The Matrix Revolutions - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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[nora]

Before she could film her scenes, Gloria Foster passed away, and The Wachowskis had to re-cast the role of The Oracle, which Mary Alice was cast. The Wachowskis decided to establish that, in The Matrix universe, programs living in The Matrix can change, and choose their forms and appearances.

[oscar]

To make this film visually distinctive from its predecessor, most of the action takes place in the real world; in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), most of the action occurred inside the Matrix.

[javier]

Neo is an anagram for One.

[tammy]

The film dropped 66 percent in total earnings in its second week of release.

[marc]

Ian Bliss was cast as Bane, in part because of his dead-on impression of Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), and for his partial resemblance to Weaving.

[jesse]

Many of the "raindrops" in the final fight between Neo and Smith are actually single lines of Matrix code, similar to those on displays seen in the "real world" throughout the trilogy. This subtle effect was added to imply the Matrix was beginning to destabilize. This visual trick was easily seen on IMAX and larger movie theaters, but can be seen on smaller televisions as banded rain that seems to "jump" like static during close-ups of the fight scenes.

[melinda]

The name of the station between the Machine World and The Matrix is called Mobil Ave. Mobil is an anagram of Limbo, the traditional station between Heaven and Earth, according to Catholicism. This anagram has additional subtext since Keanu Reeves is dyslexic.

[ava]

The special effects crew spent two months designing the apparatus to make the perfect rain drop.

[miriam]

Sati (Sathi) means "friend" in Nepali, the most common language in the country of Nepal.

[frances]

In the scene where Morpheus, Trinity, and Seraph are chasing the Trainman, an advertisement for Tastee Wheat can be seen. Tastee Wheat was mentioned in The Matrix (1999) when Mouse was trying to describe the food in the real world.

[ella]

In an unprecendented simultaneous global release, this film opened at exactly the same moment in every major city in the world on November 5: 6 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in New York City, 2 p.m. in London, 5 p.m. in Moscow, 11 p.m. in Tokyo, November 6 at 1 a.m. in Sydney, and at corresponding times in over fifty additional countries worldwide.

[elmer]

The brand of cigarettes the Oracle smokes is "Double Destiny".

[leo]

In the last scene of the film, the bench the Oracle sits on has a small metal dedication plate on it that says "in Memory of Thomas Anderson".

[morris]

In spite of this film officially ending the Matrix movie trilogy, a continuation in the form of The Matrix 4 (2022) was announced 16 years later, slated for a 2022 release. This came after months of speculation of a reboot, but the film has been described as a proper follow-up that sees the return of Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, as well as original director Lana Wachowski who also co-wrote the screenplay. Although there is no active role (yet) for her sister Lilly Wachowski, Lana already confirmed that the movie will be based on "ideas Lilly and I explored 20 years ago about our reality [that] are even more relevant now".

[riley]

While Trinity is chasing the Trainman in the subway, an advertisement for Powerade can be seen. When The Matrix Reloaded (2003) was released in theatres, Matrix-based commercials for Powerade aired on U.S. television.

[michele]

The "product placement" billboards in the subway chase scene were added in post-production - during shooting, the poster spaces were occupied by dilapidated posters for a fictional movie called "Burly Man", starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Hugo Weaving.

[terry]

The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Enter the Matrix (2003), and this film were shot back-to-back-to-back.

[javier]

Keanu Reeves reportedly earned fifteen million dollars for the film, the equivalent of four hundred thousand dollars for every minute of screentime.

[claude]

Maggie and Captain Rowland both briefly mention the term "VDTs" to describe a possible cause to what happened to Bane, and why he has self-inflicted cuts (not knowing that Bane is possessed by Agent Smith). However, VDTs are never defined or explained throughout the entire movie. Several sources claim that VDTs stand for "Virtual Delirium Tremens", which is the virtual form of "Delirium Tremens", a form of delirium caused by the absence and/or withdrawal of certain substances.