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For 25 years, The Matrix has been the film equivalent of that one kid in high school who read Nietzsche once and wouldn’t shut up about it. You know the one. And just like that kid, The Matrix has been wildly misunderstood, endlessly quoted, overanalyzed, and misinterpreted. It’s been meme-ified, weaponized, and turned into a philosophical crutch for every self-proclaimed internet savant who thinks society is a lie and truth is something you unlock with a podcast subscription and a Vpn. Yes, you read that right. You’ve been watching The Matrix wrong for 25 years…feeling old yet?

This isn’t a takedown. It’s a deep dive into how the Wachowskis’ groundbreaking 1999 film has been misread, misused, and—more importantly—how its core message has been hiding in plain sight. Beneath the gunplay and leather coats lies one of the most profound, vulnerable, and subversive blockbusters ever made.

As X-Men lore undergoes a gigantic transformation, Cyclops' incredibly powerful son is undergoing a disturbing transformation - one that connects the two biggest hero families in Marvel lore. However, this isn't a happy union, but a merging that could spell disaster for many of Marvel's most iconic heroes.

As Marvel charges into the Age of Revelation, Cyclops' son Cable is getting a disturbing redesign. Marvel has just released solicit information for the upcoming UnDead-Pool #2, confirming that the zombified Wade Wilson will take on Cable, now infected with the cybernetic Transmode Virus. The virus is an alien weapon which gradually transforms the victim into living circuitry.

Half of Cable's body has been transformed into writhing yellow and grey electronics, as he bonds with the alien weapon of the Technarchy. Age of Revelation takes place after a ten-year time jump, during which a new mutant nation has radically changed Marvel's heroes and villains.

It’s been 30 years since Marvel Comics premiered one of its more recognizable alternate realities, the Age of Apocalypse. This was a universe where Charles Xavier was killed, leading to the rise of En Sabah Nur (Apocalypse), who ruled the world. Now that Apocalypse has passed the torch to Doug Ramsey (formerly known as Cypher and now going as Revelation), it’s time for a new age of terror, and it started in X-Men: Age of Revelation No. 0.

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X-Men No. 19, Doug, his wife Bei the Blood Moon, and his best friend Warlock, were attacked by a mutant hate group named Z.E.R.O. After defeating them using his new mind-hacking powers, Revelation decides it’s time to join the X-Men in Alaska and start his...

In 2024, the Krakoan Age of the X-Men ended. No one was shocked because nothing good lasts for Marvel’s Mightiest Mutants. One of the people who took this the hardest was En Sabah Nur, a.k.a. Apocalypse. He thought Krakoa was the mutants’ last opportunity to reach their true potential and be the fittest. This disagreement led to a fight between him and the X-Men.

After losing a battle and listening to reason, Apocalypse realized that his ways were outdated. Instead of remaining stubborn, he held a tournament to name an heir (this happens in X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse). Surprisingly, Doug Ramsey (a.k.a. Cypher) came out on top.

It’s been under a year since then, and Jed MacKay’s X-Men No. 19 finally showed us all what Cypher has been up to since.

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In a franchise-shaking twist, iconic team leader Cyclops has quit the X-Men, replaced by a godlike new leader. For decades, Scott Summers had been the leader of the X-Men, utilizing his iron will and tactical genius to keep the team (and mutantkind at large) alive. However, as Marvel makes huge changes to the X-Men franchise, Cyclops has been replaced by someone with an even grander vision.

Following the death of Magik, Cyclops leaves the X-Men alongside Juggernaut and Xorn.

Cyclops Quits the X-Men, Replaced by Revelation Doug Ramsey's X-Men Change the Entire Timeline

In today's X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 - from Jed MacKay, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba and Edgar Delgado - Marvel jumps ahead ten years in its timeline, with mutant hero Xorn explaining what happened during the timeskip. The comic shows Cyclops welcoming Doug Ramsey's Revelation (the former Cypher) onto the team, alongside his wife Bei and alien friend Warlock.

“Kill Storm,” will be the mission of Rogue’s new incarnation ofX-Force, as the team reunites to kill an iconic X-Men hero. The forthcoming Age of Revelation takes fans 10 years into the future, where the heir of Apocalypse reigns supreme. It is a dark world, as seen in a first look at Rogue Storm #1.

Marvel announced Rogue Storm in a post on their website, following up on earlier teases. The book, a tie-in to Age of Revelation, will be written by Murewa Ayodele and drawn by Roland Boschi, and features Rogue assembling a new X-Force team for a decidedly dark mission. Marvel’s solicitation reads as follows:

Kill The Goddess, Save The World! X Years Later, with Earth’s gods gone, only Ororo Munroe, the mutant god of storms remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age,...

Last week. Marvel announced the shock new codename of Wolverine's daughter Laura Kinney, the former X-23 - now, fans can see the accompanying redesign, as Marvel totally reinvents the young hero.

It's possible that Laura's new identity sees her working undercover to rescue a brainwashed Wolverine.

Laura Kinney Showcases Her Redesign as the All-New Sabretooth Age of Revelation Is Transforming Marvel Lore

In a press release, Marvel just revealed Laura Kinney's new costume as the "All-New Sabretooth."Laura's transformation is part of the upcoming Age of Revelation event, which will jump forward ten years in Marvel's timeline, revealing a very different status quo for Earth's mutants under the bootheel of the dictatorial Revelation, aka Doug Ramsey.

In a shocking twist, the adult Laura has taken the name Sabretooth - the ruthless villain who hunted her father across over a century and brutally slaughtered her brother. Why Laura would...

The Matrix’s Secret Scene Exposed A Truth The Wachowskis Didn’t Want You To Know About The One (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

The Matrix was lightning in a bottle. A perfect blend of cyberpunk cool, philosophical intrigue, and revolutionary filmmaking. But somewhere between that first trench coat flip and the CGI chaos of Revolutions, things got messy. Why? Because the so-called “master plan” was never as bulletproof as they sold it.

We’ve all heard it — interviews, DVD extras, press tours: The Matrix trilogy was always meant to be a complete story. Neo’s journey, the twist about The One, and the Machine war was all part of one big, glorious narrative. That’s the official pitch.

Except… it’s not the truth.

The reality? The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions reek of retroactive storytelling. And the proof isn’t some Reddit theory. It’s in two key deleted scenes...

25 years ago, The Wachowskis challenged everything we knew for certain about reality with The Matrix. The directing siblings channeled that perversely irresistible part of the human brain that whispers a seemingly unified conspiracy theory that everything is a projection intended to trick us. They did so by presenting simple, unchallengable truths in a completely new way.

One of those truths has grown in importance since The Matrix's message of cognitive oppression has become a buzzword for people preaching personal freedom. Among the incredible action scenes and the Messiah promise of The Matrix's ending, something far more subtle captures the yearning for the Age of Innocence that drives the movie's conflict. The scene in question sees Joe Pantoliano's Cypher betray Morpheus (and Keanu Reeves' Neo) and explain that he simply wants to live in ignorant peace. And Pantolinao has only recently revealed something game-changing about it.

Why Cypher's...

The 2013 sci-fi adventure film After Earth, starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith, will soon be available for streaming.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, subscribers can revisit this post-apocalyptic tale on Hulu. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, most known for The Sixth Sense, the film explores survival on a futuristic Earth abandoned by humanity and reclaimed by nature. Set 1,000 years in the future, After Earth follows General Cypher Raige, played by Smith, and his teenage son, Kitai, played by Jaden, who are stranded on Earth after their spacecraft crashes during a mission. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a dangerous journey across the planet to signal for rescue, confronting fearsome creatures and environmental threats along the way. While its visuals and premise were praised, After Earth received mixed reviews, with critics pointing to its uneven pacing, dialogue, and heavy-handed execution of its themes. Despite its critical reception, the film grossed...