The Matrix

Trinity: Right now, all I can tell you is that you’re in danger. I brought you here to warn you. Neo: Of what? Trinity: They’re watching you, Neo. Neo: Who is? Trinity: [Embraces him and leans close] Please just listen. [Speaking in his ear] I know why you’re here, Neo. I know what you’ve been doing. I know why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night you sit at your computer. You’re looking for him. I know, because I was once looking for the same thing. And when he found me, he told me I wasn’t really looking for him. I was looking for an answer. It’s the question that drives us, Neo. It’s the question that brought you here. You know the question just as I did. Neo: What is the Matrix? Trinity: The answer is out there, Neo. It’s looking for you. And it will find you, if you want it to.

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Agent Smith: [Produces folder and opens it] As you can see, we've had our eye on you for some time now, Mr. Anderson. It seems that you've been living two lives. In one life, you're Thomas A. Anderson, program writer for a respectable software company. You have a Social Security number, you pay your taxes, and you... help your landlady carry out her garbage. The other life is lived in computers, where you go by the hacker alias "Neo" and are guilty of virtually every computer crime we have a law for. One of these lives has a future, and one of them does not. We know that you've been contacted by a certain individual, a man who calls himself Morpheus. Now, whatever you think you know about this man is irrelevant. He is considered by many authorities to be the most dangerous man alive. My colleagues believe that I am wasting my time with you, but I believe that you wish to do the right thing. We're willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start, and all that we're asking in retu

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Morpheus: This line is tapped, so I must be brief. They got to you first, but they’ve underestimated how important you are. If they knew what I know, you’d probably be dead. Neo: What are you talking about. What... what is happening to me? Morpheus: You are The One, Neo. You see, you may have spent the last few years looking for me, but I’ve spent my entire life looking for you. Now, do you still want to meet? Neo: Yes.

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Trinity: This is it. Let me give you one piece of advice. Be honest. He knows more than you can imagine. Morpheus: At last. Welcome, Neo. As you no doubt have guessed, I am Morpheus. Neo: [Extends hand for handshake] It’s an honor to meet you. Morpheus: No, the honor is mine. Please, come. Sit. [They sit in armchairs facing each other] I imagine that right now you’re feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole, hmm? Neo: You could say that. Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo? Neo: No. Morpheus: Why not? Neo: Because I don’t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life. Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with this world. You

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Morpheus: Welcome to the real world... We’ve done it, Trinity. We’ve found him. Trinity: I hope you’re right. Morpheus: I don’t have to hope. I know it. Neo: Am I dead? Morpheus: Far from it. Dozer: He still needs a lot of work. Neo: What are you doing? Morpheus: Your muscles have atrophied; we’re rebuilding them. Neo: Why do my eyes hurt? Morpheus: You’ve never used them before. [Puts hand on Neo's head] Rest, Neo. The answers are coming.

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Neo: Morpheus, what’s happened to me? What is this place? Morpheus: More important than ‘What?’ is ‘When?’ Neo: When? Morpheus: You believe it’s the year 1999 when in fact it’s closer to 2199. I can’t tell you exactly what year it is, because we honestly don’t know. There’s nothing I can say that will explain it for you, Neo. Come with me. See for yourself. [Walking through the hacking floor] This is my ship, the Nebuchadnezzar; it’s a hovercraft. This is the main deck. This is the core, where we broadcast our pirate signal and hack into the Matrix. Most of my crew you already know. This is Apoc, Switch, and Cypher. Cypher: Hi. Morpheus: The ones you don’t know: Tank and his big brother, Dozer. The little one behind you is Mouse. [Puts hands on Neo's shoulders] You wanted to know what the Matrix is, Neo? [Motions head to her] Trinity? [To Neo in plug-in chair] Try to relax. This will feel a little weird. [Slips in head plug and Neo becomes sentient in the construct] This is the constru

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