The Analyst has almost complete control of the system in The Matrix Resurrections, so why does he call Neo and Trinity expensive? First released domestically on December 22nd, 2021, The Matrix Resurrections transports audiences back to a much-changed simulation inhabited by several new artificial constructs from the machines' world. One such program is The Analyst (Neil Patrick Harris), the creator of the current iteration of the Matrix and the chief architect of Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity's (Carrie-Anne Moss) survival following the events of The Matrix Revolutions.
Midway through The Matrix Resurrections' runtime, Neo approaches Trinity at the garage where she works, hoping to wake her from the simulation. However, before Neo can get close enough, he is stopped by the Analyst, who delivers a monologue via bullet-time on how he came to be the singular director of his version of the Matrix. The Analyst explains that the machines used an extreme amount of technology and resources to revive Neo and Trinity for use in their new Matrix, with the Analyst sneering at Neo, "Do you know how expensive it was to keep you two alive?"
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With this in mind, per Reddit user Sandrick, The Analyst calls Neo and Trinity expensive in The Matrix Resurrections due to how much energy it took to revive and restore their bodies within the Matrix. Throughout each of the Matrix movies, the franchise establishes that the machines only rely on one resource to survive: energy. This, by extension, means the machines' reserves of energy are their only true weakness, with The Analyst, therefore, implying that the machine war was a direct result of keeping Neo and
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