Headline : All I’m Offering Is the Truth: How The Matrix Has Changed — and Stayed a Classic

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Welcome back to ’99 Rewind, our celebration of 25th anniversaries of the films, TV, and music from 1999. Today, it’s time to once more return to the Wachowskis’ iconic The Matrix. Also, check out this week’s easy mini-crossword, “Exit the Matrix,” and the more challenging Thursday puzzle, “Enter the Matrix.”

Liz Shannon Miller (Senior Entertainment Editor): Welcome to a Consequence Chat that spans generations. 25 years down the line, The Matrix remains one of those films where it’s hard to overstate its impact on pop culture, especially when you consider that Keanu Reeves was coming off a series of less-than-well-regarded mainstream films and no one knew who the Wachowskis were, unless they had somehow managed to see the (excellent) indie thriller Bound.

Despite those issues, Warner Bros. created a remarkably effective promotional campaign, built around the very effective tease “What is The Matrix?” I’m old enough to remember that campaign, and how the trailers highlighted both the film’s central mysteries and the revolutionary action in store — which is why my nerdy teenage self could not have been more hyped to finally see the movie on opening night, March 31st, 1999. I was ready, as a wise man said, to free my mind.

Before I tell the story of that life-changing event, though, I have a question for my colleague Jonah Krueger — hey Jonah, when did you first see The Matrix?

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