‘The Matrix’, 20 Years Later: Why We Would Probably Take the Blue Pill

March 28, 2019

Twenty years ago, The Matrix hits theaters and blew everyone’s mind. There hasn’t been an original IP film like since that has radically altered the blockbuster landscape and cemented itself into popular culture. The Wachowskis remixed their interests into something fresh and original, the kind of movie we popular cinema aspires to be. And yet at the center of the movie is the question of whether or not we would actually agree with its protagonist. Watching the film in 1999 and seeing it again today, I remain convinced that while Neo (Keanu Reeves) is who we may wish …

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