a term describing a controlled environment or situation in which people act or behave in ways that conform to roles pre-determined by a powerful person(s) who decides how the world is supposed to function.
Living on or within a matrix may also be referred to as "on the grid", with greater flexibility and choice available to those who venture off-the-grid.
Living on or within a matrix may also be referred to as "on the grid", with greater flexibility and choice available to those who venture off-the-grid.
After years of living a boring life, working 9-to-5 on the East Coast matrix, he relocated to Portland, Oregon, where he traded his car for a bicycle and started earning a living with his acoustic guitar.
by D.S. Credito March 12, 2015
A religion jacked from a fictional action movie, and thrown into the world of infinite beliefs out of pity for the nerd-species of human-kind. Consists of the beleif that what we see, hear, smell, and feel are all part of a Matrix that is unreal. Otherise defined as:
gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
What Would Neo Do? Matrixism.
by CaTina October 31, 2007
In reference to being beyond backed-out, in which a person is so drunk, their body may be walking around but their mind is somewhere else aka in the matrix
by PatrickBateman87 June 21, 2010
n. A trio of movies that managed to glorify existentialism, promote free-thinking, stimulate the atrophied intellects of the masses, modernize science fiction, lionize computer programmers and revive Keanu Reeves' career all in one go. In short, a triumph.
The Matrix has (pwns?) you.
by redgyul September 21, 2004
A groundbreaking film released in 1999. Facing hard competition from Star Wars: Episode I, which opened the same season, it was a surprise hit, and a perfect combination of story and action/visual effects. The original film was somewhat devalued by the sub-par sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. Recently, all three films were released in a 10-disc box set.
Warner Home Video has just announced that, in addition to the 10-disc "Ultimate Matrix Collection", they will soon be releasing a "SuperDeluxe Ultimate Matrix Collection, consisting of 128 DVDs, which dissect every frame of all three films. Each film has 32 commentary tracks, from writers/directors Wachowski Brothers to James Mager, the catering assistant for the films. In addition, each disc will be hand-signed by Keanu Reeves and the Wachowski Brothers. The set will also include a life-sized Sentinel figure.
by Orpheus December 10, 2004
computer-generated dream world built to keep us under control in order to change a human being into a battery.
by ^___^ December 3, 2003
Budding religion being promoted by illiterate teenagers on the internet. Based around the movie The Matrix. Practicioners believe the real world is a hoax that's being pulled on us by robots, space aliens, or multinational corporations depeding on which one you ask. The key to open the door to perception is often thought to be acid, mushrooms, or some other drug. Because if the hippies taught us anything, they taught us that all the stuff you see on acid is real and makes perfect sense. Hey, good luck with that, guys.
There are several interesting parallels between the Matrix movies and the New Testament, however:
-In both cases, they start off with a somewhat reluctant Messiah figure who somehow transcends mortality before whizzing off into space (end of the first Matrix movie, Jesus' bodily assumption into heaven).
-Said Messiah figure says many interesting things, such as "Blessed are the meek" (New Testament), or "Whoa" (The Matrix).
-Both the Matrix movies and the New Testament start out well but eventually meander off into a disorganized pile of crap into which the authors threw every half-assed idea they could think of.
-Both end with a denouement that makes absolutely no sense and is completely unsatisfying.
Given the success of New Testament Christianity, Matrixism may well have what it takes to be a contender on the world's religious stage.
There are several interesting parallels between the Matrix movies and the New Testament, however:
-In both cases, they start off with a somewhat reluctant Messiah figure who somehow transcends mortality before whizzing off into space (end of the first Matrix movie, Jesus' bodily assumption into heaven).
-Said Messiah figure says many interesting things, such as "Blessed are the meek" (New Testament), or "Whoa" (The Matrix).
-Both the Matrix movies and the New Testament start out well but eventually meander off into a disorganized pile of crap into which the authors threw every half-assed idea they could think of.
-Both end with a denouement that makes absolutely no sense and is completely unsatisfying.
Given the success of New Testament Christianity, Matrixism may well have what it takes to be a contender on the world's religious stage.
"Hello, sir! May I come in and talk to you about how Neo and Matrixism have changed my life? No? Oh well, Oracle bless you anyway."
by Bevets' Mom January 29, 2006