Description:
Trans woman and screenwriter Tilly Bridges takes you through the trans allegories of the Matrix franchise, with deep dives into The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Animatrix, The Matrix Revolutions, and The Matrix Resurrections, tracking one person's transition journey--from Thomas Anderson, to Neo... to Trinity.
Each movie's allegory is deeply layered, building from movie to movie, and speaks to a different aspect of trans existence. You'll learn how color is used to convey more than you realize, how Neo's psyche is personified in the people around him, how no other mass media franchise speaks as truly, deeply, and honestly to the trans experience, and exactly why these movies are beloved and vital to the trans community (and their cis allies).
Free your mind, and see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Brief description:
Tilly Bridges and her wife Susan are a writing/producing team writing for Monster High and were head writers for the 2023 Nebula Awards and the 2021 Hugo Awards. They've been making award-winning scripted podcasts at PendantAudio.com for over a decade, and six of their shows were in Apple Podcasts top sixty all-time most popular scripted sci-fi podcasts. Tilly's essays on trans life can be found at TillysTransTuesdays.com.
Review Quotes:
"Tilly Bridges writes with furious clarity and trenchant urgency. Begin Transmission is much more than film analysis; it is a determined all to action and a demand that we all tear away at the world that has been put before our eyes to see the truth of a far more complex and difficult, but, ultimately, fairer and more loving way of life."
-- "Javier Grillo-Marxuach, writer/producer"