#the-matrix

#the-matrix

Lilly Wachowski says creators must accept political appropriation of art, calls MAGA's 'red-pilling' appropriation fascistic and urges letting go of control.

Lilly Wachowski accepts that right-wing groups have co-opted The Matrix's themes and she cannot control how people interpret or use the film.

The Matrix encoded transgender themes that were resisted by studios and have since been politically co-opted by right-wing movements, illustrating appropriation of progressive narratives.