Kung Fu: Neo vs Morpheus | The Matrix [Open Matte]
The Matrix (1999)
Scene: Kong Fu: Neo vs Morpheus
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Storyline: A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Directors: The Wachowski Brothers
Cast: Keanu Reeves (Thomas A. Anderson \ Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Gloria Foster (Oracle), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher), Marcus Chong (Tank), Julian Arahanga (Apoc), Matt Doran (Mouse), Belinda McClory (Switch), Anthony Ray Parker (Dozer)
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Tank: 10 hours straight...he's a machine Morpheus: he's a *_what_*
LOL
I wonder if it was planned foreshadowing or not with that line.
Lmaooo
!!
@@calliph It was
Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "My ping was high"
"Do you think my ping can be different from yours in local?"
Neo was using 2 GB ram while Morpheus had 8 gb
yeees, my ping is 999.
4:25 when the porn download completed
“Do u think my ping can be different from your if I had switched to Verizon?”
4:11 I love this little detail. Morpheus does the 'come at me motion', and Neo switches to a defensive stance and goes 'No you', and Morpheus does that head tilt like 'Alright then'. And then there's also Neo learning the 'come at me' wave that he keeps using throughout the movies, particularly against Smith.
because: Bruce Lee (1940-1973).
Neo also does that to Smith later to taunt him. Maybe as a nod to what he learned from Morpheus. The whole fight is a dialog.
Each character has a unique move (leitmotif?) that's repeated at least once through the series. Trinity's jump kick, Neo's scissor kick, and Morpheus' dive kick.
Yes! I immediately noticed that when I first watched the movie. It has always stayed in my head since then. A pretty powerful gesture and symbol in my opinion
1999'dan beri Matrıx'in fanıyım. Bu ayrıntıyı hiç farketmedim daha önce. Yorumun beni büyüledi.
What I love about this scene is Morpheus' teaching. He is literally begging for Neo to kick the shit out of him, and he is showing him how. He wants to lose. He wants Neo to win. He wants him to take the path.
#oksanaalma
#xman
It means *SO* much more when they're inside the walls, the Agents sniff them out, Smith grabs Neo, Morpheus screams, busts through from above and tackles Smith. "YOU MUST GET NEO OUT! Go." That sac was LEGENDARY. THAT is the kind of mentor you want. Someone who is not ONLY an instructor pointing the way, but who would die for you so that you could continue far past their level. *THAT* is a true teacher. I'm super glad that I've done the same type of thing in my own series. 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨
Once he's about to take a beating, he's like ''alright alright let's call it a day''.
Well as any true teacher wants his student to do, in every field, not just martial arts. Because at the end of the day an true wants to progress his field of interest and the best way to do that is training new people to take on the challenge :-)
Love how Neo's heavy breathing stops the moment Morpheus reminds him that there's literally no air to breathe. Once Neo's brain accepts that, his fatigue vanishes almost instantly.
But I don’t get what or why Morpheus asked if that’s air Neo’s breathing? I’ve seen this movie so many times, but I don’t always still understand this scene (as amazingly cool this is).
Octavia Hall to remind Neo he is in the matrix, a simulated world, thus the physical rules can be bent or broken
@@octaviahall8427 Neo was winded after getting kicked and out of breath which must have been a part of the program they were in. Morpheus was reminding him that realizing this, he can go beyond since some rules of the program can be bent or broken just like the matrix. So he can go beyond his tiredness since it's not air he's breathing.
@@octaviahall8427 The point is he doesn't die if he doesn't breathe, he doesn't tire out if he doesn't think of energy as depletable, think out of bubble, there is no spoon.
@@octaviahall8427 they are in the matrix, everything you know about physics and biology is just code in the matrix. The air is a code, hearbeat is a code, it's all an illusion. That's why Neo is able to bend the code as he is getting aware of that fact and hit faster then physically possible normaly. That's why neo can fly in matrix 2, gravity is a code and neo control it.
*Morpheus:* "Do you believe my being stronger, or faster, has anything to do with my muscles in this place?" *Neo:* "...?" *Morpheus:* "... I simply have a better gaming chair."
Haha, make sense
Bruh
Yeah but can you do THIS??? __/ ---> ___
m.kzhead.info/sun/ks6dZtGmfql5l40/bejne.html. Morpheus True Essence
It is the rgb
Lawrence Fishburne is flawless in this movie.
100% agree he made the movie something special. It was ignorant not to bring back the OG Smith and Morpheus for the…4th…M..Mov….Movie 🤮
Shang Tsung
@@philiptucker7590 The pain is real!
Yeah, I like his mannerism when he ends explaining that he's not breathing air. He really sells that it's Morpheus trying to think what to say that will help Neo level up. Like his eyes look around like he's processing what to say.
Yup. He was absolutely brilliant.
An old teacher showed me this. There’s a valuable real world lesson for any martial artist that knows all there techniques by heart. Neo is simply going through the motions he’s learned rather than harmonizing his knowledge with his instincts and intended goal (hitting Morpheus). Morpheus says it best, “stop trying to hit me and hit me” pure genius, this mentality has helped me so much
Richtig mit Ruhe
. Do or do not, there is no try
*"Don't think, FEEL!"* -Bruce Lee There's a good reason not to always depend on your own mind to make so many decisions blocking your way when you can just let your arms and legs do the work simply. And Neo, for a brief moment, clears his own mind and instead, "I know every move known to man, and this reality can let me do impossible acrobatics and moves unimaginable!"
That’s very interesting tbh :)
“Morpheus is fighting neo!” Everyone jumps out the room. Always gets me.
the excitement is real
I agree 👍😛😛😛😛
@@louisegilleran7773mm.
McRib is back!
2020: AP called Biden the winner
Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "I made a big predictable jump, which I could not alter while in air."
Deserving of top comment right here
Garou:*laughs in martial art
Dont try it neo
@Gunsandrosalina Padtwo Nice.
But he had the high ground
3:28 Laurence Fishburne absolutely delivers as Morpheus. The subtleties in his expression; his eyes. Perfect.
It's amazing, the pure expresion of doubt 👏🏻👏🏻
The shuffle at 2:30 makes the scene perfect i love it so much
Ali'ish
@@rickyj1250 Absolutely. When Reeves made the Bruce Lee nose scratch reference, I bet Fishburne wanted the Ali shuffle in it, too.
Not just the shuffle, but the feint. Morpheus had several false starts and fakeouts before he strikes. Makes it feel less like a rehearsed and choreographed scene, and more like an actual sparring match.
The only move in the scene that actually look like a real martial art move.
Coolest part in the movie to me I dk why but since the first time I saw it I loved it
''10 hours straight, he's a machine!'' Morpheus: ''No, He's a gamer!''
Me: no, he is a game developer
@Stéphane-Blouin's-comment/post ___________ '" '10 hours straight, he's a machine!'' Morpheus: ''No, He's a gamer!'' " ___________: that's nothing. i have two friends that one has spent 36-hours-straight playing a ps3 videogame and the other one has spent 48-hours-straight playing a ps3 videogame. (the former was a assassin's-creed game, and the latter was playing metal-gear-solid-5-the-phantom-pain).
Facts tho lol
Well actually, "He's a machine" is partly correct as he is an anomaly of the machine system.
Ya right
Morpheus: “How did I beat you?” Neo: “I did an unsafe aerial and gave you a free punish”
A man of culture, long live the FGC
Morpheus: It's over Neo, I have the high ground Neo: You underestimate my power Morpheus: Don't try it (Neo runs up the wooden column and proceeds to flip over Morpheus) (Neo gets Shawn Michael Sweet Chin Music to the chest)
Wut?
Because "some mother fuckers are always trying to go up hill!" Blade
@@a.t.3192 I'll be sure to read the top comments and compare them with what I'm going to post to prevent plagiarism next time, thanks professor
The early 2000s was such an amazing time
The last real good time in my opinion!
@@IronMan-tk8ucnot for everyone of course
@@heberjulio6303 Brazilian?
90's were better...
To Close to 9/11 for me. I was in the Gulf war. LT Rob United States Air Force Retired.
This broke the world. Truly. A masterpiece that effected special affects for 20 years and going. Yet none can replicate the original. It’s amazing
Jurassic Park was before...
Lord of the rings trilogy special effects was just as good and around the same time as these movies
Yes, @emillyyelen5169 and @Nate-Dog, but I can't recall anything as visually ground-breaking as "bullet-time" since then. I mean, "bullet-time" was...
You truly had to be there to appreciate how groundbreaking and special this was and still is.
The ddiference between many other movies and Matrix is that Matrix used really clever camerawork and CGI, and that is were the bullet time effect really stands on its own, it uses its base from real life and then blend in some cgi ontop of analog creativity, that is why special effects is not as fun as it was before 2000, letting your brain go nuts thinking about how they made a certain scene in a movie no longer happens, because you know its cgi, and if you actually understand cgi you might go clueless for a couple of min but thats the extent of it. Watch an old Jackie Chan movie and ask yourself how he did every stunt in the movie.
Morpheus : **rips out a fart** Morpheus : "Do you think that's air you're breathing now?"
Golden age KZhead. I remember that.
Enter the fartrix
Completely forgot about that video. Thanks for reminding me.
😂🤣🤣
the music at 02:31
I just noticed that Neo gets progressively sweatier but Morpheus literally doesn't break a sweat.
Personally I love that detail. It shows how (at that point at least) Neo is still unfamiliar in manipulating the Matrix. Morpheus is calm, clinical and controlled but Neo is more jittery with more emotion to his fighting. It’s details like that, that makes or breaks a film for me
You think that’s sweat he is sweating?
@@Attham you think you are funny?
@@Kennedy56John you think you're being an ass?
Bet he was when he found out about his daughter...
"Morpheus is fighting Neo" I love that part 😂
Morpheus: "How did i beat you?" Neo: "You had invincibility frames."
The actors trained extremely hard for scenes like this. The amount of effort put into this movie by literally everyone is amazing
And the characters still didn't technically really do it
@@ilyte1 ??
@@jasgill7121 do you think that's air he's breathing?
@@ilyte1 what are you even talking about
The actors probably had times where they wish they could just upload how to do it in their head but once their training for the film was complete and they could just it they must have felt so proud of all the hard work they put into training (and thankful to their trainers).
"Morpheus is fighting Neo!" Just that one line was super cool and hype back in the day.
Yessssss
m.kzhead.info/sun/ks6dZtGmfql5l40/bejne.html. Morpheus True Essence
it still is
Agreed
I throw that out randomly wherever I'm at
The amount of work, effort, non-stop training and dedication they pledged to this movie, not to mention the series, is without a doubt one of the best efforts ever placed in Hollywood! Thank you all for giving the fans what they wanted.
I love how "Drunken boxing" was uploaded as an actual fighting style
"Don't think you are. Know you are". I remembered that single phrase throughout college and it got me all the way through graduation with honors. It was an unforgettable phrase indeed.
Don’t hurt yourself patting yourself on the back
@@kingstarscream320 Whats the problem with that?
@@guilhermelisboa1857 The bitter jealousy of the downtrodden.
Congrats 👏 to you.....job well done. That is/was a nice quote from Morpheus.
Stop _trying_ to hit me and *hit* me!
This is the most complex friendship handshake I had ever seen in my life
it's a variation of the clap-clap hug snap
Yay, I'm 👍 number 700!
What about the one in the Predator movie???
True friends don’t shake hands. True friends throw down.
Legend Cross the person said the most complex not the manliest
0:27 The way Morpheus leans in is sheer perfection.
I love the whole point of this was trying to teach Neo to stop thinking/believing in human limits.
When Neo hands start glitching from how fast he’s moving is such a legendary moment.
Agent speed.
Ay !
And wish he did more of that through out the series 😔
@@Tyrone4rmAmazon same, but I know at the end of part one when he was fighting Smith with one hand he used it. His hands we’re moving fast as hell
You think that was glitching? Why must his hand move slower than your eye can perceive? XD
Still can't believe this came out in 1999.....it holds up so well, it's just so good.
It is a timeless classic.
Some movies are timeless. Terminator 2 is similar. Special effects still hold up today.
“STOP TRYING TO HIT ME AND HIT ME!” Love that line :)
Neo: tries to hit Morpheus. Morpheus: "Not quite my tempo."
"Are you a rusher or are you a dragger?"
@@isn0t42 NOT. MY. FUCKING. TEMPO!
This is probably the last place I thought I would see a Whiplash reference.
3:04 Morpheus: How did i beat you? There's no fucking Mars bar down there, what are you looking at? look up here
@@aryagn.99 lmao
5 seconds of this fight are better than the entire Matrix: Resurrections movie.
Lol. I think when they were talking about Warner Bros at the beginning they pretty much explaining why they made a 4th movie and y it may not be that good
I just commented this same thing a few seconds ago! Lol
@@CH1LLS. The sad thing is that Matrix 4 was always going to suck ass, but imagine how much worse it would have been without Lana involved.
I'm so glad I didn't see that movie lol
Just keep in mind, Matrix 4 wasn’t supposed to be like the previous movies from an aesthetic perspective. It was designed to be different in style, tone, cinematography, etc.
Favorite thing i started to notice is you can gradually see Neo adapt to his new Kung Fu knowledge. At the start his actions are flailing and wild, because his experience and his muscle memory aren't quite synced to one another, and you can see him watching the moves he's doing like his body is acting of it's own accord. It's highly contrasted against Morpheus, whose movements are more graceful, controlled, and made with intent. Neo finally starts to get into the feeling around 1:13, and by about 2:30 he's fully adapted. It's a nice subtle detail that actually makes the fight more than just a gratuitous fight scene, Morpheus is doing this to ensure that Neo has full control over the abilities he just learned.
Should have been a great trilogy.
This movie was made 20 YEARS ago, man I'm old..
21
I wasn't born that time 😂
well, Keanu looks almost the same
I'm proud I watched this on VHS back in the day.
Yea damn. But whats you age?
3:01 -Forgets his line- looks on his hand 3:02 - “how did I beat you?”
It really was, Someone first made this a joke at the Sundance Moon festival yours ago
ahahha
Morpheus : "I beat you" Director: *NO!*
lol yeah when you think about it there really isn't another reasonable assumption why he looked at his hand
@@lustrals1273 Lawrence Fishburne is a seasoned actor. He does not write his lines on his hand, lol.
"You think that's air you're breathing now?" -- favorite line, always trips me out haha 3:23
This fight alone with its cinematography, framing, music choice, color timing and actor's effort is better than 90% of current movies let alone Ressurections.
Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo: "I tried to show off rather than be practical"
Shut up, The truth is that I am just too good
Yeah that has gotten many man in many different scenarios in trouble myself included. But we live to learn And subtract that which is not necessary. Nothing beats a good sparring session with a worthy opposite. Only way to get better and stronger and faster in every aspect.
m.kzhead.info/sun/ks6dZtGmfql5l40/bejne.html. Morpheus True Essence
“I know Kung Fu” “Show me” ***Japanese dojo for karate appears***
The japenese got big into kung fu tho
Shh, we’re not meant to notice that. Asian budding, just shh. :)
Didn't Karate come from Kung Fu?
@@kazumasjourneyofsong511 yeah alot of Japanese culture and customs drew from China but they're still Japanese
More than Kung Fu learned and displayed, just the only one mentioned
"Don't think you are, Know you are"...That line My God. Impeccable
I swear Neo's face at 1:15 is Keanu Reeves actually thinking: Holy shit, I'm doing actual kung fu.
More like I'm gonna kick Laurence Fishburne's ass!
it's actually a little tribute to Bruce Lee, he used to do that thing with the fingers wiping his nose.
@@Rogurtskate exactly one of bruce lee's famous gesture
The behind the scenes of this movie was great cause you actually get to see Keanu, Lawrence, Carrie, and Hugo train for these fight scenes.
It might actually be the happiest I've ever seen Keanu Reeves.
I always wanted to make a parody of the beginning of this scene where Tank says "He's a machine" and Morpheous just goes "WHAT" and shoots Neo without waiting for an explanation.
Golden
Lol
KZhead Poop material right here! Epic!
Send this idea to Robot Chicken, on Adult Swim. They'd probably do it!
YES that would rule, Morpheus was always The One
I love how the crew jumps over the table and rushes out of the kitchen (like kids in a cafeteria) to see the fight 🤣
That first exchange, no cuts, no shaky cam, no camera tricks at all. Just followed 2 actors dedicated to the roll. Brilliant!
Morpheus doesn't breathe once in the entire dojo scene, and Neo stops breathing after Morpheus' comment. It's those details that make this movie so amazing.
m.kzhead.info/sun/ks6dZtGmfql5l40/bejne.html. Morpheus True Essence
ye...after he stopped breathing, he goes The One mode
He wasn’t breathing but simulated breathing with how he had so much capacity in unlocking his understanding of the Matrix world it was when he realized he can do more is when his avatar seemed relaxed and more able to fight than tired when he was just trying to understand everything but couldn’t grasp it all correctly
Pretty sure he breathed through his nose. How else did he have enough air in his lungs to talk so much? He's still bound by the rules to a degree.
The role of Neo was specifically written for Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son), unfortunately he tragically died just before. Hence all the martial arts in the movie. But Keanu Reeves was excellent in his own right.
I think Brandon Lee could of pulled off something awesome in his own right
I highly doubt it. The script was written in 1994, and Brandon died in 1993. That sounds like a bad rumor.
@@juanmanuelcorrea7673 There are many sources claiming this. I think maybe they were just thinking of him when they thought of the story, probably even after he died.
They also offered the role of Neo to Will Smith before going to Keanu. Will turned down the role because he thought the Wild Wild West movie was gonna be a greater hit at the box office xD
American audience would never accept an Asian man in super hero movie.
You can tell how much work they put into each character. The attention to detail is remarkable.
The Matrix changed everything about filmmaking when it came down to visual effects. 1:27
Morpheus remains the epicenter of wisdom and guidance. 2:08 [SparkNotes]
In this scene, Neo has just recently been programmed with the knowledge of kung fu, and mentor Morpheus wants to test him. 2:35
In this scene, Neo has just recently been programmed with the knowledge of kung fu, and mentor Morpheus wants to test him. 2:53
Morpheus : The body cannot live without the mind. 4:24
I love how Mouse comes in and says Morpheus is fighting Neo, and then they all immediately get up running some of them jump over the table just to get there in time to see it. Priceless
Also gotta love how Trinity rushes ahead of everyone else
If Morpheus killed his dog, the fight would've ended in a blink of an eye.
Nigga u everywhere
Why hello
Racist mode on
hahaha funny haha i laugh now hahaha good joke hahaha NOT. Go buy yourself a talent, you have one job and you cant even make it right. smh
This guy is getting annoying he's just a copy of the guy with a moustache
It's rare for actors and actresses to spend months training in martial arts and won't use stunt doubles for most of the action sequences. The whole cast of the Matrix were all in for scenes such as this.
makes such a difference when they do their own stunts
And the work looks unbelievable.
It was a prerequisite directly from the Wachowskis. It’s the reason Johnny Depp turned the role down after Will Smith said no. Keanu was the third pick.
@@ryanatorryanson9535 hmm
@@ryanatorryanson9535 The role of Neo was specifically written for Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee's son), unfortunately he tragically died just before.
I can’t believe Keanu actually learned to bend the rules of reality to participate in this movie, that’s true dedication!
20 years of cgi can't be compared this masterpiece!
Me: **waking up from a coma** " ...I know kung fu..." Nurse: "...." Parents: "...."
I would dsfinitely try this
😂😂
Low key hoping I go into a coma for a few days and then wake up and say this shit
Bartek - *walks with her to an empty room*
@Sergigames 🤣 yess
amazingly simple how good a fight scene can look when the actual actors train for the scene.
@Bella the dog yeah and it sucks
@@TMCProductions Nope.
@@TMCProductions not all fight scenes are straight out of a Hong Kong film.
@@maverickmarcellana4249 that doesn't mean anything. You don't need to be a Hong Kong movie to have good action scenes. John wick proves that.
COUGH COUGH SEQUEL TRILOGY
I remember when this scene came out I was heavily into Tekken 3 at the time. It got me so pumped up into trying more fighting games at the time
This is a Masterpiece of choreography. It can't be outweighed by matrix resurrections
In comparison to Matrix 4 this is a masterpiece. 20 years of technology can’t touch this
Yeah the fight choreography was outstanding in the first 3 films. Stop fucking with the classics
I agree …
Matrix 4 is hot trash that shit on garbage and that garage was matrix 4
@@DarthCocoabeans I loved Ressurections! Even though the choreography is definitely not as stylish as in the trilogy, I think that is a deliberate choice to embrace an anti-aesthetic approach in order to emphasize human emotion and connection in both the way the new Matrix has weaponized everything the characters threw at the old Matrix, including manipulating emotions, and at the same time make human connection the only way to overcome this new, even more brutal version of it.. I think this is brilliant, to be honest..
@@swk0t0rfan I didn't start figuring it out until almost 45 minutes in...the beginning was pissing me off because Neo looks like Jonny Silverhand from Cyberpunk 2077 and John Wick combined
You can tell by their movements that they both went through the 4 month martial arts training camp. It adds so much to the film, I LOVE the way Morpheus moves between when they're hitting each other. And since they're doing most of their own stunts, there's barely any noticeable cuts where it's obviously a stunt double. It added so much to this franchise and I'm so glad they did it.
They both got a training program from a disk, and learned it in just 1 day. You should watch the whole movie again, this time more properly.
@@itskittyme He's referring to the actors irl, they took the 4 month training course, to train for the fights. He's not talking about how they learnt the moves in the movie.
@@itskittyme read his comment again dummy
It's Me sorry but did you read the comment properly?
@@SteveRogers0768 he probably lacks comprehension skills, and is trying to be condescending when he's wrong lmao
I liked the visual “silence” of the original matrix. It was so much more mind-bending because there were no transitions when the landscape changed, it was just one thing one moment, and another in the next. It was truly something you had to put effort into wrapping your head around.
I know it's subtle, but I was always impressed with the foot shuffle that Morpheus/Laurence did at 2:31 As if he's the master, and he owns the place
The shuffle even made sounds!
Neo : you're too fast Morph: do you think my muscle bla bla bla in this place? Neo : *adds more stick of RAM*
Or overclock the CPU
You mean cpu threads
Neo installs a Google quantum processor. Game over.
LOL
I know Kung Fu. Show me. Fantastic
I know Break Dance. Show me.
STILL one of the best scenes.
"for the last time, Keanu...no you don't." - Alex Trebeck
@@3001st me to
One thing that made this scene so much better is the fact that they actually allowed real contact here, the actors keep going home with bruises on them from the repeated hits they kept giving. Not going all out but still just hard enough to leave some marking.
“Don’t think you are, know you are.” So epically delivered!!!
This scene is one of the most legendary cinematic moments in history.
ahaha cool your jets
overselling it a bit aren't you
Great scene.
I agree, it changed everything about action movies. Also, the scene with Neo and Trinity in the building vs the S.W.A.T. no CGI
Totally agree
"Don't think you are, know you are." This is some underrated line right there.
@Wacky Venky Cmoon i want you to do it. I want you to do it. Cmon hit me! Hit ME! HIT MEEE!
@@CT-CTCheckmate that sounds dirty 😏
@@CT-CTCheckmate Joker *HIT ME*
Don't think! Feel...
@@anjaneyasreetrout2444 Dumbo that's the Joker's line.
Trinity at the end... 'that's my man 💓🧑"
This sequence / scene is literally P e r f e c t i o n !
"He's a machine.". The most ironic line in the movie
Noooo, "He's the one" when fighting the agents.
Could you imagine if the actor looked straight into the camera and said that with an extra second-long pause just for kicks?
@@andyt9181 He said “ironic”, not iconic.
@@fairwarning007 You're right, good job finding errors on internet!
@@andyt9181 Thanks bro! Finding errors on the internet is what I do best. It’s an art, really. Takes years upon years to master and achieve.
Morpheus was the epitome of a teacher. Training through encouragement not dissuasion, introducing new ideas to help self-realization, unlike some who prefer others find it solely by themselves by only giving clues.
Well said!
Was 20 years old in 1999 and seen this in cinema with GF on opening night. Best movie I ever seen in the cinema. This fight scene just blew the entire cinema away. I went straight back the next night myself and watched it again.
A masterpiece beyond it's time. Still is.
This is my favourite part of this trilogy. Morpheus speaks so profoundly. "Good adaptation, improvisation but your weakness is not your technique". "How did I beat you?" "Your too fast." "You think my being faster or stronger has anything to do with my muscles in this place. You think that's air your breathing." Don't think you are know you are." Come on stop trying to hit me and hit me". I love the way Morpheus believed he was the one no matter what he had unwavering faith.
m.kzhead.info/sun/ks6dZtGmfql5l40/bejne.html. Morpheus True Essence
The Oracle suggests that Morpheus' unshakeable faith in Neo could be perceived as a weakness. This is most notable when she basically tells Neo that he's not The One but Morpheus doesn't even think to ask Neo to confirm that he is. I like that because it brings a bit more depth to Morpheus and shows that his faith in Neo, although it pays off at the end of Matrix Revolutions, is blind. He's hyped up as this almost godlike figure in the first half of The Matrix, then we discover that the man himself is a human with flaws and blindspots like the rest of us. Outside of Agent Smith, I'd argue that Morpheus is the best character in the trilogy, or at least the first movie (I haven't seen the other 2 and according to basically everybody, Matrix 4 doesn't count).
@@tomnorton4277 perhaps. Maybe the One isn’t even the One but the Two
Laurence was gold in this movie. Should've been rewarded. That small hmh and his bodylanguage in this scene alone.
It just shows how rigged the Oscars are. Fishburn Should have gotten best supporting Actor for this role much like Tom Cruise in Tropic thunder.
@@spartanx169x Indeed they are. Cruise in TT not so much.
@@meryatathagres1998 Look at the roles Cruise almost always plays, a cool guy thats a hero in some way. His role as Les Grossman was the complete opposite and he plays the role perfectly like a Harvey Weinstein wannabe. I can't think of anybody else that could have done a better job of being a dirt bag for that role.
Well, this scene/Keanu & Laurence won for the Matrix a MTV Award for the Best Fight.
This scene alone BLOWS resurrections out of the water
Cypher's smirk at Trinity when Neo gets hit by Morpheus.. Thats a tight script. Barely a second of wasted time, so much progression of characters or plot or theme. That was characterisation of two (or even three) characters at once that progressed the plot within an entertaining action sequence.
I really appreciate that drunken boxing is one of the fighting disciplines they have in the computer.
The discipline of champions
now the alcoholics can fight to
Drunken boxing is a legit boxing style in Chinese martial that involve mimicking a drunken man movement
Jackie Chan style.
Drunken boxing is actually good for recoveries and tricks. You don't use it for your main style, but especially when you're knocked off-balance, a few moves from drunken boxing can actually help with turning a stumble into a counterattack.
Fun fact: they were actually hitting each other in some of these moments. Keanu and Laurence both had bruises afterwards.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
@@heinrichmarais7762 interview with Laurence. He said it. Some interview for John Wick 2.
@LifeAsAPopTart yup. Just natural fighting injuries.
Other Interesting fact: Keanu/Neo barely kicks in Matrix, he had a neck surgery and wore a neck brace
@@julkasteven8198 never noticed. Ty for fun facts.
Lol the bells that play when morpheus takes his stance are pretty dope, Makes him seem ghostly. While neos stance is that of like a bomb going off
'Morpheous is fighting Neal'! So many other great idea scripts like this that went into this film, which just adds to an even better more engaging entertainment. 😊
"10 hours straight, he's a machine" well, nice foreshadowing there tank
I guess Neo doesn't subscribe to the 'Gold Standard'.
how is it foreshadowing?
so what youre saying he was straight for ten hours? xD
yevgeni lol watch the film's
@@yevgeniyzharinov7473 Neo is a tool for the machines to control Zion.
1:16 I like how Neo is impressed and happy that he can do Kung Fu, which he couldn't in the real world before he got all martial arts implanted in his brain. Really shows the "hero discovering their abilities" scene here.
Technically he can do kung fu in the real world. He just wouldn't be as fast
@@ilyte1 Kung fu not work in the real world.
@@jozsefvizko3737 neither does English grammar apparently
@@ilyte1 Don,t care im not native english, still you can get the fact.
@@jozsefvizko3737 *idea. A fact would imply that that's a verifiable truth and I think if you went up against a black belt in kung fu your hospital bill would be decided entirely by them
One of the best soundtracks in movies.
That faint smile from Trinity at the end… amazing.
Mouse: "I don't believe it" Yoda: "that is why you fail".
Mouse? Am I missing something?
You mean: "Why you fail that is"
@@landonhagan450 Disney joke, probably.
“That Mouse, Is Why You Fail. EHHHEHEHEHH!!
@@landonhagan450 Mouse is the young character who calls everyone into the room and says that line in this scene.
2:30 *MORPHEUS* : “Time to Breakdance, Oh wait I’m fighting” 😂
Sonny Bill well with that music playing I would do that too lol
Maybe ali shuffle
Definitely a call-out to Muhammad Ali's "shuffle".
😂😂😂
You youngsters never heard of breakdance fighting. I guess that was in there too.
Woo Ping Yuen did a great job training these guys, Keanu was kicking ass with those spinning crescent kicks I love those, they can be very unanticipated. I'm also rly impressed with Fishburne he did that stepping side kick so perfectly, he seems like a natural.
This is much more better than matrix resurrection
Man, after seeing the new matrix I got to appreciate this movie so much more
Same. The only positive of that pile of garbage is that it makes you appreciate how incredible the first film was.
I think the new movie is brilliant, can't comprehend how people can praise the disrespectful pile of crap that is The Witcher season 2 and bash The Matrix Resurrections.. In many ways it is the same as the original, but different, in the same way the world today is the same as in 1999, but different.. It is intelligent, original, self-analytical and deeply critical of the mindless society we live in today. It shows a terrible truth that is not pretty to accept, but still provides a happy ending in hoping that love could break us free from the control we are so comfortable with.. Nothing can ever beat the original, but as far as unneeded sequels go, I found Ressurections to be fantastic and a worthy continuation of a world that hasn't stopped just because we weren't there to see it, as the Analyst said..
@@swk0t0rfan you're a moron and have no respect for art, the original is art and is inspired, the new 4th installment is utter garbage and can't stand on its own, they even copied and pasted scenes of the original, that's how bad it is. You disgust me if you find any substance to the 4th matrix movie. It's garbage. I wish to unsee it.
@@metu201 The substance is already there, whether I find it or not! I talked briefly about it in my previous comment! As regrettable as it is that my ability to appreciate things you do not consider to be art disgust you, I think I can live with that! Especially since you felt compelled to label people who don't agree with you as morons, and to fight to protect what is established just like one of the mindless bots in the movie that you wish to unsee!
@@swk0t0rfan You have to be kidding? You cant honestly think that Ressurections was anything but a 2 1/2 hour boring , poorly written , snoozefest with zero substance. Not to mention the Wachowski "things" trying to retcon their own trilogy to try and make dumb pointless shit fit into this 4th installment that was never needed in the first place. I hope you're trolling. Because if not, I'm scared to know what else you find to be "brilliant" lol
Morpheus: "How did I beat you?" Neo:"You're too fast." EA:"The ultimate shortcut bundle is available for purchase"
I can't stop laughing at this comment but I'm smoking weed so it doesn't necessarily mean anything.
Morpheus: “How did I beat you?” Neo: “You used Cheat Engine”
The architect: cheat code for the agents......no wait, too easy, let's be fair to humans
Neo learning "Drunken Boxing" at 0:03 is some serious commitment to the Matrix life
Everything about this movie is perfect. I watched it with friends in 1999. I had already seen the Phantom Menace and they didn't. Rather than tell them which movie we should see together, we all decided to see the Matrix. I remember we sat at the end of the movie while the credits rolled in complete silence taking it in with great appreciation. I even remember the exact theater we saw it in. Absolute game changing movie and a true classic.
Loved it as well. Honoured to die with this movie as a memory
One of the very best things humanity's produced
I was about 11 when the matrix came out. I remember being so excited to see it, all the hype around it, I ended up finally seeing it on pay per view, on a tv in a hotel room in Washington D.C.😁👍
@kajobie that’s a good point..!🤔👍
I remember I was about 9 when I saw it. It became the best movie ever for me only to be equalled by Interstellar years later. Guess I like sci fi
I love how Lunatic Calm's music kicks in just as they both really get into it. The soundtrack is a huge part of what makes this movie so great.
Lots of big beat genre songs. The only thing missing was Fatboy Slim or the Chemical Brothers
Huh, it never occurred to me to wonder who the song was by! Thanks!
The style of this movie is just so memorable. 00's in a nutshell.
@@atiradentes Y2K era(late 90s-to around 2003)
@@atiradentes except it wasn't even 2000 yet lol
"10 hours straight... he's like a machine" completely unintentional (matrix was not written with sequels in mind) but in hindsight this is amazing foreshadowing
20 years on and its still better cinematography than the latest film
20 years and I’ve just realised their gi colours could represent the yin and yang. As do their fighting styles.
Aren't they both using tai chi?
Rhys Wallace there are actually quite a few styles thrown in from both sides. Though I think what duncan meant was how Morpheus is defending and retaliating calmly (yin), while Neo is attacking and responding aggressively (yang).
WHat's gi is that chinese for gay?
@@johnboy2349 A gi is the uniform they're wearing in the video
@@eraquan7734 still gay
One of the best choreographed scenes in movie history. It's unbelievable and look great probably in the next 20 years
yeah...besides the fact the you clearly see how almost all punches and kicks would not hit the opponent. So it is what you called it: a chireography, not a fight. Most kicks and punches are also pretty slow. Need and example? Look from 4:17 on where Morpheus "tries" to hit Neos head. All those punches would not hit, even when Neo would stand still. thats not how fighting works
@@germanherman4659 according to the scenario it falls exactly into place. It was a training session and morpheus demanded that neo hit him and not pretend or try to.
@@IamGodSon which Neo doesnt. look at the scenes after 4:17 where Neo understood how fighting in the matrix works. even if Morpheus would not block or doge at all, none of Neos punches would hit. the punches clearly dont aim to hit the opponent, they are just made so the other person can block/dodge them. almost all the fight scenes in the movie are like this. I like the movie and dont want to ruin your guys fun. but I dont think those fight scenes are as iconic as some of you think they are.
Yes, it looks amazing! Yet, compare it to something like IP Man movies (Wing Chun martial arts), and you'll see there's a lot of inefficiency & missed opportunities within it, eg. centre line often left open/unguarded, long circular punches vs short straight punches, etc
@@germanherman4659 only a small minority of people possess your esoteric ability to determine how accurate their flurries of attacks are. It sells it enough, which is exactly what a movie's job is. The scene was effective, hence being widely renowned and revisited to this day.