However, there could be a fairly simple explanation there: Morpheus dies in the MMO game The Matrix Online. That specific event in the game is considered canon because the writer-directors, the Wachowskis, gave their approval to the game.

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[–] citizensongbird@lemmy.world 27 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

My understanding is that's deliberate. The Wacowskis were done with The Matrix, the original trilogy (+ Animatrix) was the complete package. But the powers that be demanded more to milk the franchise, and when the Wacowskis tried to push back, the higher-ups said they would do it with or without them. So the Wacowskis are deliberately sabotaging the sequels, and good on em.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

The fourth movie was written by one of the Wachowskis as a metaphor for their own transition, as a creative outlet during a grieving period after the death of their parents.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 10 minutes ago

Did you watch the movie? It's not a metaphor, it flatly states it's just a money grab.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I thought the original trilogy was supposed to be the metaphor for transitioning.

At least that's what the Wachowskis themselves and the Internet say.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago

As I recall them saying, they felt that way maybe in retrospect? They hadn't transitioned in real life by then, so that's getting pretty subconscious at that point. At the time, the metaphors that were clear were about dreams, the savior allegory, a sense of not mattering as a cog in the machine, and so forth.