More than 20 years ago, "The Matrix" brought novel concepts and unique visual effects, becoming an alternative classic in Hollywood science fiction genres, and although the cyberpunk concept it shows is not original, its form of expression, as well as the philosophical concepts embodied in it, have triggered everyone to think about the "matrix", the human mind, and the relationship between humans and machines. Why did The Matrix, which has become a perfect trilogy, make a fourth film? Will it present the same theme as before? After 20 years, can the creators grasp the pulse of the times and come up with something that can make a new generation of audiences shine? Recent interviews with various creators may have revealed something.
1. Why is there a fourth part?
The Matrix is a story that the Wachowski brothers (and now sisters) have been working on since they were in college, and they have been refining and expanding their vast worldview over the course of decades to give rise to the visual wonders we see in the film. Therefore, the "Matrix" trilogy of course did not fully show the story in the hearts of the two, and the animated version of "The Matrix" and the comic version were all supplements to the worldview of the movie.
However, the creation of "The Matrix 4" has a very simple and clear reason, Lana Wachowski said that the death of his parents has brought great sorrow to him, and his head has been flashing with various thoughts, one night, she cried more than sleep, and there was such a story that exploded in his mind. Later, she told the story to her wife (who should be an ex-wife), and then her wife encouraged her to shoot the story, but she still felt that she could not return to the matrix, and then asked some friends for advice, so under the strong advice of many friends, she decided to return to the original place.
2. Why resurrect Neo and Trinity?
Of course, the filming of "The Matrix 4" does not necessarily have to invite back the original protagonist, because the original worldview is so grand that it is possible to make a completely new story, but why did the director resurrect Neo and Trinity? In fact, the reason is not so complicated, as mentioned above, Lana Wachowski wants to alleviate the pain of the death of her parents by making "The Matrix 4", and although she knows that people must die and cannot be resurrected, she feels that although she cannot resurrect her parents, she can resurrect Neo and Trinitti, two characters who have important significance in her life. Lana Wachowski said that it is so simple, resurrecting them gives her some comfort in her heart, and this is the power of art, the meaning of the story, they bring us comfort.
3. Why is there only one director who has returned?
The builders of the Matrix World are two, although the former Larry Wachowski and Andy Wachowski, have now both transgendered, becoming Lana Wachowski and Lily Wachowski, but even after the transgender, the two still worked together on works such as "Super Sense Hunting", so why is only the sister Lana Wachowski returning to direct this "Matrix 4", and Lily Wachowski is absent? In a recent interview, Lily Wachowski also talked about this aspect, she said that she and her sister have always maintained a very tight work schedule, "Cloud Atlas", "Jupiter Up" to "Super Sense Hunting", she feels that she is exhausted, so she wants to stay away from the film industry for a while, she chose to go to art school to study painting.
Lana Wachowski also said she had asked her sister if she would like to return to directing, but did not get a positive answer.
4. What new concepts will there be in the fourth part?
The former "The Matrix" brought a refreshing viewing experience, so will this "Matrix 4" bring something completely new? Many people are worried that this sequel is just a fried rice, after all, the Wachowski sisters' work after the "Matrix" trilogy is not so good, especially "Jupiter Up", and after seeing the first trailer of the film, everyone's concerns are even more obvious, in the trailer we don't seem to see anything new, everything is like a replica of the scene that once "The Matrix 1".
Could this really be the case?
The film hasn't been released yet, and of course we don't know the answer to that question, but according to director Lana Wachowski, the protagonist Keanu Reeves, after watching the whole movie, said that he was very shocked, and she relayed what Keanu Reeves said to her like this -
"20 years ago, you foresaw in a story the problems that the nature of the digital virtual world would bring about over the next 20 years, its impact on our world, and our attitude towards it, to build a very specific system for us to think about it and discuss it. And now, it's the same characters, the same story, all the same elements, and you've used them to somehow foresee the next 20 years, how did you do it? ”
The Matrix 4 is currently scheduled to be released in North America on December 22 this year.