The Matrix (1999)
The decade's last word. Bullet time, green code rain, and sunglasses indoors.
1999 ended the decade with a film about how reality is a video game. Very on-brand for us.
For gamers
- Bullet time went straight into Max Payne (2001) and never left.
- The green code rain became every hacker screensaver on every Windows 98 machine.
- Kung-fu downloads. “I know kung fu.” Basically a level-up screen.
Our verdict
THERE IS NO SPOON / 10.