Director
The Wachowskis
Leading Actors/Actresses
Keanu Reeves
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Hugo Weaving
Genre
Sci-Fi
Language
English
Awards
The Matrix won four Academy Awards including: Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing, and Best Visual Effects
Date of Release
March 31st 1999
Producer
Joel Silver
Setting and Context
The U.S., set partially in the future but mostly in the future
Narrator and Point of View
The Matrix is told through the point of view of Neo.
Tone and Mood
Strange, Mysterious, Conspiratorial, Intelligent, Sad, Smart, Stifling, Technological, Frantic, and Crafty
Protagonist and Antagonist
Neo/Agent Smith(s)
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the film is Neo and his group of rebels struggle to survive against the simulation and Agent Smith(s) as they try to free humankind.
Climax
After Neo successfully rescues Trinity and Morpheus, Neo fights Agent Smith and defeats him.
Foreshadowing
Everything that Oracle says foreshadows things that will happen in the future.
Understatement
Agent Smith/the Matrix's strength is understated in the film.
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
The bullet time effect was brand-new and incredibly innovative. However, the film was not innovative in filming or lighting or camera techniques.
Allusions
To mythology (particularly the names of the characters -- ex: Morpheus), religion, popular culture, other films, as well as science and technology (some of the technology that is used by Neo and the rebels)
Paradox
The Oracle (played in the film by Gloria Foster) is a normal human herself but is able to predict the future 100% of the time.
Parallelism
There are no significant examples of parallelism in The Matrix.
