Lilly Wachowski Gets Love on Twitter after Confirming 'Matrix' Series Was a Transgender Allegory

After years of speculation, Lilly Wachowski, the co-director of Keanu Reeves-starrer 'The Matrix' trilogy, says it was her and sister Lana's original intention that the films be viewed as transgender allegory. "Lilly Wachowski looks back on THE MATRIX and the trans allegory at the center of film: https://t.co/JZZsKnviBB— NetflixFilm August 4, 2020 She also revealed that the original plan for Switch -- played by Belinda McClory -- was to have the character be "a woman inside the Matrix, but a man in the real world". Us trans folk have known this for YEARS, but it's so great that it's being confirmed in this time where transphobes are so loud.The Matrix is about transitioning and that's on PERIODT.https://t.co/o90uscRBUd— Protect Trans Kids / BLM ✊🏾 August 6, 2020 Seeing people posting wrt Lilly Wachowski confirming the Matrix = trans metaphor theme and saying we need more than metaphorsI agree! Did you watch the part where Wachowski says the reason it wasn't explicit was corporate culture in 1999?— Dr. Ellie Lockhart, professional take-haver August 5, 2020 All gender is performance.It is because of Lilly Wachowski’s queerness and ability to see all things on a spectrum in an interconnected web that she is able to make such great art and weave such powerful stories that impact so many.— 🌒✨ J🌝A ✨🌘 August 4, 2020 "Water: Wet" confirms Lilly WachowskiSadly necessary as many cis people are still convinced that water is either a) dry, or b) does not exist https://t.co/cpXEnjpc3g— Sakura No Seirei B L M 🏳️‍⚧️ {Xe}4f¹⁴5d¹⁰6s²6p³ ⚢ August 5, 2020 Jada Pinkett Smith and Lambert Wilson are also reprising their roles from previous films in the new installment.