The Wachowski sisters' 1999 science fiction film — a hacker discovers reality is a computer simulation enslaving humanity — combining bullet-time action choreography with philosophy (Descartes, Baudrillard, Plato's cave) in a mainstream blockbuster.
Makes simulation theory and philosophical skepticism mainstream — The Matrix's central question (how do you know reality is real?) was the most widely discussed philosophical puzzle in pop culture after 1999; bullet time redefined action cinema cinematography.
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