The Matrix co-creator Lilly Wachowski broke down why the landmark 1999 science fiction film is a trans allegory, and some new implications about what taking the red pill really means is certain to get under a few men's rights activists' skins.In a lengthy Twitter thread for Netflix Film, the streaming service broke down the film as a trans-narrative, where the company also shared the video of Wachowski speaking about the film.
Wachowski came out as trans in 2016, four years after her sister and co-director Lana Wachowski made her first public appearance as a trans woman.Vulture summed up The Matrix's narrative shortly in a 2019 analysis. "Neo has dysphoria.