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Hold your belly buttons and grab your goo pods, we are diving head first into The Matrix from 1999. Would Seth take the red pill or the blue pill? Who is the Hannah Montana of American Cinematography? Which scene did Michelle rewind three times to fully enjoy it's awesomenes? Just who was Dozer, anyway? All these questions are kind of answered and more!

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Critics agree the original Matrix is one of the most iconic sci-fi films ever, but the two sequels that followed? Not so much. With a new chapter on the way, we look back at Reloaded and Revolutions to determine if the franchise was worth... resurrecting.

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This week we investigate The Wachowski's "The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) with Jefferson White (Yellowstone, The Twilight Zone, How to Get Away with Murder, Blindspot), and search for the scene at its center.

Show notes: (all timestamps are approximate)

• Intro (00:00-00:36)
• Did you have a "Matrix" phase? (00:36-03:21)
• Jefferson White loves the Matrix Reloaded (03:21-06:51)
• The cost of "Elevated Action" (06:51-14:29)
• Acting for Action (14:29-17:35)
• Old School/New Tools (17:35-19:26)
• The price of "Elevated Action" (19:26-23:49)
• Riding the Highway (23:49-26:08)
• "The Matrix Reloaded" (26:08-28:32)
• Quiet Subversion (28:32-31:13)
• Jeff's scene (31:13-40:11)
• Adam's scene (40:11-59:39)
• Dom's scene (59:39-01:06:27)
• Religion as a super power (01:06:27-01:12:21)
• Outro (01:12:21-01:13:48)

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References:

Check out work from Jeff's company, Means of Productions (you might see a few things Adam has worked on too).

We can't link a commentary track so this arcticle about Cornel West and the Matrix will have to do: The Intellectual and the Matrix

Why VFX Companies are Going Broke

Protests as Oscar-winning 'Life of Pi' VFX Studio Faces Bankruptcy

Bill Pope on the Team Deakins Podcast

Blank Check: The Matrix Reloaded

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David and Patrick H. Willems discuss their hopes and fears for the forthcoming Matrix sequel. Then, they count down their top 5 moments/elements of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.

Shownotes:

(27:10) David and Patrick count down their top 5 moments/elements of The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions
(1:09:00) Weekly Recommendation

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• Wait But Why tackles The Fermi paradox
• THR's report on The Matrix 4
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