The Matrix director Lilly Wachowski has confirmed The Matrix is actually a story about the transgender experience. The revolutionary sci-fi film, released in 1999, spawned two sequels and has a third sequel in development.
It followed the adventures of Neo ( Keanu Reeves ) as he discovered the world he inhabited was not real and was a virtual construction, meaning his life was a lie.
The original trilogy was directed by Lilly and her sister Lana Wachowski before either of them came out as trans. Lana came out as trans in 2010, followed by Lilly in 2016.
Speaking in a new video for Netflix, Lilly said of the film's trans themes: "That was the original intention but the world wasn't quite ready." However, fans have already pointed out how the