The Matrix Resurrections facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Matrix Resurrections |
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| Directed by | Lana Wachowski |
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| Release date(s) | December 18, 2021 (Castro Theater) December 22, 2021 (United States) |
| Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $190 million |
The Matrix Resurrections is an American science fiction action film from 2021. It is the fourth movie in The Matrix film series. This movie is a follow-up to The Matrix Revolutions, which came out in 2003.
Many actors from the earlier movies came back for this one. These include Keanu Reeves as Neo, Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity, Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe, and Lambert Wilson. New actors joined the cast, like Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
The Matrix Resurrections first showed at the Castro Theater in San Francisco on December 16, 2021. It was released in movie theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 22, 2021. The film did not earn much money in theaters. It made $157 million worldwide, but it cost $190 million to make.
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Story of The Matrix Resurrections
Neo's New Life in the Matrix
Sixty years have passed since the events of The Matrix Revolutions. Thomas Anderson is now a video game creator. He made a game series called The Matrix, based on fuzzy memories he has as Neo. He often sees a married woman named Tiffany at a coffee shop. She does not remember her past. Anderson based a game character named Trinity on Tiffany.
Anderson finds it hard to tell if his life is real or a dream. His therapist gives him blue pills to help with his confusion. But Anderson stops taking them.
Discovering the Truth
Anderson creates a computer simulation to help make game characters. A young woman named Bugs finds out that this simulation is running old computer code. It shows the exact moment when Trinity first found Neo inside the Matrix. Bugs then finds a program that looks like Morpheus. She helps him become free.
Bugs and Morpheus realize that Neo is alive. They help Anderson escape from the Matrix. At the same time, Anderson's business partner, Smith, starts to remember his past. He remembers being Agent Smith, who was Neo's old enemy.
Neo and Trinity's Reunion
Neo wakes up in a pod, which is like a small chamber. He sees that Trinity is also in a pod nearby. Bugs's hovercraft, called Mnemosyne, takes Neo away. She brings him to a new human city named Io. There, he meets an older Niobe. She tells him that 60 years have gone by in the real world since the Machine War ended.
Niobe explains that Neo's friends have passed away over time, including the first Morpheus. The peace that Neo helped create lasted for many years. But many humans left the Matrix, which caused a big power problem. This made the machines fight over fewer resources. The old human city of Zion was destroyed. Some machines helped the remaining humans move to Io. Niobe says she will not risk the city of Io to help Neo free Trinity. She has him locked in his room.
Fighting for Freedom
Bugs and her crew help Neo escape. They go into the Matrix to find Trinity. But Smith and other programs that were kicked out, like the Merovingian, stop them. They attack, but Neo and the Mnemosyne crew win as Neo's special powers come back.
They leave and find Trinity. But before Neo can talk to her, his therapist appears. The therapist stops Neo from moving by controlling time. He tells Neo that he is the Analyst. He is a program made to study how humans think and feel. He says that after Neo and Trinity died, he was told to study Neo's body and his unusual powers. He convinced his bosses to bring both Neo and Trinity back to life.
The Analyst's Plan
The Analyst found that the special code in Neo and his strong connection with Trinity could create more power in the Matrix. So, he made them forget their memories. He kept them close but always apart. The Analyst took control from another program called the Architect. He rebuilt the Matrix to control humans using their feelings. He said that humans usually believe what they want to believe.
But Neo's escape made the system weak. It started a plan to restart the Matrix. The Analyst stopped this by telling his bosses that if he threatened to kill Trinity, Neo would go back to his pod on his own.
Trinity's New Power
Neo and Bugs go back to Io and talk to Sati. Sati is a program that Neo met before. Sati wants to get revenge for her parents, who were destroyed by machines. She helps make a plan to free Trinity. Back in the Matrix, Neo makes a deal with the Analyst. He will go back to his pod if he cannot convince Trinity to leave the Matrix.
Tiffany then remembers who she is and accepts that she is Trinity while talking with Neo. The Analyst realizes he has lost. He tries to kill Trinity. But Smith appears and attacks the Analyst. Smith wants revenge for being trapped. Neo, Trinity, and the others escape in their vehicles. But many "bot" programs and attack helicopters chase them through the streets.
Neo and Trinity get trapped on top of a tall building. They hold hands and jump off. Trinity starts to fly, taking them to safety. With Trinity now able to control the Matrix, they both go back to face the Analyst. They thank him for giving them a second chance by bringing them back to life. They plan to use this chance to change the Matrix however they want. Neo and Trinity then fly off into the sky together, feeling victorious.
See also
- In Spanish: The Matrix Resurrections para niños
