When audiences are first introduced to Neo in the firstMatrixmovie, hes a bored office drone named Thomas Anderson.

Since the Matrix is just a computer program, it has rules that can be tweaked or even broken.

Abilities like defying gravity and being a kung fu master can be downloaded and used to his advantage.

Keanu Reeves as Neo in front of a wall of screens in the Matrix Architect scene

At first, Neo has a tough time wrapping his head around this.

Since the Matrix is just a computer program, it has rules that can be tweaked or even broken.

He flexes and the entire hallway moves with him.

Keanu Reeves as Neo speaks to the Architect in front of screens in The Matrix Reloaded

The rest of Morpheus crew were initially skeptical about Neo, but Morpheus was convinced he was the One.

This is common forchosen one figures in pop culture.

“One” is an anagram for “Neo.”

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The One is described as the sum of all anomalies; the anomaly to end all anomalies.

After he taps into his abilities as the One, hes pretty much unstoppable.

He hassuperhuman strength and superhuman speed.

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However, he quickly learns how to use those abilities in the real world, too.

But Neo doesnt need a landline;he has a wireless connection to the Matrix.

This allows him to take his powers outside the Matrix and into the real world.

Neo flying in The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix, directed by the Wachowskis, stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a hacker who discovers that reality is a simulated construct controlled by intelligent machines. Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss co-star as Morpheus and Trinity, who help Neo navigate and ultimately challenge the artificial world. The film blends action, philosophy, and groundbreaking visual effects, establishing itself as a pivotal entry in the science fiction genre.

All of Neos character development fromThe Matrixtrilogy is undone and he has to re-liberate himself from the machines.

Neo (Keanu Reeves) stops bullets in The Matrix Reloaded

Neo looking at a spoon in The Matrix

Morpheus in the digital dojo in The Matrix

Neo talks to Trinity in a coffee shop in The Matrix Resurrections

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The Matrix, directed by the Wachowskis, stars Keanu Reeves as Neo, a hacker who discovers that reality is a simulated construct controlled by intelligent machines. Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss co-star as Morpheus and Trinity, who help Neo navigate and ultimately challenge the artificial world. The film blends action, philosophy, and groundbreaking visual effects, establishing itself as a pivotal entry in the science fiction genre.

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