Even more than two decades on, sci-fi movie The Matrix remains a cult classic.
Revisiting that world is a very dangerous business - but Trinity and Neo were ready.
Almost 20 years on from The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix Resurrections - the fourth instalment in the film franchise - has arrived on the silver screen. Returning to her roots as its writer and director is Lana Wachowski, and the script - also co-written by Wachowski - is meta and an absolute cracker. Keanu Reeves, who reprises his starring role as Neo, did not need to be asked twice.
The kick-arse character of warrior queen Trinity instantly launched a million cosplayers, firmly stomping star Carrie-Anne Moss into cult-level fandom.
And there is no Neo without her. Here, their love story continues - and make no mistake, Moss is in it for love.
"I definitely felt completely connected to the love story and did in the first three movies... I always saw it as a love story," she told Newshub.
"People would say that I was in sci-fi movies and I was like, 'really?' I thought they were love stories... I just see it as this real story with human heart and soul, but I am a tad naive."
"No - you were right," Reeves jumped in.
Messing with the Matrix was a delicate challenge. As far as these two were concerned - challenge accepted.
And for Reeves, this new Matrix has just as much to say about the world now as it did then.
"Whether you want to evaluate systems of control, question reality - who am I, who are you, what are we doing - look at technology," he told Newshub.
"I always think it's time for a Matrix film. Right now, it's cautionary but it's also really positive - it can show you possibilities and it can show you consequences. It's just a sliver of the Matrix pie."
New to the fray this time around is superfan Neil Patrick Harris, who joins the cast as The Analyst - the creator of the current iteration of the Matrix.
"Being on set and watching people from a movie you grew up loving… I don't know, the whole thing at many times was surreal," he said.
Surreal? Job done then. The Matrix Resurrections has just opened in cinemas across the land this Boxing Day.
