Carrie-Anne Moss asserted that prior to being cast in '' The Matrix '' , she had " no career " . It launched Moss into international recognition and transformed her career ; in a '' New York Daily News '' interview , she stated , " '' The Matrix '' gave me so many opportunities . Everything I 've done since then has been because of that experience . It gave me so much " . The film also created one of the most devoted movie fan-followings since '' Star Wars '' , and was even briefly blamed for the shootings at Columbine High School . The combined success of the '' Matrix '' trilogy , the '' Lord of the Rings '' films and the '' Star Wars '' prequels made Hollywood interested in creating trilogies . Stephen Dowling from the BBC noted that '' The Matrix '' s success in taking complex philosophical ideas and presenting them in ways palatable for impressionable minds might be its most influential aspect
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