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The red reveals the world for what it truly is an artificial construct of machines which have enslaved humanity. In the original Matrix, the protagonist is invited to choose between a red and blue pill.

The idea of the red pill is a key example.

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Ahead of the film’s release, two of its writers described themselves as approaching the movie with the intent of reclaiming the “red pill” trope from its hijackers. The problem is so widespread that the new Matrix film is being taken by some as a rejection of the trend. A mass shooter in the UK, for example, was found, after his death, to have been using Matrix imagery in online discussion forums before committing his crimes. Incels, or involuntary celibates, are particularly engaged with Matrix-style “philosophy”. Motifs from the film have been adopted by online groups to reinforce their messages, which are often hateful and violent.

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Nearly 20 years since the third film in the series premiered, a fourth chapter, The Matrix Resurrections, was released in December to great excitement.īut one of The Matrix’s most enduring cultural contributions has been to conspiracy theories. I expect the marketing to hammer home the notion, hopefully in a non-confrontational way, that seeing Matrix: Resurrections in theaters is the 'real' way to see it.The Matrix is among the most influential science fiction films of all time. WB had reason to hope that Matrix 4 would play closer to (relatively speaking) The Force Awakens and Jurassic World than Terminator: Dark Fate and Independence Day: Resurgence. The wonky, audience-challenging components of the franchise may well play better as a franchise that looks and feels different from your stereotypical Marvel/DC spectacular. There's at least one generation that grew up liking The Matrix Reloaded (which earned solid reviews and grossed $742 million worldwide in summer 2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (which earned mixed-negative reviews and grossed 'just' $427 million in late 2003) more than the conventional wisdom suggests. Keanu Reeves is as popular as he's ever been. Kong, The Suicide Squad, Space Jam: A New Legacy), I'd argue Matrix 4 had the best chance of really breaking out pre-Covid. However, of WB's 'questionable' biggies ( Dune, Godzilla Vs. I'll be optimistic for Will Smith's King Richard in November. We'll see if The Many Saints of Newark or Clint Eastwood's Cry Macho buck the trend. They are then nowhere to be found when the likes of The Goldfinch, The Good Liar, The Way Back, The Little Things, The Kitchen, Richard Jewell, Blinded By the Light and/or In the Heights open theatrically. They love to talk about wanting more original, diverse, star-driven, non-franchise and/or adult-skewing theatrical offerings. Wonder Woman 1984 (released last Christmas) was the only surefire smash sacrificed to the streaming gods.Įven pre-Covid, folks don't show up for movies like Those Who Want Me Dead or Reminiscence anymore. Moreover, quality notwithstanding, most of WB's 2021 slate were theatrical coin tosses or likely bombs. Kong and Mortal Kombat gave other studios the confidence actually to schedule a summer movie season. I'd argue the overperformances on opening weekend (relatively speaking) of Tom & Jerry, Godzilla Vs. WB's steady supply of high-end theatrical product was a factor in theaters' ability to weather the storm, while HBO Max’s success or failure wasn’t entirely resting on the hybrid release of theatrical movies. HBO Max provided a cushion of for less-predictable theatrical results. AT&T swore at the time that it was just a 2021 strategy as the pandemic continued to rage. That's not to say the 'in theaters and on HBO Max' plan is all doom-n-gloom. And Judas and the Last Messiah still became the A-level Oscar contender it was initially positioned as, with Daniel Kaluuya winning Best Supporting Actor for the Best Picture-nominated WB release. The Conjuring 3 (while still a hit with $197 million on a $39 million budget) took a slight domestic hit ($64 million domestic) even while 'only' nabbing under two million households on opening weekend. Still, a solid $23 million debut but a frontloaded $42 million finish and a weak $83 million worldwide cume on a $55 million budget do not a sequel make in normal circumstances. Mortal Kombat (still the HBO Max champ with 5.5 million households in 17 days) may be the exception. Quality notwithstanding, most of the films that bombed in theaters ( The Suicide Squad and Space Jam: A New Legacy both cost way too much even for pre-Covid times) didn't exactly earn sky-high initial HBO Max viewings either.

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