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The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. The film stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving, and was first released in the United States on March 31, 1999. The success of the film led to the release of two feature film sequels, and the Matrix franchise was further expanded through the production of comic books, video games, and animated short films.
The film depicts a future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality created by sentient machines to pacify and subdue the human population, while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Upon learning this, computer programmer "Neo" is drawn into a rebellion against the machines, involving other people who have been freed from the "dream world" and into reality.
The film contains many references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas such as René Descartes' evil genius, the Allegory of the Cave, the brain in a vat thought experiment; and homages to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Hong Kong action cinema, spaghetti westerns, dystopian fiction, and Japanese animation.
So many times in the past
I have been hearing
This word I don't understand:
What is The Matrix?
The quest is over today
Cause the answer
Came right to me in the shape
Of Morpheus
Bridge 1:
Tell me what should I do
To get freedom of mind
For it's better to die for the truth
Than to live in a lie
I can't believe what I see
Is this the real world?
Can I be their chosen one
To end this evil?
About the Matrix I had
This revelation:
The only limit is my
Imagination
Bridge 2:
Maybe I'm not the one
I don't think he is right
But I won't let my friend die for me
Not without any fight!
Chorus:
Matrix
Now I know and I'm not afraid
For a new world is starting today
Matrix
Now the secret has been unveiled
I'm the one who will ease all the pain
Bridge 1