18th highest grossing film of the ‘90s. Now The Matrix, 21 years after it first hit screens, is back in the news after one half of its directing duo, Lilly Wachowski, confirmed that the film’s narrative can be interpreted as a metaphor for the trans experience.Speaking to Netflix, the director, who came out as trans, along with sibling and co-director Lana, after the movie’s release said: ‘I’m glad that it has gotten out that that was the original intention.
The corporate world wasn’t ready for it.’For those who haven’t watched the film, its central character, played by Keanu Reeves, is a computer whizz and hacker called Thomas Anderson (AKA, Neo).
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