In
the
near
future
a
computer
hacker
named
Neo
(Keanu
Reeves)
discovers
that
all
life
on
Earth
may
be
nothing
more
than
an
elaborate
facade
created
by
a
malevolent
cyber-intelligence
for
the
purpose
of
placating
us
while
our
life
essence
is
"farmed"
to
fuel
the
Matrix's
campaign
of
domination
in
the
"real"
world.
He
joins
like-minded
Rebel
warriors
Morpheus
(Laurence
Fishburne)
and
Trinity
(Carrie
Ann
Moss)
in
their
struggle
to
overthrow
the
Matrix