While Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, claims to have used his wife's Japanese cookbooks to help create the design ... What's False ... the Japanese characters were mixed with ...

The Matrix’s iconic title sequences are made up of falling “digital rain”, which, upon closer inspection, was actually thousands of lines of binary code. Until now, I always assumed this code must ...

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"The Matrix" was one of the most successful movies of the 90's. It entered the pop-culture lexicon almost immediately and inspired an abundance of questionable fashion decisions. The movie was heavy ...

Nearly 20 years ago, the Wachowskis unleashed The Matrix on an unsuspecting world, embedding fans around the globe in the film’s rich mythos as early as its opening frames. Those glowing green lines ...

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Millions are eager to return to the story of Keanu Reeves' Neo as the fourth instalment of The Matrix hits cinemas next week. Bullets that defy gravity and time, code falling like rain down the screen ...

The mystery to The Matrix code has been solved. The creator of the neon green digital rain, Simon Whiteley, told CNet the code was inspired by nothing more than his wife's Japanese sushi recipe.

While Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, claims to have used his wife's Japanese cookbooks to help create the design ... What's False: ... the Japanese characters were mixed with ...