The Matrix trilogy
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The Matrix trilogy is a landmark science fiction film series that follows Neo’s rebellion against a simulated reality controlled by machines, blending cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about free will and perception.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Matrix franchise | 4 |
| The Matrix trilogy canonical | 3 |
| The Matrix (franchise) | 2 |
| The Matrix film series | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4330565 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matrix trilogy Context triple: [The Matrix Reloaded, partOf, The Matrix trilogy]
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A.
The Matrix
The Matrix is a groundbreaking 1999 science fiction film that blends cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about reality, featuring innovative visual effects like "bullet time" and a dystopian story of humans trapped in a simulated world.
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B.
the Matrix
The Matrix is a vast, sentient data repository on Gallifrey that stores the knowledge, memories, and consciousness of Time Lords in the Doctor Who universe.
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C.
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions is the 2003 science fiction action film that concludes the original Matrix trilogy, depicting the final battle between humanity and the machines.
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D.
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 science fiction action film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, continuing Neo’s battle against the machines in a dystopian cyberpunk future.
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E.
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 science fiction action film and the fourth installment in the Matrix franchise, revisiting its cyberpunk world with returning and new characters under the direction of Lana Wachowski.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matrix trilogy Target entity description: The Matrix trilogy is a landmark science fiction film series that follows Neo’s rebellion against a simulated reality controlled by machines, blending cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about free will and perception.
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A.
The Matrix
The Matrix is a groundbreaking 1999 science fiction film that blends cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about reality, featuring innovative visual effects like "bullet time" and a dystopian story of humans trapped in a simulated world.
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B.
the Matrix
The Matrix is a vast, sentient data repository on Gallifrey that stores the knowledge, memories, and consciousness of Time Lords in the Doctor Who universe.
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C.
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions is the 2003 science fiction action film that concludes the original Matrix trilogy, depicting the final battle between humanity and the machines.
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D.
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 science fiction action film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, continuing Neo’s battle against the machines in a dystopian cyberpunk future.
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E.
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections is a 2021 science fiction action film and the fourth installment in the Matrix franchise, revisiting its cyberpunk world with returning and new characters under the direction of Lana Wachowski.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film series
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science fiction film series ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bill Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Lana Wachowski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lilly Wachowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Lana Wachowski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lilly Wachowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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cyberpunk ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Matrix
NERFINISHED
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The Matrix Reloaded NERFINISHED ⓘ The Matrix Revolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human versus machine conflict
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illusion versus reality ⓘ messianic hero narrative ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cyberpunk literature
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philosophy ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Agent Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Morpheus
NERFINISHED
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Neo NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Don Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
free will versus determinism
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questioning reality and perception ⓘ rebellion against intelligent machines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of action and philosophy
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impact on science fiction cinema ⓘ innovative visual effects ⓘ use of bullet time technique ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Carrie-Anne Moss
NERFINISHED
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Hugo Weaving NERFINISHED ⓘ Keanu Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Fishburne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Village Roadshow Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| releasePeriodEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| releasePeriodStart | 1999 ⓘ |
| secondFilmReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| setting | simulated reality called the Matrix ⓘ |
| thirdFilmReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: The Matrix trilogy Description of subject: The Matrix trilogy is a landmark science fiction film series that follows Neo’s rebellion against a simulated reality controlled by machines, blending cyberpunk action with philosophical themes about free will and perception.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Matrix film series
this entity surface form:
The Matrix franchise
this entity surface form:
The Matrix franchise
this entity surface form:
The Matrix film series
this entity surface form:
The Matrix franchise
this entity surface form:
The Matrix (franchise)