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The Matrix Bullet Dodge (also know as Neo’s Bullet Dodge, Matrix Backwards Dodge, or Matrix Bullet Time) is an iconic bullet time scene in the 1999 film The Matrix[1]. Ever since its release, the scene has been parodied in many movies and in YouTube videos. The scene was know to have popularized the “bullet time” effect[2].
Origin
The scene originated in 1999. During their mission to save Morpheus, Neo and Trinity take out some soldiers on a rooftop. One of them turns into an Agent Smith, encountering Trinity and Neo. The Smith shoots at Neo after Neo runs out of bullets. The iconic scene starts when Neo dodges the bullets by bending backwards before getting shot in the side and leg.
Spread
Many video parodies, and remakes of the Matrix Dodge, particularly on YouTube, have been made. On November 19, 2009, a Lego remake of the scene was released on YouTube by user “LegoAgentJone’s channel”.
On June, 29, 2011, the YouTube pair, “Slow Mo Guys”, did a video of them performing the Dodge. Since then, the video has accumulated over 4 million views.
On June 29, 2012, user “kippetjetok007” made a 10 hour version of the scene. Since then, the video has accumulated over 40,000 views.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia- The Matrix
[2]TV Tropes- Bullet Time: Film