Did you feel a little lost while watching The Matrix 4? Don’t panic, we recap the film and its post-credits scene and analyze the changes Lana Wachowski made compared to previous films.
Matrix 4: an (almost) unexpected return of Neo
With The Matrix (1999) The Wachowskis have come up with an exciting and revolutionary film. We were able to almost follow the story of Neo, the chosen one responsible for putting an end to a war between humans and machines. Then the following films, Matrix Reloaded (2003) and Matrix Revolutions (2003), proved to be a bit more complex. Nevertheless, they have made a great contribution and allowed us to develop a deep universe and delve into a whole range of topics.
Almost 20 years later, a fourth film was released Matrix resurrections.This time only Lana Wachowski is directing, but Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are back as Neo and Trinity. However, at the end of Matrix 3, Trinity was mortally wounded while Neo went to the City of Machines to propose a truce on the condition that he succeed in defeating Agent Smith.
Matrix Resurrections ©Warner Bros.
Nevertheless, we find in this fourth work Neo as a depressed video game developer, while Trinity appears as Mother… This is obviously a new move by the Matrix and the Machines. Remember, we learned in Matrix 3 that this was the case six different iterations of the Matrix whose aim was to prevent any will of humanity to revolt.
Except that in the last iteration the presence of the Trinityand Neo’s love for her changed things. Because of this, the film ends with the Architect explaining to the Oracle that adding Trinity into the equation is dangerous. This still allows for a ceasefire while Neo’s body is taken away by the machines.
The summary of the film
In Matrix 4, the Architect is replaced by this time The analyst played by Neil Patrick Harris. The latter initially introduces himself as Neo’s psychiatrist (or rather as Thomas Anderson, as he assures him that Neo is just a creation of his imagination). He was it brought the hero back to life. Him, but also Trinity, because her love is a source of energy for the machines.
We learn that after years of peace, a new war broke out between humans and machines, but in which machines joined the humans (the Sentients). The analyst decided Neo and Trinity to usewithout bringing them together to prevent further destruction of the Matrix, where Neo is found again.
The Analyst – Matrix Resurrections ©Warner Bros.
To escape this virtual world, the protagonist has to work as a video game developer designs a modal This will allow a young Morpheus and Bugs to find him and get him to leave the Matrix. Even though he seems to be unaware of all this when he appears as Thomas Anderson, it is through his unconscious, through his personality as Neo who fights to regain the upper hand, that he has managed to win over his saviors.
This time the hero is a woman
Therefore, as mentioned above, the analyst brought Neo and Trinity back to life, but kept them separated because their connection is too strong for the system. But after Neo left the program, that’s what he now wants that Trinity will be freed again. However, he must already agree. In the Matrix, however Her name is TiffanyShe is a mother and has no memory of her previous life.
In the final act of Matrix 4, the Analyst accepts Neo meeting her because he is sure she will not be willing to leave his life. But that’s exactly what happens. Tiffany becomes Trinity again and faces the analyst with Neo.
Matrix Resurrections ©Warner Bros.
So while in the first films Neo was the one who emerged from the Matrix, this time it’s Trinity who takes on that role. It will then in a certain way the chosen one in turn. A coherent change that corresponds to the changes that have taken place in twenty years. Lana Wachowski primarily completed her gender transition. And the finale insists on it so that the hero of Matrix is a woman. For this reason, scenes from the first films are re-enacted in a large part of the feature film. Matrix 4 even presents itself as a kind of mix between a reboot and a sequel.
An optimistic ending
Furthermore, Neo and Trinity manage to escape during their fight to the heroine’s powers Now he can fly (like Neo could before). The whole thing ends with the same credits as the first film, except that the song Wake up by anger against the machine This time it will be performed by the collective Brass Against and the singer Sophia Urista. So more of a woman than a man.
Previously, after leaving the Matrix together, the pair return there to speak with the analyst. Neo stays in the background while Trinity shows her strength. The analyst remains confident because he believes people do not want to remain submissive. But Trinity and Neo think the opposite and are actually fine Redesign the analyst’s world, even if it means adding rainbows to remind people that they can be free. The ending is therefore rather optimistic. Neo and Trinity were given a second chanceand they want to take advantage of it.
The post-credits scene says it all
After all, it’s a good blockbuster anchored in its time, Matrix 4 contains a post-credits scene. We see video game developers in the middle of a meeting. Some declare quite symbolically: “The cinema is dead“, but also video games. There is no longer an original idea for them. That’s why they found a revolutionary concept: Chatrix! Or the fact Integrating cats into the Matrixbecause cat videos are always a hit.
That’s obviousan ironic scene by Lana Wachowski, who criticizes there The Hollywood system and his love of franchises. The sequence does not serve the narrative of Matrix 4, but rather fits the underlying discourse of the feature film. As we explained in our review, the film voluntarily uses the codes of the previous Matrix to deconstruct it and point out everything that is (according to it) wrong with the ever-evolving film industry. Recycle old licenses and ancient cult figures.