If anybody is getting tired of
all the recent blockbusters out there filled with SFX-laden action sequences or
cutaways to full-CGI character movement when the visuals get too intense, one
possible candidate for blame is a sci-fi action movie from 1999 from Warner
Bros. and tandem filmmakers the Wachowskis. “The Matrix” took some special
effects concepts like “bullet time” and “CGI double,” then made them mainstream
in its story of rebellion against an enemy taking place on a battlefield that
feels real but is not. Such has been the legacy of “The Matrix” that on its 20th
anniversary, it will be briefly returning to cinemas.
To be precise, Entertainment Weekly tells us that “The
Matrix” will celebrate 2 decades since its release by screening once more in
selected cinemas at the end of August. This is made possible by Dolby, a very
familiar name to movie theaters in terms of quality sound, as well as AMC
Cinemas. That is because the one-week return of “The Matrix” will be done on
135 AMC Dolby Cinema locations across the US. This will be a prime opportunity
to see Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Ann Moss and Hugo Weaving
portraying some of their most iconic roles in their careers.
In a public statement, Dolby Cinema
Business Group senior vice president Doug Darrow explains that the re-screening
of “The Matrix” in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos tech on the participating AMC
theaters is the greatest homage they can make of the Wachowskis’ 1999 sci-fi
epic. “Movie lovers will be able to see and experience unforgettable sequences
like bullets flying in slow motion with the utmost detail – transforming one of
the most iconic sci-fi films of this generation,” Darrow adds. It should be
noted that, given the movie’s original release of March 1999, the return is
actually already several months late.
As a refresher, “The Matrix”
stars Keanu Reeves as Thomas “Neo” Anderson, office drone and secret computer
hacker who runs afoul of some strange agents, only to be rescued by a major
hacker cell that reveals his world as a massive computer simulation, run by
machines in a dystopian future using captive humans as a power source. The
rebels, led by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) can hack the “Matrix” virtual
environment to give their avatars superhuman knowledge and abilities, but Neo
is believed to be the prophesied “One” who will free humanity from the enslaving
machines.
The
timing of this rerelease for “The Matrix,” from August 30 to September 5, seems
to coincide with the renewed public hype for Reeves, in the wake of his recent
blockbuster roles in “John Wick 3,” “Toy Story 4” and “Always be My Maybe” (as
himself). Reeves is also reuniting with old costar Alex Winter in “Bill &
Ted Face the Music,” coming in August 2020.
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