You didn't think we'd end our Matrix discussion without talking about a little movie called Jupiter Ascending, did you? 

We wrap up this month with a look at the Matrix films in interaction with the science fiction genre, from classics like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the 1927 film Metropolis, to sci-fi blockbusters like Blade Runner, The Terminator, and Star Wars. 

We also look at some newer works that have drawn inspiration from the Matrix films, and how the Wachowski sisters' work has explored gender and society in ways that only science fiction can. 

And, yes, we talk about Jupiter Ascending.

Here are a couple of articles about the science fiction films that influenced The Matrix; the interview where Lilly Wachowski confirmed the trans metaphor in the original film, and a blog post about Jupiter Ascending as gender-bent re-reading of the Matrix.

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