'The Matrix' rain of green, digital code was inspired by sushi recipes — but that's not all

The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes. Rating: ...
The New York Times

Here’s Why ‘The Matrix’ Is More Relevant Than Ever

One scene reflects the themes — A.I., fake news, transgender lives and Gen X — that make the film a classic. By Alissa Wilkinson Neo, the hero of “The Matrix,” is sure he lives in 1999. He has a green ...
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'The Matrix' rain of green, digital code was inspired by sushi recipes — but that's not all

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 ...