Looking Back: The Matrix Trilogy’s Impact on Cinema

Few movies have inserted themselves into the cinema lexicon like The Matrix Trilogy. The explosive franchise from the Wachowski sisters takes us to a post-apocalyptic world where machines have commandeered the fate of Earth, and sustain themselves through energy harvested from catatonic humans plugged into a simulation—all shot with the best special effects and stunt work in film history. “The Matrix” made Keanu Reeves a household name, made Laurence Fishburne an unlikely alt cult icon, and were part of Jada Pinkett Smith‘s record-shattering seven consecutive ...