“What a beautiful film”: the movie Carrie-Anne Moss was blown away by
It can be hard to separate an actor from their most iconic role, and when it comes to Carrie-Anne Moss, we will likely always view her as Trinity in The Matrix movies. However, it’s fair to say that beyond The Matrix, Moss has proven her versatility as an actor and transcended the limits of her roles.
For instance, shortly after the release of the first Matrix movie, Moss delivered a memorable effort in Christopher Nolan’s Memento. From there, she has also come up with acting goods like Chocolat, Snow Cake, Disturbia, and Silent Hill: Revelation, showcasing her wide versatility.
Still, when it comes down to Moss’ career, it will pretty much always come back to her Trinity performance, undoubtedly one of the most iconic turns in the history of contemporary cinema. While most fans of the series consider the first movie to be the best, Moss holds a special place in her heart for the final piece of the original trilogy, The Matrix Revolutions.
In an interview with the BBC, Moss once spoke of her impressions of the 2003 movie, which drew a close to the storyline, many years before the release of The Matrix Resurrections. “I was just blown away by it. What a beautiful film!” Moss said. “I’m so proud to be a part of it. I love it to bits.”
The Matrix Revolutions saw the likes of Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Hugo Weaving all return to their roles to tell the story of how the human city of Zion defends itself from a huge-scale invasion of the machines while Neo faces down with Agent Smith and confronts the machines to try and bring peace to the ongoing war.
Moss said that the film was “beyond my wildest dreams” in what she thought would be possible with the final piece of the original trilogy. “I just really enjoyed it so much visually, the action and then the story and the characters, the beauty of that,” the actor said. “The love in the film really inspired me.”
Indeed, as Moss notes, there is a theme of love between Neo and Trinity that plays a crucial role in deciding the fate of the human vs. machine war, and it was something that left a deep impression on her. She added, “It was emotional and beautiful and so many things. It’s a heavy thing. It’s deep and it’s beautiful to have been part of it for so long. It’s pretty spectacular.”
Ultimately, Moss felt “grateful and honoured” to be part of The Matrix as it drew to a close. The science fiction film series has gone down in history as one of the genre’s greatest works, even if The Wachowskis ought to have left things back in 2003, or perhaps 2004, when the brilliant The Animatrix was released.
Still, Moss will always have a special place in her heart for the directors and their legendary movies. In another interview with The Guardian, the actor said to the pair, “I feel like the Wachowskis had a lot more clarity around it than I did at the time. They knew exactly what they were saying. It’s amazing as an artist to be part of a conversation.” In bringing Moss into the fold, they undoubtedly changed the actor’s life and gave her the experience to remember forever.
