Hollywood's Best-Kept Secrets: Behind the Green Screen Magic

7. The Matrix

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Particularly in this warehouse scene, the creative use of green screen technology by The Matrix highlights its original approach to visual effects. The great usage of CGI was not just a technical but also a thematic need since a good part of the film takes place inside the virtual world of the Matrix itself. Keanu Reeves's performance is especially remarkable as he had to act mostly depending on imagination and visualising. The actor's ability to keep credible performances while interacting with totally computerised environments revealed a fresh degree of acting talent needed for modern effects-driven films. Practical sets, green screen technology, and Reeves's dedicated acting combined to produce the unique visual style of the movie and added to its groundbreaking influence on science fiction film.