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What is Cyberpunk?

Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.

Cyberpunk characteristics include:

Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.

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Do you consider Matrix Resurrections to be cyberpunk? (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Matrix is one of the most well-known cyberpunk movies; I'm not going to argue its cyberpunk qualities. But 20 years after The Matrix was relevant, we got a cash-grab sequel in Matrix Resurrections.

My question to you is: Is there anything cyberpunk left in Matrix Resurrections? Or has the franchise been so diluted that what's left is no longer cyberpunk? For example, in the first movie Neo was a hacker. By this movie, I really wouldn't call him a hacker anymore. But maybe the themes of "what it means to be human" still remain?

Here's a trailer. You can still watch it on Max.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Personally i didn't even like the original Matrix movie but i can't deny it's a landmark for american cinema. But here is a question: has the oppinion on reloaded and revolutions improved over time for the general public?

I remember the hype for the franchise just slowly died down as audienced got dissapointed with the sequels, but now people seem to like them.

Resurrection was weird for me, i can't place my finger on why but it felt like a matrix tv series edited as a movie.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Reloaded is still good and holds up in many ways.

Revolutions is a SLOG.