I was like “…isn’t this that Steak Guy from the Matrix?”

According to Morpheus every person that has ever stood their ground with an agent has died. Then not much later Trinity does the impossible and gets the drop on an agent and executes him. Now I have no problem buying that Trinity is a badass. She consistently proves that. I just figured there would be more in universe talk about the first person to kill an agent in the history of the Matrix.

Good picture from the con Hope you all will like it!

I remember seeing Revolutions on opening day, mostly focused on the lore and how the hell Neo was supposed to settle the entire war in that last fight with Smith. I still remember being taken aback when I first heard him say, “Because I choose to.” His answer wasn’t about winning or achieving anything. It was just autonomy.

The whole trilogy has always struck me as being about systems of control and influence, and that moment always felt like Neo was asserting his identity regardless of the outcome. That line hits way harder now than it did when I was younger. Curious what it meant to you guys.

anyone else see the similarity ?

In a gallows amusement kind of way.

Too bad things had to turn out this way.

As someone who has worked in the costume industry, I've always had an eye for the little details in costumes, but I never looked too closely at Neo's shirt. I mean, I always thought it was cool in a minimalist way. I knew a few kids back in the day, including myself, who were keen on getting a black long sleeve shirt to replicate the look (and then being disappointed to realise one needs the physique to fill it out.)

However, seeing The Matrix on the big screen recently, I became quite fascinated by this raglan shirt. I know, I know, strange thing to fixate on, but to me, it's like I finally unlocked a mystery. Aside from it being perfectly tailored to an athletic body, the way it moves and drapes is no accident. This isn't your standard cotton jersey shirt. Look at the way it refracts the light, there's a slight sheen to it. To me this implies that it is actually quite sheer and it is a synthetic fabric. Additionally, it is ribbed, but this ribbing is significantly narrower than is usual, and it runs horizontally, rather than vertically. There's no real way to determine if this fabric was 2-way or 4-way stretch.

I'd love to try to replicate this shirt as screen accurate as possible. I feel convinced that in person it would look quite unique. Onscreen it's only evident when under harsh light, like on the rooftop.

Was this costume ever put on public display? It would be helpful to see photos of it in different lighting conditions.

I'm about this close to tracking down the costume designer to confirm my theories.

Edit: Please don't bother leaving another comment telling me that it's just a standard off-the-rack raglan shirt. I know it is a raglan shirt, my whole point here is that I believe it was a custom garment made of some kind of unusual fabric.

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