It was the Wachowskis following Kubrik, who was generally famous for abusing his actors to get the performance he wanted. As Laurence Olivier supposedly said t

It was the Wachowskis following Kubrik, who was generally famous for abusing his actors to get the performance he wanted. As Laurence Olivier supposedly said to Dustin Hoffman, “Why don’t you try acting, dear boy? – It’s much easier!” It's just not necessary to abuse actors to get a good performance. And people get hurt when you take that route.