<em>The Matrix Resurrections</em> Is a Self-Aware Sequel
The film critiques Hollywood’s reboot culture while also serving as a surprisingly sweet work of nostalgia.
was set at the end of history. Released in 1999, the Wachowskis’ sci-fi film painted a quotidian picture of the late 20th century: The protagonist, Thomas Anderson (played by Keanu Reeves), lived in a bland-looking megacity where he worked a dull cubicle job and pondered the hopeless future that many feared at the end of the millennium. The twist, of course, was that this seemingly familiar life wasn’t real, and that Thomas, like almost all of humanity, was stuck inside a computer program created by a machine race. In —a new entry in a
