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THE MATRI X

Wr i t t en by

Lar r y and Andy Wachowski

Apr i l 8, 1996


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FADE I N ON:

COMPUTER SCREEN

So cl ose i t has no boundari es.

A bl i nki ng cur sor pul ses i n t he el ectr i c dar kness l i ke ahear t cour si ng wi t h phosphorous l i ght , bur ni ng beneatht he derma of bl ack- neon gl ass.

A PHONE begi ns t o RI NG, we hear i t as t hough we wer emaki ng t he cal l . The cur sor cont i nues t o t hr ob,rel ent l essl y pat i ent , unt i l - -

MAN ( V. O. )Hel l o?

Data now sl ashes acr oss the scr een, i nf ormat i on f l ashi ngf ast er t han we read.

SCREENCal l t r ans opt : r ecei ved.2- 19- 96 13: 24: 18 REC: Log>

WOMAN ( V. O. )I ' m i nsi de. Anyt hi ng t o r epor t ?

We l i st en t o t he phone conversat i on as t hough we were ona t hi r d l i ne. The man' s name i s CYPHER. The woman,TRI NI TY.

CYPHER ( V. O. )Let ' s see. Tar get l ef t wor k at

5: 01 PM.

SCREENTr ace program: r unni ng.

The ent i r e scr een f i l l s wi t h r aci ng col umns of numbers.Shi mmer i ng l i ke gr een- el ect r i c ri vet s, t hey r ush at a 10-di gi t phone number i n t he top corner .

CYPHER ( V. O. )He caught t he nor t hbound Howar dl i ne. Got of f at Sher i dan.St opped at 7- 11. Pur chased si x-

pack of beer and a box of Capt ai nCr unch. Ret urned home.

The area code i s i dent i f i ed. The f i r st t hree numberssuddenl y f i xed, l eavi ng onl y seven f l owi ng col umns.

We begi n MOVI NG TOWARD t he scr een, CLOSI NG I N as eachdi gi t i s mat ched, one by one, snappi ng i nt o pl ace l i ket he wheel s of a sl ot machi ne.

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )Al l r i ght , you' re r el i eved. Uset he usual exi t .

CYPHER ( V. O. )


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Do you know when we' r e goi ng tomake contact ?

TRI NI TYSoon.

Onl y two t hi n di gi t s l ef t .

CYPHER ( V. O. )J ust between you and me, you don' tbel i eve i t , do you? You don' tbel i eve t hi s guy i s t he one?

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )I t hi nk Mor pheus bel i eves he i s.

CYPHER ( V. O. )I know. But what about you?

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )I t hi nk Morpheus knows t hi ngs t hatI don' t .

CYPHER ( V. O. )Yeah, but i f he' s wr ong - -

The f i nal number pops i nt o pl ace - -

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )Di d you hear t hat ?

CYPHER ( V. O. )Hear what ?

SCREENTr ace compl et e. Cal l or i gi n:#312- 555- 0690

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )Ar e you sur e t hi s l i ne i s cl ean?

CYPHER ( V. O. )Yeah, cour se I ' m sur e.

We MOVE STI LL CLOSER, t he ELECTRI C HUM of t he greennumber s GROWI NG I NTO an OMI NOUS ROAR.

TRI NI TY ( V. O. )I bet t er go.

CYPHER ( V. O. )Yeah. Ri ght . See you on t he ot her si de.

She hangs up as we PASS THROUGH t he number s, ent er i ng t henether wor l d of t he comput er scr een.

Wher e gr adual l y t he sound of a pol i ce radi o gr ows ar oundus.

RADI O ( V. O. )At t ent i on al l uni t s . At t ent i on


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al l uni t s .

Suddenl y, a f l ashl i ght cut s open t he dar kness and we f i ndour sel ves i n - -

I NT. CHASE HOTEL - NI GHT

The hotel was abandoned af t er a f i r e l i cked i t s wayacr oss t he pol yest er car pet i ng, dest r oyi ng sever al r oomsas i t spool ed soot up t he wal l s and cei l i ng l eavi ngpat t erns of per manent shadow.

We FOLLOW f our ar med POLI CE of f i cer s usi ng f l ashl i ght s ast hey cr eep down t he bl ackened hal l and ready themsel veson ei t her si de of r oom 303.

The bi ggest of t hem vi ol ent l y ki cks i n t he door - -

The ot her cops pour i n behi nd hi m, guns t hrust bef or et hem.

BI G COPPol i ce! Freeze!

The r oom i s al most devoi d of f urni t ure. There i s a f ol d-up t abl e and chai r wi t h a phone, a modern, and a powerbookcomput er . The onl y l i ght i n t he r oom i s the gl ow of t hecomputer .

Si t t i ng t her e, her hands st i l l on t he keyboar d, i sTRI NI TY; a woman i n bl ack l eather .

BI G COPGet your hands behi nd your head!

Tr i ni t y r i ses.

BI G COPHands behi nd your head! Now! Doi t !

She sl owl y puts her hands behi nd her head.

EXT. CHASE HOTEL - NI GHT

A bl ack sedan wi t h t i nt ed wi ndows gl i des i n thr ough thepol i ce crui ser s.

AGENT SMI TH and AGENT BROWN get out of t he car .

They wear dark sui t s and sungl asses even at ni ght . Theyar e al so al ways har dwi r ed; smal l Secr et Servi ce earphonesi n one ear , i t s cor d coi l i ng back i nt o t hei r shi r tcol l ars .

AGENT SMI THLi eut enant ?

LI EUTENANT


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Oh shi t .

AGENT SMI THLi eut enant , you wer e gi venspeci f i c or der s - -

LI EUTENANTI ' m j ust doi ng my j ob. You gi mmet hat J ur i s- my di ck- t i on and youcan cr an i t up your ass.

AGENT SMI THThe or ders wer e f or your prot ect i on.

The Li eutenant l aughs.

LI EUTENANTI t hi nk we can handl e one l i t t l egi r l .

Agent Smi t h nods t o Agent Br own as t hey st ar t t oward thehot el .

LI EUTENANTI sent t wo uni t s. They' r ebr i ngi ng her down now.

AGENT SMI THNo, Li eut enant , your men are dead.

I NT. CHASE HOTEL

The Bi g Cop f l i cks out hi s cuf f s, t he ot her cops hol di nga bead. They' ve done t hi s a hundr ed t i mes, t hey knowt hey' ve got her , unt i l t he Bi g Cop r eaches wi t h t he cuf fand Tr i ni t y moves - -

I t al most doesn' t r egi st er , so smoot h and f ast , i nhumanl yfast .

The eye bl i nks and Tr i ni t y' s pal m. snaps up and t he noseexpl odes, bl ood erupt i ng. The cop i s dead bef or e hebegi ns to f al l .

And Tr i ni t y i s movi ng agai n - -

Sei zi ng a wr i st , mi sdi r ect i ng a gun, as a st ar t l ed copFI RES - -

A head expl odes.

I n bl i nd pani c, anot her ai r s hi s gun, t he bar r el , a f i xedbl ack hol e - -

And FI RES - -

Tr i ni t y t wi st s out of t he way, t he bul l et mi ss i ng as sher everses i nto a r oundhouse ki ck, knocki ng t he gun away.

The cop begi ns t o scr eam when a j ump ki ck cr ushes hi s


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wi ndpi pe, ki l l i ng t he scream as he f al l s t o t he gr ound.

She l ooks at t he f our bodi es.

TRI NI TYShi t .

EXT. CHASE HOTEL

Agent Br own ent ers t he hotel , whi l e Agent Smi t h heads f ort he al l ey.

I NT. CHASE HOTEL

Tr i ni t y i s on t he phone, paci ng. The ot her end i sanswer ed.

MAN ( V. O. )Oper ator .

TRI NI TYMorpheus! The l i nk was t r aced! Idon' t know how.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I know. Stay cal m.

TRI NI TYAr e ther e any agent s?

MORPHEUS (V. O. )

Yes.

TRI NI TYGoddamni t !

MORPHEUS (V. O. )You have t o f ocus. There i s aphone. Wel l s and Laxe. You canmake i t .

She t akes a deep br eath, cent er i ng her sel f .

TRI NI TY

Al l r i ght - -

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Go.

She drops t he phone.

I NT. HALL

She bur st s out of t he roomas Agent Br own ent ers t he hal l ,l eadi ng anot her uni t of pol i ce. Tr i ni t y r aces t o t heopposi t e end, exi t i ng t hr ough a br oken wi ndow ont o the

f i r e escape.


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EXT. FI RE E5CAPE

I n t he al l ey bel ow, Tr i ni t y sees Agent Smi t h st ar i ng ather . She can onl y go up.

EXT. ROOF

On t he roof , Tr i ni t y i s r unni ng as Agent Br own r i ses overt he par apet , l eadi ng t he cops i n pur sui t .

Tr i ni t y begi ns t o j ump f r om one r oof t o t he next , hermoverent s so cl ean, gl i di ng i n and out of each j ump,cont r ast ed t o the wi l d j umps of t he cops.

Agent Br own, however , has t he same unnat ural grace.

The METAL SCREAM of an EL TRAI N i s heard and Tr i ni t yt ur ns t o i t , r aci ng f or t he back of t he bui l di ng.

The edge f al l s away i nt o a wi de back al l ey. The nextbui l di ng i s over 40 f eet away, but Tr i ni t y' s f ace i sperf ect l y cal m, st ari ng at some poi nt beyond t he ot herr oof .

The cops sl ow, r eal i zi ng t hey ar e about t o see somet hi ngugl y as Tr i ni t y dr i ves at t he edge, l aunchi ng her sel fi nt o t he ai r .

Fr om above, t he ground seems t o f l ow beneath her as shehangs i n f l i ght

Then hi t t i ng, somer saul t i ng up, st i l l r unni ng hard.

COPMot her f ucker - - t hat ' s i mpossi bl e!

They st ar e, sl ack- j awed, as Agent Br own dupl i cat es t hemove exact l y, l andi ng, r ol l i ng over a shoul der , up ont oone knee.

J ust bel ow t he bui l di ng ar e t he r unbl i ng t r acks ofr i veted st eel . The TRAI N SCREECHES beneath her , ar at t l i ng bl ur of gr ay met al . Tr i ni t y j unps, l andi ngeasi l y.

She l ooks back j ust as Agent Br own hur l s t hr ough t he ai rbar el y r eachi ng t he l ast car

Agent Br own st ands, yanki ng out a gun.

Tr i ni t y i s r unni ng hard as BULLETS WHI STLE past her head.

Ahead she sees her onl y chance, 50 f eet beyond the poi ntwher e t he t r ai n has begun t o turn, t her e i s - -

A wi ndow; a yel l ow gl ow i n the mi dst of a dark br i ckbui l di ng.

Tr i ni t y zer oes i n on i t , r unni ng as hard as she can, her


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speed compounded by t he t r ai n. The SCREAM of t he STEELr i ses as she near s t he edge wher e t he t r ai n r ocks i nt o t heturn.

Tr i ni t y hurt l es i nt o t he empt y ni ght space, her bodyl evel i ng i nt o a di ve. She f al l s, ar ms cover i ng her headas - -

The whol e wor l d seems t o spi n on i t s axi s - -

And she cr ashes wi t h an EXPLOSI ON of GLASS and WOOD, t henf al l s ont o a back st ai r wel l , t umbl i ng, bounci ng downst ai r s bl eedi ng, br oken - -

But s t i l l al i ve.

Through t he smashed wi ndow, she gl i mpses Agent Br own,st i l l on t he t r ai n, hi s t i e and coat whi ppi ng i n t hewi nd; st one- f aced, he t ouches hi s ear pi ece as t he t r ai nsl i des hi m past t he wi ndow.

Tr i ni t y t r i es t o move. Everyt hi ng hurt s.

TRI NI TYGet up, Tr i ni t y. You' r e f i ne.Get up - - j ust get up!

She stands and l i mps down the rest of t he st ai r s.

EXT. STREET

Tr i ni t y emer ges f r om t he shadows of an al l ey and, at t he

end of t he bl ock, i n a pool of whi t e st r eet l i ght , shesees i t .

The t el ephone booth.

Obvi ousl y hur t , she st art s down the concr ete wal k,f ocusi ng i n compl etel y, her pace qui ckeni ng, as the PHONEbegi ns t o RI NG.

Acr oss t he st r eet , a gar bage t r uck suddenl y u- t ur ns, i t sTI RES SCREAMI NG as i t accel er at es.

Tr i ni t y sees t he headl i ghts on t he t r uck ar ci ng at t he

t el ephone booth as i f t aki ng ai m.

Gr i t t i ng t hr ough t he pai n, she r aces t he t r uck - -

Sl ammi ng i nt o t he boot h, t he headl i ght s bl i ndi ngl ybr i ght , bear i ng down on t he box of Pl exi gl as j ust as - -

She answer s t he phone.

Ther e i s a f r ozen i nst ant of si l ence bef or e t he hul ki ngmass of dar k metal l urches up ont o the si dewal k - -

Bar r el i ng t hr ough t he boot h, bul l dozi ng i t i nt o a br i ck

wal l , smashi ng i t t o Pl exi gl as pul p.


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Af t er a moment , a bl ack l oaf er st eps down f r omt he cab oft he garbage t r uck. Agent Smi t h i nspects t he wr eckage.Ther e i s no body. Tr i ni t y i s gone.

Hi s j aw set s as he gr i nds hi s mol ar s i n f r ust r at i on.AGENT J ONES wal ks up behi nd hi m.

AGENT SMI THDi d you get anythi ng f r om t her oom?

AGENT J ONESThei r next t ar get . The name i sNeo.

The handset of t he pay phone l ays on t he ground,separat ed i n t he cr ash l i ke a severed l i mb.

AGENT SMI THWe' l l need a sear ch r unni ng.

AGENT J ONESI t ' s al r eady begun.

We ar e SUCKED TOWARDS t he mout hpi ece of t he phone, CLOSERand CLOSER, UNTI L t he smoot h gr ay pl ast i c spreads outl i ke a hor i zon and the smal l HOLES WI DEN unt i l we f al lt hrough one - -

Swal l owed by t he darkness t hat becomes - -

A computer scr een.

We ar e on- l i ne, i nsi de a chat r oom cal l ed "The Mat r i x. "I t i s an exkl usi ve web- si t e wher e hacker s hang out .

SCREENJ ACKON: I hear d Mor pheus has beenon t hi s boar d.SUPERASTI C: Morpheus doesn' t evenexi st and t he Mat r i x i s not hi ngbut an advert i si ng gi mmi ck 4 a newgame.TI MAXE: Al l I want t o know i sTr i ni t y r eal l y a gi r l ?LODI I I : 87% of al l women on l i ne

are r eal l y men.QUARK: The Mat r i x i s a euphemi smf or t he gover nment .SUPERASTI C: No, The Mat r i x i s t hesystemcont r ol l i ng our l i ves.TI MAXE: You mean MTV.SUPERASTI C: I mean Sega.FOS4: ALL HAI L SEGA! ! !

We dr i f t back f r om t he el ect r i c conver sat i on ent er i ng - -

I NT. NEO' S APARTMENT

I t i s a st udi o apar t i r ent t hat seems over gr own wi t h


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t echnol ogy.

Weed- l i ke cabl es coi l ever ywher e, duct - t aped i nt ot hi cket s t hat wi nd up and ar ound the l egs of sever aldesks.

Tabl et ops ar e f i l l ed wi t h canni bal i zed equi pment t hat l ayopen l i ke an aut opsi ed cor pse.

We tur n towar ds t he cent er of t hi s r at - nest oft echnol ogy, f ol l owi ng t he sl ur pi ng and cr unchi ng ofcereal . We pass an open box of Capl n Cr unch as we f i nd - -

NEO, a younger man who knows more about l i vi ng i nsi de acomput er t han l i vi ng out si de one.

NEOFucki n' i di ot s don' t know shi t .

He f i ni shes hi s cereal and i s about t o di sconnect when ananonynous message sl i ces ont o t he scr een.

SCREENDo you want t o know what t heMat r i x i s, Neo?

Neo i s f r ozen when he r eads hi s name.

SCREENSUPERASTI C: Who sai d t hat ?J ACKON: Who' s Neo?GI BSON: Thi s i s a pr i vat e boar d.

I f you want t o know, f ol l ow t hewhi t e r abbi t .

NEOWhat t he hel l . . .

SCREENTI MAXE: Someone i s hacki ng t hehacker s!FOS4: I t ' s Mor pheus! ! ! ! !J ACKON: I dent i f y yoursel f .

Knock, knock, Neo.

A chi l l r uns down hi s spi ne and when someone KNOCKS onhi s door he al most j umps out of hi s chai r .

He l ooks at t he door , t hen back at t he computer but t hemessage i s gone.

He shakes hi s head, not compl etel y sur e what happened.Agai n, someone knocks.

Caut i ousl y, Neo approaches t he door .

VOI CE ( O. S. )

Hey, Tommy- boy! You i n t her e?


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Recogni zi ng t he voi ce, he r el axes and opens i t . ANTHONY,who l i ves down the hal l , i s st andi ng out si de wi t h a gr oupof f r i ends.

NEOWhat do you want , Ant hony?

ANTHONYI need your hel p, man. Desperate.They got me, man. The shackl es off asci sm.

He hol ds up t he r ed not i ce t hat accompani es t he Denverboot .

NEOYou got t he money t hi s t i me?

He hol ds up t wo hundred dol l ar s and Neo opens t he door .Ant hony' s gi r l f r i end, DUJ OUR, st ops i n f r ont of Neo.

DUJ OURYou can r eal l y get t hat t hi ng of f ,r i ght now?

ANTHONYI t ol d you, honey, he may l ookl i ke j ust anot her geek but t hi sher e i s al l we got l ef t st andi ngbet ween Bi g Br ot her and the NewWor l d Or der .

EXT. STREET

A pol i ce of f i cer unl ocks a yel l ow met al boot f r om t hewheel of an enormous ol dsmobi l e.


They wat ch f r om t he wi ndow as t he cops, si l ent l y,r obot i cal l y, cl i mb i nt o t hei r van.

ANTHONYLook at ' em. Automatons. Don' t

t hi nk about what t hey' r e- doi ng orwhy. Comput er t el l s ' emwhat t odo and they do i t .

FRI END #lThc banal i t y of evi l .

He sl aps t he money i n Neo' s hand.

ANTHONYThanks, nei ghbor .

DUJ OUR

Why don' t you come t o t he par t ywi t h us?


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NEO

I don' t know. I have t o workt omor r ow.

DUJ OURCome on. I t ' l l be f un.

He l ooks up at her and suddenl y not i ces on her bl ackl eat her mot or cycl e j acket dozens of pi ns: bands,symbol s, sl ogans, mi l i t ar y medal s and - -

A smal l whi t e r abbi t .

The ROOM TI LTS.

NEOYeah, yeah. Sure, I ' l l go.

I NT. APARTMENT

An ol der Chi cago apar t ment ; a ser i es of hal l s connect s achai n of smal l hi gh- cei l i nged rooms l i ned wi t h heavycasement s.

Smoke hangs l i ke a vei l , bl ur r i ng t he f ew l i ght s t her ear e.

Dr essed predomi nant l y i n bl ack, peopl e ar e ever ywher e,gat her ed i n cl i ques ar ound pi eces of f ur ni t ur e l i kej ungl e cat s ar ound a t r ee.

Neo st ands agai nst a wal l , al one, si ppi ng f r om a bot t l eof beer , f eel i ng compl et el y out of pl ace, he i s about t ol eave when he not i ces a woman st ar i ng at hi m.

The woman i s Tr i ni t y. She wal ks st r ai ght up t o hi m.

I n t he near est r oom, shadow- l i ke f i gur es gri nd agai nsteach ot her t o t he pneumat i c beat of I NDUSTRI AL MUSI C.

TRI NI TYHel l o, Neo.

NEO

How di d you know t hat - -

TRI NI TYI know a l ot about you. I ' ve beenwant i ng to meet you f or some t i me.

NEOWho ar e you?

TRI NI TYMy name i s Tr i ni t y.

NEO

Tr i ni t y? The Tr i ni t y? TheTr i ni t y t hat cr acked t he I . R. S.


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TRI NI TYYou came here because you wantedt o know t he answer t o a hacker ' squest i on.

NEOThe Mat r i x. What i s t he Mat r i x?

TRI NI TYTwel ve years ago I met a man, agreat man, who sai d t hat no onecoul d be t ol d t he answer t o t hatquest i on. That t hey had t o seei t , to bel i eve i t .

Her body i s agai nst hi s; her l i ps ver y cl ose t o hi s ear .

TRI NI TYHe t ol d me that no one shoul d l ookf or t he answer unl ess t hey have t obecause once you see i t ,ever ythi ng changes. Your l i f e andt he wor l d you l i ve i n wi l l neverbe t he same. I t ' s as i f you wakeup one morni ng and the sky i sf al l i ng.

Ther e i s a hypnot i c qual i t y t o her voi ce and Neo f eel st he wor ds l i ke a dr ug, seepi ng i nt o hi m.

TRI NI TYThe t r ut h i s out t here, Neo. I t ' sl ooki ng f or you and i t wi l l f i nd

you, i f you want i t t o.

She t akes hol d of hi m wi t h her eyes.

TRI NI TYThat ' s al l I can t el l you r i ghtnow. Good- bye, Neo. And goodl uck.

NEOWai t . Who was i t ? Who was t heman?

She l eans cl ose, her l i ps al r ost t ouchi ng hi s ear as shewhi sper s.

TRI NI TYYou know who.

She tur ns and he watches her mel t i nt o t he shi f t i ng wal lof bodi es.

A SOUND RI SES st eadi l y, growi ng out of t he musi c,pr essi ng i n on Neo unt i l i t i s al l he can hear as we - -

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The sound i s an ALARM CLOCK, sl owl y draggi ng Neo t oconsci ousness. He st r ai ns to r ead t he cl ock f ace:9: 15 A. M.

NEOShi t shi t shi t .

EXT. SKYSCRAPER

The downt own of f i ce of Cor Techs, a sof t war e devel opmentcompany.

I NT. CORTECHS OFFI CE

The mai n of f i ces ar e al ong each wal l , t he wi ndowsover l ooki ng downtown Chi cago.

RHI NEHEART, t he ul t i mat e company man, l ect ures Neowi t hout l ooki ng at hi m, t ypi ng at hi s comput ercont i nuousl y.

Neo st ares at t wo wi ndow cl eaners on a scaf f ol di ngout si de, dr aggi ng t hei r r ubber squeegees down across t hesur f ace of t he gl ass.

RHI NEHEARTYou have a probl em, Mr . Ander son.You t hi nk t hat you' r e speci al .You bel i eve t hat somehow t he r ul es

do not appl y t o you.

He st ops, gl anci ng over hi s gl asses at Neo, who t ur ns i nt i me.

RHI NEHEARTObvi ousl y, you are mi st aken.

Hi s l ong, bony f i nger s r esume cl i cki ng t he keyboar d.

RHI NEHEARTThi s company i s one of t he t opsof t ware compani es i n t he wor l d

because ever y si ngl e empl oyeeunderst ands t hat t hey ar e a par tof a whol e. Thus, i f an empl oyeehas a probl em, t he company has aprobl em.

He t ur ns agai n.

RHI NEHEARTThe t i me has come t o make achoi ce, Mr . Ander son. Ei t her youchoose t o be at your desk on t i mef r om t hi s day f or t h, or you choose

t o f i nd your sel f anot her j ob. DoI make mysel f cl ear ?


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NEO

Yes, Mr . Rhi nehear t . Per f ect l ycl ear .

I NT. NEO' S CUBI CLE

The ent i r e f l oor l ooks l i ke a human honeycomb, wi t h al abyri nt h of cubi cl es st r uct ur ed ar ound a cor e ofel evat or s.

Neo sl umps down i nto hi s chai r . A TALL EMPLOYEE st andsup i n t he adj acent cubi cl e, l eani ng over t he par t i t i on.

TALL EMPLOYEEWhat di d he say?

NEOI f I was l at e agai n, I ' m goi ng t obe f i r ed.

He smi r ks.

TALL EMPLOYEEWel l , i t was ni ce wor ki ng wi t hyou.

Neo gl ares at hi m, as he si nks down.

VOI CE ( O. S. )Thomas Ander son?

Neo turns and f i nds a FEDERAL EXPRESS MAN at hi s cubi cl e

door .

NEOYeah. That ' s me.

Neo si gns t he el ect r oni c pad and t he Fedex guy hands hi mt he sof t pak.

FEDEXHave a ni ce day.

He opens the bag. I nsi de i s a CELLULAR PHONE. I t seemst he i nst ant i t i s i n hi s hand, i t RI NGS. Unner ved, he

f l i ps i t open.

NEOHel l o?

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Hel l o, Neo. Thi s i s Mor pheus.

Neo' s knees gi ve and he f al l s i nt o hi s chai r .

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I had hoped f or t hi s conver sat i ont o take pl ace under l ess adver se

condi t i ons, but you can nevercount on hope, can you, Neo?


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NEO

. . . no.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I ' ve been watchi ng you, Neo, and Iwant t o meet you. I don' t know i fyou' r e ready t o see what I want t oshow you, but unf ort unatel y, wehave r un out of t i me. They' r ecomi ng f or you, Neo. And I ' m notsure what t hey' r e goi ng t o do.

NEOWho' s comi ng f or me?

MORPHEUS (V. O. )St and up and see f or your sel f .

NEORi ght now?

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Yes. Now.

Neo st art s t o st and.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Do i t sl owl y. Sl owl y. The el evat or .

Hi s head sl owl y peeks up over t he part i t i on.

At t he el evat or , he sees Agent Br own and Agent J ones

l eadi ng a group of cops. A f emal e empl oyee t urns andpoi nt s out Neo' s cubi cl e.

Neo ducks.

NEOHol y f ucki n' shi t !

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Yes.

One cop st ays at t he el evat or , t he ot her s f ol l ow t heagent s.

NEOWhat t he f uck do t hey want wi t hme?!

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I ' m not sur e. But , i f you don' twant t o f i nd out , you bet t er getout of t her e.

NEOHow?!

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I can gui de you out , but you have


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t o do exact l y what I say.

The agent s ar e movi ng qui ckl y t owar ds t he cubi cl e.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )The cubi cl e acr oss f r om you i sempt y.

NEOBut what i f . . . ?

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Go! Now!

Neo l unges across t he hal l , di vi ng i nt o t he ot her cubi cl ej ust as t he agent s t urn i nt o hi s r ow.

Neo cr ams hi msel f i nt o a dark corner , cl ut chi ng the phonet i ght l y to hi m.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )St ay her e f or a moment .

The agent s enter Neo' s empt y cubi cl e. A cop i s sent t osear ch t he bat hroom.

Morpheus' voi ce i s a whi sper i n Neo' s ear .

MORPHEUS (V. O. )A l i t t l e l onger . . .

Br own i s t al ki ng t o the tal l empl oyee.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )When I t el l you, go to the end oft he r ow t o t he f i r st of f i ce on t hel ef t , st ay. as l ow as you can.

Sweat t r i ckl es down hi s f or ehead.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Now.

Neo r ol l s out of t he cubi cl e, hi s eyes poppi ng as hef r eezes r i ght behi nd a cop who has j ust t urned around.

Stayi ng cr ouched, he sneaks away, down t he row, SHOOTI NGacross t he openi ng t o t he f i r st of f i ce on t he l ef t .

The r oom i s empt y.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Good. Now t here i s a wi ndow.Open i t .

NEOHow do you know al l t hi s?

Morpheus l aughs qui et l y.

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The answer i s comi ng, Neo.

He opens t he wi ndow. The wi ndow howl s i nt o t he r oom.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Out si de, t her e' s a scaf f ol d. Youcan use i t t o get t o t he r oof .

Leani ng out t he wi ndow, he sees t hat t he scaf f ol d i ssever al of f i ces away.

NEONo! I t ' s t oo f ar away.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Ther e' s a smal l l edge. I t ' s ashor t cl i mb. You can make i t .

Neo l ooks down; t he bui l di ng' s gl ass wal l ver t i gos i nt o aconcr et e chasm.

NEONo way, no way, t hi s i s cr azy.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Don' t be cont r ol l ed by your f ear ,Neo. There are onl y t wo ways outof t hi s bui l di ng. One i s t hatscaf f ol d. The ot her i s i n t hei rcust ody. You t ake a chance ei t herway. I l eave i t t o you.

CLI CK. He hangs up. Neo l ooks at t he door , t hen back at

t he scaf f ol d.

NEOThi s i s i nsane! Why i s t hi shappeni ng t o me? What di d I do?I ' m nobody. I di dn' t do anyt hi ng.Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!

He cl i mbs up ont o t he wi ndow l edge. Hangi ng ont o t hef r ame, he st eps ont o t he smal l l edge.

The scaf f ol d seems even f ar t her away.

NEOI ' m goi ng t o di e.

The WI ND suddenl y BLASTS up t he f ace of t he bui l di ng,knocki ng Neo of f bal ance. Recoi l i ng, he cl i ngs har der t ot he f r ame, and t he phone f al l s out of hi s hand.

He watches as i t i s swal l owed by t he di st ance beneat h hi m.

NEOThi s i s i nsane. I can' t do t hi s!For get i t !

He cl i mbs back i nt o t he of f i ce j ust as a cop opens t hedoor .


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NEO

I di dn' t do anythi ng!

EXT. SKYSCRAPER

The agent s l ead a handcuf f ed Neo out of t he r evol vi ngdoor s, f orci ng hi s head down as t hey push hi m i nt o t hedar k sedan.

Tr i ni t y wat ches i n t he r ear vi ew mi r r or of hermotorcycl e.

TRI NI TYShi t .

I NT. I NTERROGATI ON ROOM - CLOSE ON CAMERA MONI TOR

A wi de angl e vi ew of a whi t e roon, where Neo i s si t t i ng ata tabl e al one.

We MOVE I NTO t he moni t or , ENTERI NG t he r oomas i f t hemoni t or wer e a wi ndow.

At t he same moment , t he door opens and t he agent s ent er .

Smi t h si t s down acr oss f r om Neo. A t hi ck mani l a envel opesl aps down on the t abl e bet ween t hem.

Neo gl ances at t he name on the f i l e: "Anderson, ThomasA. "

AGENT SMI THAs you can see, we' ve had our eyeon you f or some t i me now, Mr .Ander son.

He opens t he f i l e. Paper r at t l e mar ks t he si l ence as hef l i ps sever al pages. Neo cannot t el l i f he i s l ooki ng att he f i l e or at hi m.

AGENT SMI THI t seems t hat you have been l i vi ngt wo l i ves. I n one l i f e, you ar eThomas A. Ander son, program wr i t er

f or a r espect abl e sof t war ecompany. You have a soci alsecur i t y number , you pay yourt axes and you hel p your l and l adycarr y out her gar bage.

The pages cont i nue t o t urn.

AGENT SMI THThe ot her l i f e i s l i ved i ncomputer s where you go by t hehacker al i as Neo, and ar e gui l t yof vi r t ual l y ever y comput er cr i me

we have a l aw f or , i ncl udi ng t heunauthor i zed use of t he D. M. V.


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syst em f or t he r emoval ofaut omobi l e boots.

Neo f eel s hi msel f si nki ng i nt o a pi t of shi t .

AGENT SMI THOne of t hese, l i ves has a f ut ur e.One of t hem does not .

He cl oses t he f i l e.

AGENT SMI THI ' m goi ng t o be as f or t hcomi ng asI can be, Mr . Ander son. You ar ehere because we need your hel p.

He r emoves hi s sungl asses; hi s eyes ar e an unnat ur al i ce-bl ue.

AGENT SMI THWe know t hat you have beencont act ed by a cer t ai n i ndi vi dual .A man who cal l s hi msel f Morpheus.Whatever you t hi nk you know aboutt hi s man i s i r r el evant t o t he f actt hat he i s want ed f or act s oft er r or i sm i n mor e count r i es t hanany other man i n t he wor l d. He i sconsi der ed by many aut hor i t i es t obe the most dangerous man al i ve.

He l eans cl oser .

AGENT SMI THMy col l eagues bel i eve t hat I amwast i ng my t i me wi t h you, but Ibel i eve you want t o do t he r i ghtt hi ng. I t i s obvi ous t hat you ar ean i nt el l i gent man, Mr . Ander son,and t hat you ar e i nt er est ed i n t hef ut ur e. That i s why I bel i eve youare ready t o put your pastmi st akes behi nd you and get onwi t h your l i f e.

Neo t r i es t o match hi s st ar e.

AGENT SMI THWe ar e wi l l i ng t o wi pe t he sl at ecl ean, t o gi ve you a f r esh st ar tand al l we ar e aski ng i n r et ur n i syour cooper at i on i n br i ngi ng aknown t er r or i st t o j ust i ce.

Neo nods t o hi msel f .

NEOYeah. Wow. That sounds l i ke ar eal good deal . But I t hi nk I

have a bet t er one. How about Igi ve you t he f i nger - -


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He does.

NEOAnd you can cr amt hat f i l e up yourSecr et Ser vi ce sphi nct er .

Agent Smi t h put s hi s gl asses back on.

AGENT SMI THYou di sappoi nt me, Mr . Ander son.

NEOYou ai n' t seen nothi ng yet .

AGENT SMI THThe i r ony of your si t uat i on i st hat you have no choi ce.

NEOYou can' t scar e me wi t h t hi sgest apo cr ap. I know my r i ghts.I want my phone cal l .

Agent Smi t h smi l es.

AGENT SMI THAnd t el l me, Mr . Anderson, whatgood i s a phone cal l i y you areunabl e to speak?

The quest i on unner ves Neo and st r angel y, he begi ns t of eel t he muscl es i n hi s j aw t i ght en.

The st andi ng agent s sni cker , wat chi ng Neo' s conf usi ongr ow i nt o pani c.

Neo f eel s hi s l i ps gr ow sof t and st i cky as t hey sl owl yseal shut , mel di ng i nt o each ot her unt i l al l t r ace of hi smouth i s gone.

Wi l d wi t h f ear, he l unges f or t he door but t he agent sr estr ai n hi m hol di ng hi m i n t he chai r .

AGENT SMI THYou ar e goi ng t o hel p us, Mr .

Anderson, whet her you want t o ornot .

Smi t h nods and the ot her t wo r i p open hi s shi r t .

From a case t aken out of hi s sui t coat , Smi t h r emoves al ong, f i ber - opt i c wi r e t ap.

Neo st r uggl es hel pl essl y as Smi t h dangl es t he wi r e overhi s exposed abdomen. Horr i f i ed, he watches as t heel ect r oni c devi ce ani mates, become an or gani c cr eatur et hat r esembl es a hybr i d of an i nsect and a f l uke worm.

Thi n, whi sker - l i ke t endr i l s r each out and probe i nt oNeo' s navel . He bucks wi l dl y as Smi t h dr ops t he cr eat ur e


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whi ch l ooks f or a moment l i ke an uncut umbi l i cal cor d - -

Bef or e i t begi ns to bur r ow i t s, t ai l t hr ashi ng as i tworms i t s way i nsi de.

I NT. NEO' S APARTMENT - NI GHT

Scr eami ng, Neo bol t s upr i ght i n bed.

He r eal i zes that he i s home. Was i t a dream? Hi s mout hi s nor mal . Hi s st omach l ooks f i ne. He st ar t s t o t ake adeep, ever ythi ng- i s- okay br eat h, when - -

The PHONE RI NGS.

I t al most st ops hi s hear t . I t CONTI NUES RI NGI NG,bui l di ng pr essur e i n t he r oom, f or ci ng hi m up out of bed,sucki ng hi m i n wi t h an al most gr avi t at i onal f or ce.

He answer s i t , sayi ng not hi ng.

MORPHEUS ( V. O. ) .Thi s l i ne i s t apped, so I must bebr i ef .

NEOThe agent s - -

MORPHEUS (V. O. )They got t o you f i r st , but t hey' veunder est i mated how i mpor t ant youare. I f t hey knew what I know,

you woul d probabl y be dead.

Neo f eel s si ck.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )I don' t know what you ar e t hi nki ngr i ght now but I want you t ounder st and t hat I wi l l not gi ve upon you unt i l you gi ve up on me.

Neo' s t hr oat cr acks, dr y as t he Sahara.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )

Do you st i l l want t o meet ?

NEO. . . Yes.

MORPHEUS (V. O. )Take t he Howar d l i ne sout h.

CLI CK. He cl oses hi s eyes, unsure of what he has done.

EXT. EL TRAI N

An EL TRAI N RAGES agai nst i t s metal r ai l s.


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I NT. TRAI N

I t i s t hr ee a. m. , and t he t r ai n car r i es t he usual ur banni ght cr awl er s. Neo si t s al one, eyes shi f t i ng, wat chi ngever ythi ng nervousl y.

Ther e i s a METAL BANG and TRAI N CLATTER f i l l s t he car ast he door i s opened.

Neo t urns and sees a l arge man ent er . He i s wear i ngsungl asses and a bl ack l eat her j acket . Hi s name i s APOCand he wal ks st r ai ght at Neo.

APOCCome wi t h me.

Neo st ands j ust as t he door at t he opposi t e end opens andt wo pol i ce of f i cer s r ush i n, dr awi ng t hei r guns.

Apoc gr abs Neo, muscl i ng hi m t o t he near est exi t . Ther ei s no upcomi ng st at i on.

Apoc yanks t he emergency br ake and t he t r ai n buckl esagai nst i t s own speed. The cops ar e t hr own back. Neosl ams agai nst t he met al r ai l .

The door s open onto nothi ng and j ust when Neo r egai ns hi sbal ance, Apoc shoves hi m backwards - -

He f l i es out f r om t he t r ai n, ar ms wi ndr i l l i ng as he f al l sf r om, t he r ai sed t r acks - -

Hur t l i ng towards a busy ci t y st r eet when, out of nowher e,a t r uck races under hi m and - -

He crashes i nt o a l ar ge dumpst er - bed f i l l ed wi t h empt yboxes.

I NT. TRUCK BED

St i l l shaki ng hi s head, Neo r eal i zes he i s not al one. Aman named Cabi e i s ai mi ng a bi g gun at hi m. Tr i ni t y i snext t o hi m, t al ki ng i nt o a cel l ul ar phone.

TRI NI TYWe got hi m. Cal l t he chop- shop.

She hangs up.

TRI NI TYLi st en t o me, Neo. You have t o,trust us.

She tear s of f a l ong st r i p of bl ack duct - t ape and r eachesf or hi s f ace.

NEO

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TRI NI TYThi s has t o be done f or yourpr ot ect i on and our s.

She seal s hi s eyes shut wi t h the t ape.

TRI NI TYYou can' t underst and r i ght now,but i f you' r e not one of us,you' r e one of t hem.

EXT. LOWER WACKER

A f eat ur el ess bl ack van gl i des up t o a st ai r case t hatcur l s down f r om t he ci t y' s sur f ace.

t r i ni t y gui des t he bl i nd Neo down t he st eps. The back oft he van sl aps open, r eveal i ng a young, ski nny man whol ooks t o be sti l l i n hi s t eens, wear i ng an out f i t t hat i sa cr oss bet ween a sur geon and a t el ephone r epai r man.

Hi s name i s GI ZMO and he smi l es l ewdl y at Tr i ni t y,exposi ng hi s t eet h t hat ar e wi r ed wi t h wei r d- l ooki ngbr aces.

GI ZMOVa va va voom. St i l l t he hot t estsof t ware around.

TRI NI TYHel l o, Gi zmo.

Neo hear s t he voi ces ar ound hi m.

GI ZMOThi s i s r eal l y t he guy? The guyt hat Mor pheus t hi nks - -

TRI NI TYYeah.

GI ZMOBut he' s so ol d.

TRI NI TY

Ar e you goi ng to hel p us or aren' tyou?

GI ZMOHacksaw. Load up t he copper - t opand l et ' s get t he hel l out t a her e.

Hacksaw i s a huge man i n a l eat her wel der ' s apron. Heshoul ders Neo and haul s hi m i nt o t he van.

A moment l at er t he green l i ght s of Lower Wacker curveover t he t i nt ed wi ndshi el d as t he van r ushes t hr ough t heunder wor l d.


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I NT. VAN

The chop- shop i s f i l l ed wi t h el ect r oni c gadget s, wi r ed t ometers and moni t ors . There are shel ves l i ned wi t hmedi cal suppl i es and r ows of hangi ng t ool s, kni ves,cl eaver s, and stai nl ess st eel cl amps.

Neo i s st r apped down to an ambul ance car t , l i st eni ngner vousl y as Gi zmo get s t o work.

GI ZMOOkay, f i r st we t ake a l i t t l e l ookunder t he hood.

He pul l s up t he goggl es hangi ng at hi s neck and theybl i nk t o l i f e wi t h t i ny hal ogen l i ght s and l enses i r i s i ngt o var yi ng l evel s of magni f i cat i on.

GI ZMOYou' r e goi ng t o f eel a l i t t l epr i ck.

He i nser t s acupunct ur e- l i ke needl es i nt o Neo' s l owerabdomen. The needl es are wi r ed t o vi deo moni t ors.Hacksaw pi l ot s t he f i ber - opt i c l ens.

NEOWhat ar e you doi ng?

TRI NI TYWe t hi nk you' r e bugged. We can' tt ake you t o Mor pheus unt i l you' r ecl ean.

GI ZMOTher e i t i s.

On a moni t or , we see the bug nest l ed i n among Neol s l argei nt esti nes.

GI ZMOHi t hi m wi t h 10 ccs of l ocal .

Hacksaw l oads a hypodermi c needl e and pumps an anest het i caround Neol s navel .

Usi ng a devi ce t hat l ooks l i ke a mi ni atur e specul um,Gi zmo i nser t s a knuckl ed dent al pi ck. Typi ng i nt o acal cul ator keypad wi r ed t o the pi ck, he aut omates t het i p.

On t he moni t or , we watch i t t el escope out and the endseparat e i nt o a t i ny hooked, met al cl aw.

GI ZMOHere, ki t t y, ki t t y, ki t t y.

The cl aw snags hol d of t he bug.

GI ZMOGot cha!


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But t he bug r eact s vi ol ent l y. Neo scr eams as i t wr apsi t sel f ar ound t he sof t t i ssue web of i nt est i ne.

GI ZMOShi t .

TRI NI TYWhat ' s happeni ng?

GI ZMOI don' t know. They' ve never donet hat bef or e.

Neo wr i t hes i n pai n.

GI ZMOHol d hi m down.

NEOJ esus! God!

TRI NI TYDo somet hi ng!

GI ZMOI got i t ! Maybe we can st un i t .

TRI NI TYAr e you crazy? That wi l l ki l lhi m.

We watch Neo, who can' t see what t hey are t al ki ng about .

GI ZMOI t ' l l wor k. Come on, do i t orHacksaw wi l l .

NEODo what ?

The i nst ant he hear s t he wor d, he knows.

TRI NI TYCl ear .

NEOOh, shi t - -

The cr y i s f r ozen i n hi s mouth as t he paddl es hi t hi schest . Gi zmo wr est l es wi t h t he bug.

GI ZMOHi t hi m agai n!

Agai n, t he el ect r i ci t y convul ses t hr ough hi m as Gi zmoyanks t he specul um out .

GI ZMO

Got i t !


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Tr i ni t y t ouches Neo, who i s j ust begi nni ng t o br eat he.She eases t he t ape of f hi s eyes.

TRI NI TYNeo, are you okay?

He nods.

TRI NI TYI t ' s over . We got i t .

Hangi ng f r omt he cl aw pi ck i s t he i nani mat e metal wi r e-t ap.

GI ZMONasty l i t t l e bugger , ai n' t i t ?

I NT. HOTEL LAFAYETTE

The van st ops i n a deser t ed al l ey behi nd a f or got t enhotel . The doors open and Tr i ni t y hel ps Neo get out .

TRI NI TYThanks f or your hel p, Gi zmo.

GI ZMOI j ust hope t he man knows whathe' s doi ng.

She nods t hen cl i mbs out of t he van. Gi zmo ogl es thet i ght l eat her pant s.

GI ZMOGoddamn, what I woul dn' t gi ve f ora copy of t hat sof t ware.

Tr i ni t y t urns ar ound.

TRI NI TYGi zmo, you don' t have t he har dwaret o handl e t hi s sof t war e.

He howl s wi t h adol escent l aught er as t he van pul l s away.Tr i ni t y t urns t o Neo.

TRI NI TYLet ' s go. He' s wai t i ng.

I NT. HOTEL LAFAYETTE

I t i s a pl ace of put r ef yi ng el egance, a r ot t i ng host ofurban maggot r y.

Tr i ni t y l eads Neo f r om t he st ai r wel l down t he hal l of t het hi r t eent h f l oor . They st op out si de r oom 1313.

TRI NI TY

Thi s i s i t .


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Neo can hear hi s own heart poundi ng.

TRI NI TYLet me gi ve one pi ece of advi ce.Be honest . He knows mor e t han youcan possi bl y i magi ne.

I NT. ROOM 1313

Acr oss t he r oom, a dar k f i gur e st ar es out t he t al lwi ndows vei l ed wi t h decayi ng l ace. He t ur ns and hi ssmi l e l i ght s up t he room.

MORPHEUSAt l ast .

He wear s a l ong bl ack coat and hi s eyes ar e i nvi si bl ebehi nd ci r cul ar mi r r or ed gl asses.

He st r i des t o Neo and t hey shake hands.

MORPHEUSWel come, Neo. As you no doubthave guessed, I am Morpheus.

NEOI t ' s an honor .

MORPHEUSPl ease. Come. Si t .

He nods t o Tr i ni t y.

MORPHEUSThank you, Tr i ni t y.

She bows her head sharpl y and exi t s t hrough a door t o anadj acent r oom.

They si t acr oss f r om one anot her i n cr acked, burgundy-l eat her chai r s.

MORPHEUSI i magi ne, r i ght now, you must bef eel i ng a bi t l i ke Al i ce, t umbl i ng

down t he rabbi t hol e?

NEOYou coul d say t hat .

MORPHEUSI can see i t i n your eyes. Youhave t he l ook of a man who accept swhat he sees because he i sexpect i ng t o wake up.

A smi l e, r azor - t hi n, cur l s the cor ner of hi s l i ps.

MORPHEUSI roni cal l y, thi s i s not f ar f rom


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t he t r ut h. But I ' m get t i ng aheadof mysel f . Can you t el l me, Neo,why ar e you her e?

NEOYou' r e Mor pheus, you' r e a l egend.Most hacker s woul d di e t o meetyou.

MORPHEUSYes. Thank you. But I t hi nk weboth know t here' s mor e t o i t t hant hat . Do you bel i eve i n f at e, Neo?

NEONo.

MORPHEUSWhy not ?

NEOBecause I don' t l i ke t he i dea t hatI ' m not i n cont rol of my l i f e.

MORPHEUSI know exact l y what you mean.

Agai n, t hat smi l e that coul d cut gl ass.

MORPHEUSLet me t el l you why you are here.You ar e here because you have t hegi f t .

NEOWhat gi f t ?

MORPHEUSI ' ve watched you, Neo. You do notuse a comput er l i ke a t ool . Youuse i t l i ke i t was par t ofyour sel f . What you can do i nsi dea comput er i s not nor mal . I know.I ' ve seen i t . What you do i smagi c.

Neo shrugs.

NEOI t ' s not magi c.

MORPHEUSBut i t i s, Neo. I t i s. How el sewoul d you descr i be what has beenhappeni ng t o you?

He l eans f orward.

MORPHEUS

We ar e t r ai ned i n t hi s wor l d t oaccept onl y what i s r at i onal and


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l ogi cal . Have you ever wonderedwhy?

Neo shakes hi s head.

MORPHEUSAs chi l dr en, we do not separat et he possi bl e f r om t he i mpossi bl ewhi ch i s why the younger a mi nd i st he easi er i t i s to f r ee whi l e ami nd l i ke your s can be ver ydi f f i cul t .

NEOFree f r om what ?

MORPHEUSFrom t he Mat r i x.

Neo l ocks at hi s eyes but onl y sees a ref l ect i on ofhi msel f .

MORPHEUSDo you want t o know what i t i s,Neo?

Neo swal l ows and nods hi s head.

MORPHEUSI t ' s t hat f eel i ng you have had al lyour l i f e. That f eel i ng t hatsomet hi ng was wr ong wi t h t heworl d. You don' t know what i t i s

but i t ' s there, l i ke a spl i nt er i nyour mi nd, dr i vi ng you mad,dr i vi ng you t o me. But what i si t ?

The LEATHER CREAKS as he l eans back.

MORPHEUSThe Mat r i x i s everywhere, i t ' s al laround us, here even i n thi s r oom.You can see i t out your wi ndow, oron your t el evi si on. You f eel i twhen you go t o work, or go t o

chur ch or pay your t axes. I t i st he worl d that has been pul l edover your eyes t o bl i nd you f r omt he t r ut h.

NEOWhat t r uth?

MORPHEUSThat you ar e a sl ave, Neo. Thatyou, l i ke ever yone el se, was borni nt o bondage. . .. . . kept i nsi de a pr i son t hat you

cannot smel l , t ast e, or t ouch. Apr i son f or your mi nd.


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Out si de, t he WI ND BATTERS a l oose PANE of gl ass.

MORPHEUSUnf ort unat el y, no one can be t ol dwhat t he Mat r i x i s. You have t osee i t f or your sel f .

NEOHow?

MORPHEUSHol d out your hands.

I n Neo' s r i ght hand, Mor pheus dr ops a red pi l l .

MORPHEUSThi s i s your l ast chance. Af t ert hi s, t her e i s no goi ng back.

I n hi s l ef t , a bl ue pi l l .

MORPHEUSYou t ake t he bl ue pi l l and t hest ory ends. You wake i n your bedand you bel i eve whatever you wantt o bel i eve.

The pi l l s i n hi s open hands ar e r ef l ect ed i n t he gl asses.

MORPHEUSYou t ake t he r ed pi l l and you st ayi n Wonder l and and I show you how

deep t he rabbi t - hol e goes.

Neo f eel s t he smoot h ski n of t he capsul es, wi t h t hemoi st ur e gr owi ng i n hi s pal ms.

MORPHEUSRemember t hat al l I am of f er i ng i st he t r ut h. Not hi ng mor e.

Neo opens hi s mout h and swal l ows t he r ed pi l l . TheCheshi r e smi l e ret ur ns.

MORPHEUS

Fol l ow me.

He l eads Neo i nto t he ot her r oom, whi ch i s cr amped wi t hhi gh- t ech equi pment , gl owi ng ash- bl i i e and el ect r i c gr eenf r om t he racks of moni t or s.

Tr i ni t y, Apoc and Cypher l ook up as t hey enter .

CYPHERShi t .

TRI NI TYI knew he woul d.

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away f r om, Neo.

CYPHERMorpheus, I know what you bel i evebut I t hi nk thi s i s a mi st ake.We' r e r ushi ng hi m. He' s ol d. I ' maf r ai d he mi ght pop.

MORPHEUSHaven' t I al ways t ol d you, Cypher ,not t o l et f ear cont r ol your l i f e.Apoc, ar e we on- l i ne?

Neo recogni zes t he l ar ge man f r om t he El t r ai n.

APOCAl most .

He and Tr i ni t y ar e worki ng qui ckl y, hardwi r i ng a compl exsyst em of moni t or s, modul es and dr i ves.

NEOApoc? You wr ot e t he Four Hor semenVi r us.

APOCThat ' s r i ght .

MORPHEUSNeo, t i me i s al ways agai nst us.Wi l l you take a seat t her e?

I n t he cent er of t he r oom si t s a chai r . Near t he chai r

i s an ol d oval dr essi ng mi r r or t hat i s cr acked.

MORPHEUSI i magi ne you know sonethi ng aboutvi r t ual real i t y.

Neo si t s and Tr i ni t y begi ns gent l y f i xi ng whi t e el ect r odedi sks t o hi s head, ar ns, and the back of hi s neck.

NEOA l i t t l e.

MORPHEUS

Tel l me about i t .

NEOEssent i al l y, i t ' s a har dwar esyst em t hat uses an appar at us;headgear , gl oves and what ever t omake you f eel t hat you ar e i n acomput er pr ogram.

MORPHEUSI f t he vi r t ual r eal i t y appar at us,as you cal l ed i t , was wi r ed t o al lof your senses and cont r ol l ed t hem

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vi r t ual wor l d and t he real wor l d?

NEOYou mi ght not , no.

MORPHEUSNo, you woul dn' t .

Neo whi sper s t o Tr i ni t y.

NEOYou di d al l t hi s?

She nods, pl aci ng a set of headphones over hi s ear s.They ar e wi r ed t o an ol d hotel phone.

MORPHEUSThe pi l l you t ook i s part of at r ace pr ogr am. I t ' s goi ng t o maket hi ngs f eel a bi t st r ange.

Di st ant l y, t hrough t he ear phones, he hears Apoc POUNDI NGon a KEYBOARD. Sweat beads hi s f ace. Hi s eyes bl i nk andt wi t ch when he not i ces t he mi r r or.

Wi de- eyed he st ar es as i t begi ns t o heal i t sel f , awebwork of cr acks t hat sl owl y run t ogether as t hough t hemi r r or were becomi ng l i qui d.

NEOShi t . . .

Cypher works wi t h Apoc checki ng r eams of phosphor escent

dat a. Tr i ni t y moni t or s Neo' s el ectr i c vi t al si gns.

Neo r eaches out t o touch t he mi r r or and hi s f i nger sdi sappear beneat h the r i ppl i ng sur f ace.

Qui ckl y, he t r i es t o pul l hi s f i nger s out but t he mi r r orst r et ches i n l ong rubber y str ands l i ke mi r r or ed- t af f ystuck t o hi s f i nger t i ps.

NEOWhat i s t hi s? Mescal i ne?

MORPHEUS

J ust r el ax, Neo.

The st r ands t hi n l i ke r ubber cement as he pul l s away,unt i l t he f r agi l e wi sps of mi r r or t hr ead br eak.

Wi t h t he TI NKLI NG of GLASS, shi mmer i ng snowf l akesof el ectr i c- bl i nki ng mer cur y f al l , hi t t he gr ound, andf ade.

He l ooks at hi s hand; f i nger s di st ended i nt o mi r r or edi ci cl es t hat begi n t o mel t r api dl y, dr i ppi ng, r unni ngl i ke wax down hi s f i ngers , spreadi ng acr oss hi s pal mswher e he sees hi s f ace r ef l ect ed.

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Uh- oh. . .

TRI NI TYI t ' s goi ng i nt o r epl i cat i on.

MORPHEUSApoc?

APOCSt i l l nothi ng.

Morpheus t akes out a cel l ul ar phone and di al s a number .

MORPHEUSTank, we' r e goi ng t o need t hesi gnal soon. St ay cal m, Neo.

The mi r r or gel seems t o come t o l i f e, r aci ng, cr awl i ng uphi s ar ns l i ke hundr eds of i nsect s.

NEOI t ' s col d.

The mi r r or cr eeps up hi s neck as Neo begi ns t o pani c,t i ppi ng hi s head as t hough he were si nki ng i nt o t hemi r r or , t r yi ng t o keep hi s mout h up.

NEOI t ' s al l over me - -

Morpheus i s r i ght next t o hi m, wi t h t he phone.

TRI NI TY

I got a f i br i l l at i on!

CYPHERI knew i t , I knew i t . . .

MORPHEUSShi t ! Apoc?

St r eams of mercury r un f r omNeo' s nose.

APOCTarget i ng. . . al most t here.

An ALARM, on Tr i ni t y' s moni t or ERUPTS.

TRI NI TYHe' s goi ng i nt o ar r est !

CYPHERHe' s gonna pop!

APOCLock! I got hi m!

MORPHEUSNow, Tank now!

Hi s eyes t ear wi t h mi r r or , r ol l i ng up and cl osi ng as a


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hi gh- pi t ched ELECTRI C SCREAM ERUPTS i n t he headphones - -

I t i s a pi er ci ng SHRI EK l i ke a comput er cal l i ng t oanother comput er - -

Neo' s body arches i n agony and we ar e pul l ed l i ke we werepul l ed i nt o the hol es of t he phone

Sucked i nto hi s SCREAM and swal l owed by darkness.

I NT. POWER PLANT - CLOSE ON MAN' S BODY

Fl oat i ng i n a womb- r ed amni on.

Hi s body spasms, f i ght i ng agai nst t he t hi ck gel at i n.

Met al t ubes, sur r eal ver si ons of hospi t al t ubes, obscur ehi s f ace. Ot her l i nes l i ke I Vs ar e connect ed t o l i mbsand cover hi s geni t al s.

He i s st r uggl i ng desper at el y now. Ai r bubbl es i nt o t heJ el l - O but does not break t he sur f ace.

Pr essi ng up, t he sur f ace di st ends, st r et chi ng l i ke a r edr ubber coccon.

Unabl e t o br eat he, he f i ght s wi l dl y t o st and, cl awi ng att he t hi nni ng el ast i c shr oud - -

Unt i l i t r upt ur es, a hol e wi deni ng around hi s mout h as hesucks f or ai r . Tear i ng hi msel f f r ee, he emer ges f r om t hecel l .

I t i s Neo.

He i s bal d and naked, hi s body sl i ck wi t h gel at i n.Di zzy, nauseous, he wai t s f or hi s vi si on t o f ocus.

He i s standi ng i n an oval capsul e of cl ear al l oy f i l l edwi t h r ed gel at i n, t he sur f ace of whi ch has sol i di f i edl i ke cur dl ed mi l k.

The I Vs i n hi s ar ms ar e pl ugged i nt o out l et s t hat appeart o be gr af t ed t o hi s f l esh.

He f eel s t he wei ght of anot her cabl e and reaches t o t heback of hi s head wher e he f i nds an enormous coaxi alpl ugged and l ocked i nt o t he base of hi s skul l .

He t r i es t o pul l i t out but i t woul d be easi er t o pul lof f a f i nger .

To ei t her si de he sees ot her t ube- shaped pods f i l l ed wi t hr ed gel at i n; beneat h t he wax- l i ke sur f ace, pal e andmot i onl ess, he sees other human bei ngs.

Fanni ng out i n a ci r cl e, t her e ar e mor e. Al l connect edt o a cent er cor e, each capsul e l i ke a r ed, di ml y gl owi ng

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Above hi m, l evel af t er , l evel , t he st em r i ses seemi ngl yf orever . He moves t o t he f oot of t he capsul e and l ooksout .

The i mage assaul t s hi s mi nd.

Tower s of gl owi ng petal s spi r al up t o i ncomprehensi bl ehei ght s, di sappear i ng down i nt o a di m mur k l i ke anunder wat er abyss.

Hi s si ght i s bl ur r ed and war ped, exagger at i ng thei nt ensi t y of t he vi si on. The sound of t he PLANT i s l i ket he sound of t he ocean hear d f r om i nsi de t he bel l y ofLevi at han.

Bel ow Neo, a petal detaches f r omt he st em, bear i ng awayt he body of an ol d man l i ke an aut omat ed bar ge even as anew pod r i ses up and pl ugs i t sel f i nto t he empty space.

I nsi de t he new capsul e, i t s sur f ace more t r ansl ucent andpi nki sh i n col or, Neo sees a smal l baby.

From above, a machi ne dr ops di r ect l y i n f r ont of Neo.

He swal l ows hi s scr eamas i t seems t o st ar e at hi m.

I t i s al most i nsect- l i ke i n i t s desi gn; beaut i f ulhousi ngs of al l oyed met al cover i ng or gani c- l i ke systemsof har d and sof t pol ymers.

A bl ack par t i cl e beam washes over Neo, he r eact s i n pai nas t he scanner seems t o expose t he ner vous syst em wi r edt o t he coaxi al cabl e at hi s cer ebr al cor t ex.

At t he back of t he neck, t he cabl e l ock spi ns and opens,di sengagi ng.

The cabl e pul l s i t sel f f r ee, a l ong cl ear pl ast i c needl eand cer ebr um- chi p sl i des f r om t he ant er i or of Neol s skul lwi t h an ooze of bl ood and spi nal f l ui d. The ot herconnect i ve hoses snap f r ee and snake away as - -

The back of t he uni t opens and a t r emendous vacuum, l i kean ai r pl ane door openi ng, sucks t he gel at i n and then Neoi nt o a bl ack hol e.

I NT. WASTE LI NE

The pi pe i s a wast e di sposal sys t em and Neo f al l s,sl i di ng wi t h t he cl ot of gel at i n.

Banki ng thr ough pi pe spi r al s and el bows, f l ushi ng upt hr ough gr ease t r aps cl ogged wi t h ci l y cl unps ofcel l ul i t e.

Neo begi ns t o dr own when he i s suddenl y snat ched f r om t hef l ow of wast e.

The met al l i c cabl e t hen l i f t s, pul l i ng hi m up i nt o t hebel l y of t he f ut ur i st i c f l yi ng nachi ne, hover i ng i nsi de


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t he sewer mai n l i ne.

I NT. HOVERCRAFT

The met al harness opens and drops t he hal f - consci ous Neoont o t he f l oor .

Human hands and arms hel p hi m up as he f i nds hi msel fl ooki ng st r ai ght at Mor pheus.

Tr i ni t y and Apoc. And ot hers, dressed i n bi zar r e, hi gh-t ech combat gear .

Morpheus smi l es.

MORPHEUSWel come to t he r eal wor l d, Neo.

Neo passes out .

FADETO BLACK.

We have no sense of t i me. We hear VOI CES whi sper i ng.

MAN ( O. S. )Do you t hi nk Morpheus i s r i ght?Do you t hi nk he coul d be t he One?

WOMAN ( O. S. )I t doesn' t mat t er now. But i fhe' s wr ong. . .

FADE I N:

NEO' S POV

Neo' s eyes f l ut t er open. We see Tri ni t y' s f ace above us,angel i c i n t he f l uor escent gl ow of a l i ght st i ck.

ANGLE ON NEO

NEO. . . am I dead?

TRI NI TYFar f rom i t .

FADETO BLACK.

FADE I N:

ANGLE ON NEO

He opens hi s eyes agai n, somethi ng t i ngl i ng t hrough hi m.He f ocuses and sees hi s body pi erced wi t h dozens of


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acupunct ur e- l i ke needl es wi r ed t o a st r ange devi ce.

DOZERHe needs a l ot of work.

MORPHEUSI know.

Dozer and Morpheus are operat i ng on Neo.


MORPHEUSYour muscl es have at r ophi ed.We' r e r ebui l di ng t hem.

Fl uor escent l i ght st i cks bur n unnat ur al l y br i ght .

NEOWhy do my eyes hur t ?

MORPHEUSYou' ve never used t hem bef or e.

Morpheus t akes hi s sungl asses of f and puts t hem on Neo.Neo l ays back.

MORPHEUSRest , Neo. The answers arecomi ng.

I NT. NEO' S ROOM

Neo wakes up f r om a deep sl eep, f eel i ng bet t er . He i swear i ng a bl ack t ank t op and shor t s.

He begi ns t o exami ne hi msel f . Ther e i s a f ut ur i st i c I Vpl ugged i nt o t he j ack i n hi s f or ear m. He pul l s i t out ,st ar i ng at t he gr af t ed out l et .

He f eel s hi s bal d head. Hi s f i nger s f i nd and expl or e t hel ar ge out l et i n t he base of hi s skul l .

J ust as he st ar t s t o come ungl ued, Mor pheus opens t he

door .

NEOMor pheus, what ' s happened t o me?What i s t hi s pl ace?

MORPHEUSMore i mpor t ant t han what i s when?

NEOWhen?

MORPHEUS

You bel i eve t he year i s 1997 wheni n f act i t i s much cl oser t o 2197.


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I can' t say f or cer t ai n what yeari t i s because we honest l y do notknow.

The wi nd i s knocked f r om Neo' s chest .

NEOThat ' s not possi bl e.

MORPHEUSI pr omi sed you the t r ut h, Neo, andt he t r ut h i s t hat t he wor l d youwer e l i vi ng i n was a l i e.

NEOHow?

MORPHEUSI ' l l show you.

I NT. HOVERCRAFT

Li ke a sl eepwal ker , Neo f ol l ows Morpheus t hr ough t he shi p.

MORPHEUSThi s i s my shi p, t heNebuchadnezzar . I t ' s ahover craf t . Smal l l i ke asubmar i ne. I t ' s dark. I t ' scr amped and col d. But i t ' s home.

They cl i mb a l adder up t o t he mai n deck.

I NT. MAI N DECK

Ever yone i s t here.

MORPHEUSThi s i s t he mai n deck. You knowmost of my cr ew.

Tr i ni t y smi l es and nods.

MORPHEUS

The ones you don' t know. That ' sMouse and Swi t ch. The t wo bi gguys ar e Tank and Dozer .

The names and f aces wash meani ngl ess l y over Neo.

MORPHEUSAnd t hi s, t hi s i s t he Cor e. Thi si s where we br oadcast our pi r at esi gnal and hack i nt o the Mat r i x.

I t i s a swamp of bi zar r e el ect r oni c equi pment . Vi nes ofcoaxi al hang and snake t o and f r omhuge monol i t hi c

bat t er y sl abs, a bl ack por t abl e sat el l i t e di sh and banksof l i t t l e syst ems and comput er moni t or s.


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At t he cent er of t he web, t her e ar e si x ect oskel et onchai r s made of a pol y- al l oy f r ame and suspensi on har ness.

Near t he ci r cl e of chai r s i s t he cont r ol consol e andoper at or' s st at i on wher e t he net work i s moni t ored.

MORPHEUSHel p hi m, Tr i ni t y.

Neo al l ows hi msel f t o be hel ped i nt o one of t he chai r s.

MORPHEUSDo you r emember when I asked youabout an apparat us t hat coul d t ur na vi r t ual real i ty i nt o real i t y?

Neo nods.

MORPHEUSI t ' s r i ght here.

He t ouches Neo' s head.

MORPHEUSAnd i t ' s accessed her e.

Neo f eel s Mor pheus gui di ng a coaxi al l i ne i nt o t he j ackat t he back of hi s neck. The cabl e has the same ki nd ofcer ebel l um chi p we saw i nsi de the pl ant .

MORPHEUSThi s wi l l f eel a l i t t l e wei r d.

Ther e ar e several di st urbi ng NOI SES as he wor ks t heneedl e i n.

We MOVE I N as Neo' s shoul der s bunch and hi s f ace t i ght ensi nt o a gr i mace unt i l a l oud CLI CK f i r es and hi s ear s popl i ke when you equal i ze them underwater .

He r el axes, openi ng hi s eyes as we pul l back t o a f eel i ngof wei ght l essness i nsi de anot her pl ace - -

I NT. CONSTRUCT

Neo i s st andi ng i n an empty, bl ank- whi t e space.

MORPHEUSThi s i s t he Const r uct .

St art l ed, Neo whi ps ar ound and f i nds Morpheus now i n t her oom wi t h hi m.

MORPHEUSI t i s our l oadi ng pr ogr am. We canl oad anyt hi ng f r om cl ot hes, t oweapons, t o t r ai ni ng si mul at i ons.

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Mor pheus wal ks past Neo and when Neo turns he sees t het wo l eat her chai r s f r om t he hot el set up i n f r ont of al ar ge- screen t el evi si on.

MORPHEUSSi t down.

Neo st ands at t he back of t he chai r as Morpheus si t s.

NEORi ght now, we' r e i nsi de a computerpr ogram?

MORPHEUSWi l d, i sn' t i t ?

Neo' s hands r un over t he cr acked l eat her .

NEOThi s i sn' t r eal ?

MORPHEUSWhat i s real ? How do you def i ner eal ? I f you' r e t al ki ng aboutyour senses, what you f eel , t ast e,smel l , or see, t hen al l you' r et al ki ng about ar e el ectr i calsi gnal s i nt er pr et ed by your br ai n.

He pi cks up a remote cont r ol and cl i cks ON t heTELEVI SI ON. We dr i f t t hrough t he Wi ndy Ci t y ci r ca 1996.

MORPHEUS

Thi s i s t he Chi cago you know.Chi cago as i t was at t he end oft he t went i et h cent ur y. Thi sChi cago exi st s onl y as par t of aneur al - i nt er acti ve si mul at i on thatwe cal l t he Mat r i x.

We GLI DE AT t he t el evi si on as he changes t he channel .

MORPHEUSYou have been l i vi ng i nsi deBaul l i aurd' s vi s i on, i ns i de t hemap, not t he t er r i t or y. Thi s i s

Chi cago as i t exi st s t oday.

The sky i s an endl ess sea of bl ack and green bi l e. Theear t h, scor ched and spl i t l i ke bur nt f l esh, spr eads outbeneath us as we ENTER t he t el evi si on.

MORPHEUS' The deser t of t he r eal . '

I n t he di st ance, we see the rui ns of a f ut ur e Chi cagopr ot r udi ng f r om t he wast el and l i ke t he bl ackened r i bs ofa l ong- dead cor pse.

MORPHEUSWe ar e, r i ght now, mi l es bel ow t he


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ear t h' s sur f ace. The onl y pl acehumans can sur vi ve out si de t heMatr i x i s under gr ound.

St i l l MOVI NG, we TURN and f i nd Neo and Morpheus; t hechai r s now si t t i ng i n t he mi ddl e of t he bl ack deser t .Di zzy, Neo hol ds ont o t he chai r .

NEOWhat happened?

MORPHEUSI t st ar t ed ear l y i n t he t went y-f i r st cent ur y, wi t h t he bi r t h ofar t i f i ci al i nt el l i gence, asi ngul ar consci ousness t hatspawned an ent i r e r ace ofmachi nes.

I n hi s sungl asses, we see st or m cl ouds gat her .

MORPHEUSAt f i r st al l t hey want ed was t o bet r eat ed as equal s, ent i t l ed t o t hesame human i nal i enabl e r i ghts.What ever t hey were gi ven, i t wasnot enough.

I n t he ci r cul ar wi ndow of t he gl asses, EXPLOSI ONS l i ghtup a bl oody bat t l e f i el d.

MORPHEUSWe don' t know who st r uck f i r st .

Us or t hem. But somet i me at t heend of t he t went y- f i r st cent ur yt he bat t l e was j oi ned.

We MOVE I NTO hi s gl asses and the war sur r ounds us.

MORPHEUSThe war r aged f or gener at i ons andt ur ned t he f ace of our pl anet f r omgreen and bl ue t o bl ack and r ed.

At l ast we see t he Sent i nel s; ki l l i ng machi nes t hat ar eat once t er r i f yi ng and beaut i f ul . They have an or gani c

ar chi t ecture l i ke a mi crobi ot i c or gani sm, t hat i sper pet ual l y i n mot i on.

The Sent i nel cr acks t he body armor of a sol di er ,spl i t t i ng open t he sof t , st ear i ng meat i nsi de.

MORPHEUSI t scor ched and bur ned t he sky.Wi t hout t he sun, t he machi nessought out a new energy sour ce t osur vi ve.

The Sent i nel l ocks up, as heat l i ghtni ng of bl ack i nk

bur st s agai nst t he sky, spreadi ng i nt o a per manent cl oudof stai n.


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MORPHEUS

They di scover ed a new f or m off usi on. Al l t hat was r equi r ed t oi ni t i at e t he r eact i on was a smal lel ect r i c char ge. Thr oughout humanhi st ory we have been dependent onmachi nes t o sur vi ve. Fat e, i tseems, i s not wi t hout a sense ofi r ony.

We return t o the power pl ant t hat Neo escaped f r om wher ewe see human bei ngs l ooki ng al most bl i ssf ul i n t hei rgel at i n cocoons.

MORPHEUSThe human body gener at es mor e bi o-el ectr i ci t y t han a 120- vol tbat t er y and over 25, 000 B. T. U. ' sof body heat .

Out si de, spreadi ng al l ar ound t he power pl ant , beneath abr eathi ng gr eenhouse, are t he gr owi ng f i el ds.

MORPHEUSWe are, as an energy sour ce,easi l y renewabl e and compl etel yr ecycl abl e, t he dead l i qui f i ed andf ed i nt r avenousl y to t he l i vi ng.

Huge f arm- l i ke r eaper s are harvest i ng t he cr op.

MORPHEUS

Al l t hey needed t o cont r ol t hi snew bat t ery was somet hi ng t ooccupy our mi nd.

We see i nsi de a cl ear t ubul ar husk. Fl oat i ng i n vi scousf l ui d, t her e i s a human f et us; i t s sof t skul l al r eadygr owi ng around t he br ai n- j ack.

MORPHEUSAnd so they bui l t a pr i son out ofour past , wi r ed i t t o our br ai nsand t ur ned us i nt o sl aves.

We PULL BACK t o f i nd t he i mage i s now on t he t el evi si onand we ar e agai n i nsi de the whi t e space of t he Const r uct .

NEONo! I don' t bel i eve i t ! I t ' s notpossi bl e!

MORPHEUSI di dn' t say that i t woul d beeasy, Neo. I j ust sai d t hat i twoul d be the t r ut h.

The r oom wi t hout wal l s begi ns t o spi n.

NEO


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St op! Let me out ! I want out!

I NT. MAI N DECK

Hi s eyes snap open and he t hr ashes agai nst t he chai r ,t r yi ng t o r i p t he cabl e f r om t he back of hi s neck.

NEOGet t hi s t hi ng out of me!

TRI NI TYEasy, Neo. Easy.

Dozer hol ds hi m whi l e Tr i ni t y unl ocks i t . Once i t ' s out ,he t ear s away f r om t hem, f al l i ng as he t r i ps f r ee of t hehar ness.

NEODon' t t ouch me! Get away f r om me!

On hi s hands and knees, he r eel s as t he wor l d spi ns.Sweat pour s of f hi m as a pr essur e bui l ds i nsi de hi s skul las i f hi s br i an had been put i nt o a cent r i f uge.

CYPHERHe' s goi ng to pop!

Vomi t i ng vi ol ent l y, Neo pi t ches f or war d and bl acks out .

I NT. NEO' S ROOM

He bl i nks, r egai ni ng consci ousness. The r oom i s dar k.Neo i s st r etched out on hi s bed.

NEOI can' t go back, can I ?

Morpheus si t t i ng l i ke a shadow on a chai r i n t he f arcorner.

MORPHEUSNo. But i f you coul d, woul d your eal l y want t o?

Neo i sn' t sur e of t hat answer .

MORPHEUSI f eel t hat I owe you an apol ogy.Ther e i s a r ul e t hat we do notf r ee a mi nd once i t r eaches acer t ai n age. I t i s danger ous.They have t r oubl e l et t i ng go. .Thei r mi nd t urns agai nst t hem.I ' ve seen i t happen. I br oke t her ul e because I had t o.

He st ar es i nt o t he darkness, conf essi ng as much to

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MORPHEUSWhen the Mat r i x was f i r st bui l tt her e was a man bor n i nsi de t hathad t he abi l i t y t o change what hewant ed, t o remake t he Mat r i x as hesaw f i t . I t was t hi s man t hatf r eed t he f i r st of us and t aughtus t he secr et of t he war ; cont r olt he Matr i x and you cont r ol t hef ut ur e.

He pauses.

MORPHEUSWhen he di ed, t he Or acl e at t het empl e of Zi on pr ophesi ed hi sr eturn and envi si oned an end t ot he war and f r eedom f or ourpeopl e. That i s why t her e ar et hose of us t hat have spent ourent i r e l i ves sear chi ng t he Mat r i x,l ooki ng f or hi m.

Neo can f eel hi s eyes on hi m.

MORPHEUSI di d what I di d, because Ibel i eve we have been brought her ef or a r eason, Neo. You are her et o ser ve a pur pose, j ust as I amher e t o serve mi ne.

NEO

I t ol d you I don' t bel i eve i nf at e.

Morpheus smi l es, l eani ng t owards hi n.

MORPHEUSBut I do, Neo. I do.

He st ands up.

MORPHEUSGet some r est . You' r e goi ng t oneed i t .

NEOFor what ?

MORPHEUSYour t r ai ni ng.

I NT. HOVERCRAFT

Ther e i s no mor ni ng; t here i s onl y darkness and t hen t hef l uorescent l i ght st i cks f l i cker on.


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I NT. NEO' S ROOM

Neo i s awake i n hi s bed, st ar i ng up at t he l i ght s. Thedoor opens and TA. NK st eps i nsi de.

TANKMorni ng. Di d you sl eep?

NEONo.

TANKYou wi l l t oni ght . I guar antee i t .I ' m Tank. I ' l l be your oper at or .

He of f ers hi s hand and Neo shakes i t . He not i ces t hatTank doesn' t have any j acks.

NEOYou don' t have. . .

TANKAny hol es? Nope. Me and mybrother Dozer , we ar e 100 percentpure, ol d f ashi oned, home- grownhuman. Born f r ee. Ri ght her e i nt he r eal wor l d. Genui ne chi l d ofZi on.

NEOZi on?

TANK

Zi on i s t he pl ace, man. You' l lsee i t one day. Last human ci t y.Al l we got l ef t .

Tank smi l es.

TANKGoddamn, I got t o t el l you I ' mf ai r l y exci t ed t o see what you ar ecapabl e of . I mean i f Morpheus i sr i ght and al l . We' r e not supposedt o t al k. about any of t hat , but i fyou ar e, wel l t hen t hi s i s an

exci t i ng t i me. We got a l ot t o doso l et ' s get to i t .

I NT. MAI N DECK

Neo i s pl ugged i n, hangi ng i n one of t he suspensi onchai r s.

TANKWe' r e supposed t o l oad al l t heseoper at i ons pr ogr ams f i r st , butt hi s i s some maj or bor i ng shi t .

Why don' t we st ar t somet hi ng al i t t l e f un?


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Tank smi l es as he pl ops i nt o hi s operat or ' s chai r . Hebegi ns f l i ppi ng t hr ough a tal l car ousel l oaded wi t h mi crodi scs.

TANKHow about sor e combat t r ai ni ng?

Neo r eads t he l abel on t he di sk.

NEOJ i uj i t su? I ' m goi ng t o l earnj uj i t su?

Tank sl i des t he di sk i nt o Neo' s suppl ement dr i ve.

NEONo way.

Smi l i ng, Tank punches t he "l oad" code.

Hi s body j umps agai nst t he har ness as hi s eyes cl ampshut . The moni t or s ki ck wi l dl y as hi s hear t pounds,adr enal i ne sur ges, and hi s br ai n si zzl es.

An i nst ant l ater hi s eyes snap open.

NEOHol y shi t !

TANKHey, Mi key, he l i kes i t ! Readyf or more?

NEOHel l yes!

I NT. MAI N DECK - CLOSE ON COMPUTER MONI TOR - LATER

as gr ey pi xel s sl owl y f i l l a smal l , hal f - empt y box. I ti s a meter di spl ayi ng how much downl oad t i me i s l ef t .

The t i t l e bar r eads: "Combat Ser i es 10 of 12, " f i l ecat egor i es f l ashi ng beneat h i t : Savat e, J uj i t su, Ken Po,Dr unken Boxi ng. . .

Morpheus wal ks i n.

MORPHEUSHow i s he?

Tank l ooks at hi s wat ch, r ubs hi s eyes.

TANKTen hour s st r ai ght . He' s amachi ne.

Neo' s body spasms and r el axes as hi s eyes open, breat h

hi ssi ng f r om hi s l i ps. He l ooks l i ke he j ust or gasmed.


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He l ocks at Morpheus.

NEOThi s i s i ncr edi bl e. I know KungFu.

Mor pheus si t s i n t he dr i ve chai r next t o hi n. He nods t oTank.

MORPHEUSShow me.

I NT. DOJ O

They ar e st andi ng i n a ver y sparse j apanese- st yl e doj o.

MORPHEUSThi s i s a spar r i ng program,si mi l ar t o t he pr ogr ammed r eal i t yof t he Mat r i x. Consi der t hi s yourf i rs t l esson.

He assumes a f i ght i ng st ance.

MORPHEUSAt t ack me.

Neo assumes a si mi l ar st ance, caut i ousl y ci r cl i ng unt i lhe gi ves a shor t cr y and l aunches a f ur i ous at t ack.

I t i s l i ke a J acki e Chan movi e at hi gh speed, f i st s andf eet st r i ki ng f r om ever y angl e as Neo pr esses hi s at t ack

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But each and every bl ow i s bl ocked by ef f ort l ess speed.

I NT. MAI N DECK

Whi l e thei r mi nds bat t l e i n the pr ogr ammed real i t y, t het wo bodi es appear qui t e ser ene, suspended i n t he dri vechai r s.

Tank moni t or s t hei r l i f e syst ems not i ci ng t hat Neo i swi l dl y and chaot i cal l y l i t up as opposed t o t he sl ow and

st eady r hyt hm of Morpheus.

I NT. MESS HALL

Di nner i s up. Ever yone i s eat i ng bowl s of si ngl e- cel lpr ot ei n. I t has a cot t age cheese consi st ency.

MOUSE burst s i n t he room.

MOUSEMorpheus i s f i ght i ng Neo!

Al l at once t hey bol t f or t he door .


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I NT. DOJ O

Neo' s f ace i s knot t ed, t eet h cl enched, as he hur l shi msel f at Morpheus.

MORPHEUSGood. Adapt i on. I mpr ovi sat i on.But your weakness i sn' t yourt echni que.

Morpheus at t acks hi m and i t i s l i ke nothi ng we have seen.Hi s f eet and f i st s ar e ever ywher e t aki ng Neo apart . Forever y bl ow Neo bl ocks, f i ve mor e hi t t hei r mar ks unt i l - -

Neo f al l s.

Pant i ng, on hi s hands and knees, bl ood spi t s f r or , hi smout h speckl i ng t he whi t e f l oor of t he Doj o.

MORPHEUSHow di d I beat you?

NEOYou - - You' r e t oo f ast .

MORPHEUSDo you t hi nk my bei ng f ast er ,st r onger has anythi ng t o do wi t hmy muscl es i n t hi s pl ace?

Neo i s f r ust r at ed, st i l l unabl e t o cat ch hi s br eat h.

MORPHEUSDo you bel i eve t hat ' s ai r you ar ebreat hi ng now?

Neo squi nts at hi m.

MORPHEUSI f you can f r ee your mi nd, t hebody wi l l f ol l ow.

Neo st ands, noddi ng.

MORPHEUS

Agai n.

Thei r f i st s f l y wi t h pneumat i c speed.

I NT. MAI N DECK

Ever yone i s gat hered behi nd Tank, watchi ng the f i ght ,l i ke wat chi ng a game of Mor t al Combat .

CABLEJ eezus Keer i st ! That boy i s f ast !

MOUSEYou ever seen anyone t hat f ast


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t hat soon, Tank?

TANKNever .

APOCMor pheus i s r i ght . He' s got t o bet he one.

I NT. DOJ O

The speed of t he bl ows r i ses l i ke a drum sol o t hat seemsi mpossi bl e t o sust ai n. Neo' s f ace sheds i t s mask of cal mwi t h a scr eam.

He wants t o beat Mor pheus bad.

Fi nal l y a si ngl e bl ow cat ches Morpheus on t he si de of t hehead, knocki ng hi s gl asses of f .

I NT. MAI N DECK

Ther e ar e several gasps.

MOUSEI don' t bel i eve i t !

I NT. DOJ O

Morpheus r ubs hi s f ace.

MORPHEUSYou ar e angr y wi t h me.

Neo pant s.

NEOI , uh. . . maybe.

MORPHEUSI t ' s al l r i ght . I t ' s nat ur al .

NEO

I f eel bet t er .

MORPHEUSGood, good. Anger i s a gi f t , Neo,but i t ' s a heavy one.

Morpheus smi l es.

MORPHEUSTank, l oad t he j ump program.

Neo st r ai ghtens as t he doj o DI SSOLVES away l i ke a cur t ai nl i f t i ng, l eavi ng the t wo men now st andi ng on a bui l di ng

r oof t op i n a ci t y skyl i ne.


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MORPHEUSYou have t o l earn t o l et go oft hat anger . You must l et go ofever ythi ng.

A WI ND HOWLS, whi ppi ng Morpheus' l ong coat t o t he si de.

MORPHEUSYou must empt y yoursel f t o f r eeyour mi nd.

Morpheus spi ns, r unni ng har d at t he edge of t he r oof t op.And j umps. He sai l s through t he ai r , hi s coat bi l l owi ngout behi nd hi m l i ke a cape - -

Somersaul t s once and l ands on the r oof t op across t hestreet.

NEOShi t .

Neo l ooks down at t he st r eet t went y f l oors bel ow, t hen atMorpheus an i mpossi bl e f i f t y f eet away.

NEOOki e doki e.

He t akes a deep breath.

NEOYeah. Fr ee my mi nd. Ri ght . Noprobl em.

He concent r ates. Runs.

I NT. MAI N DECK

They ar e t r ansf i xed.

CABLEHe' s gonna make i t .

APOCNo way. Not possi bl e.

MOUSENo one' s ever made t hei r f i r stj ump.

SWI TCHWhat i f he does?

APOCHe won' t .

TANKI t ' s never been done.

Tr i ni t y st ar es at t he scr een, her f i st s cl enchi ng as shewhi sper s.


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TRI NI TY

Come on.

EXT. ROOFTOP

Summoni ng ever y ounce of st r engt h i n hi s l egs, Neol aunches hi msel f i nt o t he ai r i n a si ngl e mani acal shr i ek- -

But comes up dr ast i cal l y shor t .

Hi s eyes wi den as he pl ummets. St or i es f l y by, t hegr ound r ushi ng up at hi m, but as he hi t s - -

The ground gi ves way, st r et chi np l i ke a t r apeze net .

He bounces and f l i ps, sl owl y comi ng t o a r est , f l at onhi s back.

He l aughs, a bi t unsur e, wi pi ng the wi nd- bl own tear s f r omhi s f ace.

Mor pheus exi t s t he bui l di ng and hel ps hi m t o hi s f eet .

MORPHEUSEver yone f al l s t he f i r st t i me.

Neo nods qui et l y.

MORPHEUSI f you never know f ai l ur e, how can

you know success?

I NT. MAI N DECK

They break up.

MOUSEWhat does i t mean?

CABLEI t doesn' t mean anyt hi ng.

CYPHEREver yone f al l s , r i ght , Tr i ni t y?

But Tr i ni t y has l ef t .

Neo' s eyes open as Tank eases the pl ug out . He t r i es t omove and gr oans, cr adl i ng hi s r i bs.

Whi l e Tank hel ps Morpheus, Neo spi t s bl ood i nt o hi s hand.

NEOI t hought i t wasn' t r eal .

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NEOI f you ar e ki l l ed i n t he Mat r i x,you di e her e?

MORPHEUSThe body cannot l i ve wi t hout t hemi nd.

I NT. NEO' S ROOM

Tr i ni t y enter s f r om t he hal l , car r yi ng a t r y of f ood.

TRI NI TYNeo, I saved you some di nner - -

She sees hi m passed out on t he bed. She set s t he t r aydown and pul l s t he bl anket over hi m.

She pauses, her f ace cl ose t o hi s, t hen i nhal es l i ght l y,br eat hi ng i n t he scent of hi m, bef or e sl owl y pul l i ng away.

I t seems t he moment she cl oses t he door , he wakes wi t h ast ar t , unsure of wher e he i s. Af t er a moment , he getsout of bed.

I NT. HALL

The shi p i s qui et and dark. Everyone i s asl eep.

I NT. MAI N DECK

The cor e gl ows wi t h moni t or l i ght . Cypher i s i n t heoperator ' s chai r as Neo cones up behi nd hi m.

CYPHERWhoa! Shi t , Neo, you scar ed t hebej eezus out of ne.

NEOSor r y.

CYPHERNo, i t ' s al l r i ght .


CYPHERMi dni ght watch.

Neo' s eyes l i ght up as he st eps cl oser t o t he scr eenst hat seem al i ve wi t h a const ant f l ow of dat a.

NEOI s t hat . . . ?

CYPHERThe Mat r i x? Yeah.


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The moni t or s ar e packed wi t h bi zar r e codes and equat i ons.

CYPHERYou want a dr i nk?

He pour s Neo a dr i nk f r om a l ar ge pl ast i c j ug.

CYPHERI ' l l t el l you, I f eel f or you,man. I r eal l y do. Most of uswer e st i l l young, j ust punks, whenMorpheus j acked us. But you, youhad a r eal l i f e.

Neo t akes a si p and i t al most ki l l s hi m. Cypher poundson hi s back.

CYPHERGood shi t , huh? Dozer makes i t .I t ' s good f or t wo t hi ngs:degr easi ng engi nes and ki l l i ngbr ai n cel l s .

Red- f aced, Neo f i nal l y st ops coughi ng.

CYPHERDi d he tel l you why he di d i t ?

Neo nods.

CYPHER,I ' l l be t he di dn' t t el l you t hat

t hi s wasn' t t he f i r st t i me het hought he f ound the One.

Neo shakes hi s head as Cypher f i l l s hi s cup and l aughs.

CYPHERLet me gi ve you a pi ece of advi ce.Bet ween you and me, i f Mor pheussays you can f l y, I woul dn' t goj umpi ng out any wi ndows t o f i ndout i f he' s r i ght . Under st and?

Cypher r ai ses hi s dr i nk. Neo swal l ows another t hr oat -

scorchi ng mout hf ul .

CYPHERWel come to t he r eal wor l d!

I NT. RESTAURANT ( MATRI X) - NI GHT

CHAMBER MUSI C and the ambi ance of weal t h soak t he room aswe watch a ser r ated kni f e saw t hrough a t hi ck, gor geousst eak.

CYPHER

That ' s what he sai d t o me ni neyear s ago.


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The meat i s so perf ect , char r ed on t he out si de, oozi ngr ed j ui ce f r om t he i nsi de, t hat i t coul d be a dr eam.

CYPHERThe r eal wor l d. Ha, what a j oke.

We recogni ze the gr at i ng voi ce, t he i nsi di ous l augh.

CYPHERYou know what r eal i s? I ' l l t el lyou what r eal i s.

A f ork st abs t he cube of meat and we FOLLOW i t UP TO t hef ace of Cypher .

CYPHERReal i s j ust anot her f our - l et t erwor d.

He l aughs, shovi ng t he st eak i nt o hi s mout h.

The r est aurant i s l ocat ed on t he t op f l oor of a Chi cagoskyscr aper wher e the vi ew i s breat htaki ng and t he menuhas no pr i ces.

Si t t i ng acr oss f r om Cypher i s Agent Smi t h.

AGENT SMI THDo we have a deal , Mr . Reagan?

Cypher chews t he st eak l oudl y, smacki ng i t bet ween hi st eet h.

CYPHERMmm, so, so f ucki ng good.

Smi t h watches hi m shovel another hunk of meat i nto hi smout h.

CYPHERYou know, I know t hat t hi s st eakdoesn' t exi st . I know when I puti t i n my mout h, t he Mat r i x i st el l i ng my br ai n t hat i t i s j ui cyand del i ci ous. Af t er ni ne year s,

do you know what I ' ve r eal i zed?

Pausi ng, he exami nes t he meat skewered on hi s f ork. Hepops i t i n, eyes r ol l i ng up, savor i ng t he t ender beefmel t i ng i n hi s mout h.

CYPHERI gnor ance i s bl i ss.

AGENT SMI THThen we have a deal ?

CYPHER

I don' t want t o remember not hi ng.Nothi ng! You under st and? And I


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want t o be r i ch. Someonei mpor t ant . Li ke an act or . Youcan do t hat , r i ght ?

AGENT SMI THWhatever you want , Mr . Reagan.

Cypher t akes a deep dr i nk of wi ne.

CYPHERAl l r i ght . You get my body backi n a power pl ant , r ei nser t me i nt ot he Mat r i x and I ' l l get you whatyou want .

AGENT SMI THAccess codes t o Zi on.

CYPHERI t ol d you, I don' t know t hem.But I can gi ve you the man whodoes.

AGENT SMI THMor pheus.

I NT. MAI N DECK

Sweat dappl es hi s l i p as Neo snaps out of t he const r uctcoma.

NEO

J eez, I was wonder i ng about t hat .

TANKWhat ?

NEOWhy I was bal d here but not i n theMat r i x.

TANKR. S. I .

NEO

Resi dual sel f i mage.

TANKGood. Now what ' s t hi s?

He poi nts t o one of Neo' s moni t ors.

NEOLi f e syst ems moni t or , gl ucosel evel s .

TANKWhat ' s t hat?

NEO


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Mai n power suppl y t o the core.

He f ol l ows Tank t o t he oper at or ' s st at i on wher e he poi nt st o a r ed key- swi t ch.

TANKHow about t hi s?

NEOMai nf r ame sel f - dest r uct . Uses al lr emai ni ng power t o generate an. . .E. M. P?

TANKEl ect r omagnet i c pul se. Our bestweapon agai nst t he machi nes. Thepr obl em i s i f someone i s st i l l i nt he Mat r i x when that t hi ng goesof f , t hey' r e not comi ng back.

Neo nods as Mor pheus comes up behi nd t hem.

MORPHEUSHow' s he doi ng?

TANKWe j ust f i ni shed t he oper at i onprogr ams and he' s showi ng greatr et ent i on.

MORPHEUSGood. I want ever yone al ert ed t o12- hour st and- by. We' r e goi ng i n.

Neo, i t ' s t i me f or you t o know whyyou' r e her e.

Mor pheus wal ks away.

NEOWhat ' s he tal ki ng about ?

TANKHe' s t aki ng you i nt o t he Mat r i x t osee her .

NEO

See who?

TANKThe Or acl e.

Neo l ooks down at t he moni t or t eemi ng wi t h Mat r i x datat hat seems t o coal esce, equat i ons gi vi ng way t o i mages asa METAL SCREAM RI SES BECOMI NG - -

EXT. CHI CAGO ( MATRI X) - DAY

An El t r ai n.


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I NT. HOTEL LAFAYETTE ( MATRI X) - DAY

The r oom i s empt y, heavy cur t ai ns cover i ng wi ndows. I tl ooks as i f i t hasn' t been t ouched i n year s. I n t hebedr oom wi t h the cr acked oval mi r r or an ol d bl ack PHONEbegi ns t o RI NG.

I n t he mi r r or , we f i r st gl i mpse t hem and as we keepTURNI NG, t he r oom f i l l s wi t h equi pment and t he t eam.

Mor pheus answer s t he phone.

MORPHEUSWe' r e i n.

He hangs up.

MORPHEUSMouse and Cabl e hol d the exi t .Let ' s go.

I NT. STAI RWELL ( MATRI X) - DAY

Neo f ol l ows t he other s down t he st ai r wel l t hat wi ndsar ound an ant i que el evator shaf t .

NEODi d you have to do thi s?

TRI NI TYYeah.

NEOWhat di d she t el l you?

TRI NI TYLot s of t hi ngs.

NEOAny of t hem t r ue?

Tr i ni t y l ooks at hi m, t hen l ooks away.

TRI NI TYSome of t hem.

GI ZMOWer e t hey good or bad?

TRI NI TYTher e' s no poi nt i n wor r yl ng.What ever i s goi ng t o happen i sgoi ng t o happen.

They cr oss t he ol d l obby. Swi t ch and Apoc st op at t hedoor s.

MORPHEUS

We shoul d be back i n an hour .


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EXT. HOTEL LAFAYETTE ( MATRI X) - DAY

Neo squi nt s i nt o t he sun t hat seems unnatur al l y br i ght .He i s t he onl y one wi t hout sungl asses.

MORPHEUSDo you now under st and what i tmeans when we say, i f you' r e notone of us, you' r e one of t hem?

NEOThe agent s. They' r e sent i entpr ograms. They can commandeer anysof t ware har dwi r ed t o themai nf r ame.

MORPHEUSAnyone that i s st i l l i n a powerpl ant . That i s why we t r y t o bei nvi si bl e i n t he Mat r i x.

NEOThe best hacki ng i s al wayst r acel ess.

Cypher and Tr i ni t y move away f r om t hem, secur i ng t heper i meter . As Cypher passes a gar bage can, hesur r ept i t i ousl y dr ops somet hi ng i nsi de.

I t i s a cel l ul ar phone and we watch t he bl ue di spl ay ast he LI NE CONNECTS.

An ear l y 1970s, bl ack Li ncol n Cont i nent al emer ges f r om acorr ugated r ol l - up garage. Morpheus and Neo get i n.

I NT. LI NCOLN CONTI NENTAL ( MATRI X) - DAY

An enormous man i s wai t i ng f or t hem. A wad of chewi ngt obacco bul ges hi s cheek. He spi t s i nt o a Coke can.

MOJ OMorpheus, been a l ong t i me comi ng.

MORPHEUS

You' r e l ooki ng wel l , Moj o.

Moj o coughs a br own, canker ous l augh, j ui ce speckl i ng hi schi n and shi r t . He st ar es at Neo.

MOJ OYou br i ngi ng us ger i at r i cs now.Mor pheus?

He spi t s and l aughs agai n.

MOJ OGuess you ar e l ocki ng f or a

mi r acl e.


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EXT. BAR ( MATRI X) - DAY

The Cont i nent al pul l s up t o a bar i n t he ki nd ofnei ghbor hood wher e every corner has a pai r of eyes.

I NT. BAR ( MATRI X) - DAY

A l i ght l ess, l ower - cl ass bar . No one ent er s t hat i s notexpect ed.

The f r ont doors open i n a br i l l i ant burst of sunl i ght asMoj o l eads Morpheus and Neo i nsi de. Neo l ooks around,hi s eyes adj ust i ng to t he dar kness.

Moj o tal ks t o the bar t ender , t hen l ooks over .

MOJ OAl l r i ght , i t ' s cool . Go on back.

They weave t hei r way t o t he back of t he bar , t he STI CKYFLOOR SNAPPI NG under t hei r FEET.

A monol i t h of a man r i ses f r omhi s st ool as they wal k up.

REXYou' r e l at e.

He moves t o the si de, openi ng t he heavy i r on door behi ndhi m. They descend t he

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