Film: "The Matrix"
This terrifyingly prescient cyber thriller (and 1999 blockbuster) stars Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie Ann Moss.
Location
Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
In retrospect, this 1999 action thriller seems terrifyingly prescient, with its vision of a future where humankind is enslaved by an elaborate digital facade, while a malevolent cyber-intelligence dominates the “real” world. Whoa.
Hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) takes the red pill and reluctantly joins rebels Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie Ann Moss) in their struggle against “the Matrix.” But learning kung fu and how to dodge bullets might not be enough against the digital henchmen (Hugo Weaving) determined to protect the system—it might require a completely new understanding of what is “real.”
Location
Visual Arts Center 104 Loew Auditorium
Sponsored by
Hopkins Center for the Arts
Audience
Public
