King of Hollywood

Chapter 411: 133: Expansion Again

Chapter 411: Chapter 133: Expansion Again

Lawrence Fishburne joining Keanu Reeves speaks volumes, and it wasn’t long after the novel version of “The Matrix” was published that producers were contacting about film rights, incessantly. Although most were small companies, and there were a few complete scammers, there were also a few medium-sized film companies — the major companies, after a little investigation, would know who the author was and naturally wouldn’t dream of getting the rights from Adrian — so it could be said that Hollywood had quite a few insightful people.

It was about time to bring this movie to the screen, ideally right after “Titanic.” Thus, as one of the pioneers of the CGI era, “The Matrix” was destined to make an even more significant mark in film history. Although the movie was full of meaning and held a high status in cinematic history, Adrian wanted to produce it a few years earlier because the current version might not elicit the same reaction as the original.

To secure the rights early on and not to be accused of deriving inspiration from Japanese animation, among other factors such as improving his writing, Adrian had written the story as a novel and published it, completing the trilogy. So, as the movie became popular, the audience was bound to go back and buy the original novels.

Although Adrian modified part of the plot, some segments appropriate for the film were unsuitable for the novel. He even made different implications in the end of the movie. At the end, where people of Zion cheered, longing for the long-awaited peace and freedom, he added a twist: an unappealing man returned to his room, tinkered with some devices, and then displayed a sly smile.

This ending was inspired by a meme he saw in a past life. Before the third installment of “The Matrix” was released, countless people debated online about the possible conclusion. The most supported theory was that the people of Zion were on another independent server, still in virtual space under the control of the Matrix.

To differentiate it from the movie, Adrian used this idea. Of course, he employed ambiguity, leaving readers uncertain whether they were still in virtual space or if that person had been overtaken by an Agent Smith-like virus.

Even so, many aspects were still similar to the movie. Many movies adapted from novels are popular because they visualize classic or famous scenes and because they always add or cut content. Those popular adaptations were particularly adept at this, giving a different feel from reading the novel. Thus, for “The Matrix,” once moviegoers watched the film and then bought the novel, the next two parts inevitably lost some of their mysterious allure, which was a tremendous setback for the films.

Although producing it early couldn’t completely improve this situation, Adrian had no other plans; after all, there were no better alternatives. More importantly, the original had been extensively expanded and even interpreted in ways that creator and his sister never fathomed. Who knows how people would interpret these two different endings now?

They had plenty of time, and they were eager to showcase themselves; let them argue, Adrian told himself. Who knows, it might turn into a good thing later on.

“It will be tough at first, but you’ll get used to it after you adapt,” Adrian reassured Monica, who was quite tired after the training session. “This is good for you as it allows your body to train properly and maintain your figure. Of course, if you really can’t adapt, I’ll have them reduce your training initially and then gradually increase it; we have plenty of time.”

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