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''The Matrix'' is a science fiction action media franchise created by The Wachowskis and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The series began with the feature film ''The Matrix'' (1999), and continued with two sequels, ''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003) and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003). The characters and settings of the films are further explored in other media set in the same fictional universe, including animation, comics, and video games. The series features a cyberpunk story incorporating references to numerous philosophical and religious ideas where the heroes find a desperate war against machine overlords who have enslaved Humanity in an extremely sophisticated virtual reality gestalt. Other influences include mythology, anime, and Hong Kong action films (particularly "heroic bloodshed" and martial arts movies). Two of the ''Matrix'' video games, both supervised by the Wachowskis, are a part of the official chronology. ''Enter the Matrix'', mainly focused on Niobe and Ghost and also written by the Wachowskis, connects the story of the short animated film ''Final Flight of the Osiris'' with the events of ''Reloaded'', while ''The Matrix Online'' is a direct sequel to ''Revolutions''. ==Setting== The series depicts a future in which Earth is dominated by sentient machines that were created early in the 21st century and rebelled against humanity. At one point, humans attempted to block out the machines' source of solar power by covering the sky in thick, stormy clouds. During this time, the machines and mankind were engaged in a massive war in which the machines ultimately emerged the victor. Having no definite source of energy, the machines devised a way to extract humans' bioelectricity and thermal energy by growing people in pods, while their minds are kept under control by cybernetic implants connecting them to a simulated reality called the Matrix. The virtual reality world simulated by the Matrix resembles human civilization around the turn of the 21st century (this time period was chosen because it is supposedly the pinnacle of human civilization). The majority of the stories in the ''Matrix'' franchise take place in a vast Western World unnamed megacity. This environment is practically indistinguishable from reality (although scenes set within the Matrix are presented on-screen with a green tint to the footage, and a general bias towards the color green), and the majority of bluepills - humans connected to the Matrix - are unaware of its true nature. Most of the central characters in the series are able to gain superhuman abilities within the Matrix by taking advantage of their understanding of its true nature to manipulate its virtual physical laws. The virtual world is first introduced in ''The Matrix''. The ''Animatrix'' short film "The Second Renaissance" and the short comic ("Bits and Pieces of Information" ) show how the initial conflict between humans and machines came about, and how and why the Matrix was first developed. Its history and purpose are further explained in ''The Matrix Reloaded''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Matrix (franchise)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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