1080p high definition wide screen (16x9, 2.4:1)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.

Special features: In-movie experience: experience the evolution through the recollections of the cast and creative team; written introduction by the Wachowski Brothers; "Philosophers: Dr. Cornel West and Ken Wilber" commentary; Critics: Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson, cast/crew commentary by Carrie-Anne Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta; composer commentary by Don Davis, with music-only track; "The Matrix revisited:" feature-length documentary; "Behind The matrix documentary gallery:" 7 featurettes; "Take the red pill documentary gallery:" 2 featurettes; "Follow the white rabit documentary gallery:" 9 featurettes; "The music revisited:" 41-track audio selection of nearly 3 hours of music; Marilyn Manson "Rock is dead" music video; theatrical trailers and TV spots.

Director of photography, Bill Pipe ; editor, Zach Staenberg ; music, Don Davis.

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano.

A computer hacker discovers that reality is nothing more than an elaborate facade called the Matrix, created by super-intelligent robots that have enslaved mankind and are using their bodies as a power source. The reality is that the world is a hoax, an elaborate deception spun to control humans.

MPAA rating: R; for sci-fi violence and brief language.

Blu-ray.

This is a Blu-ray disc which can only be played on Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players.

English (TrueHD 5.1, Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1), dubbed Italian (Dolby 5.1), dubbed Portuguese (Dolby 2.0) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 2.0) dialogue, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.