The Reel Rejects - THE MATRIX (1999) IS MIND BLOWING! MOVIE REVIEW!!

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Starting point is 00:01:28 More on them in just a bit. Let's get into the Matrix. Nice. That's fucking cool. I really got to pee. Yeah, do you think, Jake Wayne? Okay, guys, we just finished watching the mother freaking Matrix. It was really dope, really awesome.

Starting point is 00:01:58 probably one of the best movies seen on the channel. If you listen to this on Apple or Spotify, make sure and give us five freaking stars. You follow us all on the social media. I also want to thank the people over at prepper for cutting down the highlights so the people on YouTube can see them

Starting point is 00:02:14 on the YouTube's. We got questions and comments galore. I am excited to see what we have I think we're on the search. We are on the search. All right. First one is from Awesome Joe.

Starting point is 00:02:35 Hello, everyone. My question for you is Keanu Reeves. Great with this role or would you have preferred Will Smith for the part since he was the one chosen for the part first, but turned down to do Wild Wild West instead. That's right. That's right. I don't know that. Yeah. It's supposed to be somebody else for neat because if they're going to make Neo Will Smith, they're going to cast a white,

Starting point is 00:02:56 dude for Morpheus. But because he dropped out, they switched it. Really? Yeah. Okay. I don't know. Because I don't see it.

Starting point is 00:03:07 I think it'd be a very different movie if it was the case. I'm not mad at the idea, but I feel like it would change the tone because I feel like Keanu Reeves' dryness goes with the tone of what this is. There's like a sleekness to this. There's a dryness, a coldness, a coolness. And I feel like Will Smith's coolness. is more boisterous, more loud,

Starting point is 00:03:28 whereas Keanu's is more subdued, and I feel like that subdued energy was more in tone with the sleekness of the film. Yeah, and then besides, we never would have gotten guns, lots of guns. Why? Because, no, I'm saying, it's a John Wick, like, thing.

Starting point is 00:03:48 So you know, you know, but they got it from here. That's when everybody, when he says the line is like, whoo, this is like following Keanu Reeves around. which I love um yeah I don't I don't I don't see it I think Will Smith is like he's he's a great actor he's fun I'm not saying that he can't do like dramatic parts he definitely can I just I don't see him doing all of the stunts and the choreography as well as Keanu Reeves I don't know I mean I think it probably still would have been a good movie but definitely very different I'm glad that it was Keanu he just has weird sensibilities as an actor that you would think what why would

Starting point is 00:04:31 you say it like that what is he doing and it just it works though so yeah i loved it okay uh monica hilder brand cipher chose to return to the simulation because it offered more a comfortable life than that of the real world which would you choose if it's realities or anything that would tempt you to reenter the simulation i knew this question was going to come because of course it's like the big question on the movie that's tough it doesn't seem fun it doesn't seem like a good life the one the one they live in 21 99 so I'd probably take the blue fill I like I like life yeah a little too steak you need one sauce you know the little things of life walking not eating goop or being because they're also cold all the time yeah suck

Starting point is 00:05:25 It just seems like, yeah. I think sometimes I'm like Parker Posey in White Lotus where she says, I think I'm just not meant to live an uncomfortable life. Like that you get older, like, which is so funny to me. That's like the best line, best meme from that show, which that's how I feel right now where I'm like, gave me the blue pill. I'll wake up in my bed. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:05:51 I like my comfy bed. I like the pleasures of good food. But it's funny watching it from this perspective, though, because they know everyone's not technically real. They're farmed for energy, but they give their consciousness, like, I guess, some semblance of something to do. So put them in the matrix. But because they view it that way, they're just murdering everybody left and right. So the people that aren't aware, they're just thinking like, oh, these guys are crazy. They're like experiencing psychosis.

Starting point is 00:06:22 but to the people that are on the other side that know that this isn't real, they're just like, ah, it doesn't matter anyway. This isn't where the real fight is, which is kind of wild. And I definitely can see, and I don't know how many people in real life are inspired by this movie. But I can definitely see it inspiring some, like, psychosis and some people, especially with how big of a cultural juggernaut this thing was. You mean of them thinking like, oh, my God, is it the matrix? Like, our world is fake.

Starting point is 00:06:49 So they go out and do stuff with that belief. Right. Right. Interesting. Yeah. I would not be one of those people. Oh, no. Not me. But, you know, it's, I think it's very original, and I'm happy this movie exists. Yeah. Okay. Flying Scotsman, 472.

Starting point is 00:07:08 If you were Keanu in this movie and someone came up to you in a car and said, hey, I have a blue pill and red pill. Do you want to go down the rabbit hole? Would you take the pills? I'd be tempted, but I don't think I'd do it. I feel like we just sort of answered that one. Blue pill baby. Blue pill for sure Gabriel said Would you want to know

Starting point is 00:07:26 If there was a simulation Or would you prefer to be unaware Blue pill baby Frickin Bullittsfully Unnowware For sure I just don't

Starting point is 00:07:38 When you're like Oh I know it's real And now I'm here and it's real But it sucks You're like Yeah let's just take it back To where it was like cool I'm fine with that

Starting point is 00:07:50 You know I want to live I don't want to be cold and having to fend off big squids all the time and have like a cord in the back of my neck and drink throw up. I'm good. Ew. Drink throw off. Reject Nation, you know those nights when you're starving.

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Starting point is 00:09:17 terms and fees do apply. Link in description box and pink comment or the easiest way you can scan this QR code right here on screen and make your first order today Maurice Gray Jr. Were you at any point confused? They went back and forth between reality and the Matrix. I wondered which it was a few times. I think I felt

Starting point is 00:09:35 like it was pretty clear of like when they were back and forth, especially like when you know when they got hooked up and stuff. Because yeah, this movie clearly establishes the three realities. There's the future. There's the matrix and there's like the loading area. And I feel like they

Starting point is 00:09:53 make a pretty good distinction on which is which over the course of the movie. Yeah, I think so too. I actually wasn't you confused. Which is a plus. Yeah. I feel like they found a way to make these high-sife concepts really palatable and really accessible,

Starting point is 00:10:09 which is a great strength of the movie. Yeah. It was really great. I agree. Jay Rushden, there were two black cats. Maybe Tara is still an matrix question. Do you ever get viruses on your computer? I might still be the makers because I do have two black kitties

Starting point is 00:10:27 and they're the best I don't because I have a Mac and they don't tend to get viruses but maybe on PCs I think back in the day probably but no yeah no shy do you no viruses maybe on my phone but not on my computers

Starting point is 00:10:42 I know computers he said Jackson Ryan when this movie's released he was 19 they were changing as a society with the integration of technology. The older I get, I look at this movie and two other films is a cautionary tale. Being Gen X were the generation one foot in the world before tech

Starting point is 00:10:59 exploded and the other foot in today's dependency on tech. We're increasing technology advancement while disconnecting from human connection. We're allowing corporate greed and control while making corporations more and more in control of our lives. I feel like this movie was already speaking to the issue before it even became a thing.

Starting point is 00:11:15 Neo being the one is about saying connected to the one, you being human, and continuing to naturally grow and develop the soul while tech increases around us. It is our imbalance between being human and tech that I fear will be our own worst enemy.

Starting point is 00:11:31 We may not see it now, but the groundwork seems to be set. Yeah, I see what you're saying, dude, and I, you know, those fears are very valid. Those fears are very real. We're not quite to that point yet. We are at a place where AI is rising and

Starting point is 00:11:47 human attention is being commodified. for money, you know, with algorithms, what you're paying is the price of your attention because they design it to keep you sedated as they keep sedated in the Matrix. And as humans are creating AI and, you know, we have Chad GPT,

Starting point is 00:12:07 but also they're building robots to, you know, for advanced tech. We have Tesla bots, you know? So it's only a matter of time before AI gets to a point and it's farmed all the day, that's people are using while engaging with it and coupling that with the robots and that and meanwhile we're all sedated for the fact that we have social media and want to watch our cat videos and want to watch our our memeifications of life but yeah I feel like it's

Starting point is 00:12:38 it is definitely about staying one conscious and two aware of how things are happening around you so yeah I definitely feel like this movie was ahead of its time for sure and there are other movies that kind of address this concept but i feel like for this being made in the 90s it was pretty revolutionary for how it uh saw the potential for things could go yeah i think the main thing like with this is that human connection gets less and less when technology advances which is kind of like what you're saying and i mean that's why you see like art around town where it's it'll just be a person drawn and they'll just be looking at a phone

Starting point is 00:13:23 like that's what the art is now trying to call out that that's what the world is now. Like if we didn't have that technology, people would sit and talk to each other more. You're sort of looking around. You spike up a conversation with someone. You build more of a human connection

Starting point is 00:13:39 versus like a connection with a robot, a connection with chatty. Let's be honest. I mean, a connection with Instagram and TikTok and a screen, which is like it's, it happens so quickly and we become so reliant on it so fast that it's hard to like really see it until you're there to be like, well, the outcome of this could be messy if it continues to be more

Starting point is 00:14:08 and more. But then when you think about it, you think like, well, back in the day, they didn't even have a lot of technology, but then they got electricity. Then they got a washing machine, right? Then they got a dishwasher, it's like tech, tech, tech, tech versus I watch a show of like how to keep you younger. There's people who are in like third world countries and they're healthier and live

Starting point is 00:14:32 longer because they still have to do all these things because they have to clean their clothes so they're burning calories, right? They have to cook all their own food so they're eating better. Like it's like the struggle between the two, it's weird. It's weird. Except

Starting point is 00:14:48 we're, yeah, we're kind of like we're feeding the beast because we're in America. Capitalism exists. It is what it is. Hopefully, you know, we won't be here when the AI robots take over. Liam Harold, are you the one

Starting point is 00:15:04 Aaron? The Matrix has, finally has you. Tell him. I am. I do feel one. I do feel awake and I am the better for having experienced this movie and I know what they're trying to do. I see it. Thank you for acknowledging that.

Starting point is 00:15:20 the sight is there. Resident Z says she's actually taking a couple of college classes that have this movie as required viewing. One of which was philosophy. Here's a bit of a curbaal for the question. What do you feel's most disturbing thing, whether shown or told in the movie? For me, it has to be

Starting point is 00:15:36 the shutting of Neo's mouth. Yeah, that was, I hated that. That was pretty gross. Yeah, that was gnarly. Honestly, the most disturbing thing for me was it was cool in the moment, but realizing how everyone else is perceiving this moment that's not of the knowledge of what's happening was when they first show up to the building to save Morpheus and they're just gunning down everybody I'm like oh my god these are just security guys doing their job and they're none the wiser that what is

Starting point is 00:16:06 actually happening but I was like dang that's crazy it's like a mass shooting for real they're just little AI robots but they're exactly the AI robot well no because you would see like the homeless guy right or you see, like, the old lady to her apartment. They access through the main friend. Yeah, they're NPCs, essentially. Right. Everyone's an NPC who's not aware.

Starting point is 00:16:27 Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, you know, they're... I know what you mean. You're like, these four guys, like, they don't know. But they're, yeah, they're definitely being... I mean, they're like, they're in, like, a baby tube somewhere in the actual world. But this is their reality for all intents of purposes. It sucks.

Starting point is 00:16:42 It is suck. It does freaking suck. But, yeah, I think that was the part. I was like, oh, my God. That was when I had the thought, like, oh, if anyone wasn't aware of what's actually happening, they would think these people were, like, having a psychotic break. Yeah, I agree with that.

Starting point is 00:16:56 I thought the bug and the belly button and then it being pulled out totally disturbing. Didn't like it. Didn't want it. Also, the gooey when he's rebirthed got me. That was freaky as hell, dude. The fucking throw up they got to eat. I don't want it. I don't want it.

Starting point is 00:17:12 I feel like I could go on. I won't. Tim Porkroll says, Perhaps without the context of the movie, I'm sure you've seen some references to The Matrix and other movies and shows. Do you have a favorite that you can think of? And how do you feel about the last impact the movie has had on popular culture? Oh, definitely. There's definitely been a lot of things I've seen in other movies.

Starting point is 00:17:33 Hell, I even reference a couple in this reaction. Like the fact that the shot from Spider-Man won where he's first learning to web swing, he literally is like the same shot at him on the top of the building and running and then him like flailing his arms before he falls. except it's slightly different how that scene ends but almost shot for shot but also the you know the obviously the iconic shot with him doing like the the not back flip but like leaning back to how to doze the bullets seen that parodied a million times the kick and the 3D shot parodied a bunch of times and even movies doing like the thing with him stopping the bullets you know other movies have taken that sense this point so yeah it's definitely culturally relevant and it's had a huge impact

Starting point is 00:18:17 on movies even today like 25 years later it's still being referenced a ton so yeah it did a number for movies and tv shows it did for sure and especially because it was ahead of its time right it's it's now even closer to the future that we could be looking at in regards to sentient beings and AI and all that we're not getting like as close to what this movie portrays but you get what I'm saying um like chatty is some people's best friend so um um Yeah, and I think my favorite thing is just guns, lots of guns. It is my favorite thing. Mary Soul says, it has often been said that the Matrix can be seen as a modern retelling of Plato's cave allegory or the Jesus Savior metaphor or even how Neo's journey echoes Buddhist thought, awakening from illusion into true awareness.

Starting point is 00:19:09 And that all seems to apply, but in your opinion, is Neo a hero because he is the one or is he a hero because others feed his ego with belief? And only then does he become the one. What's your perception of the after a fresh viewing experience? Thank you, Taryn. Aaron, always lovely to watch with you. Appreciate the question. I love this philosophical shit. It's like my favorite.

Starting point is 00:19:35 That is a good question, though. Is he the one because he knows he's the one or he's the one because people told him he's the one? When Oracle told him he wasn't the one, he was like, nah. I think it was Oracle telling him he wasn't the one. is what made him the one. I think so, too. Because even, even Morpheus said,

Starting point is 00:19:52 she told you exactly what you needed to hear. Yeah. So, point of the day, don't doubt me. I got this. I am the one.

Starting point is 00:20:02 No, it was, it was really dope, though. I think they, uh, they did a really good job. I feel like that's my perception,

Starting point is 00:20:08 you know. I feel like him coming to the belief because he was told he wasn't to prove otherwise, uh, felt like, that was the thing yeah what do you think i don't yeah i don't think they fed his ego too much because he's really only heard it like from trinity and morphius right and then the oracle was like no you're not and like he even said i'm not the one right like you got to believe me i'm gonna go back

Starting point is 00:20:35 in and save morphius because i'm not the one um i do get we're saying though mary's soul because he did get enough feedback that was like yeah you are the one but he they really said holy crap he really is after they saw him like dodging bullets right after they saw him stop the bullets and then he saw the code and everything exactly wild okay druid the world has changed so much since 1999 the matrix has been broken down so much over the years how would you interpret the meaning of the matrix today in a world with AI defix and simulation theories everywhere love the work you do hmm I don't interpret the meaning I think it's about awareness I think it's

Starting point is 00:21:17 you know he is somebody who was living this life you know selling tech being a hacker and his awareness and coming into self is what's going to save the world potentially and yeah this is this is a this is a one to for sure unpack over time because yeah we literally just finished it minutes ago but i think that it speaks to that and speaks to the dangers of technology and how they can eventually, you know, take over and rise up and then have us service them. Because, yeah, you see that analogy, or he gave towards the beginning of the movie where he held up the battery saying, like, this is us, this is what we are to them because they were using the sun and then I think like we bombed things and then they couldn't use the sun and

Starting point is 00:22:09 they found an alternate power source. So in a way, we were kind of like the arbiters of our own destruction. which you know it's pretty real um but yeah that's what i'm thinking off of right now but trust and best believe before you film the second one i will watch a many of video essay and have a many conversation to a further um collect thoughts but yeah i feel like this is one i for sure have to chew on a bit and kind of recollect on some drive homes but yeah that's what i'm coming out of it right now i think it did a really good job of showcasing that, showcasing a sense of choice, showcasing the dangers of technology.

Starting point is 00:22:49 Yeah. So I'm just remember that it says, you know, the body cannot live without the mind. And this is a really good, like, it just shows you that like the mind is doing so, so much. Even when you watch different things and they're like, it's mind over matter because sometimes it really is. You've got to put your mind to it. And I think that that, that to me is stuck in here where it's like the body cannot live without the mind. And I think that if you allow your mind, yes, we're getting AI, deep fakes, simulation theories, all of that. I think if you are living too deeply in that, then you can get brainwashed. And then the mind becomes you're in a whole other world.

Starting point is 00:23:37 but hopefully because the mind is strong enough to realize what's real and what's fake that you would stay grounded enough to not get too much into the AI and deep fakes and simulation stuff which can be a little freaky so that's that's kind of how I that's my main lie that I'm remembering like the body cannot live without the mind

Starting point is 00:24:00 you're like yeah in that in that sense it's like mind over matter kind of a vibe okay Is that all of them? That is it. Wow. Okay, guys. Thank you for sending in questions.

Starting point is 00:24:14 We really appreciate it. And, yeah, I'm thoroughly invested. I'm happy to have finally seen this movie. I am excited to see where the story goes, how things unfold. What other lessons are hidden within this allegory for, you know, being connected as humans. And, yeah, without further ado, or before we get out of here, Tara, What do you think the Rotten Tomatoes is for this movie? Let's say Critics, 81, and audience, 89.

Starting point is 00:24:46 Okay. You were right that it was in the 80s. Critics, 83, audience is 85. Ah, okay, that was pretty close. You were very close. That was pretty good. Yeah. Do you have any final thoughts before we get out of here?

Starting point is 00:24:57 I know. I love this movie, good times, man. Good times all around. Gives you stuff to chew on for the brain. Oh, yeah. It gives all kinds of stuff to chew on. and we're going to keep on chewing as we keep on going. All right, you guys, love you.

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The Reel Rejects - THE MATRIX (1999) IS MIND BLOWING! MOVIE REVIEW!!

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