Thomas 'Neo' Anderson (Reeves) lives an ordinary life in what he thinks is the year 1999.

But when he's contacted by Morpheus (Fishburne), Thomas is led to a different world.

In reality, it is 200 years later, and the universe has been taken over by advanced artificial intelligence machines.

The computers have created a false version of 20th century life, known as the Matrix, that exists only in the humans' minds.

It's designed to keep the human slaves occupied, while the machines draw power from their brain activity.

Keanu Reeves plays 'The One', hailed as the saviour of the human race - able to overthrow the machines and reclaim the Earth.