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I saw The Matrix before the marketing campaign or anything. An almost-finished workprint was floating around on our campus residential network. All I knew was
by knodi123 3y ago
I saw The Matrix before the marketing campaign or anything. An almost-finished workprint was floating around on our campus residential network.
All I knew was that "matrix.avi" was the largest file I had ever seen, over 700 MB!!! I watched the first minute and figured out it was a movie, and promptly stopped it and called everyone I knew over to my dorm and had them bring popcorn.
We went into it 100% blind, and I still remember the seconds of silence after the movie ended. We were that blown away.
- prawn 3y agoEven with the marketing campaign, it seemed like a major cultural moment. Probably notable that The Blair Witch Project came out in the same year, and also had a significant buzz. I worked online in a time when some people didn't and many still didn't have home internet, and I remember people asking me if it was real in the lead-up.
- vidarh 3y agoI remember being surprised because it revealed such a major rift between scifi fans who were fairly likely to have come across concepts of simulated worlds before, and "normals" who hadn't. So many people were astounded at the very idea, and I really didn't understand why at the time.
- khazhoux 3y agoIIRC the marketing campaign had zero spoilers and told you nothing whatisthematrix
- mock-possum 3y ago> Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
- l33tman 3y agowe saw it in a dorm room on a 4:3 15" monitor :)
- bsenftner 3y agoI went to a pre-release audience test screening. The people working for the film company said they'd never had such a positive reaction. The entire audience stood and clapped afterwards.