What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

envoyofghosts asked: Sexism's obvs a part of the different reception, but I think a large part of the different receptions between The Matrix versus Jupiter Ascending is timeframe. Like, if Jupiter Ascending came out in 1999 and The Matrix came out in 2015 I think the critical/public reception would probably be reversed too

There was definitely a zeitgeist element to how The Matrix was received, and it was also revolutionary in terms of pioneering a lot of special effects we now take for granted. But I do think that sexism is definitely still a factor.

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