# How the Matrix reclaimed the Red Pill

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Podcast: [Science Fiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-fiction-2710085)
Published: 2026-02-22T10:59:11+00:00
Episode link: https://damiengwalter.com/2026/02/22/the-matrix-is-the-movie-the-matrix-makes-to-keep-you-in-the-matrix/
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The best way to understand the broken, crazed, indulgent filmography of the Wachowski’s is as a quest to make the Matrix movie the Matrix would never make. Time. Is money. And in the cold unfeeling eyes of Hollywood a “movie” is just a business strategy to convert two hours of your time into shareholder value.Continue reading "How the Matrix reclaimed the Red Pill"

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