The Matrix, a sci-fi and rather futuristic movie for the time, was directed by the Wachowski sisters. It first appeared in theaters in 1999. The film, which featured a hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves), plunges into an alternate reality, a parallel world full of struggles and situations unknown to most people. He takes us on a whole adventure only to discover that everything he once believed to be real was anything but.
More than 2 decades after its premiere, Bright Side wants to take a look back at the lives of the film’s protagonists and the physical changes they’ve undergone. So we made an entire article showing the before and after of some of these beloved actors.
1. Keanu Reeves, Neo
The actor that has broken the Internet more than once was tasked with bringing Neo, the main character of the movie, to the big screen. In the movie, he is a young computer scientist who makes ends meet as a hacker in his spare time. His life turns on a dime when he discovers new truths and a whole new dimension of reality that he wants and needs to delve into. Reeves’ career hasn’t slowed down since and he has continued to be on the rise. He has achieved great recognition for his performances and has starred in many blockbusters, such as the John Wick saga and Siberia. He will soon be seen again as Neo in the fourth installment of the Matrix saga whose release date was announced to be in December 2021.
2. Carrie-Anne Moss, Trinity
Canadian actress Carrie-Anne Moss played Trinity, another hacker, like Neo, who realizes she’s actually living inside the simulation called the Matrix and decides to get out of it to join the fight against the machines that have enslaved humans. Carrie-Anne Moss has not stopped her acting career, though she hasn’t become nearly as popular as Reeves. Moss has taken part in several movies, such as Pompeii and The Bye Bye Man, as well as in TV series, such as Jessica Jones.
