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A science-fiction action film around a computer hacker that learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

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What is the significance of the silver goo in the Matrix?

The whole purpose of making Neo in the Matrix get coated in the silver goo is to trace the location of his real body. Morpheus: The pill you took is part of a trace program. It's designed to dis …
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Is this Agent Smith's assessment or is it being communicated from 01 (Zero-One?)

I don't think Smith is a mouth piece. He's a program in the Matrix and has a specific purpose like every other program. His job is gate-keeping. Like all agents Smith ensures humans hacking into the M …
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Has the Matrix canon or the Wachowskis ever suggested that the machines' co-dependence on hu...

I believe machines would be very mathematical in their solution. Having the humans free would mean having trouble, humans have the need to dominate. They evaluate a solution which is accepted by 99% o …
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Why didn't the machines clear the skies?

It's likely that the point in time where the story is, the machines are still working on clearing the skies. At the same time they can't spend all their resources on it because of the Zion/Neo problem …
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Are they breathing air in Matrix?

The point of the sparring program is to help Neo "free his mind". Breathing is an involuntary function of our bodies that helps us keep alive. The human mind associates "breathing air" directly to "be …
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How can they bring guns into the Matrix?

Whilst the Simulator programs are part of their LAN, they have been able to smuggle virtual items into the matrix - eg: phones for communication, shades and jackets to look cool, etc. This ports that …
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What were the origins of Persephone in The Matrix: Reloaded?

Let us assume that the love that Persephone once enjoyed was with Merovingian. Merovingian and Persephone have slightly more human traits than other programs, they enjoy fine food, wine, languages. Wh …
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Why aren't Morpheus and his team immediately attacked by Agents whenever they enter "The Mat...

In The Matrix, Morpheus and his team take Neo to see the Oracle in "The Matrix". Not until after the visit is concluded are they ambushed by Agents. Cypher, throws in an open phone based on t …
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Why the confusion between Jujitsu and Kung Fu?

In The Matrix, Neo starts off by asking if he's going to learn "Jujitsu". Once he's done he wakes up and says "I know Kung Fu". Both forms of martial art are quite different and come from two differe …
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Has the Matrix canon or the Wachowskis ever suggested that the machines' co-dependence on hu...

Well, if we look at the trail of events, we have: Human's create AI, initially machines serve the humans. One machine goes renegade, killing the human master. For the folly of one machine, humans re …
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Where do babies come from in The Matrix?

Babies are grown by the machines. The assumption is that the machines have done enough analysis and study of the human physiology to understand what is required for childbirth. The machines use this …
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Did Morpheus actually not know why the Agents want to apprehend Neo?

Morpheus and team have extracted many others from the Matrix. They have a pattern. It appears that they first observe, then reach out, then meet within the Matrix, and finally the choice of the pill. …
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Did Keanu Reeves actually know martial arts when he acted for the movie "The Matrix"?

The cast of the Matrix had to go through rigorous training of Wire Fu which is a combination of Kung Fu done while attached to a harness connected to a pulley mechanism. Wire Fu is popularly used in H …
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Oracle's motives in the Matrix trilogy

Based on what the Architect says, to understand the human mind and help the machines make the humans accept the program better they turn to the Oracle. The oracle is a software which has a more .. hu …
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How does Animatrix fit into the Matrix movies world?

Ref - Matrix Explanation Let’s take a step back into what really happened in the world in the early 21st century. This information is from the series called The Animatrix which takes a deep di …
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