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There are forgettable movies, average movies, memorable movies, and iconic movies. And then there’s The Matrix, a film that’s become not only ubiquitously ingrained in our cinematic language but in the fabric of culture itself.
Keanu Reeves became one of the most iconic Hollywood action movie stars of all time. The film itself created new movie tropes and set-piece techniques. Its terminology became a part of our lexicon.
But beyond that, The Matrix *means* something. When you say, “The Matrix has you,” virtually anyone born after the year 1970 knows what you’re talking about. It’s inspired entirely new ways of thinking. Scientists even study whether or not we’re actually living in a simulation. And that ultimately makes The Matrix far more than just a movie — it makes it a part of our lives.
And if you’re part of the team that made The Matrix, let alone the co-lead of it like Carrie-Anne Moss was, then that has to be a pretty trippy experience! So when BroBible’s Post Credit Podcast spoke to Carrie-Ann ahead of the release of her new film Die Alone, we asked that very question: What’s it like when you remember, “Oh, s—, that’s me! I’m Trinity!” Is it an out-of-body experience?
“Totally, I feel like that!” Moss told us. “I have this really little life. I don’t live in Hollywood anymore. I have a lot of distance. So I can’t think of a time when I felt that way, but I know I have felt that way. After The Matrix came out, there was a lot of women that would come up to me, stunt women came up to me, saying, like, ‘You just opened up this whole thing…’ And, of course, *I* didn’t do that, the Wachowskis [the directors] did that, and I was part of that. To feel the weight of that… Once in a while I feel that way.”
You can check out our full interview with Moss, where we dive into zombie movies, surviving in a post-apocalyptic world, dive deeper into The Matrix, and the cancellation of The Acolyte, below.
In addition to Carrie-Anne Moss, Die Alone — written and directed by Lowell Dean — stars Douglas Smith, Frank Grillo, and Kimberly-Sue Murray. Die Alone hits theaters, digital, and on-demand on Friday, October 18.