The plot of The Matrix

"The Matrix"

Plot summary:

In the near future, a young cyber hacker (Keanu Reeves) discovers The seemingly normal real world is actually controlled by a computer artificial intelligence system called "The Matrix", and people are just like the animals he grazes. Levis looked up everything about "The Matrix" on the Internet. Later, under the guidance of a mysterious girl (Carrie-Anne Moss), she met the leader of the hacker organization (Laurence Fishburne), and the three of them embarked on a journey to fight against the "Matrix".

"Neo, have you ever had such a dream? Is what you are so sure of true? Can you wake up from such a dream? Can you distinguish between dreams and the real world? "Is there a difference?"

Neo desperately wants to pursue the truth of the "Matrix" - he always hears whispers about it in his dreams, this is a mysterious and unknowable thing, he can Definitely feeling its ominous hold on him.

"What is the Matrix?" Neo doesn't know, but he believes that Murphy, a legendary figure and a person who is portrayed as very dangerous, can give him the answer.

"No one can explain what the 'Matrix' is. You have to see it for yourself."

Neo faces another question: is he it? Of course, although I don't know why, Neo's answer is "no". Murphy's friend Cypher agrees. Others aren't so sure.

In addition, there are people protecting the "Matrix", led by the ruthless Smith, who hold shocking secrets.

Neo, Murphy and Tyleni must use their lives to fight against powerful enemies to pursue answers and find themselves.

Every step they take is surrounded by dangers...

Plot guide:

The movie begins in the real world, where human cities are suffering huge destruction Sexual blow, a black line appeared in the dust. The black line slowly became closer, then another one appeared, and then a third line. These three lines passed through the electronic octopus, through the place where humans grew up, through They stopped at the large machines that were desperately digging the ground, and finally stopped in a large city that looked like an alien.

But this was all a dream. Neo woke up and found himself on a recliner in the subway. The rumble of a passing train woke him. He saw the train coming into the station, and a man who looked like a dirty and dirty tramp got off the train. He let Neo get on the train, and the train left the station. The homeless man tells Neo that he is safe here.

He told Neo that the Frenchman was a program from a long time ago. He was designed to learn human guilt. Guilt was also the reason why the machine believed that the first generation of matrix failed completely. Designers have given humans a perfect world, but in this world, humans use their innate freedom-seeking spirit to resist and destroy this perfect world. The French wanted to resolve the incongruity between perfection and free will by eliminating all behavior seeking freedom. The designers devised another program to find a solution that did not eliminate human free will. After studying the history of mankind, this program discovered that free will has always been an illusion of mankind, and mankind has never been truly free...

"The Matrix Reloaded" )

Plot Chapter

Last time we talked about NEO classmate who finally realized his abilities and mission. When he was shot and "resurrected", he also became omnipotent. Savior". The "ascension" at the end symbolizes the birth of human superheroes: NEO will lead the people of Zion Base to start a counterattack against the machine world, and will end the battle as a winner and return freedom to mankind. Will his mission be fulfilled? Would the Matrix be so willing to be destroyed?

In fact, the entire "Reloaded" is the process of NEO exploring the truth behind his mission. He has to find an acceptable reason for his actions. After defeating Agent Smith and rescuing Morpheus in the last episode, NEO, along with his close lover Trinity and other comrades, took the Nebuchadnezzar spacecraft and returned to the Zion Base, the last human stronghold on Earth. There, they gather with other freedom fighters, including Morpheus's sweet enemy, Naobi. In addition, politicians from the base also appeared.

At this moment, the Matrix System decided to "strike first to gain the upper hand" and dispatched an army of 250,000 electronic squids to attack the Zion base. The weak base defense force was simply not enough to fight against such a powerful force. Mecha Corps, it seems that the last hope of mankind is also in danger; of course, Morpheus and his crew have all kinds of information on their spaceship, including several Chinese books called "Zuo Zhuan" and "Historical Records". Electronic versions of ancient books, NEO and the others immediately thought of the good idea of ??"surrounding Wei and rescuing Zhao", and decided to sneak into the matrix again, destroy it from the inside, and finally achieve the goal of annihilating the mecha corps. At the same time, NEO also wants to talk to the "prophet" again to learn more about his sacred mission.

However, the path to "learning from the matrix" is destined to be dangerous: in the process of searching for the only "key maker" in the matrix system who knows the system's weaknesses, NEO, Morpheus and Trinity encountered It has reached unprecedented difficulties: the enemy's abilities have been upgraded and their number has increased. NEO's superpowers have been fatally challenged. Morpheus and Trinity's confidence in NEO has also been hit by ruthless facts. Can NEO and the others escape from the matrix after completing their mission? What is the fate of the Zion base?

We will know by then, hehe...

Characters

Although everyone was in awe after watching the first episode of "The Matrix", in fact, the characters who appeared were extremely It was limited, only about ten people, including the three spies. Things were different in the second and third episodes, the number of characters increased dramatically. No wonder, NEO and the others have returned to the human base, and the matrix system has been upgraded to XP (it is expected to be upgraded to the Longhorn system in the third episode), so there are new people in both camps. What are the details of these guys?

Wait a minute, in order to avoid the accusation of "loving the new and hating the old", let me briefly introduce the new trends of the old characters. Except for the sacrificed one, the mutinous one, and the operator in the first episode, all other crew members will appear in the second episode. Needless to say, the two dead crew members, but it is a pity that Tank, a pure human, cannot appear in the sequel. It is said that it is due to scheduling reasons. NEO and Trinity, the perfect pair, broke through the layer of reserve at the end of the first episode and bravely revealed their true feelings. In this episode, they are as glued as firewood to the point where they can't get along, which makes Morpheus suffer. The severe pink eye disease was not cured until he returned to the base and met the newly married Naobi.

The biggest villain in the first episode, the secret agent Mr. Smith is back on the market with a new look this time; in fact, his words and deeds in the first episode show that he has been partially infected with human emotions and personality. This emotion, coupled with his own strong willpower, enabled him to resist MATRIX's order to disappear. While being strangely resurrected, he also gained superpowers that could be copied at will, becoming a free body within the MATRIX system. Now his only target is NEO, and this consciousness is not for the safety of the MATRIX system, but entirely for his own strong sense of revenge. To kill NEO, he can destroy anything, including MATRIX.

The "Prophet" will play a pivotal role in the second episode. In fact, her identity has always been one of the biggest mysteries of "The Matrix": Is she a person or a self-aware program? Where is she hiding and how did she come about? These questions can only be found by the audience in the two sequels.

Okay, after introducing acquaintances, it’s the newcomers’ turn to come out and wander around:

◎Iron Lady—Niobe

We already know, This beauty is the happy friend of classmate Murphys; what most people don’t know is that she is also the only female captain of the Zion base, and her spaceship is named “Logos” and is the captain of the entire base. The smallest but fastest spaceship. Don’t look at this beauty, who is as petite and exquisite as her spaceship. She is the most powerful member of the base commander. She has a stubborn personality and a bad temper. Even Morpheus has to give her a three-pointer. At the same time, she is close to Morpheus. Bi, she doesn't have that much confidence in NEO; she only believes in herself and believes that fighting can change everything. Indeed, she is very good at fighting, and her personal fighting ability is also top-notch. It is no wonder that she was chosen as the protagonist of the game "Enter the Matrix".

The person who plays this tough lady is Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith’s classmate. You may not be familiar with this name, but she is the beautiful black girl in Eddie Murphy's "The Fat Professor" and one of the boxing champion's wives in last year's "Muhammad Ali". Facing the extremely challenging role of Naobi, Jada bravely performed a unique style. In her own words, she brought out her stubborn side to the fullest (I believe her husband is deeply aware of this) Experience, hehe). It is said that Will himself is also a huge fan of "The Matrix". He once told his wife to ask her to intercede with the Wachowski brothers to see if she could play an agent in the sequel. After all, he is still There are many people who have experience wearing black clothes and sunglasses. However, the director insisted on not giving him face, probably because he thought that if this guy brought the sloppy energy of "Dark Force" into MATRIX, the taste of the whole drama would change.

◎Battle Trio—Lock, ZEE, Link

Lock, like Morpheus, is the captain of another command ship. It is unclear what story he has worth mentioning;

ZEE is Locke's crew member and is a pair with Locke;

Link is the successor to Tank. The new operator on Morpheus's Nebuchadnezzar ship.

Although there is no further information, judging from the identities of these three people, they are undoubtedly Morpheus's comrades-in-arms. Judging from the appearance of the three, none of them is as likely to rebel as Cypher in the first episode.

Considering that the entire story focuses on NEO, Morpheus, and Trinity, it is estimated that these three people will have relatively few scenes.

The only bit of gossip is the role of ZEE. She was originally played by the new American female R&B singer Aaliyah, but the latter unfortunately died in a plane crash on August 25, 2001. , she had already taken more than a dozen shots by then. This makes "The Matrix" producer Joe Silver sad, because it was he who promoted Alia to the film industry starting from "Romeo."

◎Eastern Master—Guardian Angel (Seraph)

The editor has repeatedly asked me not to reveal too much about the plot, so I can only suppress my impatience here and tell everyone that this guardian Angel is the bodyguard of a key character in the sequel. There will be a fight with NEO in the movie, with a kung fu index of hundreds of thousands! So, is this character evil? Hehe, did you think I would tell you?

Originally, this role was tailor-made for Jet Li by the Wachowski brothers, who expected a real Eastern "Kung Fu Emperor" to play this mysterious figure whose combat power level is comparable to NEO. . Unfortunately, the two parties could not agree on the salary. At that time, Li asked for 13 million U.S. dollars, but the film studio could only offer 2 million. Because the difference was too big, Li gave up the role. Later, the film crew contacted Oriental heroine Michelle Yeoh, but for some reason, the deal failed. Therefore, this opportunity finally fell to Ni Xing, who is not very famous even in Asia. This comrade, also known as Zou Zhaolong, was born in Taiwan. He practiced martial arts at the age of five, started working as a stunt double at the age of 12, and starred in his first movie at the age of 18. After serving in the Taiwanese army, he went to the Hong Kong film industry and starred in "The Demon Sect Leader", "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard", "Letter to Dad" (also known as "Father and Son Wu Zhuangyuan"), "White Bread in the Sky" and other films. What's interesting is that in the few films he starred with Jet Li, his characters were all Lee's enemies. It seems like enemies never get together. As for the future of classmate Ni Xing in Hollywood, it depends on his own destiny; if he impresses people deeply in this film, a producer may come forward to package him as a new generation of kung fu star. After all, he Still young.

◎Evil Master—Merovingian + Fatal Temptation—Persephone

Merovingian is another super mysterious figure in the MATRIX system. He is hidden in the system like a "prophet", and he also has the ability to rewrite system programs. However, he is not on NEO's side. He lives in a castle within the Matrix system and is addicted to all things luxurious. However, the only thing he lacks is emotion; as the saying goes, what is not available is the best, and he is most keen to indulge in the illusion of emotion.

Persephone is the wife of such a Duke Dracula-like figure. Comrades who are familiar with Greek mythology know that Persephone is the "god of fertility" in Greek mythology, the daughter of the main god Zeus and the goddess Demetrius. Later, the fairy was accidentally kidnapped by Hades while playing. She became the latter's queen half-heartedly and half-heartedly. Persephone in the movie is extremely sexy and charming. Although she has no emotions, as long as she comes into contact with someone, she will immediately sense the other person's inner world.

It can be said that Melovinchi and Persephone are like the vampire couple in the Matrix, elegant and deadly. Throughout the sequel, they are entangled with NEO and the others, and the two are also intrigued by each other. The addition of this pair of characters greatly increases the complexity of the sequel's storyline. Their relationship with the protagonist will also greatly affect NEO's ability to complete his gifted mission.

The famous French actor Lambert Wilson plays the role of Melo Wenqi. Whether on the big screen or on the stage, he has a shining performance and has been nominated for the French César Award (France's "Oscar") five times. The most surprising thing is that this classmate has an extremely diverse artistic talent. He has a beautiful singing voice, has released several records, and his solo concerts have been held in France, Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong; at the same time, , he is also a very good music critic. In the film, Merowenki, who combines elegance and evil, is perfectly suited to be played by such a versatile comrade. What does he look like in the film? That is highly confidential and has not yet been exposed. As for Monica Bellucci, who plays Persephone, she is an Italian beauty that everyone is familiar with, so I won’t be wordy here.

◎Key figure - the keymaker

The keymaker is also a mysterious person who "lives in seclusion" inside the matrix like a "prophet". There are thousands of keys in his room, one of which holds the password to the entire Matrix. By getting it, NEO and the others can successfully destroy the entire matrix. Of course, the matrix will go crazy for this, and must not let the weakness be in the hands of others.

The wise keymaker is played by veteran stage actor Randall Duke King. He has decades of stage experience. The "electric shock" only happened in recent years, but the They are all relatively familiar to Chinese audiences: Chow Yun-fat's two films "The Replacement" and "Anna and the King."

◎The Coolest Idol—Gemini Virus

If I were asked to name my favorite characters in the sequel to "The Matrix", I would point out without hesitation that they are the viral Geminis. , and it is expected that they will become the new generation of idols for hacker fans after Keanu Reeves. No way, they're too cool.

When the Wachowski brothers originally designed this pair of characters, they wanted them to become super evil gods with a postmodern style that would make girls scream. These twin brothers with silver hair and snake braids, wearing silver windbreakers, jackets, and white python boots, are actually a pair of free viruses within the matrix system. They can come and go freely without being controlled by the matrix. What's even more terrifying is that, They can turn invisible and revert at will. Different from the "invisible and material" invisible functions in ordinary movies, they can become "invisible and materialless" in an instant, and then change back at will. They are free bodies in the true sense. Their weapon is extremely cool. It is a folding knife that is no longer than the palm of your hand. It is simply unfathomable. With the existence of such a pair of evil gods, NEO's activities in the matrix have become even more dangerous.

Playing this pair of idols are brothers Adyun Raymont and Neil Raymont, British karate black belt masters. The two brothers grew up watching Hong Kong kung fu movies. They started practicing karate at the age of 16 and have been practicing karate for 15 years now. In addition to karate, they are also bodybuilding enthusiasts and maintain excellent figures. Not to mention the girls, even I am starting to drool!

Well, it seems that all the famous new characters in "The Matrix" have been mentioned... Wait, it seems that there are still two people who have slipped through the net. One is "Architect", who seems to be the builder of the entire matrix system and is the uncrowned king of MATRIX; the other is "Ghost", the only name known to him so far. It is very possible that these two guys are the key to the final mystery of MATRIX, so they are classified as top secrets. The actor who plays the "Architect" cannot be found in various information. Could he be...? The actor who plays "Ghost" is Anthony Wong. Judging from his resume, he is also an actor with rich experience in stage and TV series. At first, I mistakenly identified him as Hong Kong's Anthony Wong (also known as Anthony Wong in English). This is also due to the mistake on the official website of "The Matrix", which mistakenly included this young man in "The Dirty Detective" starring Huang. Anthony Wong movie list. It can be seen that don’t trust any authority, as “hackers” sometimes make simple search mistakes.

Stunts

Since the release of "The Matrix", the "bullet time" stunt seems to have become one of its signatures. "Bullet Time" must be mentioned in "The Matrix". Moreover, this stunt later became one of the most imitated screen stunts. It has been imitated in countless advertisements, movies, and TV shows. Among the more famous ones are "Charlie's Angels 1", "Shrek", "The Terror" and "Charlie's Angels". Movies" and so on. Except for "Shrek", which is more interesting to learn, the others are mostly imitations of Dong Shi's works.

The Wachowski brothers and John Gaeta, the special effects supervisor of the "Matrix" series, were very dissatisfied with those crude imitations, and they were determined to create something absolutely impossible to imitate in the sequel. of revolutionary computer stunts to come. When they shot the "Bullet Time" footage, they used 120 Nikon cameras to surround the subject, and then let the shutters of these cameras start taking pictures in an order and time interval pre-programmed by the computer, and then took all the photos taken from all angles. Scan into the computer, and the computer will virtually repair the difference between the two adjacent photos, so that the coherent and smooth movements of the subject under the 360-degree lens can be obtained. Finally, the computer will combine the coherent dynamic image with The fusion of the background creates the amazing and novel shots we see in the movie.

By the time the sequel started filming, this stunt had been imitated so much that the last thing the Wachowski brothers wanted to do was to make a fool of themselves, so they "forced" Gate to create a brand new one. Secondly, "Bullet Time" itself is only suitable for shooting the actions of a small number of objects in a limited space. When there are a large number of shooting objects and more complex lens movements are involved, "Bullet Time" cannot cope with it. . Inspired by these two reasons, Gate, under the instruction of the Wachowski brothers, teamed up with six of the world's top visual effects companies to jointly complete as many as 2,500 special effects shots in the two sequels, becoming the first It collected more than six times the 412 special effects shots, and at the same time fulfilled his and Wachowski's wish: to create visual special effects that cannot be imitated.

What are the magical special effects in the sequel to "The Matrix"? Here are a few:

◎Revolutionary breakthrough—"Virtual Cinematography"

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At present, everyone on earth knows that NEO will compete with 100 upgraded agents Smith in "Reloaded". This is also one of the two major scenes in the second episode, which contains complex camera movements. If you use "bullet time" to deal with such a large number of characters, it will be extremely wasteful of manpower and material resources. Wachowski and Gate's solution was to simply abandon "bullet time" and use comprehensive "virtual shooting" technology for the first time in film history.

The so-called "virtual shooting", in the conception of the Wachowski brothers, should enable all shooting actions required by the director to be carried out in a virtual scene on the computer; all kinds of shooting required Objects, including scenes, characters, lights, etc., are all integrated into the computer. Then, the director can "direct" the character's performance and movements on the computer according to his own intentions, and move his lens from any angle. In short , that is, to shoot any scene that the director wants to shoot. However, all the data input into the computer are completely and accurately derived from the real world. In other words, the virtual scenes and virtual characters input into the computer must be "holographic" copies of the real world and actors, which is equivalent to copying a real world. The world is cloned into the virtual world in the computer, thereby opening up the boundary between "virtual" and "real" in a physical sense.

Using "virtual shooting", directors can create shots that are impossible in the real world. At the same time, because the virtual world is a perfect copy of the real world, the audience cannot fault the authenticity of performances, actions and scenes. If you know a little bit about special effects production, you will immediately understand how big a step this is. The computer virtual world has always been just a supplement and modification for shooting the real world. Even a movie like "Star Wars: Episode I" that claims that every shot contains visual special effects cannot allow the director to completely direct a scene in the virtual world that is as realistic as the real one. A performance that is completely the same in the world. "Virtual shooting" directors' freedom of expression has suddenly expanded N times, and the only remaining limitation is their imagination.

As mentioned earlier, the basis of "virtual shooting" is to "completely realistic" replicate the real world. If there is a gap between the characters and objects in the virtual world and the real actors and objects, then "virtual shooting" "It loses the value of existence and becomes an embarrassing experiment like "Final Fantasy". In short, the difference between "virtual filming" and ordinary computer stunts is like the difference between drawing a sheep on paper and using biotechnology to clone that sheep.

Take the scene where NEO fights 100 Agent Smiths as an example. In order to meet the requirements of "virtual shooting", for this group show called "Burly Brawl", the first thing to be solved is to obtain the identity of the fighting characters. Holographic copying of data, to put it bluntly, is how to truly create “virtual people”. The 100 avatars of Smith were derived from data drawn from Hugo Weaving, who played Smith, and his twelve stuntmen.

First of all, those stand-ins trained for several months, mainly imitating Hugo Weaving’s words and deeds, including his various expressions and movement habits. It is said that even Hugo himself was affected by it in the end. No more, because it feels like facing 12 "selves" all day long. That situation is quite scary. When the stuntmen's imitation of Hugo reached a stage that the director was satisfied with, action director Yuan Heping's team and Keanu Reeves joined in to start rehearsing the action scenes. During this process, "Motion Capture" was used to -Capture) Input all the actions that NEO and 100 "Smiths" should complete into the computer. This work alone lasted a full four months, setting a new record for the use of "motion capture" in film history. In fact, this record also exceeded the number of motion capture ever used in any major three-dimensional game (computer games Is the largest market for "motion capture devices"). The use of "motion capture devices" also makes Yuan Heping's action design more convenient. He can design many actions that are difficult for ordinary people to do, and can use computers to modify them to make martial arts actions look more powerful and stretched.

After all design actions are recorded and entered into the computer, it is the turn of "editing". The special effects team led by Gate literally "recreated" the body structure of virtual NEO and virtual Smith from bones to muscles to skin, and then covered them with skin and clothes that are as clear and real as photos. In the process of creating a real "virtual human" step by step, Gate's special effects team invented another ultra-cutting-edge technology: "Universal Capture", or U-Capture for short. They used 5 SONY flagship ultra-high-precision HDW900 digital cameras to aim at each actor's face in a semicircle. When the actor started performing, the camera captured every fine reaction of the actor's face - from a stick From the swing of the hair to the twitching of each wrinkle (the HDW900 can accurately see hair follicles and capillaries), by combining the data from 5 machines, you can obtain accurate three-dimensional data of the actor's face during performance. All this data is not compressed. , but directly input into the large computer system, the data traffic per second exceeds 1G! The special effects team then "pastes" these real facial expressions onto the corresponding virtual people according to the pre-designed plot. Since the virtual people's figures, movements, expressions, and the changes in their clothes during movements are all directly copied from real performances, the virtual people are completely the same as actors in the real world.

Finally, additional "copied" virtual scenes, props, and some special effects needed for the film were added, perfectly combining to form a virtual world that is the same as the real world. Gate calls it a "virtual studio," which makes it possible to diversify footage and editing without limits.

Wachowski used the revolutionary technology of "virtual shooting" to shoot almost impossible camera movements from previously impossible angles during the Burly Brawl battle: for example, he could direct the camera to freely move around NEO And 100 Smiths, or randomly interspersed among them to find a more reasonable angle, you can make the lens smoothly transition from ultra-slow to ultra-high speed. In the final film, viewers will see the camera rotating at supersonic speeds around the center of the fight before finally playing at regular speed. It can be said that "virtual shooting" liberates the director's unlimited imagination.

◎Everything is just about grasping the accuracy - "Pre-Visualization"

Another highlight of "Reloaded" is "the one that will end all other car chases" scene” (Josifer) highway chase. This 14-minute car chase scene involves more than 300 motor vehicles of various types. Dozens of them will collide and explode. The cars lifted up by the blast will create more accidents. Collisions and explosions, and Trinity has to drive the "Key Maker" on a high-speed motorcycle in the opposite direction amidst all this chaos! It is simply the ultimate test of stunt choreography, because all scenes must be shot in real life first. An inaccurate data derivation may lead to tragic casualties of stunt personnel.

The crew of "Reloaded" decided to use the "previsualization" system to choreograph the most complex car chase in film history. In short, "visual preview" is to simulate an actual scene on the computer, then experiment with camera positions and lens angles on this model to find the best way to express the director's intention, and finally use animation to run all the decisions that have been made process to see what the final result will be.

In order to make this thrilling car chase scene accurate, pre-planning began about a year before the official shooting. During the design process, all the designers and engineers of the film were involved. They will use three-dimensional models to determine the trajectory of each high-speed motor vehicle and the direction of movement during collisions and explosions. Finally, through the "visual preview" system, the special effects and stunt team accurately determined the speed that each car should perform in this scene to every mile per hour, and also developed a detailed operation process for each stunt driver. , making this seemingly impossible choreographed super car chase go exactly as planned, with no trace of choreography visible at the same time.

At the same time, "visual preview" also helped the Wachowski brothers capture some incredible effects. Viewers will see that in this scene the camera often appears to be placed in places it has never seen in previous car chases. The brothers often pop up some fantastic shot patterns in their heads, and then use "visual preview" to check what they will look like on the screen. Then the stunt people need to use the results of the simulation to actually plan out the shots in the real scene. How to shoot.

In this way, a car chase scene that is so adrenaline-filled but has no trace of "design" is perfectly choreographed.

◎Visual synesthesia—the processing of "extraordinary" shots

Fans of "Hackers" should have a deep memory of the scene in the first episode in which Trinity escapes from a falling helicopter. When the plane exploded, the glass walls of the building rippled like water. This shot, which violates the conventional laws of physics, was the first of its kind by the special effects team of "The Matrix". Visual effects supervisor John Gate believes that in a purely digital world like the Matrix, intentional visual distortions look natural. Therefore, he will create more such "crazy" shots that break general physics in the sequel.

One of them - you have already seen it from the trailer - is the ripples on the ground under NEO's feet that radiate from the inside out when taking off, which is a replica of the helicopter explosion special effects in the first episode. In the sequel, another kind of visual "synesthesia" is reflected in the processing of explosion shots. In the first episode, we have already experienced the "spectacle" of the bomb exploding in the elevator and the raging fire raging like a rolling flood in slow motion. This reflects Gate's unique visual theory: he wants to make the characters in the "Matrix" series Flames can flow like liquids, and liquids make them as ethereal as smoke. By rationally transferring the physical properties of matter, commonplace explosion scenes can produce dreamlike and stunning effects.

In fact, the practice of visual synaesthesia is based on the processing techniques of Japanese animation. Both the Wachowski brothers and John Gate have declared that they are die-hard fans of Japanese anime. The Wachowski brothers grew up reading anime books. They were amazed by the exaggerated and interesting ways of handling some shots in Japanese anime: the beautiful split shots skillfully captured the instantaneous form of things, making the viewing experience at that moment It looks so incredible and glamorous; can it be possible to achieve such a spectacle in a live-action movie using conventional lenses? With the help of visual effects, they did it perfectly, creating a live-action movie that captures the essence of Japanese anime style.

◎Special Effects Management Information System—Zion Maniframe

As mentioned earlier, due to the fact that the sequel to "The Matrix" contains as many as 2,500 special effects shots and the huge number of revolutionary and innovative special effects. The workload, visual effects director John Gate's own special effects company Manix, was no longer enough to cope with the work. After all, Manix is ??still a "small and medium-sized enterprise" compared to the giant "Industrial Light and Magic" (ILM) in the special effects industry. To this end, Gate united five major special effects companies around the world and contracted some special effects tasks to them.

These companies are:

The French company BUF is mainly responsible for the green falling character code effect of the matrix