The Matrix: What Went Into The Mix

With a series of three films, direc­tor Kir­by Fer­gu­son has been grad­u­al­ly mak­ing the case that “Every­thing is a Remix.” In doing what they do, artists col­lect mate­r­i­al, com­bine and trans­form it, and even­tu­al­ly mold it into some­thing unique, though not entire­ly new. Fer­gu­son has traced this idea through lit­er­a­ture and music, film­mak­ing, and technology/computing. And while we wait for the fourth and final install­ment in the series, we get a lit­tle treat to tide us over — a six minute look at the cin­e­mat­ic ori­gins of the 1999 sci-fi action film, The Matrix. Made by Robert Wil­son and with the help of some crowd­sourc­ing, this fun video iden­ti­fies 24 films that influ­enced The Matrix. They’re are all list­ed below the jump. Con­sid­er watch­ing the clip in a wider for­mat here.

0:27 — Fist of Leg­end (1994)
0:38 — Tai-Chi Mas­ter (Twin Drag­ons) (1993)
0:44 — Fist of Leg­end (1994)
0:48 — Tai-Chi Mas­ter (Twin Drag­ons) (1993)
0:53 — Drunk­en Mas­ter (1978)
1:02 — Fist of Leg­end (1994)
1:09 — The Killer (1989)
1:19 — Fist of Leg­end (1994)
1:21 — Iron Mon­key (1993)
1:31 — Once Upon A Time In Chi­na (1991)
1:36 — Fist of Leg­end (1994)
1:41 — Tai-Chi Mas­ter (Twin Drag­ons) (1993)
1:45 — Philip K. Dick Speech (1977)
2:18 — Strange Days (1995)
2:24 — Aki­ra (1988)
2:30 — Total Recall (1990)
3:24 — Alice In Won­der­land (1951)
3:42 — The Killer (1989)
3:53 — A Bet­ter Tomor­row (1986)
4:05 — Ghost In The Shell (1995)
4:32 — Aki­ra (1998)
4:39 — Koy­an­nisqat­si (1982)
4:49 — Dr. Who: The Dead­ly Assas­sin (1976)
5:10 — Ghost In The Shell (1995)