In nuce: This VFX breakdown takes you back to where the Matrix writes its source code on the brains of human Duracell batteries to reanimate the Wachowski siblings’ world-famous sci-fi dystopia. What sounds cryptic is simply the latest VFX breakdown from Digital Domain (stylised spelling: DD), in which the battle of man versus machine, Mister Anderson versus Agent Smith, simulacres versus simulation continues.
We think: Anyone who has their Jean Baudrillard ready to hand on their bookshelf will down this VFX breakdown with a lukewarm glass of simulacra. And anyone who has understood this pun is a regular at Starbucks, or has already seen Matrix Resurrections in the cinema.
Click further: Sci-fi fans click back to 02/02/2018 , when DD convinced us with an eight-minute VFX breakdown that Blade Runner could do 2049, or stop off at 14/07/2020 , because that’s when DD knew what robots were up to in Westworld (apart from murdering people, of course).
Matrix: Reloaded: For a nostalgic look back to 2003, when the first Matrix sequel hit the screens, we recommend 29 December 2021, because that’s when you’ll come across our retro article, where Neo takes on a whole bunch of Agent Smith’s human dumplings in the epic Burly Brawl. In our opinion: This early crowd simulation is still worth watching today.
The Matrix Resurrections | VFX Breakdown | DD
