In this episode, we know kung fu with the 1999 cyberpunk sci fi classic THE MATRIX.
After we all reminisce about our high school band experiences (10:23), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with how the movie kicks off with such a big bang (14:55). We debate about the fine balance between the movie’s slick action and grand philosophies (24:10), Shane wonders if Cypher was an incel (36:58), and Mike asks us all if we recognize AI as a real life form (44:30). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with how the rules of the matrix seemed wildly inconsistent throughout the movie (54.04). Pops complains about the pointlessness of the Oracle (56:17), Shane rips on Keanu’s reading of “Déjà vu” (1:01:10), and we all ruminate over Carrie-Anne Moss’s career post-Matrix (1:13:48).
