The Matrix

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World on a Wire in turn shaped 2 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

Akira in turn shaped 10 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

The Legend of Drunken Master in turn shaped 2 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

Ghost in the Shell in turn shaped 2 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

Police Story in turn shaped 4 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

The Killer in turn shaped 5 films

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Before the Wachowskis wrote a single line of The Matrix, they flew to Hong Kong. John Woo's Hard Boiled, its lobby shootout, its operatic slow-motion, its bodies used as instruments of pure cinematic force, became the template. Yuen Woo-ping, who choreographed every action sequence in The Matrix, had been working in Hong Kong action cinema for two decades. The bullet time isn't science fiction. It's John Woo made digital.

Hard Boiled in turn shaped 4 films

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