欧美电影简介：《黑客帝国》

影片《黑客帝国》是华纳兄弟影片公司1999年的一部动作、科幻电影，影片由安迪·沃卓斯基和拉娜·沃卓斯基共同担任导演及编剧，基努·李维斯、凯瑞·安·莫斯和劳伦斯·菲什伯恩等联袂出演。电影于1999年3月31日在美国上映。影片讲述一名年轻的网络黑客尼奥发现看似正常的现实世界实际上是由一个名为“矩阵”的计算机人工智能系统控制的。尼奥在一名神秘女郎崔妮蒂的引导下见到了黑客组织的首领墨菲斯，三人走上了抗争矩阵的征途。

The Matrix is a 1999 American science fiction action film written and directed by brothers Larry and Andy Wachowski. The film stars Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. It was first released in the United States on March 31, 1999. The enormous success of the film led to the release of two sequels. The Matrix franchise¹ was further expanded through the production of comic books, video games, and animated² short films. The film contains many references to cyberpunk and hacker³ subcultures. It is influenced by Lewis Carol's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Hong Kong action cinema, spaghetti westerns, and Japanese animation⁴. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time.

 

The film depicts⁵ a future in which reality is actually a simulated version of real life, created by machines to pacify⁶ and subdue⁷ the human population. The machines take their energy source from the body heat of humans and from electrical activity. This system is the Matrix. The main character is a computer programmer named Neo (played by Keanu Reeves). After he learns about how machines are taking advantage of and using humans, he decides to take action. The movie shows how he tries to free people from their imprisonment⁸ in the Matrix. He starts a rebellion against the machines. He teams up with other people who have been freed from the "dream world" and are back in reality.

1 franchise   

n.特许，特权，专营权，特许权

参考例句：

• Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis.学校餐饮服务以特许权经营。
• The United States granted the franchise to women in 1920.美国于1920年给妇女以参政权。

2 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

3 hacker   

n.能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人，电脑黑客

参考例句：

• The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia.这个计算机黑客自称他来自俄罗斯。
• This site was attacked by a hacker last week.上周这个网站被黑客攻击了。

4 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

5 depicts   

描绘，描画( depict的第三人称单数 )； 描述

参考例句：

• The book vividly depicts French society of the 1930s. 这本书生动地描绘了20 世纪30 年代的法国社会。
• He depicts the sordid and vulgar sides of life exclusively. 他只描写人生肮脏和庸俗的一面。

6 pacify   

vt.使(某人)平静(或息怒)；抚慰

参考例句：

• He tried to pacify the protesters with promises of reform.他试图以改革的承诺安抚抗议者。
• He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.他为安抚债权人偿还了部分借款。

7 subdue   

vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制

参考例句：

• She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。
• He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

8 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。