For years now, far-right people have been using the red pill/blue pill moment from the Wachowskis’ “The Matrix” in a number of memes and negative, toxic trolling.
This is especially troubling given the fact that the film franchise is the brainchild of two trans women filmmakers. Alas, the reality is that “The Matrix” is just as discussed now as it was two decades ago when it hit theaters.
And according to Hugo Weaving, one of the stars of “The Matrix” and its sequels, this negative reading of the symbolism and metaphor in the story is troubling and confusing.
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