The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes. Rating: ...

At the begining of every Matrix film comes one of the most easily recognizable visuals in the film's franchise—the falling green code. Fans of the movies have often wondered, what does the code mean?

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Millions are eager to return to the story of Keanu Reeves' Neo as the fourth instalment of The Matrix hits cinemas next week. Bullets that defy gravity and time, code falling like rain down the screen ...

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While Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, claims to have used his wife's Japanese cookbooks to help create the design ... What's False: ... the Japanese characters were mixed with ...

The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes. Rating: What's True: While Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, ...