From:	Bill Thompson BillT@*********.com
Subject:	Matrix
Date:	Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:02:18 -0800

On 3/9/99 GRANITE wrote:

> > I just saw a commercial for the movie The matrix and ... WOW! It's got
> > that hack, Keanu Reeves (Sp?) in the lead, but WOW! That is a
> > mindblowing commercial ... Can anybody fill me in on the premise for the
> > movie?
>
> See VR 1.0..somewhere in there is the basic premise..minus al the
> stuff that makes it happen in SR though..

Close but no cigar. I do know the basic plot, but first...

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This is what I have picked up from various magazines and web sites. I could be
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The basic plot is about an average guy (Keanu Reeves) who is living his normal
life in 1999. When strange things start happening around him he discovers that
the date is actually 2099 and he has been living in a virtual reality
controlled by a massive computer that has taken over the world. He is recruited
by an underground group of rebels who also know about the VR world and have
learned to manipulate it. For some reason, they come up with a plan to free the
world that involves black trenchcoats and a lot of guns. The rebels ability to
manipulate the VR world allows them to "freeze" time, walk up walls, and leap
tall buildings in a single bound.

I had originally hoped that this would be the story from VR1, but it looks like
the only similarity is the term MATRIX. Form the previews I've seen, the movie
is visually stunning but it seems to be lacking on the plot side. I'll still go
and see it as soon as it is out.

Bill Thompson - Mahagonny.com
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