Smith vs Morpheus | The Matrix [Open Matte] 

Having unlimited respawns doesn't hurt either.

Having nigh indestructibility also is a big plus. Morpheous is even getting hurt blocking Smiths' attacks.

Qnd its a claustrophobic ass room Oh How demoralizing

Donkey Kong of fight bosses

Smith: "Health bar? We don't do that here."

StopFlaggingVideos Legit the reason I looked up this scene.

A TRUE LEADER :D

StopFlaggingVideos lmao yeah it is!!!

StopFlaggingVideos lmfao

I love it he totally rages out😃😃😃👍🏻👍🏻😎😎!!! It’s also the only reason why I looked up this scene i love it so much😃😃😃👍🏻👍🏻😎😎!!! It really is inspirational😃😃😃👍🏻👍🏻😎😎!!!

War face

@@BladeR2049 OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That yell was to shake off any fear of death and literally throw himself towards the most dangerous thing in the building

that's me after ejaculation 🔥

Holy shit.... I never seen it like that! YEAH!

LMFAO! 😂😂😂

Sweet Jesus this was funny as hell! 😆🤣

Hahahahahaha

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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 - You win!

Loool

Joseph Joseph I think it’s In part because of how certain he is things will go his way. He knows no human can beat an agent in a direct fight and that he won’t be able to escape. To him, it’s all going to end one way so there’s no problem with him being polite

It is inevitable

Neo *gasp* HELLO THERE

@@_Axolottie_ General kenob.... I mean hello

satan morpheus can't be killed only chained

Because he believed so strongly in the One that he was willing to sacrifice everybody and everything to keep Neo alive. They couldn't win without him. And in a way, he was right, just not in the way he expected.

@@taskfrcewsky2127 the matrix online killed Morpheus off sadly...

Morpheus was brave as hell! How many people would do this knowing in all likelihood they’d probably die? Dude was insanely brave, and willing to sacrifice himself to save others.

Any other person in that situation would've got rocked to sleep beyond belief. He held his ground pretty well under the circumstances.

I just really loved how he did that little shake even tho he was getting his ass kicked. He knew he wasn't going to win from the start, it went from a fight to beat Smith to a fight for survival in just a few seconds.

Not just shakes it off but comes back with some moves

Yeah, they did a really good job choreographing this fight to make Morpheus seem very skilled, yet still totally out matched by an agent.

@@tasman001 they really wanted to convey that Morpheus was so strong he could beat any normal person, but they also displayed that nobody could beat an agent. I love how well they did it.

@@AggressiveSushi Agreed. Isn't that exactly what I said though?

Yeah one of my fav parts too

It's so surreal that it gives shivers…

😂

It's absolutely terrifying because it's such an unnatural way of getting up.

@nickys34 ok religious person

Me too

@@LiquidSnake1988 Hope you get what morpheus was actually talking about!

John F well yeah if you watch the second renaissance tho.....😂😂 ummm yep very disturbing two part series lol

Lmaoo

Agreed. 👍

He's a leader. His strength is in his will and spirit, more than his skill or power.

I dont want to sound special or something, but in situations where is no escape, attack is the best defense.

Yeah his acting and the little shake of the head was excellent

same. hella subtle but effective

I am in favor of your opinion!

Yes they are.

Whats funny is that the SWAT team that are made up of regular people, at the end watched all that Kun Fu Hustle type of fighting and didn’t react to it all 😂

It was inside him

The best way to explain this is that in the real world, it would all be happening at the same time. In the cinematic world, you see different perspectives of what is supposed to be happening, to give flow and allow to the audience to digest what they're watching. If you haven't seen Hard Boiled - Break Down: Action Film Analysis by Rossatron, I'd recommend it, especially since Matrix takes some influence from John Woo films.

@@christopherlithgo2600 wtf

They both know basically they’re about to fight. Morpheus knows he’s basically committed suicide, and Smith knows he’s basically won the lottery. He has at his mercy the great Morpheus. The most wanted man of the resistance. Public enemy number one, only second in value to Neo, Smith has been trying to catch Morpheus for a very very long time. So he’s very satisfied knowing this is who’s on top of him. He knows there’s no way any human can escape an agent in such a situation. Agents are way more powerful than humans. Also considering the room they are in, and the police force that are there with him, he figures there’s no need to rush things. Also the director wisely chose to build suspense.

@@christopherlithgo2600 🤣🤣

Yung JuuG lmao

Ok not too much on Morpheus

Yah, that Elf really cleaned his clock.

I think Smith spanks Neo pretty good in the subway. But he underestimated him on the train tracks.

@@RobertEskuri ☺

or any agent

Smith never got his tie chopped.

@@MrBraddles3128 he's speaking about the agent in reloaded. The things Morpheus has done against Agents

michael davis, that wasn't Smith.

@@MrBraddles3128 word. True

I would argue the scenes where Neo is Blinded and Trinity dies in Revolutions sorta give this feeling as well, but it happens so late in the movie (like the final act) that it doesn't end up mattering for long.

@@ibs_haver Correct!

@@ibs_haver Yeah the pacing in the 3rd Matrix is not the best it must be said!

Thank for saying exactly what I was thinking! In the match against Neo on the ship it's shown morpheous is no joke when it comes to fighting and has a deep understanding of bending the rules in the matrix. However, later he also states that agents are never to be fought head on and you will lose if you try to. This fight against Smith shows exactly just how dangerous agents are.

I don't agree completely, sure Neo in Matrix 2 and 3 could handle agents no problem, but other characters still struggled, like Morpheus vs Agent on the truck, he only won by luck and element of surprise in the end and Trinity almost died. Both of them were saved by Neo in the end, without him they would've been toast.

😀😂😂 woops!!! Wrong floor.

Trinity: _Well, he's always above any given situation._

Full of humans and they just shoot him immediately.

@@msam2000 more like trying to escape lol

@@JT-gi8rx I thought they wanted the hackers alive to get the Zion codes?

I can understand that Point. I find what you say pretty deep bro.

One of the little details that I always found frightening is that Smith doesn't block one of morpheus' early punches (2:49) with a forearm block or a parry but literally just counter-punches his hand in an attempt to break morpheus' knuckles, knowing he is strong enough to withstand it, since nobody is strong enough to fight an agent.

I remember as a first time viewer back in the day, this scene really highlighted just how deadly the Agents were. Morpheus, the kung fu badass who was slapping Neo around in that dojo like he was nothing, didn't stand a chance here and was beat down mercilessly.

Felt the exact same way then and still do to this day years later!!

what the fuck this shit would be scary af as a child who was letting you watch it lol?

To smooth.

Was looking for this. It's completely unnecessary. Has no mechanical or tactical advantage. To me it's the first hint of Smith being corrupted by "human" sentiments. It was purely a show of dominance.

@@Leisurelee53 Intimidation is indeed a tactical advantage

@@Grivian but it is an emotional response. Cat pawing mouse. Not very system like.

​​@@Leisurelee53 but something a system designed to manipulate humans could do. Just like T-1000 which doesn't need to do a finger wag, but does it anyway because he knows that provoque things on humans, a kind of responses he can take advantage of. Nevertheless, in Smith's case, actually it's because he's not even trying. He knows that having their master, the hackers were going after him. Escape now or escape later, doesn't change anything. He has already won in the moment Morpheus stupidly sacrificed himself for nothing in his perspective, which allows him to not waste processing power in something doesn't worth it.

I believe Morpheus needs to "kiai" at his every block, counter and kick he could as he needed them to be at the fullest power to fight the agent's moves.

Not to mention his discombobulated facial expressions whenever he takes a hit. I love it when actors makes stupid looking faces instead of trying to remain looking pretty in the camera

True, it makes me want to cry. Our boy got his ass beat, and then SWAT dudes come in to mop up and just beat him down with clubs.

The sounds he makes actually make me tear up out of fear for his safety, he's a very good actor

When his head smashed into that toilet damn that was brutal.

then he was made to look like a weak character!!

He was just a noob.

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He was a veteran player fighting buffed bots.

Not more than Agent Smith

WYJAFAK2 no, I bet your mom make you get up like this 2:54

3:17 is how I wake up

LMAO

@@1tokeover lmao

same

Looks kinda scary icl

Architect: lol get gud scrub

LMFAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

You know how the first matrix was designed to be a perfect world, and nobody believed it so the architect redesigned it to make people suffer? That's actually how Dark Souls was made

Reloaded update: What's new? • We buffed Smith by granting him the ability to force balance other players to his own team. We hope this addresses the complaints. After all, if everyone is Smith then no one will be op.

Notes for Patch 2.3: We've added an auto-balance feature to the teams, we hope that this addresses concerns about Balance Issues regarding Team System.

im weak xD

😂😂

LMAO 🤣

Yoooooo I’m crying 🤣

Neo

@@kunsanyi9057 Mr Anderson

That’s taking the Michael myers sit up to an extreme

LMFAO! 😂😂😂

Oh shit 😂😂😂

That'd be me 100%

that is so fuckin funny

Hahaha the second time stamp is gold... nice

Yup, for the most part the threat of agents were "told, not shown". Morpheus being the one to fight and get absolutely wrecked by one agent after being lauded as the best fighter really sends the message home.

It was shown to fulfill what the Oracle had told Neo. That Morpheus would give his life to save Neo's. One of them had to die.

Canadian Ninja Agreed. The writing in this movie is so well done

@@xxZerosumxx Yup but it was all destined to begin with... She already knew the outcome. That Neo would try save Morpheus and die only to be reborn as 'The One'. She just played her part.

@@jaykay3512 Yes,she told Neo what he needed to hear.

Well observed. I've watched this masterpieces for 22 years now and there's always more to catch

@ironcladnomad5639, can you please link us to your movie reviews site? It sounds like it’s going to be a banger.

Spencer Sonnefeld ok that it big brain.. thats probably what happened tho 😂

That was before he became a virus.

Me, me, me, and more me.

Wow small hints!!

Good point.

Felt a bit heavy and slow though when you watch it again. Good nonetheless

I think it adds to the quality of the scene. I miss many of the really good action movies that actually took their time. Like Escape from New York, Terminator and the like. No fucked up shaky cam, and nonsense cutting. Just the raw action scene to speak for it self. Those movies have been also very gritty and dirty in what they showed, particularly when a character was beaten a lot. When you say slow and heavy, I see it as quality and realism (kinda).

I think Airbag888 meant physically heavy in their movements. If i'm being critical their attacks are almost slow enough that they'd look kinda telegraphed, which makes the counters less believable. There's still all the great stuff Leidern mentioned going for it at the same time.

this is why i find the matrix so enjoyable to watch, while i cant stand most other action movies that cut CONSTANTLY for no good reason. really ruins it for me, i wish it wasnt the norm for hollywood action.

Tesla Death Ray - Movement in movies has to be exaggerated to look good on film and let the audience follow the action. You can find interviews from MMA fighters who work on movies talk about how they have to get trained to slow down and move "heavy".

Ajay Bala 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m weak

watching this part in slow mo is hilarious.

Lmao

DialM4 Masala It was a harmless joke, no need to be racist.

@@freebandzjin They use these sounds to differentiate the choreography. Tugh tagh tough is 1 2 3.

Morpheus is Mr. Smiths target, at that point he honestly didn't care about the rest because if he succeeded in getting the codes off zion, they're all dead anyway.

It's shot sequentially to make sense in movie time, but I'm pretty sure that they were having this convo and fight at the same time Neo, Trin, and the rest were escaping.

Sean Taylor I don’t think so. Neo and Trinity were practically screaming at each other and Switch and Apoc were having a shootout a couple floors below, yet Smith and Morpheus were just whispering. My guess is that Morpheus applied all his strength to restrain Smith until he was sure his team had made it out safely, then loosened his grip and got his ass kicked. That’s a true Captain, sacrificing himself for his crew.

because smith wanted them to 'get away' - he wanted morpheus. There is an old saying, don't interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake, and smith thought they were.

The way I think of this scene is like, "meanwhile this happened" That is quite common in films.

Imagine if Trinity, Switch, and Apoc were thinking like *"Cypher, you son of a bitch!! You had one job, Cypher!!"*

Cypher was a fucking stool pigeon

@@usamazahid3882 he could have easily gotten himself killed here.

To be honest I wondered that too during rewatches...I honestly think he maybe didnt on purpose since the dirt did fall on him directly solely...I think it was more ironic that he was the one who ends up sneezing when he in fact ratted them out on top of it. There's another little detail before they get into the walls where Morpheus was like "be calm, give me your phone.." and you can see Cypher pretend to scramble for it in his pockets but Trinity intervenes and gives her his very quickly instead. I like little details like that lol

@@Karl_Drogo55 he actually did it on purpose. Later that scene he pretends that he stumbled over something and keeps acting clumsy just so the crew gets less time to escape

I wish they would've survived. I loved Apoc though the most. I kinda like the silent types cause if you piss them off they just burst and become badass

thought all those characters were sick sucks they died

@@nicktroisi6347 The way he flipped the pistol to Neo was so badass. "I hope the Oracle gave you some good news"

something that cool can happen only in a movie that isnt all about making the single protagonist look cool, while everyone else is just there. in modern meta of movies you would have neo and trinity do all the shooting and cool stuff

@@nicktroisi6347 True, I thought Apoc was cool and Switch was such a hottie imo.

Carlos Nieves Are you serious?

@@daboss258 yeah 100%. And also Lawrence Fishburne is allergic to dust, so he was a mess throughout on top of doing the choreography.

They were both under 40. I guess if you're a kid that's "up there in age," but hardly unusual for an action hero. But certainly a solid fight scene.

@@nicarlos73 I believe you when you mention the allergy, at 2:30 Laurence's eyes are red as shit. Good on them both, they outdid themselves.

@@halleck3 I agree somewhat to what you're saying for sure.. however also keep in mind the training and prep work to put these sequences together with minimal cuts and trickery to splice together a fight choreography like these days especially in American action films. The way alot of action sequences are filmed now allows for guys like Liam Nielsen or much older actors to complete a fight scene that makes them look credible as that character, however it's done piece by piece, step by step with assisted cuts many more times that what is was used in movies like the Matrix or even The John Wick movies. Although I love the Taken films.. put Liam in a position of having to train to prep for long hard hitting choreography scenes with minimal cuts, itll be a much more challenging situation.

morpheus tryed his best,. he his tbe best martial art but smith the strongest of all the agent. why in matrix 2 reloaded upgrade agent took about 3 minutes to put morpheus down. smith took just 30 second to put him down.

@@mollies13 Agent Smith was self aware. The other programs and agents were content with their roles. I believe his understanding of the matrix on top of his passion made him a better fighter. I believe in the second film Morpheus had already fought an agent and knew Neo was on the way. His knowledge combined with his confidence made him a formable fighter in that moment. Before then, everyone was terrified of an agent.

Probably had mike tyson boxing program downloaded.

Smith doesn't get up. He pushed the earth down

even the music que, smith is a terrifying force to be reckoned with

@Frank Castle u mean lord elrond?

@@Grivian lmfao

Smith triceps must be buffed as fuck for doing that

well observed👍

It was but it didn’t do jack.

He needed lot of strength to blast out of the wall.

@@Iwitrag no, he was amping up to fight an agent, what are you talking about -- not just breeze through dry wall

@@Jay-ce2qu Not really, I think he was prepared from the moment he got the prophecy. The shout was to charge for wall break. It's not like he charged on agent immediatelly. They were lying on the floor for several seconds after he broke.

Guys with job doesn't got a day break even in Sunday: " Y'all the same to me"

Lmao is this a Nancy Pelosi reference?

I didn't hear no bell.

Lmao dude you made my day

Lmfaoooooi

Died xD

I’m assuming the wall is the womb

1:27

Cringe dbz fan

Also, when an Agent removes his shades willingly, other Agents take it as a sign that something is wrong with him. That happened in this movie and in Revolutions (even other Smiths recoil in horror when Oracle-Smith does it). I love how they love their shades so much. It's a quirk that you don't expect to see in a program.

wow, I never thought about that. He straight up coughed only because he wanted to.

Kratios 3 3 the mind makes it real

you think that's asbestos you are breathing?

LOL

Lmaooo

This needs to become one of those memes... fuck that's good. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

LMAO

😂 yup

It didn't show the SWAT team in the door way at all during the fight until Agent Smith threw Morpheus off the wall watch again closely.

i imagine they came after he was pretty much done with morpheus, because if i was one of the cops watching that i'd be muttering under my breath "what the fuck..."

You see what happens if you say anything

I don't remember a single fight scene from Matrix 4, they just weren't as memorable as the originals.

Ye agent Smith was trained by Sherlock Holmes for this moment

Lol! That's too funny! It hurt my eyes when I saw that clip not too long ago. I couldn't watch anymore of it. That's a series I wish they had left alone at the first one. Taken was a good revenge flick, with the man trying to find his daughter.

lol

lmaaoooo

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lol underrated comment

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Trinity lasted just as long against the upgrade

Dant e and that’s why the sequels kinda suck. They forgot their own lore.

@@vexjaeger4314 I would have to agree with that, Neo was in my opinion nerfed beyond all recognition in all areas of his abilities. I suppose with the others it could be explained that with the help of and realisation that now they know for certain that the one exists it has given them more ability based on their belief, Morpheus also had a similar outcome against an upgrade but ultimately neither came out on top.

Dant e Nah... Lol Trinity got wrecked immediately man. For most of her fight she was getting thrown around through wall and slammed. She is dope for sure, but aside from Neo, Morpheus is the guy. Just the way he gets back up halfway through and literally shakes it off hahaha such a beast

@@lemmihilldrix1450 I don't agree, Trinity gave as much damage as Morpheus and took far more as well and carried on and she didn't have a sword to help.

Oh yeahh dang good observation skills

They are self fixing walls, released by a European company in the early 90's , was named product Of The year (92) by trades magazine

Deja vu

@@alertamiguel4136 Good theory

The Matrix is repairing the wall to give Smith more shit to beat the crap out of Morpheus with.

Goddamn Cypher

@@streeterville773 gaddamn cypher! i still hate him all these yrs later! lol i loved those 2!

man they made a helluva team didnt they?? i think they had a relationship on that team imo

streeterville773 ”Don’t blame me. I’m just the messenger..”

They would have been proud of Neo, if only they had been able to see what he accomplished by the end of the movie.

What is resurrections? As far as I’m aware no such matrix film exists.

I know of Matrix Repugnantions Matrix Regurgitations Matrix Revoltinations

​@Philognosis1 it's was a glitch in the matrix forget about it

i know right???!!! they were the badasses on this team like Wolverine & Gambit level in the XMen. they were the mutha effin enforcers

Not like this.

I wish they and Dozer with Mouse survived so they could see what Neo "achieved" later. And how he fought Agent Smith.

That gut punch when they are so easily taken out by being disconnected in the real world by a traitor, shows that even if you are a badass in the Matrix, your still completely helpless in the real and to those you trust.

Lmfao

rofl

Lol lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂

that film is just lazy in comparison F for effort.

When agents were actually agents and not zombie people.

Damn! U okay? She must be tuff.😆😆😆

When you do take her and you say all the dresses look the same on her lol

Lmaaooooo

He did it deliberately tho...

@@SoudagerAamer yep on purpose

The sound design is great too, you feel all the shots

They serious took out a swat team within a blink

Apoc should’ve helped get the others machine guns too. Might’ve been more effective against the agents.

Pure gold...👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 when I'll also be able to look behind the tree 🥺 Ignorance is an assassin

Great observation! Was just thinking that after watching this scene and the scene in 2 where he fights an agent on the truck

Over-thought and over-analyzed much.

The Agents are programs so not only do they have great strength but they are also limited in their "thinking" and ways to attack a situation. They lack finesse. They keep butting their heads at someone until they give up, literally and metaphorically speaking.

I think you're overimagining here. They chose eastern styles because they look cool. Nothing more, nothing less. It has nothing to do with underlying philosophy and all to do with kung fu movies being the rage at that time. Also you're mistaken about western styles "not being about defeating your opponent". That's just nonsensical. The purpose of any combat style is to defeat your opponent. That's what the word "combat" implies. A combat style that isn't meant to defeat your opponent is not a combat style by definition. Combat training is inherently about self improvement, because it takes a crapload of time to get good at it and to train your body to a point where you can use the style consistently. Eastern styles may put more emphasis on this, because that's in their culture, but it's not something unique to them. You won't argue that doing jumping ropes and throwing 5 kg balls for hours to train in boxing requires as much discipline as static holding pots with sand in Okinawan karate, right? You're also not correct about Morpheus and co. goals. Enlightenment implies searching and finding truth about something (the world, oneself, etc). Morpheus and the crew have already attained enlightenment by realizing that Matrix isn't real. There's nothing more to be enlightened about in this context, so how can they strive for it then? Their sole goal is Freedom now. Freedom for themselves (to be free from the raids by the machines) and for people who are still in the matrix. They're rebels, revolutionaries , not Buddhist monks. I'm not trying to attack you or anything, but it just felt that your points were so far off the mark that i had to add my two cents.