{"id":2680,"date":"2021-12-07T13:19:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:25:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:25:10","slug":"ep-284-the-matrix-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-284-the-matrix-1999\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 284 &#8211; The Matrix (1999)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Matrix_poster.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Matrix_poster.jpg?resize=500%2C692&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Matrix_poster.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Matrix_poster.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>Episode 284: The Crew\u2019s deciding which pill to take while watching the Wachowski Sibling\u2019s The Matrix. This film was huge in 1999. It was a surprising box-office smash that went on to influence so much of pop culture. The costumes, the sunglasses, the music, and bullet time were everywhere. The Crew discusses\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aquariusweapon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6Cp6DU5BYz-6P3LwHVGgqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:themoviecrewe@gmail.com\">themoviecrewe@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_550\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2680-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=2680-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D2680\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 284: The Crew\u2019s deciding which pill to take while watching the Wachowski Sibling\u2019s The Matrix. This film was huge in 1999. It was a surprising box-office smash that went on to influence so much of pop culture. The costumes, the sunglasses, the music, and bullet time were everywhere. The Crew discusses\u2026 If you like &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-284-the-matrix-1999\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ep. 284 &#8211; The Matrix (1999)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_552\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2680-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=2680-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep284_TheMatrix.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D2680\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5UBA8-He","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2767,"url":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-295-existenz-1999\/","url_meta":{"origin":2680,"position":0},"title":"Ep. 295 &#8211; eXistenZ (1999)","author":"Brian Elkins","date":"02\/27\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Episode 295: The Crew\u2019s licking each others bio-ports while watching David Cronenberg\u2019s eXistenZ. This $15 million production was a box-office bomb, grossing less than $3 million. The film was released 4 weeks after The Matrix, and while both films share similar themes, The Matrix was a lot more crowd-pleasing. Regardless\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;podcast&quot;","block_context":{"text":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2697,"url":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-286-the-matrix-revolutions-2003\/","url_meta":{"origin":2680,"position":1},"title":"Ep. 286 &#8211; The Matrix Revolutions (2003)","author":"Brian Elkins","date":"12\/21\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Episode 286: The Crew\u2019s raising their giant mech arms in unison while watching the Wachowskis\u2019 The Matrix Revolutions. This is the lowest grossing Matrix film to date and worst received. Audiences and critics had Matrix burnout when this sequel hit theaters six months after the previous installment. Don\u2019t listen to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;podcast&quot;","block_context":{"text":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/category\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2703,"url":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-287-the-matrix-resurrections-2021\/","url_meta":{"origin":2680,"position":2},"title":"Ep. 287 &#8211; The Matrix Resurrections (2021)","author":"Brian Elkins","date":"12\/28\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Episode 287: The Crew\u2019s dodging suicidal bots while watching Lana Wachowski\u2019s The Matrix Resurrections. After almost 20 years the third sequel finally arrives in theaters and on HBOMax. Neo and Trinity are back and still kicking ass. Neil Patrick Harris, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, and Jessica Henwick are great character additions. 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