A new fan-made poster for The Matrix Resurrections sees Keanu Reeves’ Neo dissolve into the iconic algorithm of the titular Matrix. Directed by Lily and Lana Wachowski, The Matrix released in 1999 and seemingly rocked the foundations of Hollywood blockbuster film-making. Audiences and critics alike raved over the film's electric action and camerawork while also finding a great deal to ponder over in the questions raised by the film, including explorations of the self, free will, and the illusion of destiny, just to list a few. The original film was followed by two sequels in 2003, which, while financially successful, were unable to replicate the same reaction.

Now, along with original stars Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, Lana Wachowski returns to direct a fourth instalment, titled The Matrix Resurrections. The trailer for the film is intentionally vague, seemingly acting as a reimagining of the original film while also being a sequel to the entire trilogy. Reeves and Moss return as Neo and Trinity, despite both having died at the conclusion of the third film to save humanity from the machines, with seemingly no memory of their previous life together. All of this has caused fan speculation to run rampant, with the expectation that the film could take on an incredibly meta nature, even more so than its forebears.

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Instagram user spdrmnkyxxiii captures the film's mystery in a new fan-made poster, which sees Neo disintegrating into the Matrix itself. The main image is a simple close-up of Reeves' character, obviously somewhat older than when last seen in The Matrix Revolutions and sporting the actor’s signature long hair and beard, which have been a staple of his look since John Wick. He also dons a pair of sunglasses similar to the kind the character wore through the original trilogy. Most importantly, Neo’s face appears to be dissolving within the same lines of code that make up the structure of the Matrix, somewhat tying in with the films premise of returning to the simulation.

The poster appears to evoke the aesthetic of the marketing campaigns used across the two Matrix sequels, which were released within six months of each other. The posters for both of those films featured central characters illuminated in the iconic green colour scheme associated with the Matrix, while also being obscured by the same lines of code used by the algorithm itself. This marketing was not only incredibly evocative, but unique, with green not being an easy colour to make appealing when compared to the traditional teal/orange contrast used favorited in the modern era.

In contrast, the actual marketing for The Matrix Resurrections has been somewhat more reigned-in, with posters opting for more of a minimalist, pristine, white aesthetic with only accents and hints of green. This is more evocative of the marketing for the original film, which could in turn be an attempt to subconsciously group this new sequel more closely to that film in the minds of audiences, as opposed to the perceived misfires that followed. This also seems to match a visual cue from the trailer, as the green hue that was used to distinguish scenes that took place within the digital world in the first three films is seemingly absent in Resurrections. Regardless, the seemingly never-ending influence of The Matrix is seen in examples such as this, which sees fan-art still produced in response to the ideas and aesthetics it brought to the table nearly two decades ago.

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