The Matrix Was a Documentary 

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:31 *🎬 The Impact of "The Matrix" on Popular Culture* - "The Matrix" debuted in 1999, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and influencing various aspects of popular culture. - The film's enduring relevance stems from its exploration of political ideologies, scientific theories, and themes related to technology and human existence. 02:28 *🎞️ Influences on "The Matrix"* - Examines the cultural and artistic influences that shaped "The Matrix," including the cyberpunk genre and previous works like "Blade Runner" and "Neuromancer." - Discusses the thematic connections between these influences and the overarching narrative of "The Matrix." 05:38 *🔍 Exploring Cyberpunk Origins* - Traces the origins of cyberpunk literature and its emergence as a response to the information age, focusing on works like "Neuromancer" and "Blade Runner." - Highlights the themes of technological advancement, societal decay, and human-machine interaction prevalent in cyberpunk narratives. 08:25 *🎌 Influence of Japanese Animation on "The Matrix"* - Explores the impact of Japanese anime, particularly films like "Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell," on the visual style and thematic elements of "The Matrix." - Discusses how anime introduced Western audiences to complex narratives and philosophical themes, influencing their perception of animation as a mature storytelling medium. 11:01 *🤖 Themes of Consciousness in "Ghost in the Shell"* - Analyzes the philosophical themes of consciousness, identity, and reality portrayed in "Ghost in the Shell," particularly through the character of Major Motoko Kusanagi. - Examines how the film challenges traditional notions of humanity and raises questions about the nature of existence. 12:46 *🎵 Cultural Shifts in Music during the 1990s* - Discusses the cultural and musical shifts of the 1990s, including the rise of alternative rock, grunge, and electronic music. - Explores how these musical genres reflected societal attitudes and provided a platform for expressing discontent and disillusionment. 16:46 *🖼️ Introduction to Postmodernism and Hyper-Reality* - Introduces the concepts of postmodernism and hyper-reality, examining their influence on art, culture, and perception. - Discusses how the proliferation of simulated realities blurs the distinction between truth and fiction, shaping contemporary understanding of reality. 20:38 *🌐 Evolution of the Internet and Y2K Concerns* - Traces the evolution of the internet from its origins in ARPANET to the development of the World Wide Web and user-friendly browsing software. - Explores the societal impact of the internet's rapid growth and the fears surrounding the Y2K bug, highlighting society's increasing reliance on digital technology. 26:48 *🎥 The Wachowskis and the Creation of "The Matrix"* - Provides insight into the background of the Wachowski siblings, their creative vision, and the development of "The Matrix" from a small-time construction business to a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece. 27:42 *🎬 Wachowskis' Background and Early Work* - The Wachowskis' background as culture enthusiasts, comic book fans, anime enthusiasts, and philosophy students. - Their early work in writing for a comic series and selling screenplays like "Assassins," albeit with disappointing outcomes. - The pivotal decision to transition from writing to directing, leading to their breakthrough with films like "Bound." 31:53 *💡 Introduction and Impact of "The Matrix"* - Overview of the release and impact of "The Matrix" in 1999. - Summary of the film's storyline, focusing on Neo's journey and the revelation of the Matrix. - Exploration of how the film integrated various cultural influences and philosophical themes, becoming a cultural phenomenon. 35:12 *🧬 Cultural and Artistic Influences in "The Matrix"* - Analysis of "The Matrix" as a cyberpunk story, exploring themes of AI domination and human rebellion. - Examination of the film's resemblance to anime in its visual style and narrative structure. - Discussion of the influence of alternative music and the industrial scene on the film's aesthetic and attitude. 38:37 *🌐 Relevance of "The Matrix" Today* - Reflection on the enduring relevance of "The Matrix" in contemporary society. - Comparison between themes in the film and current technological and societal trends, such as the dominance of tech companies and the impact of social media. - Speculation on the future implications of technology and the continued resonance of the film's philosophical themes. Made with HARPA AI

The best part is having the algorithm throw this in your face two years later

We're living in a freak mix of The Matrix, They Live, 1984, while steadily turning into Idiocracy.

kids today have no idea how life was pre internet. It was fun as hell doing things. exploring outside, getting into mischief.

The craziest thing about the Matrix is, its not aging like you’d expect. I watch it and it honestly blows my mind that it was made before y2k. It just doesn’t seem that old to me for some reason, even though i know it is.

Feb. 2024 reporting in, its getting worse

It took 2 years to have this video suggested to me, mission accomplished.

The list of films released in 1999 is utterly mindblowing, trust me.

The storytelling, background music, B rolls, and the overall pace of the video, are simply phenomenal. Glad the algorithm suggested this to me, havent seen videos like these in a long time, was even better than the latest ColdFusion videos.

I have grown up with Sci-Fi and Dystopian movies. The one thing I take away from them is that they were intended as a warning, not as a blueprint for Corporations and Governments to say "Hey, this is a GREAT idea! Let's DO this!"

can't believe this was made 2 years ago, insane quality dude. crazy the algo throwing you up late

Minor point... you point to 1988's Akira as the breakthrough in violent animation but one could argue that it was the film Heavy Metal, which was popular in 1981!

The Matrix showed us how to fight the corporate oligarchy by buying Nokia phones, Duracell batteries, and Ducati motorcycles.

It was 1999 and I was almost in a state of shock when I came out of theatre. A very unique idea conveyod to us in form of a film.

I'm 61 years of age and still haven't watched the movie The Matrix. I really enjoyed your synopsis and may one of these days hit the watch button thanks.

One of the best videos I have ever watched in my whole life dude.

Andy Warhol saying in front of a camera that he ate a hamburger predicted the TikTok generation.

"The Matrix is a documentary" - a perfect title for a documentary on "The Matrix"! I remember it was June 1999 ... thinking, after watching The Matrix, something has changed. In those few days, a strange feeling of incomprehension and the urge to grasp a reality words would fail to articulate rose to the surface. Your documentary managed to put all that together beautifully! Brilliant work! Thank you.

This is extremely good documentary, the quality of every aspect is so high. Thank you

algorithm recommended this and did not disappoint. I'll be damned... *subscribed*

Seeing this as a child was like "Wow so cool". Seeing it again when I was older "What how did they allow this movie?". I thought I was the only one. But always make the joke that The Matrix is my favourite documentary.

Certified hood classic

The fact this randomly went viral supports the matrix theory further

Bound is an underrated masterpiece. Fight me.

Having been a young adult in the 1990's I would have never realized that the dystopian future was already at the doorstep. 😮

The reason this movie was so popular was because it gave people the feeling that , yes, there is something very wrong with the world. People had felt for a very long time, a feeling that our world was somehow doomed and not what it seemed. Admittedly, that feeling in part was a product of other media we had all consumed.. Now, a quarter century later, the grip of media influence has loosened, and the internet has become a serious threat to the people who were in charge of what we thought. Now you are in charge of what you think.

I‘m near 70… and after all, i call myself a „Cyberpunk“ all my LIFE. Thank you SOOO much for having compiled this, and all your TRUE thoughts ‚n WORDS! From Germany: You are TOTALLY RIGHT! Thumb UP!

I was today years old when I found out Andy Warhol single-handedly invented Mukbang….

The Matrix ending + rage against the machine, it always gives me goosebumps just as the first time. Also the feeling of acknowledging something different remains fresh & relevant.

Fitting that someone that looks like a Chuck Norris body double makes a documentary about the greatest action movie ever produced. Well done! Can't believe it's been 25 years & the original Matrix remains the best.

This video deserves an oscar!! Amazing breakdown of not only the time period leading and trailing the Matrix but also breaking down how it has affected (and maybe NOT affected) the future! Bravo!!

So far i have very much enjoyed. This is a fantastic video. Historical and present day accuracy for the thinking mind. Absolutely lovely. ❤

There's lots of comments praising your excellent production and editing but I still want to comment that the audio sounds PERFECT. All the levels are balanced and cleaned up. Well done!

This was beyond great. As someone born in 1982 and having witnessed everything described - the before and the after - first hand, all I can say is bravo.

This started randomly as Im working. I listened, then I watched, then I left my work and just went through this video till the end and so glad find a new good channel after a long while. Keep it up! :)

I like yours use of the 00s interview style. This is such a cool vid.. 😎

This is straight up brilliant. Perfect journalism, documentary, entertaining and informative. It’s the story of my life. I am 48.

I'm 277 years old and this is the best RU-vid video I have ever seen. But for real, surprised you don't have more subs. Glad the algo popped this in the top spot for me.

Even though it wasn't a scene by scene analysis of the movie, this is probably one of the best insights out there and is pure gold. Part 3 should scare us all, but alas most of us have chosen the blue pill. Nice touch with "clubbed to death". Took me down memory lane

Very well done video my guy. The Matrix is so relevant, and is a Masterpiece. I'm an introvert who loves theology. I don't let many people into my bubble, because most people are shallow, and don't wanna talk about deep , thought provoking topics. I love having weekly therapy sessions because that's MY time, and I get to talk about whatever I want, with a therapist I've come to think of a friend, on some level. The purpose of life, religion, and what is real and meaningful have haunted me my whole life. I'm now 45. The Matrix resonates with my soul. That, along with The Lord of The Rings trilogy are two of my favorite movies of all time. LOTR is more of a fantasy escape from the real world though. 😊 ❤ To you all friends !!! We need ❤ amongst each other.

This video was way deeper and academically supported than I expected. You've earned a new subscriber!

So Ironic how the Wachowskis ended up succumbing to the same Zeitgeist and narratives they were trying to warn us about in the first place. Great video btw. Just subscribed.

DUDE... absolutely incredible work here! Clearly the algorithm felt personally attacked by this video and has just recently decided to let the grudge go

It's too bad I didn't make it to see the Matrix when it was in theaters. The 90s were such an amazing blend of the decades before it, and the one to come after.

that last part “to make any true lasting relevant piece of art, you must enter the zeitgeist” 🤯💎🙏🏽 so glad i found this a major inspiration to my 1st album VAN GOGH IN THE MATRIX (2022) and now in 2024 my 4th upcoming album TIL I LAND - with gratitude, LaynoProd

I truly think we are living in the most interesting time in human history. The internet allowing tbe whole world to connect and grow changed everything

As a millenial, i really hate the hyping of everything and forgetting it after a week to get to the newest trend generation. ...but damn. You just created the most creative, knowledgable and unexpected suprise for me here. Seriously dude. One of the best videos on here.

How am I just now getting shown this 2 years later?? The Matrix is an awesome series. Ringing too true to current times. I saw The Matrix in theatres. Right after Star Wars. A day I'll never forget.

how's all the comments from 1 month ago when the video is 2 years old?

The matrix and cyberpunk started my obsession with futuristic/apocalyptic movies. I’ve always known it’s real and possible. Seeing it unfold now gives me chills

I’m 48 years old and this video was like a montage of all sorts of memories of the things that I really loved while I grew up!

Is it just me or a lot of things happened in 1984 more than any other year that I've heard ?

It took 2 Years to find your videos??? Dude be careful they are watching you.

If you enjoy the video please leave a like and comment your thoughts!

Akira & Ghost in the Shell were game changers in the cyber punk genre & set the benchmark in Sci Fi cinema forever....They were simply incredible for there time

Thanks for your effort, I hope this channel gets what it deserves. Well done RU-vid for taking over 2 years to show us this.

Never been a Nirvana fan, but the message on this cover 14:20 is brutal ....

I popped this on randomly to get diner ready, and 45 minutes later diner was ready and I don’t have much memory of the process. Great soundtrack that follows the storyline perfectly, a great distillation of the relative cultural history. I was really drawn in. Great work! Was 24 when I saw it in theatres, and the whole group I went with were blown away. We were all high and to a man came out of there wanting to discuss the movie in ways we’d never had to before.

As a child in the 80s i was telling people about akira but they snubbed it and ever since i kept it to myself and now people love it and same with ghost in the shell.

The matrix and fight club are two of the most important films of all time without a doubt in my mind. 1999 had some very important films actually I’d include American beauty and office space too. Addendum: great video will be watching again.

Excellent! Extremely well written and put together vid! And here we are now.

I find it difficult to believe that this has not received more views. Very well done indeed! I am a new fan :)

This is a really well put together video and is very thought provoking and very in depth! I have to go rewatch The Matrix now! Good stuff

Man i just miss the 90s. .

The lead up to that intro was butter! The moment enter the Zeitgeist appeared I paused and subscribed and hit the like button! Very well done

I was an extra on 2-3. I was originally cast as a stand in, cut my hair off between casting and filming, and got relegated to the extra ranks. Spent a lot of time on several sets. We often sat around for 2 or 3 days waiting for the call out, get the call, do a few takes or rehearsals, get called to go to lunch, that was the days work. It was pretty hard to work out what the story line was, as they mixed up the filming sequences so yu had no bloody clue. It was a lot of fun but. I got on screen a few times, but they dimmed the lighting in the movie, and im in the shadows mostly. Had yarns with a few of the main actors. Fishburne is a hectic dude. Im in a couple of scenes with him, but yu hardly see me. In one scene im sitting next to roy jones jr (hes also a cool dude) at the war council, yu can see him clear as day and im in the bloody shadows. Lol. 😆😁. I got busted looking at the directors monitors after each reset. They even told me off for acting, or more to the point over acting. I said oh if im actually acting am i, shouldn't i be getting actor rates instead of extras rate. I got a good laugh out of that, but naa, sadly never got no pay rise. I was watching where the camera was going and where the action was, to makes sure i got on screen. They figured me out i reckon, cause i did get on screen a few times, the only time yu can see me clearly bugger it, is my friggin hand ffs. Fmd, there went my dreams of bein the next Mel.

Authentic and high quality documentary about what led to the creation of "The Matrix" masterpiece. Thanks a lot for your dedication to this contemporary so vital subject. I have been captivated through the entire video. Your conclusion is of crucial importance.

Such an interesting, articulate and well produced video. Very entertaining & thought provoking, thanks!

This is an absolutely fantastic study. Excellent work, dude! Very concise editing. Beautiful

This fascinates and scares the shit out of me. Well made video my friend! You nailed the influences and references the Matrix was built upon.

I came here for some Matrix stuff, and left totally impressed by the quality and depth of this video. Yes, you did a good job.

Great documentary! It was well thought out, gave great context, was entertaining, and well written. I agree with most of the points made, way to go!👌

The comments are everything! Amazing. I can't even begin to describe the appreciation for the creator but also, for all these comments that I can relate to on so many levels. I just subscribed, immediately-- didn't pass go, didn't collect my $200. Looking forward to binge-watching some Optic Lure. But this is definitely not background stimulation for your brain. I agree with the poster that was late with dinner... this is some 'get sucked in' type of deep diving, mind mapping brilliant work.

The Matrix is my go-to answer when asked what my favorite movie of all time is. Conversation usually touches on some stuff in this video, loved every minute of it. Thank you!

I have always been amazed and mystified, when suddenly exposed to certain movies, teachings, or metaphysical speculation about how, somehow in a peculiar way they seem unbelievably familiar, even though I have never been exposed to any of these things before. This happened the first time viewing The Matrix.

It is actually will be good if all documentaries will be in this style :)

There are so few movies with content that can emotionally engage me so much that I get chills from them for 1 reason or another, that I can count them on 1 hand, but Matrix has such a big hidden message that it just needs to play the main title track and I already have chills from that moment. Its not a perfect movie, but its a so great movie, that changed the view of many people in the society on the whole civilization and even the legal system in some states and thats something realy rare in the cinematography history.

One of the best documentarys of the last years for sure!

To be honest, I had low expectations after this video was recommended to me. 'huh, another conspiracy long lasting river of unmotivated words to scare the shit out of people' - I thought, but the hint of doubt was there and I watched it all - What a great piece of work!!! Good, example based, well defined philosophical essay which tingles your brain in the best way possible. Absolutely magnificent. All the main chronological turns of modern culture and how it's embedded within one of the best movies of the past century. Personally, I find a fear of technology irrational and highly altered by the culture, I can't find the good reason for the conscious machine to kill me. We anthropomorphised machines for decades, created dilemmas and gave them shitty red coloured eyes, every time they went feral. We completely misread their list of priorities, copy and pasted some which resembles our own and yet we are still surprised why machines haven't bladerunnered us. I'm keen to check other creations of yours as this is a content worth watching. Thanks a lot for the great and meaningful content and apologies for my misjudgement.

Fantastic and obviously was perfect being born back in 79 and to see it all unfold. Please update your current with a part 2 which will show the speed it's just reached in this and what 24 Months can show to those unfortunate enough to have not an understanding of our experience and technological advancement time frame for perspective and context essential. Great and amazing video

2024 (Update Button) ------>

*Would definitely like to see you make a video on the movie "They Live" to hear your perspective on it. Now that's another beast of a documentary about this world.*

You have pleased the algorithm god You are now Blessed

its a great video and you desedrver all the views coming your way. i am subscribed now and cant wait to watch the rest of your videos

Another movie in the early 90s that was way ahead of its time and showed the cities of yesterday in ruins Tomorrow was “The Crow” with Brandon Lee. What an amazing movie… 💯

The dystopian vision of cyberpunk actually existed *way* before Blade Runner. Ridley Scott just brought it to the big screen. Netscape? Y u no mention NCSA Mosaic?

one of the most important documentaries of all time

My respect sir -- for the clarity of your observance.

I've watched many The Matrix documentaries never came across one that didn't address its subject until well into the last 3rd of its running time and I'm not complaining, I enjoyed the ride.

This is a very enriching and thought-provoking content, i was so surprised your channel doesn't have tbe growth it deserves, very underrated!

Incredible Documentary! Eye-opening! Instant sub! 👍👍

April 3rd, 2024 just showed up in my feed. Of course a Matrix fan. Halfway thru it, thought I’d check when it was published. Blown away it was 2 years ago. Amazing work. Definitely need to do Part 2 “the AI reality”. Your title of this video doesn’t give it the justice and credit it deserves. Looking forward to watching your other videos. You earned my subscription. 🔥💯🔥

Well this was just supposed to be a video to help me sleep but I ended up watching it entirely. No ads either so I guess you got demonetized too. Good shit 👍🤯

Insightful and well thought out, congrats on a very well-done video and as mentioned below, They Live. Gladly subscribed and looking forward to future content.

Your content is amazing! high quality very informative and thought-provoking! keep up the good job! people need to find your channel!

April 2024 and I plan another Matrix marathon, because each decade of my life I see it differently

This channel deserves millions of subscribers.

Movies released in 1999 which also include soundtracks by Massive Attack, is a study in itself

Great video Thank you for sharing your talent for storytelling.

This video should have been 3 times longer. Loved it and was left hungry for so much more