I chose to do my critical essay on the cultural impacting film the matrix, that was released march 31st, 1999. The matrix was a huge blockbuster that made
I chose to do my critical essay on the cultural impacting film the matrix, that was released march 31st, 1999. The matrix was a huge blockbuster that made 171,479,930 dollars in the box office. The matrix was a huge cultural impact from the ways the movie was filmed to the outfits that they wore. The attire. the matrix is known for a lot of things but one of the biggest draws has got to be the wardrobe. If you’re not aware of the matrix or what it is, its about Neo (Keanu Reeves) who is a computer hacker that gets contacted by Trinity (Carrie Anne Moss) to join her team in the matrix to
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So now that you know a little more about the film, I can tell you more about this influential style. The Matrix cast was draped in long black trench coats and small sunglasses with all black frames so you couldn’t see the eyes that person. Morpheus, the leader of them wore sunglasses that didn’t hold by his ear but clipped to his nose. They wore boots and skinny jeans and gave you a very gothic feel. Which is the neatest part of the story. The gothic style was not in in those days and it was very odd that they were casted in those outfits but once the movie came out it was unbelievable the impact that was made by the clothes. Everyone started wearing the clip on glasses and the long trench coats. They were going for the street tough look, when in reality they were just nerds, but you don’t see nerds as tough or mean. So with the trench coat and the bad guy style they could turn this movie into something far better than a bunch of nerds trying to solve the …show more content…
the matrix is known for a lot of things but one of the biggest draws has got to be the wardrobe. If you’re not aware of the matrix or what it is, its about Neo (Keanu Reeves) who is a computer hacker that gets contacted by Trinity (Carrie Anne Moss) to join her team in the matrix to fight for her team against brutally viscous secret intelligent agents. So now that you know a little more about the film, I can tell you more about this influential style. The Matrix cast was draped in long black trench coats and small sunglasses with all black frames so you couldn’t see the eyes that person. Morpheus, the leader of them wore sunglasses that didn’t hold by his ear but clipped to his nose. They wore boots and skinny jeans and gave you a very gothic feel. Which is the neatest part of the story. The gothic style was not in in those days and it was very odd that they were casted in those outfits but once the movie came out it was unbelievable the impact that was made by the clothes. Everyone started wearing the clip on glasses and the long trench coats. They were going for the street tough look, when in reality they were just nerds, but you don’t see nerds as tough or mean. So with the trench coat and the bad guy style they could turn this movie into something far better than a bunch of nerds trying to solve the mystery of the matrix. Now let’s talk about some of the reasons why the costume designer, Kim Barrett, choose to dress them how she did. Mrs. Barrett said that