Guns. Lots of guns.
Thanks to Lucozade Energy, we’re counting down our favourite action film scenes, and the first installment needs no introduction (but we’ll give you one anyway…)
In 1999, a certain sci-fi action film came along that completely blew people’s teeny-tiny little minds and revolutionised the entire special effects industry in Hollywood.
No, not Angela’s Ashes you silly billy.
It was, of course, The Matrix.
The Matrix starred Keanu Reeves as the futuristic hero; the man who leads a double life as mild-mannered computer programmer Thomas Anderson and the hacker known as Neo. Directed by the Wachowski Brothers (or the Wachowski siblings as they’re now known – Larry had a change of heart, or a change of something at least, and is now Ms. Lana Wachowski), The Matrix has left a legacy that is still apparent in film today.
Whether it’s parodies of its distinctive use of bullet time slow-motion and spinning cameras in films like Shrek and Scary Movie, or whether it’s influencing the content and look of modern day blockbusters like Inception and Wanted, The Matrix has sealed its place in cinematic history.
Right from the moment the film ended and everyone left, nodding sagely, stroking their chins thoughtfully and pretending that they’d understood the last 136 minutes of The Matrix, you knew you’d just witnessed something special. Plus it gave you the opportunity to say fancy, impressive things like “yeah, I felt that that really reminded me of Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation.”
Sure it did buddy, sure it did.
And then of course there’s the lobby scene, one of the greatest ever shootouts seen on the big screen, complete with kick-ass rock soundtrack provided by the Propellerheads.
To get ready for an attack scene like that, however, you’re going to need to prepare properly. What we need are guns. Lots of guns…
From the moment those black boots step through the lobby door, you just know that sh*t’s about to get real… in a fake world kind of way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2uYtSJh-Y
And the brilliant behind-the-scenes making of…
Yes, obviously we all thought we looked cool in school the next day in our new Doc Marten boots, oversized sunglasses only the Viper could get away with and a huge leather jacket that 14 cows died to make.
Sorry cows.
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