year in film, “The Matrix” was a wholly unique blend of cyberpunk sci-fi, superhero thriller and mind-bending existential drama.
Director-siblings the Wachowskis went for broke with a dystopian nightmare about a hacker-hero named Neo (Reeves) destined to be a savior with the help of a band of rebels headed by cyber-warriors Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne).
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