Audiences had never seen anything like The Matrix before when it first hit theaters in 1999, and while the Wachowskis had drawn their inspiration from all corners of culture and theology, they put a unique twist on some familiar tropes to deliver one of the most influential blockbusters ever made, loaded with jaw-dropping action and cutting-edge visual effects.
Even by the time back-to-back sequels Reloaded and Revolutions arrived in 2003, we’d already witnessed a thousand pale imitators that had seen the groundbreaking elements of the first installment reduced to parody, with bullet-time an almost ubiquitous presence in the action genre, while the overwhelming majority of characters sported the leather and sunglasses combination that had made Neo, Trinity and Morpheus look so effortlessly cool.
The decision to have all of the major players in The Matrix wear shades was largely believed to be little more than an aesthetic one, but a new fan theory now offers a solid explanation as to why. According to the theory, those that wear sunglasses are aware that they’re in a simulation of the real world, which differentiates them from those who remain oblivious.
When Morpheus and Neo first meet, the latter is still blind to the truth despite his eyes being uncovered, and it can’t be a coincidence that the red and blue pills are reflected in the lenses of Morpheus’ shades when John Anderson makes the decision that changes his life. Villains like Agent Smith and The Twins also wear sunglasses, with the theory speculating that this is done to deliberately dehumanize them.
Not only that but The Architect , The Merovingian and The Oracle, three figures who have been around for a very long time, don’t feel the need for fashionable eye-wear, which hints that they know much more about the purpose and history of The Matrix than everyone else, and the story makes it patently clear that they do. The Wachowskis have always been known for their lofty ideas and hidden themes, and you can’t rule it out that something as minor as a pair of sunglasses was deliberately designed to have a bearing on the world they’d created.
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