The Matrix

The Matrix is a trilogy of films written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. The premise is that what humans perceive as their everyday lives is actually a deception, created by sentient machines in order to hide the truth - that humans are simply being used as 'batteries' to power them, their bodies captive and their minds deluded. The series focuses on a hacker named Thomas 'Neo' Anderson (played by Keanu Reeves), who finds himself 'rescued' from this delusion (referred to as 'The Matrix') by a group of free humans, headed by Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburn) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). Morpheus reveals to Neo the truth, then offers him a choice: go back to his old life, once again oblivious to the reality, or join his group to try and break the control of the machines. After Neo agrees... things just crazier and crazier from there. Through two and a half entire films.