[aldo_14]

It's not as if the Matrix was a particularly original story in the first place.......

[Flipside]

Better Than Life - frankly the BBC should sue....

In Red Dwarf, they created a full immersion computer game where the people playing had 'special abilities' and an episode where they were trapped and had to get out

[karajorma]

Not to mention Dark City which actually has a very similar premise even if it does take it in a different direction.

[JR2000Z]

Or the Wizard of Oz or Alice in Wonderland.

[Flipside]

You what?

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by karajorma
Not to mention Dark City which actually has a very similar premise even if it does take it in a different direction.

Matrix actually used the sets from Dark City; for the rooftop chase in the first film at the very least (according to the imdb trivia page)

Originally posted by Flipside
You what?

"We're off to see the Wizard" = 'We're off to see the machines" ?

[Flipside]

'If I only had a Neo?'

[karajorma]

Well there is that whole bit about following the white rabbit at the start.

[Flipside]

Yes, but that was a deliberate reference to Alice in Wonderland and finding out how deep the rabbithole went, I'm not sure whether that would count as 'basing' a movie on it?

[aldo_14]

Die Hard 3 definately has a bloke 'Simple Simon', does that mean it was based upon it?

[Ford Prefect]

If we want to dwell on the originality of The Matrix, then Socrates should be filing a lawsuit as well. Although I think he's dead.

[Dark_4ce]

Heheheh... I guess you could trace down every single movie to an earlier story.