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I never understood that part about Matrix. They already had cellphones where they would discuss how to get to the nearest pay phone. Why not just use the cell p

I never understood that part about Matrix. They already had cellphones where they would discuss how to get to the nearest pay phone. Why not just use the cell phone to transmit ? Ah well, it wouldn't be as fun though especially that iconic scene where Trinity almost gets hit by a vehicle.

anon_123g987 4y ago
From an interview with the directors: Sinclair: Why were they only able to jack in through hard-lines, but still able to communicate over cell? WachowskiBros: Sinclair, good question! Mostly we felt that the amount of information that was being sent into the Matrix required a significant portal. Those portals, we felt, were better described with the hard lines rather than cell lines. We also felt that the rebels tried to be invisible when they hacked that’s why all the entrances and exits were sort of through decrepit and low traffic areas of the Matrix. The full interview: https://www.matrixfans.net/movies/the-matrix/wachowski-brothers-chat-transcript/ https://www.matrixfans.net/movies/the-matrix/wachowski-broth... More speculation by a fan about this: https://screenrant.com/matrix-phone-hard-line-enter-exit-explained/ https://screenrant.com/matrix-phone-hard-line-enter-exit-exp...