Lilly Wachowski Opens Up About How ‘The Matrix’ Was Always Meant To Be A Trans Allegory

[Tommy Lee Jones]

Well I will never look at neo the same again.

When The Matrix opened 21 years ago, it lit the world on fire with its reality-bending story and iconic fight scenes that Hollywood would spend years trying to imitate, but never quite matching. But tucked inside the sci-fi classic was a resonating theme of “transformation” that the Wachowksi siblings purposefully seeded into the film. As The Matrix fans would come to learn, the Wachowskis were both on a journey of discovering their trans identity in a world that wasn’t ready for that kind of message in a summer blockbuster.

In a new, socially distanced video for the Netflix Film Club, Lilly Wachowski fielded questions about the trans allegory that’s very present in The Matrix, and how she’s glad that more people are finally catching onto it in recent years despite the studio removing some of the more queer elements such as making the character of Switch a man in the real world. However, the message was loud and clear to transgender audiences who found The Matrix films to be a life-affirming experience.

“I love how meaningful these films are to trans people,” Wachowski said. “And the way they come up to me and say, ‘These movies saved my life.’ Because when you talk about transformation, specifically in the world of science fiction, which is just about imagination, it’s like world-building and the idea of the seemingly impossible becoming possible. I think that’s why it speaks to them so much.”

With the Wachowski siblings now openly out as transgender women, it will be interesting to see what new themes and genre-bending narrative they’ll bring to The Matrix 4. Not only is the filmmaking duo returning for the fourth installment, but they’re bringing along original cast-members Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss. Although, fans will be waiting a while as production on The Matrix 4 is currently on hold due to the pandemic. That was one bullet Neo couldn’t dodge.

(Via Netflix Film Club)

 

[froggle]

 

[duncanthetall]

Yuck. Stop ruining the matrix

 

[cole phelps]

yeaaaah no it wasnt

 

[Tommy Lee Jones]

Yuck. Stop ruining the matrix

it's funny because the one director became trans themselves. And they are working on new matrix trilogy and I don't even want to watch that shyt after this :disgustya:. always agendas in movies and tv.

 

[Hagendas]

Damn these fags love ruining this franchise

 

[Starboy52]

Look, love yourself and live your truth, but please don’t peddle obvious bullshyt. Especially with the heavy savior/religious themes and symbolism all over this trilogy like a Nike check mark

 

[Tommy Lee Jones]

I guess @CarbonBraddock likes trannies because he one starred my thread. I wouldn't know, I have him on ignore

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

it's funny because the one director became trans themselves. And they are working on new matrix trilogy and I don't even want to watch that shyt after this :disgustya:. always agendas in movies and tv.

Both are trans now. Which leads me to ask is it hereditary or learned.

what’s the likelyhood of two brothers, not twins, both feeling they are women inside

 

[King]

Didn’t a black woman write it tho?

Wonder what her opinion is on this

Edit: seems like it was a hoax

 

[Taadow]

ROFL

 

[mortuus est]

i love the matrix and have done mad research about it and in no way is it about coming out or anything like that
if thats the case then everything that is philosophy is about trans

@Michael's Black Son come check these damn cacs blood

 

[Yaboysix]

Damn, both directors are Trans?

Reminds me of a couple sets of siblings in my town all of them Gay/Lesbian...

Parents should be ashamed of their DNA..


How ALL yo kids gay?





I know the food/formula had something to do with it tho..

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[Apollo]

So that's why the last two made no fukking sense.

 

[jwinfield]

Didn’t a black woman write it tho?

Wonder what her opinion is on this

In fact - they plagiarized her entire story to make the film. Fukk those CACS, let Sophia Stewart tell her own damn story