The latest trailer for The Matrix Resurrections puts a confusing twist on Neo’s latest adventure by making it a movie within a movie. The last Matrix movie debuted in 2003 and offered a conclusive ending to the battle between humans and machines. Despite that, interest in another installment pushed director Lana Wachowski to return to the immersive sci-fi world she created with her sister Lilly. The Matrix Resurrections will arrive in theaters and on HBO Max this month after being delayed from earlier this year by the coronavirus pandemic.

Unsurprisingly, plot specifics for The Matrix Resurrections are still being kept tightly under wraps. However, as the first trailer for the film confirmed, chosen one Neo (Keanu Reeves) has somehow been integrated back into the Matrix – and so has his trusty partner Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss). However, with the help of a (potentially) alternate Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and figures like newcomer Bugs (Jessica Henwick), Neo will once again learn the truth behind his surroundings as a new conflict brews.

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With The Matrix Resurrections getting closer and closer to release every day, promotional efforts are starting up in earnest. Thanks to The Matrix Brasil, two new TV spots for the film have been shared online, offering thrilling peeks at Neo and Trinity’s returns. Interestingly, the second of the two trailers ends with the characters watching themselves as they cause a helicopter crash on television. Check it out below.

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The movie-in-a-movie aspect puts a meta twist on The Matrix Resurrections, though it isn’t clear if that is actually a part of the film itself or a marketing trick. It could be that when Neo and Trinity are watching the explosive scene on the roof, they are outside the Matrix and are being offered a glimpse at what they did inside it. That adds a unique angle to their strategizing in this new conflict. It also holds greater implications for the story, and it’ll be interesting to see how The Matrix Resurrections handles them, if at all.

Much of The Matrix 4 appears to be following a similar trajectory as the original movie, so hopefully there will be enough new elements to let the 2021 film stand on its own. The Matrix Resurrections has the advantage of coming out nearly 20 years after the original, thus allowing for more modern concepts and ideas to take root within this familiar universe. There are still several weeks to go before the movie arrives, but audiences will get to form their own opinions about the new installment soon enough. Who else is ready to go back inside the Matrix?

Source: The Matrix Brasil/Twitter

Key Release Dates
  • The Matrix Resurrections (2021)Release date: Dec 22, 2021
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