The Matrix (1999) & Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine

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0:00 Intro

5:54 The Matrix

10:43 World Building

13:42 Pacing

15:42 Cinematography

19:49 So many genres!!!

22:28 Alec’s Hot Take: The Matrix is a better version of Kill Bill

25:13 Choice and belief

30:54 Exploitation and Oppression

31:53 Are themes less overt because Neo is white?

35:00 The Wachowskis are very progressive

39:37 Christian’s Notes

44:23 How does time work in the Matrix?

46:32 Cypher has point about Morpheus tricking them

49:32 Is the Oracle an homage to a griot?

52:52 Jeepers Creepers that thing’s real??!!

54:47 What does this movie say about female empowerment?

55:18 What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in The Matrix?

55:44 Trinity

58:16 Movie asking itself questions

1:00:36 How did Cypher become an informant?

1:03:17 Rage Against the Machine

1:08:54 Evil Empire

1:11:44 Tim Commerford is underrated

1:14:20 The Battle of Los Angeles is least underground

1:16:14 What if Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Rage?

1:16:33 Back to comparing Evil Empire to TBOLA

1:18:29 Alec calls Killing in the Name a “singalong”

1:19:46 TBOLA is a good entry point for casuals

1:21:35 Bulls on Parade is the goat

1:23:17 RATM’s musical goal

1:23:59 Can Rage’s rage come across in non-rock genres?

1:32:47 Evil Empire is about American hypocrisy

1:40:49 Why are Zack and Tom mad?

1:44:51 Not really offering solutions – just rage and information

1:46:39 Album cover

1:48:49 Break-up and reunion

1:50:23 Final thoughts