph or 38 m/s.
If we assume shes 30 floors up she would be traveling 54 m/s or 120.7946 mph @ 1:49 resulting in a mark to ground estimate of an additional 2 seconds free fall. Which as we've determined is more in keeping with what we see.
Now if we make a liberal tweak to the math, and reduce the Gravitation Acceleration to 8 m/s per second we get a total fall time of 8.3 seconds, which almost exactly matches what we see. So given the fact that Trinity and Neo can bend rules within the matrix, a slight reduction in gravity's effects seems plausible. This would also result in a final velocity for Trinity at the point of convergence with Neo of 67 m/s or 149.8747 mph.
@ 1:52 Trinity comes into frame followed by Neo. In the frame where Neo's hands become visible Trinity is approximately 15 to 20 feet of the ground. We can work this out in two ways, the height of the ground floor behind her, and the length of the car below her. The car is an average to large sedan, putting its length at 14 to 16 feet. If we stand the car on end Trinity is just above it. Neo Is a few feet behind it while its front bumper is directly below Trinity.
In the time it takes for Neo to reach Trinity she falls an additional 10 feet, while he travels the entire 20 foot distance, putting his speed as roughly twice that at which she is falling. This would put Neo at approximately 300 mph or less than half the speed of sound which is 761 mph.
We see and hear Neo break the sound barrier a few seconds before this, and it wouldn't be the first time he has, when he flew to save Morpheus he traveled at approx 2, 200 mph to travel the distance in 14 minutes, but i digress. We can assume then that between the time he broke sound barrier, and reach Trinity he had slowed down and was still decelerating. There is evidence for this in the scenes also. The aforementioned sedan is directly below Neo as he fly's over it, and it clearly moves forward as a result, but it is not ripped into the air and tumbled around, it merely rolls forward before being crushed by the agent. This comparison provides further evidence that Neo has actually decelerated greatly prior to reaching Trinity.
Further evidence of this can be found in looking at the Enhanced Fujita Scales used for assessing Tornado's. These state that a wind speed of 111 mph to 135 mph is sufficient to lift a car off the ground and move it. This would infer that the wind being generated by Neo prior to him catching Trinity was in excess of this, which would follow what we see. It also answers the question of whether his flight speed would have that effect, which is would, as he is effectively creating a localized wind vortex within a confined area, somewhat over played for effect perhaps but still within realms of possibility, but, back to the topic at hand.
If the car directly below Neo is merely rolled gently forward, it puts the wind speeds at far less that 111 mph. Its not until the pre-existing wind behind Neo catches up to the car that it is blown down the road.
To look for further signs of deceleration we can see that Trinity is directly centered in the shot. If you go frame by frame you can see that it takes Neo twice as long to leave frame after catching Trinity as it did to reach Trinity upon entering frame.
If we assume he entered frame at 300 mph while decelerating, he could reach Trinity in the time seen and be going as slow as 100 to 150 mph or less on convergence. These numbers may still seem high for real world scenarios, but they seem like survivable speeds for people we have seen take extreme physical punishment. Another small detail i noticed is that when going frame by frame Neo can be seen so swoop in low and upwards to catch trinity before flying away. Also in frame by frame progression you can see instances where he actually appears to pause in mid flight for brief periods, and since this entire argument is based on evidence from a movie in a fictional world, I chose to include these as elements of proof of extreme deceleration.
In closing, I agree, the speeds involved would result in the likely but not guaranteed death of a normal person. There are documented cases of people surviving falls after reaching terminal velocity, which is 150 - 180 mph based on drag and wind factors. Which is higher than our estimated convergence speed.
When we take mitigating factors into account such as Greater Physical Endurance and Strength of our heroes, The suspected reduced gravitation forces, and the fact the Neo was clearly exhibiting actions intended to reduce impact damage to Trinity I personally feel that we can assume that within the confines of the movie that Trinity could possibly survive a high speed "catch".
We are also never told that her being caught didn't add to her injuries sustained in the fight.
In closing i think the scenario is possible given the rules of the matrix combined with the rules of physics and a small smattering of suspension of disbelieve. I definitely do not think it is a total immersion breaker however, and regardless of the potential injuries catching her might inflict, to Neo, that's preferable than letting her eat pavement.

TLDR: It's a movie that fucks with physics, and this is what you have a problem believing?

[AgentSmithXD]

as much as i love the movies, the aiming of everyone is just terrible

[vCLOWNSHOESv]

These movies hit me differently now than they used to. I would say I appreciate them more now than when they came out.

[msarchive]

And the Academy Award goes to: Neo's Sunglasses

[indomitusEvehementis]

Everyone: Dude! How did she not shatter into pieces due to inertia when Neo caught her at that speed?

Neo: I’m The One bitches! That’s how