The Matrix Resurrections has received a not-so-surprising rating from the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America).
Fandom confirmed the film is rated R for "violence and some language," making it the latest entry in the franchise to earn that rating. The original Matrix movie was similarly rated R (for "sci-fi violence and brief language"), as were 2003's The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. In those cases, however, the films also earned their R-ratings for, respectively, "some sexuality" and "brief sexuality," including the somewhat infamous Zion rave/dance party sequence from Reloaded.
The Matrix co-creator Lana Wachowski is co-writing and directing The Matrix Resurrections without her sibling Lilly Wachowski, making it the first movie in the series the pair didn't helm together. Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss are also reprising their roles from the original Matrix trilogy as Neo and Trinity, which raises a number of questions -- seeing as both characters died in The Matrix Revolutions.
Lana Wachowski explained her decision to resurrect Neo and Trinity during a panel at the International Literature Festival Berlin. "My dad died, then this friend died, then my mom died. I didn't really know how to process that kind of grief. I hadn't experienced it that closely... You know their lives are going to end and yet it was still really hard," she said. "My brain has always reached into my imagination and one night, I was crying and I couldn't sleep, and my brain exploded this whole story. And I couldn't have my mom and dad, yet suddenly I had Neo and Trinity, arguably the two most important characters in my life," Wachowski added, describing it as an "immediately comforting" feeling.
Much like Wachowski's comments, the trailer and synopsis for The Matrix Resurrections paint a vague picture of the film's actual plot. The latter reads: "In a world of two realities -- everyday life and what lies behind it -- Thomas Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. Choice, while an illusion, is still the only way in or out of the Matrix, which is stronger, more secure, and more dangerous than ever before."
The Matrix Resurrections premieres in theaters and on HBO Max Dec. 22.
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