The Film That Launched a Thousand Memes: “The Matrix” Turns 20
Listen to CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire talk with film critic Corey Hall about the lasting influence of the sci-fi classic.
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The film that introduced the world to the phrase ‘bullet time’ turned twenty years old this week.
In 1999, “The Matrix” became the rare box office film to go from cult hit to influential cultural powerhouse.
Listen to CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire talk with Metro Times film critic Corey Hall about the lasting influence of “The Matrix”, two decades later.
Will Smith recently explained why he turned down playing the part of ‘Neo’ in the clip above.
