Kung Fu: Neo vs Morpheus | The Matrix [Open Matte]

The Matrix (1999)
Scene: Kong Fu: Neo vs Morpheus

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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[pplesandoranges]

Tank: 10 hours straight...he's a machine

Morpheus: he's a *_what_*

[PLGRNR]

Love how Neo's heavy breathing stops the moment Morpheus reminds him that there's literally no air to breathe. Once Neo's brain accepts that, his fatigue vanishes almost instantly.

[thedarkcity]

Morpheus: "How did I beat you?"

Neo: "My ping was high"

[karimgreen]

3:28 Laurence Fishburne absolutely delivers as Morpheus. The subtleties in his expression; his eyes. Perfect.

[dronillon]

Morpheus: "How did I beat you?"
Neo: "I made a big predictable jump, which I could not alter while in air."

[elijahsteele]

“Morpheus is fighting neo!” Everyone jumps out the room. Always gets me.

[Danwell]

*Morpheus:* "Do you believe my being stronger, or faster, has anything to do with my muscles in this place?"
*Neo:* "...?"
*Morpheus:* "... I simply have a better gaming chair."

[jesepiorlando]

An old teacher showed me this. There’s a valuable real world lesson for any martial artist that knows all there techniques by heart. Neo is simply going through the motions he’s learned rather than harmonizing his knowledge with his instincts and intended goal (hitting Morpheus). Morpheus says it best, “stop trying to hit me and hit me” pure genius, this mentality has helped me so much

[fergus]

The actors trained extremely hard for scenes like this. The amount of effort put into this movie by literally everyone is amazing

[DeathBringer]

"Morpheus is fighting Neo!"

Just that one line was super cool and hype back in the day.

[-sets-]

Morpheus: “How did I beat you?”

Neo: “I did an unsafe aerial and gave you a free punish”

[TheSpecialPlumsEveryoneKnows]

The amount of work, effort, non-stop training and dedication they pledged to this movie, not to mention the series, is without a doubt one of the best efforts ever placed in Hollywood!
Thank you all for giving the fans what they wanted.

[cosmicmoon]

"Don't think you are. Know you are". I remembered that single phrase throughout college and it got me all the way through graduation with honors. It was an unforgettable phrase indeed.

[GloomDept]

I just noticed that Neo gets progressively sweatier but Morpheus literally doesn't break a sweat.

[Enthralpy]

4:11 I love this little detail. Morpheus does the 'come at me motion', and Neo switches to a defensive stance and goes 'No you', and Morpheus does that head tilt like 'Alright then'. And then there's also Neo learning the 'come at me' wave that he keeps using throughout the movies, particularly against Smith.

[Keeneye_Wolfkeen]

I love the whole point of this was trying to teach Neo to stop thinking/believing in human limits.

[WenstonBlack]

When Neo hands start glitching from how fast he’s moving is such a legendary moment.

[annamienam]

This is the most complex friendship handshake I had ever seen in my life

[masterblou]

''10 hours straight, he's a machine!''

Morpheus: ''No, He's a gamer!''

[seantyler]

This broke the world. Truly. A masterpiece that effected special affects for 20 years and going. Yet none can replicate the original. It’s amazing