The greatest sci-fi movie series ever made, it became a sensation at the international stage which presents the technological fall of humanity in which the creation of self-aware machines imprisoned humans in a virtual reality system. At the same time, it also poses a question- “What if the world you think is real is actually an incredibly complex simulation designed to imprison and exploit you?”
The films features Keanu Reeves as Neo who is computer programmer who is looking for the source of its empty life when he meets Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and given the choice. The movie also features Carrie-Anee Moss as the lead role Trinity and Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith. They all try to free humanity from the control of machines.
- The Matrix (1999)
The first installment of the science fiction action Matrix series, it begins with Thomas Anderson who is a computer programmer finds himself in the middle of an unexpected fight with the self-aware machines who have trapped the humanity inside a simulated reality, the Matrix. He first thinks it’s all a nightmare but soon Trinity the main lead enlightens him that a man named Morpheus has the answers he seeks.
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The second installment of the Matrix Series begin with Neo and Trinity being romantically involved and after the behest of Oracle, Neo and the rebellions attempt to rescue the keymaker when they realise that they are left with 72 hours until Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army.
Zion is prepping to prepare for war and Trinity claims that the one will fulfill the Oracles Prophecy and end the war with the Machines.
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The third installment of the science fiction series was released within six months of the second movie. It begins with the city of Zion defending itself against the machines army and Neo and Trinity realizes that the only hope to save humanity is to break peace with machines while opposing the rogue agent Smith. The release of this movie indicated the end of the Matrix as the main lead Neo and Trinty end up dying at the end of the movie and also the breaking of peace between machines and humans.
- The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
The unexpected fourth installment of The Matrix Series begins with the resurrections of the lead characters in The Matrix world, however much details are not out as the movie is yet to be released. But exciting character Morpheus is not in the movie as he survived in the climactic battle of Zion and thus is still alive in the real world.
The series is one of the most popular sci-fi movies directed by the Wachowskis but one thing that you must know to understand and enjoy the thrillingly innovative action scenes along with questions about the nature of existence, is the correct chronological order of the movies which you found in the article. So start binging the amazing series.
