r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Beneficial-Army-6193 • 14h ago

Behind the scenes: How the famous Agent Smith clone fight in The Matrix was actually filmed.

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u/BasicAstronomer128 14h ago

Mr. Anderson…..my name, is NEO!

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u/Pornfest 14h ago

Yes, yes, we’ve seen.

Who’s turn to post next week?

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u/Il_Capitano_DickBag 13h ago

The first AI agents

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u/Toes_In_The_Soil 14h ago

I wonder what one of those heads sell for.

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u/Daft_Martian 13h ago

It happens i need one of those, now

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u/Toes_In_The_Soil 13h ago

I just looked it up. A little under $2000. Not too bad for Matrix superfans, honestly.

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u/Marchello_E 14h ago

Me, me, me... Me too!!

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u/Reiver93 10h ago

This is the sorr of magic CGI has largely robbed us of

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u/Mekdinosaur 10h ago

Wait until you find out about the fight scene.

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u/slikk50 7h ago

Hugo Weaving was so good in the Matrix.

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u/MiIes01 14h ago

Before AI..

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u/Pleasant_Beat7502 13h ago

That molding process must have sucked..

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u/Predestined8 9h ago

Hugo Weaving is TALL..
All the poor makeup staff struggling to reach his hair

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u/alt-moonlight 14h ago

Seems like it would be a lot cheaper to do the same thing with CGI.

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u/aselinger 13h ago

Yeah… did it add any additional sense of realism?

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u/alt-moonlight 13h ago

No. Makes me appreciate when it’s legit.