Matrix was directed by two women trans

Lilly and Lana Wachowski are also responsible for works such as "The Jupiter Destination" and "The Journey"



Matrix is ​​one of the most important Hollywood franchises that have emerged in recent decades. It was a critical success, with 87% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and earned comments like "An incredibly technological film that makes the genre forward" made by David Hunter, a critic of the Hollywood Reporter. Also broke the box office. The franchise earned $ 1.6 billion worldwide, and secured some records along the way, as the highest grossing for a movie with maximum censorship (for Matrix: Reloaded, to raise more than $ 280 million in the US alone). Now it was revealed that the films - as well as Sense8 series, the long Speed ​​Racer, The Travel and V for Vendetta script - were directed by two trans women.

In a statement published by the newspaper Windy City Times (dedicated to the Chicago LGBT) Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, proved to be a trans woman. "Yes, I am transgender [...]. I identified my friends and family. For most people work too. Everyone is quiet about it. Yes, thanks to my fabulous sister, they have experienced it, but they are also great people. Without the love and support of my wife, friends and family, I would not be where I am today, "he said. In 2012, his sister, Lana, had gone public to say that was identified as a woman.

The decision, however, did not come from Lily will share facts about your personal life. The filmmaker was surprised by a journalist from the British tabloid Daily Mail, who found out about transsexuality Lilly, and revealed that he would write an article about it. The report of the filmmaker, was not given the option to veto the publication. The matter would come with or without the endorsement of cienasta. "When you are living as a transgender person, it's hard to hide I just wanted to -.. Needed time to put his head in place, to feel comfortable But apparently it's not me who decides it," he said.

Lilly knew that today, living as trans is such a war as the Neo against the machines. "Being transgender is not easy. [...] It means that you have to face the harsh reality of living the rest of his life in a world that is openly hostile to you," he said. Even among fans of the series, there is evidence misogynist as masculinist texts (group of men claiming to be oppressed by women) who make constant reference to the term "out of the Matrix" - meaning perceive such "persecution of men." The revelation of the directors may help more people understand a little about the trans reality - just as Neo perceived reality to take the red pill.