Straws. Lots of straws.
Because it was 2006.
Neo: “I can stuff 400 straws into my mouth”
Morpheus: “…show me”
Christmas 2002 and I am drunk in a bar somewhere in Abruzzo watching an Italian quiz show on the television. It was two fifty-something housewifish nanas vs ‘Matrix’ (his actual quiz show name) who was dressed in a black leather and sunglasses like Neo and the gang out of the movie. One of the kids in the bar (around eight or nine) was upset because Matrix apparently sucked at general knowledge. I still remember his little voice going ‘No! Matrix no!’ as the ‘you lose’ chime played and Matrix slouched off set to applause.
That shit was big for years. Good times.
The first thing to understand is that for about 2 solid years after the matrix, everyone dressed like neo from the matrix. Everyone.
- Hey, Neo, go fetch some beers from the store!
- Why me!?
- You’re the chosen one.
Man The Matrix deserved to stay in the culture longer. It even became double-relevant with the trans-themes
I rephrased this a few times, but basically Columbine happened and that was the end of that.
That explains why the never made any sequels.
Nah, they just made it a series.
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That happened before the Matrix didn’t it?
Looks like it was a month after, March and April 1999
The Matrix look went on for much longer, this guy is seven years later, so I reject the hypothesis tbh
His reasoning isn’t unfounded but incorrect. Those kids never even watched the matrix, the media made those connections. They planned to watch it the next day. At least according police reports gathered. His friend Dylan Klebold was interrogated.
Thats exactly why matrix cyberpunk never caught on, Columbine happened so soon after that the two events were cemented together by the media. Everyone who wore one afterwards had to deal with “uh oh school shooter!” comments. I personally knew three guys who wore one before, and well after too. By 2009ish it was weird. I worked with a guy as late as 2016 that wore one to work every day (well, two, but the other guy did it for cowboy reasons not edgelord reasons).
The guy in the picture might be just wearing a regular jacket, not a duster btw, and it’s brown not black. Those sunglasses were all over the late 90’s/early 2000’s too.
Ya, I had leather pelle pelle jacket but it just happen to be a duster. Everyone called me a school shooter.
Like it is a genuinely good film and here is how I know. I have only seen it once, opening week in 1999 before any of the hype had built. There was 6 of us in theater.
Despite it being 27 years, I can still tell you key characters and plot points after all this time. That is how you know it was great. The sequels… not so much.
The Wachowskis literally wrote it with that in mind considering they have both transitioned at this point.
They didn’t? They transitioned WAY after the matrix. Please don’t spread misinformation.
This point meaning now as in November 2026. Obviously not saying they transitioned BEFORE the Matrix. Please don’t misinterpret my writing and accuse me of misinformation.
Well then instead of fighting with me just edit the post.
It’s been my favorite movie since I was 11.
My reasons for liking it have changed a number of times as I grew older, but the movie has always been good.
Part of the reason that I like it so much is that you can fit into so many different allegories, but the core message of “change is hard, but you shouldn’t give up hope because life gets better” stays the same.
Beating him in an argument is easy
Cause he’s a strawman
Gentlemen.
It’s the 2000’s. Enough said and no questions asked.
He’s beginning to believe.
Which was the style at the time.
Oh shit I did have the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records and I do remember this exact pic. Simpler times
That’s a talent gay men can appreciate. And I do.
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