Martial Arts Science Fiction Films (Film Guide) - The Matrix, the Matrix Reloaded, Dragonball Evolution, Tmnt (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 59. Chapters: The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Dragonball Evolution, TMNT, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, The Matrix Revolutions, DOA: Dead or Alive, Street Fighter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Tekken, Equilibrium, Universal Soldier, Double Dragon, Ultraviolet, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Ninja Scroll, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, Timecop, Cyborg, The King of Fighters, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, Nemesis, Black Mask, Universal Soldier: The Return, Alien vs Ninja, Yo-Yo Girl Cop, Replicant, Karasu Tengu Kabuto, Black Mask 2: City of Masks, Fist of the North Star, Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision, Twins Mission, Knights, Mirai Ninja, Karate Cop, Displaced, Universal Soldier: A New Dimension, Expect No Mercy, TC 2000, Bloodfist 2050, Dragon Fire. Excerpt: The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, and Hugo Weaving. It was first released in North America on, 1999, and in Australia on, 1999, and is the first installment in the Matrix series of films, comic books, video games, and animation. The film depicts a future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality created by sentient machines to pacify and subdue the human population, while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Upon learning this, computer programmer "Neo" is drawn into a rebellion against the machines, involving other people who have been freed from the "dream world" and into reality. The film contains many references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas such as Rene Descartes' evil genius, the Allegory of the Cave, the brain in a vat thought experiment; ...