You are offered a red pill and a blue pill. They tell you that if you take the blue pill you will wake up and you will not remember anything of what just happened, if you take the red pill however, your life will change forever and you will discover reality. Are you brave enough to take the red pill?
Realizing something called the Matrix through his illegitimate activities as a hacker, Thomas Anderson, under the hacker name ‘Neo’, was finally contacted by Morpheus, someone Anderson had been looking for assuming Morpheus was the only person. that she would be able to tell him what the Matrix was.
Morpheus’ drive to find Neo is based on the fact that he believes Neo to be ‘the One’, it is a coincidence that NEO is an anagram of the word ‘One’. The ‘One’ who will be able to end the war between man and machines, a war that has seen humanity unknowingly enslaved to be nothing more than mere batteries to power machines.
Neo was brave enough to swallow the red pill and found himself awake and liberated from his neurological bond with the Matrix, a gigantic computer system that simulates the world as we know it and provides those who ‘live’ in the Matrix with the illusion of touch. . sight, hearing, smell, everything around them.
Those inside the Matrix have no idea that it is nothing more than an illusion, nor do they have any idea that there is a rebellion waged by the few survivors of humanity who live in the reality of Zion outside of the fantasy world that it is. matrix. Morpheus is one of these rebels and they can operate within the Matrix by neurologically reconnecting. Within the Matrix they can operate with superhuman powers but are continually hunted by the Agents; intelligent programs that enter the Matrix to protect it from the rebels and that possess almost unlimited power. The Agents, led by Agent Smith, appear as humans dressed in the manner of a highly stylized FBI Agent (think Men in Black) and as they are tied directly to the Matrix itself, the Agents can transform and take over any human form. .
Upon awakening to the truth of what has happened to humanity, Neo joins the rebels and with Trinity and Morpheus as ongoing companions they embark on a series of adventures that inevitably result in the destruction of the Agents and the liberation of the humanity.
The Matrix movies are great cinema. But are you brave enough to swallow the red pill and adopt a Matrix movie theme for your next costume party? I just had a thought (oh the pain) red and blue candy bowls (Smarties) would be a nice twist, best if you offer them to your guests as they arrive, hopefully everyone in costume should take the red one. one is.
Okay, some simple rules, wearing a costume doesn’t mean that you can lead tall buildings (wait, that’s Superman) and more importantly, it doesn’t mean that you can engage in some highly stylized martial arts without hurting yourself and as far as dodging. . bullets forget it. BUT some tricks may appear to make this possible.
Dodging bullets: Well okay, a picture of you popping up to stop the bullets. There is a fantastic scene towards the end of the original Matrix movie where Neo, discovering his true powers, simply prevents the bullets from hitting him by raising his hand. A reasonable and fun shot would be to buy a plastic bullet belt with removable bullets, a very fine fishing line transparent to the bullets, say 8-12 to fill the shot, attach the fishing line to a square piece of card stock that can be fixed to the ceiling and adjust the design of the bullets to appear grouped and grouped in front of where ‘Neo’ will be. In the movie, the shot was taken in a hallway so close to a wall that it would be nice.
It will take some experimentation with lighting to make the bullets visible. The set is ready. Your guests dressed as Neo simply assume the position with the palm of the hand extended pointing at the bullets. When you’ve captured the image, download it to your computer, ‘remove’ the fine lines left behind by the fishing line, and enter some chain effects around each bullet to give the correct appearance. What do I remember to send to your guests after the party. And of course this works equally well for all agents and why not for Trinity, Morpheus?
Any guest who comes in disguise as the Twins could have a series of moving pictures as they process the power of speed in motion by changing positions almost instantaneously in the Matrix. After taking the photos, layer them, ghosting them over time (the oldest has the most ghost images) giving the appearance of fast movement.
For the costumes themselves, most online retailers carry a selection of fully licensed Matrix costumes, from the stunning long coat that Neo wears to the very sexy black PVC / leather coat that Trinity wears. Clearly these are the main characters, but Morpheus and the twins are also available, as are all the stylized sunglasses preferred by most of the characters.
For any agent, including Agent Smith, a black suit, white shirt, black tie, and black shoes with holster accessories, semi-automatic pistol, and mandatory sunglasses should suffice. And this is a perfect costume for anyone who doesn’t really like the idea of dressing up this simple and taking off your glasses makes you look like any other human in the Matrix.
In general, the main characters within the Matrix; Neo, Trinity and the agents had their hair slicked back and therefore it will take a certain amount of time with the hair gel. To complete the look of the Twins, long wigs with dreadlocks are available; clearly, there are several costume themes for couples here; Neo and Trinity; the Twins and any number of Agents.