81-531: The Matrix Revolutions: Music from the Motion Picture is a 2003 soundtrack album from the film, The Matrix Revolutions . The track "Navras" was used by rhythmic gymnasts Simona Peycheva of Bulgaria and Penelope Blackmore of Australia in their respective ribbon routines at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games . This soundtrack -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Matrix Revolutions The Matrix Revolutions
162-589: A bluepill, he became self-aware and somewhat cognizant of Neo and the Nebuchadnezzar' s exploits. He deliberately committed suicide to free himself from the Matrix just before Agents confronted him, idolizing Neo afterwards. He eagerly volunteers to fight in the Battle of Zion, helping to reload APUs, and is the first to inform the civilian population of Zion that the war has ended. Link (played by Harold Perrineau ) serves as
243-487: A challenge handshake authentication protocol, Seraph is effectively a login screen that fights the user to authenticate their identity. He is also the medium through which the Oracle contacts people in the real world. Neo first discovers Seraph after being summoned to his location by the Oracle. After Seraph confirms Neo's identity by fighting him to a stalemate, he takes Neo through one of the Matrix's many backdoors, leading him to
324-667: A critical role during the final battle at Zion, saving the Kid from a Sentinel, allowing him to shoot the dock gates open for the Mjolnir (with Link inside) to enter Zion and deliver the battle-ending EMP. The role of Zee was originally given to singer/actress Aaliyah , who was killed in a plane crash on August 25, 2001, before she could complete shooting her part for The Matrix Reloaded . Many singers and actresses were named as potential replacements, including Eva Mendes , Samantha Mumba , Brandy Norwood and Tatyana Ali . Ali actress Nona Gaye
405-483: A lightning rifle, and "unplugging" Switch and Apoc. As he is about to kill Neo and Trinity, a critically injured Tank kills him. Dozer (played by Anthony Ray Parker ) is the pilot and chef of the Nebuchadnezzar. He is Tank's brother, and like him, is unable to enter the Matrix as he was born in Zion and therefore has no mechanical ports that machine-bred humans do. After Cypher attempts to murder Tank, Dozer charges at him and
486-444: A loose remix of "Neodämmerung"). The Matrix Revolutions was released in theaters roughly three weeks after The Matrix Reloaded arrived on DVD , on October 14, 2003. The film had the widest release ever opening simultaneously in 108 territories at 1400 Greenwich Mean Time on November 5, 2003. On opening day, The Matrix Revolutions scored $ 24.3 million, becoming the third-highest Wednesday opening, behind The Lord of
567-558: A man in the real world, but the producers decided to change this because they thought it would confuse the audience. Tank (played by Marcus Chong ) is the original Operator of the Nebuchadnezzar . Tank watches over not only the jacked-in crewmembers, but also the ship itself in case the Sentinels (killing machines) detect the ship. Like all Operators, Tank is a skilled programmer who can provide jacked-in crewmembers almost anything they need and guides them to and from dangerous events within
648-466: A potential reboot , said that they had not heard anything, but she believed that the studio might be looking to replace them. At various times, Keanu Reeves and Hugo Weaving have stated that they would be willing to reprise their roles in potential Matrix films, but only if the Wachowskis were involved. In March 2017, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Warner Bros. was in early stages of developing
729-529: A reference to the phrase " ghost in the machine ", which describes the concept of mind-body dualism. Ghost's latest appearance was in the MMORPG The Matrix Online . Due to copyright issues with Anthony Wong , Ghost is bald and has been completely shaven of all facial hair. Ghost, along with " the Twins ", are the only recurring characters up-to-date to lack voice actors for The Matrix Online . Ghost
810-517: A relaunch of the franchise, with Zak Penn in talks to write a treatment, and interest in getting Michael B. Jordan attached to star. According to the article neither the Wachowskis nor Joel Silver were involved at that stage, although the studio would like to get at minimum the blessing of the Wachowskis. Warner Bros. officially announced the development on a fourth film in August 2019, with Lana Wachowski serving as director and producer on it. Lana wrote
891-494: A wave of machines outside of the Machine City. To avoid the onslaught, they fly above them to open sky, and then crash into a building, fatally wounding Trinity. Neo enters the Machine City and encounters the leadership of the machines in the form of the " Deus Ex Machina ." Neo warns that Smith plans to conquer both the Matrix and the real world and offers to stop Smith in exchange for peace with Zion. The Deus Ex Machina agrees, and
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1053-528: Is a crew member of the Nebuchadnezzar in The Matrix . He is murdered by Cypher when the latter forcibly unplugs Apoc's connection to the Matrix in the real world, killing him instantly. Choi (played by Marc Gray) is assumedly a bluepill who appears in the first movie buying illegal software from Neo, for which Choi pays $ 2,000 in cash. Choi, his latex -clad girlfriend DuJour (played by Ada Nicodemou ), and several unnamed and unspeaking friends arrive at Neo's door after he had been mysteriously told to "follow
1134-480: Is a member of the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar . Unlike the mental projections of other crews, who usually wear dark clothes and nearly-opaque sunglasses, Switch wears white clothes and yellow, translucent sunglasses. Switch and Apoc are portrayed as front-line soldiers while inside the Matrix, acting as "point" and "rear guard" in their escape from the Agents and police and providing covering fire as they make their way into
1215-517: Is enraged when the Mjolnir (piloted by Niobe) miraculously arrives and sets off an EMP, disabling all machines, but also all of Zion's defenses. He then orders Zion to follow the backup plan, a bottlenecked last stand, which is ultimately unnecessary when Neo achieves a truce between the machines and humans. He is nicknamed "Deadbolt" by both Sparks and Captain Ballard, a reference to his uncompromising and abrasive nature. Maggie (played by Essie Davis )
1296-472: Is killed instantly by Cypher's lightning rifle. Mouse (played by Matt Doran ) is a crew member of the Nebuchadnezzar . In the film, Mouse is the youngest crew member of the Nebuchadnezzar and the programmer of the virtual reality training simulation program . One of his stand-out scenes occurs when he is discussing to Neo whether the Nebuchadnezzar ' s food tastes like "Tastee Wheat" (a brand of cereal , posters of which can be briefly seen in
1377-462: Is overwhelmed by a horde of Sentinels, and the fatally wounded Captain Mifune instructs Kid to open the gate for the Mjolnir , which he does with the aid of Zee . When it arrives, it discharges its EMP , disabling all the Sentinels present but also Zion's remaining defenses. The humans are forced to retreat and wait for the next attack, thinking it will be their last stand. The Logos is attacked by
1458-460: Is overwritten by Smith in the Matrix, allowing Smith to take control of Bane in the real world. He attempts to assassinate Neo, but is foiled by the Kid. He later attempts to convince Captain Ballard to search for the Nebuchadnezzar , but is rebuffed. The Caduceus is then sent to the front lines to defend against the machines, where Bane pre-emptively detonates the EMP, disabling all hovercraft and enabling
1539-447: Is the Mjolnir' s doctor. She takes care of Bane after the Mjolnir find his unconscious body, unaware that Bane is possessed by Smith. She and Roland become suspicious of Bane/Smith after the latter states he remembers nothing from the ambush. Maggie attempts to administer a sedative at a later time to jog his memory, but is stabbed in the abdomen by Bane/Smith with her own scalpel, dying shortly afterwards. The Merovingian (also known as
1620-576: Is the widow of the Nebuchadnezzar 's former pilot Dozer . Ghost (played by Anthony Wong ) is the guns specialist of the Logos ship in the video game Enter the Matrix and the feature films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . Ghost is described by the Wachowskis as an "ascetic Buddhist killer". A student of philosophy , he quotes and/or refers to Hume , William James , Nietzsche and especially Kierkegaard . Ghost's name may be
1701-464: Is uniquely golden when compared to the rest of the Matrix, which appears as green. The Merovingian and other denizens of Club Hel also note that Seraph is an exiled program formerly employed by the Merovingian, and The Matrix Online hints that he was once a Seraphim, the equivalent to Agents in a previous incarnation of the Matrix. Like other Seraphim, he had wings, which were burnt away when he betrayed
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#17328697580251782-577: The Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, despite offering criticisms of his own, on the grounds that it at least provided closure to the story well enough so that fans following the series would prefer seeing it as to not. While making the Matrix films, the Wachowskis told their close collaborators that at that time they had no intention of making another installment after The Matrix Revolutions . Instead, they gave their blessing to
1863-701: The COVID-19 pandemic , and wrapped in November of that same year. The film, The Matrix Resurrections , had its world premiere in Toronto, Canada on December 16, 2021, and was released in theaters and on HBO Max on December 22, 2021. Captain Mifune This is a list of characters from The Matrix franchise universe. Many of the characters listed here have names reflecting certain aspects of them, such as their status, personality, or role. Apoc (played by Julian Arahanga )
1944-416: The Logos , takes Trinity hostage. Neo realizes that Bane has been assimilated by Smith, and a fight ensues. Bane burns Neo's eyes with a power cable, blinding him. Neo discovers that he can still "see" machine source code in the real world and uses this ability to kill Bane. Trinity pilots them to the Machine City. Niobe and Morpheus rush toward Zion in the Mjolnir to aid the human defenses. Zion's shipyard
2025-414: The Matrix trilogy as characters and ideas take a back seat to the special effects." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100 based on 41 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, a grade down from the "B+" earned by the previous film and two grades down from the "A−" earned by
2106-427: The Mjolnir' s EMP, saving Zion, and later tells Zee he will never take off the necklace. He also leads Zion's cheer after Neo achieves peace between humans and machines. By the time of The Matrix Resurrections sixty years later, Link is dead, as with everyone else who ever served aboard the same ship as Neo. Commander Jason Lock (played by Harry J. Lennix ) is the supreme commander of all military defense forces of
2187-545: The Mnemosyne' s medical officer, Ellster, reveals she is his granddaughter. Ellster also explains to Neo that Roland did not believe in him until Neo's final sacrifice, and in doing so, Neo had freed Roland's mind a second time. Seraph (portrayed by Collin Chou ) is described as the personification of a sophisticated challenge-handshake authentication protocol which guards the Oracle . As
2268-470: The Oracle following Foster's death in 2001. The film was released simultaneously in 108 territories on November 5, 2003, by Warner Bros. Pictures . While being the final entry in the original trilogy of the series, the Matrix storyline was continued in The Matrix Online video game. The Matrix Revolutions was the first live-action feature film to be released in both regular and IMAX theaters at
2349-537: The Oracle , who informs them of Neo's confinement. Seraph, Morpheus and Trinity enter Club Hel , where they confront the Merovingian and force him to release Neo. Troubled by visions of the Machine City, Neo visits the Oracle, who reveals that Smith intends to destroy both the Matrix and the real world. She tells him that "everything that has a beginning has an end." After Neo leaves, a large group of Smiths assimilates Sati and Seraph. The Oracle does not resist assimilation, and Smith gains her powers of precognition . In
2430-528: The Vigilant crew's mission. Zee (played by Nona Gaye ) is a native Zionite who experienced the pain of losing her brothers Dozer and Tank (from the original Matrix film), both of whom were killed while serving aboard the Nebuchadnezzar . She is Link's superstitious wife, and worries for him as the Nebuchadnezzar returns to Zion less frequently than other ships. She later joins the resistance and plays
2511-461: The Vigilant . As Operator, he remained at the console when the crews of the Vigilant , Nebuchadnezzar , and Logos assisted Neo with reaching the Source. Fellow Vigilant crewmate Axel stayed in the real world as well, owing to a broken leg. Axel stood guard, watching for any Sentinel attacks. He hobbles back to Jax soon after to inform him of an imminent attack, but the catwalk below him collapses from
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2592-466: The Zion hovercraft Caduceus in the film The Matrix Reloaded and the video game Enter the Matrix . He is killed when Bane (possessed by Smith) pre-emptively detonates an EMP, leaving the human crewmembers defenseless against the machines. Bane (played by Ian Bliss ) is a crew member of the Zion hovercraft Caduceus in the films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . His consciousness
2673-659: The video game Enter the Matrix . This took place primarily at Fox Studios in Sydney , Australia . Most notably, the subway scenes were filmed at the disused tunnels of St James railway station , and the end sequence with the Oracle and the Architect was filmed in the Royal Botanic Garden . Carrie-Anne Moss injured her ankle during the shooting in Australia. In contrast to its predecessors, very few "source" tracks are used in
2754-420: The Architect is emotionless, analytical, logical, and pragmatic. He generally views humanity and human emotion with contempt if not outright misanthropy. Originally, Sean Connery was offered the role but turned it down because he didn't understand the story. Axel (played by Leigh Whannell ) is a crew member of the Vigilant . When the crews of the Vigilant , Nebuchadnezzar , and Logos go to help Neo reach
2835-695: The Frenchman) is a character in The Matrix Reloaded , The Matrix Revolutions and The Matrix Resurrections . He is portrayed by French actor Lambert Wilson in all three films and voiced by Robin Atkin Downes in The Matrix: Path of Neo . He also played a prominent role in The Matrix Online role-playing game. According to the Oracle, he is one of the oldest programs in the Matrix, and he himself states that he has survived multiple incarnations of
2916-434: The Matrix and confrontations with previous Ones. He and his wife Persephone operate a smuggling ring providing a haven for other exiled programs. He is subtly rude, quite arrogant, and certain that causality is the only real truth of the Matrix (as opposed to choice, which the Oracle believes), despite the fact that previous iterations of the Matrix failed because of a lack of choice given to its bluepill inhabitants. He despises
2997-468: The Matrix causes the Neo-Smith clone, then all the other Smith clones, to be destroyed, restoring the Oracle and killing Neo. The Sentinels withdraw from Zion, Morpheus and Niobe embrace, and Neo's body is carried away by the machines. The Matrix is rebooted, and the Architect meets the Oracle in a park. They agree that the peace will last "as long as it can" and that those humans who desire it will be offered
3078-417: The Matrix to assist Neo in reaching the Source, but is immediately killed alongside them when the Vigilant is destroyed by Sentinels in the real world. This forces Trinity to enter the Matrix and complete the Vigilant crew's mission. The twins (portrayed by identical twins Neil and Adrian Rayment), are henchmen of the Merovingian. They are believed to be older versions of Agents from a previous iteration of
3159-416: The Matrix, before they became "Exiles", or rogue programs. Vector (played by Don Anjaya Battee) is a crew member of the Vigilant . He, Binary, and Soren attack a backup power generator for the local power plant in the Matrix to assist Neo in reaching the Source, but are all immediately killed when the Vigilant is destroyed by Sentinels in the real world. This forces Trinity to enter the Matrix and complete
3240-405: The Matrix. Tank (and his brother Dozer) is unable to enter the Matrix, as he was born in Zion, and therefore without the mechanical ports which machine-bred humans such as Neo or Morpheus have. After Cypher betrays the crew, Tank becomes his first attempted victim in the real world. Cypher blasts an unaware Tank from behind with a lightning rifle, gravely injuring him. He then takes Tank's place in
3321-419: The Merovingian. Nevertheless, Seraph remains one of the most powerful entities in the Matrix, being capable of defeating or stalemating all opponents with no apparent injury other than Smith, whom he claims he had defeated before. The role was initially offered to Michelle Yeoh , but she declined due to a scheduling conflict. The character was changed to a male, with Jet Li being offered a role. As Li declined
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3402-461: The Operator's chair after murdering Dozer, taunting Neo and Trinity as he "unplugs" Apoc and Switch. As Cypher is about to unplug Neo, Tank recovers enough from his injuries to stand up and kill Cypher with the lightning rifle. He then rescues Neo and Trinity, providing them weapons and valuable information needed in the film's climax. Tank dies after the events in The Matrix but before the events in
3483-403: The Oracle, asking Trinity to bring him "the eyes of the Oracle" as payment for freeing Neo from Mobil Avenue. He is also cynical and hedonistic, viewing love as an emotion equal to insanity, frequently committing adultery, and generally being pompous to all those around him. By the time of The Matrix Resurrections , the Merovingian is shown to have lost much of his power, prestige and sanity over
3564-403: The Oracle. He later accompanies Morpheus and Trinity to Club Hel and successfully convinces the Merovingian and Trainman into releasing Neo from Mobil Avenue. He then guards Sati, but is unable to stop the rapidly multiplying Smiths from assimilating both of them. He is set free after Neo reloads the Matrix. He appears again in The Matrix Online , protecting the Oracle. Seraph's code appearance
3645-529: The Rings: The Two Towers and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . During its three-day opening weekend, it would earn $ 48.5 million. In its first five days of release, the film grossed $ 83.8 million in the United States and Canada from 3,502 theaters, but dropped 66% during the second week. For three years, it had the highest five-day Wednesday opening for any Warner Bros. film until it
3726-441: The Sentinels shut down, stopping the attack on Zion. The Machines plug Neo into the Matrix, whose population has now been entirely assimilated by Smith. The Smith with the Oracle's powers steps forth, telling Neo that he has foreseen his victory against Neo. After a protracted fight, Neo appears to concede defeat and allows himself to be assimilated. Outside the Matrix, the machines send a surge of energy into Neo's body, which inside
3807-410: The Source, Axel is the only non-Operator human other than Trinity to not enter the Matrix, owing to a broken leg. Instead, he stands guard, watching for any Sentinel attacks. He hobbles back to Jax soon after to inform him of an imminent attack, but the catwalk below him collapses from the weight of his leg brace, and Axel falls to his death. Captain Ballard (played by Roy Jones Jr. ), is the captain of
3888-583: The Wachowskis when he informed them that it would be wasteful for such a large choir to be singing simple "ooh"s and "aah"s (according to the DVD commentary, Davis felt that the dramatic impact of the piece would be lost if the choir was to sing 'This is the one, see what he can do' in plain English). These extracts return in the film's denouement, and in Navras , the track that plays over the closing credits (which may be considered
3969-753: The energetic drumming from the Reloaded tea house fight between Neo and Seraph opens "Tetsujin", as Seraph, Trinity and Morpheus fight off Club Hel's three doormen. The climactic battle theme, named "Neodämmerung" (in reference to Wagner 's Götterdämmerung ), features a choir singing extracts ( shlokas ) from the Pavamana Mantra , introduced in the Upanishads . The chorus can be roughly translated from Sanskrit as follows: "lead us from untruth to truth, lead us from darkness to light, lead us from death to immortality, peace peace peace". The extracts were brought to Davis by
4050-435: The ensuing battle. Binary (played by Tahei Simpson) is a crew member of the Vigilant . She, Vector, and Soren attack a backup power generator for the local power plant in the Matrix to assist Neo in reaching the Source, but are all immediately killed when the Vigilant is destroyed by Sentinels in the real world. This forces Trinity to enter the Matrix and complete the Vigilant crew's mission. Cas (played by Gina Torres )
4131-488: The equations" of the Matrix while she unbalances them. The character first appears in The Matrix Reloaded when Neo encounters him while looking for The Source. The Architect tells Neo that he must choose between saving the Matrix and saving Trinity. After Neo chooses the latter and surrenders himself to the machines to reload the Matrix, the Architect tells the Oracle that he will honor the truce. As expected from an AI,
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#17328697580254212-589: The film ), but is killed by the police. Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram for "Neo") is the protagonist of the Matrix franchise . He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Trilogy , as well as having a cameo in The Animatrix short film Kid's Story . Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in The Matrix: Path of Neo . In 2008, Neo
4293-423: The film, he regrets being "unplugged" and entering the real world. He betrays the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar , offering to give up Morpheus to the Agents in exchange for being inserted back into the Matrix with no memory of his time outside the Matrix. In the climax of the film, after the visit to the Oracle, he exits the Matrix and murders members of the crew by leading Mouse into a trap, blasting Dozer and Tank with
4374-505: The film. Aside from Don Davis ' score, again collaborating with Juno Reactor , only one external track (by Pale 3 ) is used. Although Davis rarely focuses on strong melodies, familiar leitmotifs from earlier in the series reappear. For example, Neo and Trinity's love theme—which briefly surfaces in the two preceding films—is finally fully expanded into "Trinity Definitely"; the theme from the Zion docks in Reloaded returns as "Men in Metal", and
4455-414: The first film, therefore the second lowest grade earned by a film in the series. Some critics criticized the film for being anticlimactic . Additionally, some critics regard the film as less philosophically ambiguous than its predecessor, The Matrix Reloaded . Critics had difficulty finding closure pertaining to events from The Matrix Reloaded , and were generally dissatisfied. Roger Ebert of
4536-668: The highest worldwide opening weekend for any film, holding the record until it was beaten by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King a month later. The Matrix Revolutions would also achieve the record for having the biggest international opening weekend for an R-rated film until 2015 when it was surpassed by Fifty Shades of Grey . The film grossed over $ 139 million in North America and approximately $ 427 million worldwide, roughly half of The Matrix Reloaded box-office total, and
4617-551: The human city Zion . His character appears in The Matrix Reloaded , Enter the Matrix , and The Matrix Revolutions . He was born naturally in Zion and cannot enter the Matrix, nor is he familiar with it. Therefore, he has a practical mind dedicated to defending Zion and keeping its location a secret. Lock is in a relationship with Niobe, who was previously in a relationship with Morpheus. Lock also finds Morpheus's faith in Neo and
4698-480: The human fleet) through a cramped maintenance shaft to save time, but eventually relents and mans the guns with everyone else during the journey back to Zion. The Mjolnir arrives in Zion just in time to detonate a critical EMP, and Roland, along with everyone else, is overjoyed when it is revealed Neo has achieved peace between humans and machines. Roland does not appear in The Matrix Resurrections , but
4779-425: The machines to massacre everyone. Bane/Smith is the only survivor and is found unconscious by the Mjolnir . He then kills Maggie and stows aboard the Logos just before Neo and Trinity depart for the machine city. He holds Trinity hostage and fights Neo, blinding the latter by cauterizing Neo's eyes. Despite this, Neo's real-world powers revealed that he could still see auras of all machines, and he kills Bane/Smith in
4860-590: The medical bay of the ship Mjolnir . Inside the Matrix, Neo is trapped in a subway station named Mobil Ave, a transition zone between the Matrix and the machine world. He meets a "family" of programs, including a girl named Sati. The "father" tells Neo the subway is controlled by the Trainman, a program loyal to the Merovingian . When Neo tries to board a train with the family, the Trainman refuses and overpowers him. Seraph contacts Morpheus and Trinity on behalf of
4941-441: The notion of gamers "inherit[ing] the storyline", and The Matrix Online video game was billed as the official continuation. In February 2015, in interviews promoting Jupiter Ascending , Lilly Wachowski called a return to The Matrix a "particularly repelling idea in these times", noting the studios' tendency to green-light sequels, reboots, and adaptations over original material, while Lana Wachowski, addressing rumors about
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#17328697580255022-438: The opportunity to leave the Matrix. The Oracle tells Sati (who created a beautiful sunrise for Neo) that she thinks they will see Neo again. Seraph asks the Oracle if she knew this would happen. She replies that she did not know, but she believed. The film's budget was estimated between US$ 110 million and $ 150 million. Filming occurred concurrently with its predecessor, The Matrix Reloaded , and live-action sequences for
5103-497: The prophecy of the One irrational, and is frequently at odds with him and others who also believe in the prophecy. After the Council asks two ships to search for the Nebuchadnezzar , Lock states that he finds it difficult to believe anyone would volunteer for such a daring mission, Niobe volunteers out of spite from being patronized. He continues leading the defense during the battle of Zion, but
5184-440: The real world, the crews of the Nebuchadnezzar and the Mjolnir find and reactivate Niobe's ship, the Logos . They interrogate Bane, who says that he has no recollection of the earlier massacre. As the captains plan their defense of Zion, Neo requests a ship to travel to the Machine City. Motivated by her encounter with the Oracle , Niobe offers him the Logos . Neo departs, accompanied by Trinity. Bane, who has stowed away on
5265-478: The rest of the film: "I know. This never happened. You don't exist", "You need to unplug", and "Hallelujah. You're my savior, man. My own personal Jesus Christ." These names would appear to be inspired by French language ; "Choi" and "DuJour" resembles the French phrase " Choix du jour ", meaning "Choice of the day". Mr. Reagan ( a.k.a. Cypher) (played by Joe Pantoliano ) is a central character in The Matrix . In
5346-476: The role, Chou signed on. Soren (played by Steve Bastoni ) is the captain of the Vigilant . He is the first captain to volunteer to help find the Nebuchadnezzar, and is seen conversing with Morpheus when all the captains meet, implying they are either friends, Soren is a believer in the prophecy of the One, or both. He leads Binary and Vector in an attack on a backup power generator for the local power plant in
5427-538: The same time. It grossed $ 427 million worldwide, making it the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2003 . The film received mixed reviews on Metacritic and negative reviews on Rotten Tomatoes , which criticized it for focusing on special effects over characterization. A fourth film, titled The Matrix Resurrections , began production in February 2020 and was released on December 22, 2021. Picking up immediately where Reloaded ended, Neo and Bane still lie unconscious in
5508-504: The screenplay with David Mitchell and Aleksander Hemon . Grant Hill produced it alongside Lana. The production is a joint-venture between Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures , similar to the original films. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss reprise their roles from the previous films; Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving do not appear in the film. Production began in February 2020 in San Francisco , briefly halted due to
5589-522: The sequel, The Matrix Reloaded . The character's duties as ship's Operator are handed over to Link , who is married to Tank and Dozer's sister, Zee . The demise of the character was reportedly due to actor Marcus Chong's salary demands and conflicts with the Wachowskis , the writers and creators of the Matrix series, leading to his removal. Portrayed by Helmut Bakaitis . He is the "father" of The Matrix and its predecessors, and an exceptionally powerful AI. The Oracle states that he tries to "balance
5670-401: The sewers. Switch's weapon of choice is a Browning Hi-Power pistol. Switch also pokes fun at Mouse , calling him "the digital pimp". Switch is killed when her mind is forcibly pulled from the Matrix by Cypher , who betrayed the crew in an attempt to return to the Matrix as a permanent resident himself. The character was supposedly originally meant to be a feminine character in the Matrix and
5751-546: The ship's pilot and operator for the crew of the Zion hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar , replacing Tank and Dozer. He is a man with questionable faith in those around him, as Morpheus is far more daring than any other captain he previously served under, and is not a believer in his wife's superstitions, initially refusing to wear her fortune necklace. However, by the end of The Matrix Revolutions , he appears much more confident in those around him. He wears Zee's fortune necklace (saying "it can't hurt" at first) as he personally detonates
5832-465: The sixty years that have passed since the end of the Machine War. Captain Mifune ( Nathaniel Lees ) is the head of Zion 's Armored Personnel Unit (APU) corps. He is one of the last APUs standing, but is killed when a massive amount of Sentinels swarm and maim him. Roland (played by David Roberts ) is the captain of the hovercraft Mjolnir . He appears in the feature films Reloaded , Revolutions and
5913-580: The train stations shown in The Matrix Revolutions ), and adds to the theme of subjective reality by suggesting that the flavor associated with both is not the 'true' flavor, but the Machines' error. He is the creator of the program Woman in the Red Dress , which is used as a distraction in part of Neo 's training. He is a very eager young man, excited to see the possibility that Neo could be the one to end
5994-439: The video games Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo . He is an older, hard-boiled captain who is initially skeptical of Neo and the One. He later welcomes the crews of the Nebuchadnezzar and Logos aboard on the way to Zion, as the former was destroyed and Niobe gives the latter to Neo and Trinity to reach the machine city. Roland initially flat-out rejects Niobe's plan to fly the Mjolnir (the largest hovercraft in
6075-417: The war. He also offers Woman in the Red Dress in a private session to Neo saying, "To deny our impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human". Mouse is the first victim of Cypher 's betrayal of the crew. As Agent-led SWAT team members storm the building used by Neo and the others as an entry/exit point, Mouse attempts to stop their initial approach wielding dual automatic shotguns (custom made for
6156-534: The weight of his leg brace, and Axel falls to his death, while a piece of the broken catwalk impales Jax through his chair, killing him. His death prevents him from warning Soren, Vector, and Binary of the imminent Sentinel attack, and all three perish shortly afterwards when the Vigilant is destroyed. Michael Karl Popper ( a.k.a. The Kid), played by Clayton Watson , a Zion-dwelling self-substantiated exile, appears in The Matrix Reloaded , The Matrix Revolutions , and The Animatrix short, " Kid's Story ". Once
6237-458: The white rabbit" through his computer . When Neo notices that Dujour has a tattoo of a white rabbit on the back of her left shoulder, he accepts their offer to go with them to a goth club, where he is approached by Trinity. Going to the club and subsequently waking up late for work the following day set the stage for the rest of the film, though Choi, Dujour, and their friends are never seen or alluded to again. Much of Choi's dialogue foreshadows
6318-521: Was selected by Empire as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. Neo is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being The One who would bring peace. There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the character in the Matrix. Neo is considered to be a superhero . Mr. Rhineheart (played by David Aston ) is Thomas Anderson 's boss at the software company Metacortex . Switch (played by Belinda McClory )
6399-547: Was taken by Superman Returns in 2006. The film would even compete against the newly released family films Brother Bear and Elf . Internationally, the film grossed $ 119 million in its first 5 days from 10,013 prints in 107 territories, with the third-biggest opening ever in Japan and Spain and the fourth biggest in the United Kingdom, Italy and Mexico. Combined, it grossed $ 203 million in its first five days. This made it
6480-477: Was the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2003 . The Matrix Revolutions was released on DVD and VHS on April 6, 2004. The film grossed $ 116 million in DVD sales. Additionally, it was released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 30, 2018. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes , The Matrix Revolutions holds an approval rating of 34% based on 218 reviews and an average rating of 5.30/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A disappointing conclusion to
6561-461: Was the first to encounter "Trinity" inside the Matrix after her death, although it was not made clear whether this Trinity was 'real' or a simulation. Councillor Hamann (played by Anthony Zerbe ) is a senior member of the Zion Council. He is supportive of Neo even though, by his own admission, he does not understand the nature of Neo's abilities. Jax (played by Socratis Otto ) is the operator of
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