Wake Up, Neo | The Matrix [Open Matte]

The Matrix (1999)
Scene: Wake Up, Neo

Storyline: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Directors: The Wachowski Brothers

Cast: Keanu Reeves (Thomas A. Anderson \ Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher), Marcus Chong (Tank), Julian Arahanga (Apoc), Matt Doran (Mouse), Belinda McClory (Switch), Anthony Ray Parker (Dozer)

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. (presents)
Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
Groucho Film Partnership (in association with)
Silver Pictures (production)
3 Arts Entertainment (uncredited)

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[scatterthewinds]

when i was a kid I thought neo was living a strange life - living alone in a dark room, on the internet, falling asleep with headphones on - 20 years later it's almost the same for me.

[MrLeroyFox]

“You need to unplug man”.

I like these smalls hints.

[Swoozy]

Notice the beautiful foreshadowing in this scene. The man calls neo his savior. His own personal Jesus Christ. Then he tells him he needs to “unplug” these small nuances are what make this film so amazing. This is by far my favorite movie of all time.

[call]

Carrie Anne Moss is one of the few actresses who can rock a short haircut. She looks breathtaking in this film.

[yourvenparianen]

Blade was probably walking around in the same club as well lol

[TheWwwyzzerdd]

The most unbelievable part of this scene is that they can have a whispered conversation in any part of that club.

[silviubodnar]

Starting with Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack when he gets the message from Trinity and then we get that quick and clean transition from Dragula by Rob Zombie to Mindfields by The Prodigy when he meets her at the club ... pure bliss. I'll never get tired of this. One of the best movie sountracks ever, a perfect fit.

[Neryams]

Notice that even with the convincingly loud club music, you can still hear their voices crystal clear. You're immersed in the atmosphere but you aren't straining to hear what they are saying.. sound mixing at its finest.

[augustday]

This film basically DEFINED so much of early 2000s Internet culture. References to the Matrix were absolutely everywhere. I miss those days.

[smthone]

The late 90’s was a great time for music, and movies.

[timmayer]

"I just thought you were a guy."
"Most guys do." LOL makes me smile every time.

[tamphex]

Club scene took place in an actual Industrial/Goth club in Sydney called HellRazor - I know this because I used to frequent the place; in fact a lot of the people you see in the first panning shot are regulars. The pillar that Keanu is next to had his signed initials put on them. Hellrazor was a three floor club and believe it or not, you actually could have whispered conversations with someone in certain areas of it. The club was opened for a good couple of years until a drug deal went bad in the basement and someone got shot. End of a very decent Industrial club.

[Ethan-hkse]

4:19
Trinity:
“I know what you’ve been doing. I know why you hardly sleep. Why you live alone and why night after night, you sit at your computer.”

Neo thinking:
“Oh shit, she knows. Time to clear my browser history.”

[RMVideos]

The guy's name = Choi
His girlfriend's name = Dujour
Choi du jour = French for "choice of the day"
Neo's choice of the day = to follow the white rabbit

[smellypatel]

When I was young I always felt like everything about neo's life in this scene was odd. He's surrounded by junk in a dark room, the people who approach him are icky, the club partying and all that seems like people are chasing a high instead of having fun, it all seems so dark. As an adult, I see that this is existence for a lot of people. Surrounded by fakeness, superficiality, working to chase fleeting happiness, and all contained within a brutal, oppressive system. It's sad how modern life hasn't changed at all. If anything, the system is even more pervasive than before

[ARCOFJUPITER]

One of the most iconic entrances in movie history....Trinity walked the walk.

[getoffthisrocktravel]

Matrix had a backstory against all odds like the first Star Wars did. Matrix had a production budget of $63million which is small as warner bros was the sole financier as other film companys and investors had trouble understanding the story(even will smith 🙄). So they filmed here in oz to keep the budget down.
stuntmen suffered several injuries one nearly died. Reeves needed neck surgery. Weaving hip surgery. They had to shoot the film like a deck of cards. The special effects like mirror scene when neo took the blue pill took 4-6months to mak e and render as cpus were not fast enough back then. The bullet time sequence they werent even sure if it was gonna work.
LOL they pulled it off became a classic film 🔥

[doctorockzo]

3:15 hey look Neo does the same thing I do at clubs, except I somehow look way less cool when I do it

[blackdrop]

22 years later i still sit on my computer ...

[bluesummers]

God this movie was so beautifully made. Every shot had so much going on. The sequels just didn’t have that same touch.