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Scene from the 1990 film Total Recall. Historians of film note that the trope of a "red pill" as decisive in a return to reality made its first appearance in the 1990 film Total Recall, which has a scene where the hero (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) is asked to swallow a red pill in order to symbolize his desire to return to reality from a dream-like fantasy.
Neo awakens at home, initially dismissing the encounter as a nightmare until Trinity and her allies arrive, extract the implanted tracker, and bring Neo to Morpheus, their leader. Morpheus offers Neo a choice: a red pill to uncover the truth about the Matrix or a blue pill to forget everything and return to his normal life.
Mr. Reagan (a.k.a. Cypher) (played by Joe Pantoliano) is a central character in The Matrix.In 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.
The first film was an important critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards, introducing popular culture symbols such as the red pill and blue pill, and influencing action filmmaking. For those reasons, it has been added to the National Film Registry for preservation. [4]
However, a woman with blue hair and a trench coat appears besides him. The woman introduces herself as Bugs, who tries to reopen his mind through a White Rabbit tattoo. Bugs then shows Neo her crew in an abandoned theater. Morpheus, part of Bugs' group once again, offers a blue pill and a red pill to Neo, who takes the red pill.
Morpheus (/ ˈ m ɔːr f i ə s /) is a fictional character in The Matrix franchise. [2] He is portrayed by Laurence Fishburne in the first three films, and in the video game The Matrix: Path of Neo, where he was the only original actor to reprise his character's voice. [3]
The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 American science fiction action film co-produced, co-written, and directed by Lana Wachowski, and the first in the Matrix franchise to be directed solely by Lana. It is the sequel to The Matrix Revolutions (2003) and the fourth installment in The Matrix film franchise .
The Matrix Revisited DVD cover Directed by Josh Oreck Produced by Eric Matthies Starring The Wachowskis Joel Silver Keanu Reeves Distributed by Warner Home Video Release date November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20) Running time 123 minutes Country United States Language English The Matrix Revisited is a 2001 American documentary film about the production of the 1999 film The Matrix. It was released on ...