If it were released today, The Matrix would probably get a 15 rating or less.

The worst thing about it is the violence, and all of that is stylized and comic, not gorey. It's way tamer than all the violent horror films kids see nowadays... it's not even in the same ballpark, it's a mystery why it was rated so highly in the first place.

Watch it for Chrissakes, it's one of the best philosophical movies of all time; the script and direction are very good. 'I never intend to watch the Matrix' is one of the silliest statements I've ever heard. Why not?

The picture is of Agent Smith, who is a renegade program trying to gain ultimate power. I think in that picture he's just assimilated a precognitive program. Which is good for him.