The Matrix Resurrections And What's Making Us Happy

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🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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When The Matrix opened in 1999, it thrilled audiences with its strangely cerebral mix of stylized violence, existential crisis, and tight, black leather. The new movie The Matrix: Resurrections continues the story. Directed by Lana Wachowski, the film takes us back inside the simulation that the machines are using to keep humanity docile as they harvest our energy. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss return as Neo and Trinity, who, alongside an array of new characters, attempt to, once again, lead an uprising to let us all live authentic lives.

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0:00.0	When the Matrix opened in 1999, it thrilled audiences with its strangely cerebral mix of
0:10.1	stylized violence, existential crisis, and tight black leather.
0:14.1	The new movie The Matrix Resurrection continues the story in a new film.
0:17.8	We find ourselves back in a simulation that the machines are using to keep humanity
0:21.4	da-style as they harvest our energy.
0:23.7	Once again, a hero will rise, who can lead an uprising to throw off the shackles of artificial
0:27.8	intelligence and let us all live real authentic lives.
0:30.9	That hero is Neo, played by Kiana Reeves.
0:33.6	One problem, if you remember how the original Matrix trilogy ended, he's dead.
0:38.3	Anglin Welton and today we're talking about the Matrix Resurrection on pop culture happy
0:42.0	hour from NPR.
0:43.0	Joining me today is Audie Cornish.
0:44.7	She is one of the hosts of NPR's All Things, considered and the host of Consider This,
0:48.4	NPR's daily afternoon news podcast, welcome back, Audie.
0:51.5	Hey, thanks for having me.
0:52.8	Of course, also with this is NPR producer Mallory U, hey Mallory.
0:55.6	Hey, Glenn.
0:56.6	The first film out the panel is Ronald Young Jr. he is the host of the Pushkin podcast
1:00.4	solvable.
1:01.4	Welcome back, Ronald.
1:02.4	Welcome to the desert of the real, Glenn.
1:04.1	There we go.
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