But if he swallows the red pill, he will learn the truth about the Matrix. Of course, Neo opts for the red one, and finds his reality turned upside down as he wakes naked in a goo-filled pod that ...

In the first movie, Neo visits a mysterious character called The Oracle (Gloria Foster) — who's later revealed to be a sapient part of the Matrix itself — and is subtly inspired to become The ...

The saga is a strong allegory for the Christian faith, with Keanu Reeves' Thomas "Neo" Anderson as the Jesus-like character, but The Matrix also adopts several sci-fi tropes to make it an ...

We’ve all heard it — interviews, DVD extras, press tours: The Matrix trilogy was always meant to be a complete story. Neo’s journey, the twist about The One, and the Machine war was all part ...

The Matrix itself looks far more peaceful ... someone waking up in the real world inside their pod. It’s hard to tell if this character is Neo, Trinity or someone else entirely, but perhaps ...

“In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in ‘The Matrix.’ Smith turned it down,” Smith’s video post, which he uploaded Monday, read. “He chose ‘Wild Wild West ...

The 30-second clip, which you can watch below, reads: “In 1997, the Wachowskis offered Will Smith the role of Neo in The Matrix.Smith turned it down. He chose Wild Wild West, believing it was a ...

In other words, he is suffering from dysphoria. Neo only becomes his true self when he breaks free from The Matrix, but not everyone is happy about it. Hugo Weaving’s terrifying baddie Agent ...

So I probably would have messed The Matrix up. I would have ruined it. I did y’all a favor.” The role of Neo, of course, went instead to Keanu Reeves, who went on to reprise the character in ...

Will Smith is still wondering about how the trajectory of his career would have changed had he taken the role of Neo in The Matrix rather than starring in Wild Wild West. While Keanu Reaves shined ...