The Matrix Resurrections' reveal of Trinity and Neo both being The One took many by surprise, but one fan theory suggests that such a concept was already present in The Matrix. More than two decades after the first Matrix movie, theories and speculations about the world around Neo never ceased to exist. As such, it was difficult for Matrix Resurrections to bring something new to the story while also delivering on the audience's expectations, but, despite the harsh reviews, the movie did succeed at least in adding an unexpected twist.
At the end of the also highly divisive Matrix sequels, Neo sacrifices himself to defeat Agent Smith and to guarantee that humans and machines could live in a truce. After uncountable cycles of The One being used as nothing but an instrument in the Architect's plans through the Oracle, Matrix Revolutions' ending finally saw the prophecy being fulfilled. However, Matrix Resurrections revealed that there was still a fight to be fought. There could not be a Matrix 4 if a new conflict was not created, and thus a new villain had to be designed for Matrix Resurrections.
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The 2021 movie reveals that not all of the machines were onboard with the truce, especially because there was no longer enough power being generated from within the Matrix to the machines. A machine civil war started, and the winning side, a faction led by Matrix Resurrections' The Analyst, was able to find and resurrect Neo and Trinity's bodies. The Analyst realized that, when placed together inside the Matrix under specific circumstances, Neo and Trinity produced more power than any other human. Not only that, but when together inside the Matrix and aware
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