The Matrix

The Matrix is a 1999 movie. When you think about Matrix (the trilogy whose first part is the movie "The Matrix") the first thing that comes to your mind, or at least to mine, is an image of spectacular paranormal abilities such as scaping from bullets and jumping in slow motion, which actually seems more flying than jumping. Anyway, this movie's innovation does not end in the visual effect's aspect. The plot that guides the whole trilogy and this first part, in a particular way, shows fiction that, ironically, seems to be possible in the future.

That's why, for me, The Matrix is such a great exponent of what science fiction is all about. The viewer knows that in the actual time it is impossible to be controlled by machines, but the inevitable doubt that arises is, if we continue advancing at this same pace, by 2,199 will our technology be so advanced that the machines we created could control, or even destroy us?

This is the question that The Matrix answers in such an ingenious way, placing humanity at the verge of its own destruction, represented by the lack of freedom that the characters face all along in the film.

Therefore, by mixing special effects with a thrilling argument, The Matrix can be considered simply a great movie and one of the best examples of science fiction in modern days.