You could do something similar to what editor Robert Grigsby Wilson has done here taking a look at Lana and Andy Wachowski‘s The Matrix and pointing out all the moments in the film influenced by, or paying homage to, other films, but it is nonetheless fascinating to take such a trip through film and in this case several martial arts features, anime and even a speech from Philip K. Dick.
I’ve included the list of films just below the video, give it a look and enjoy.
- 0:27 – Fist of Legend (1994)
- 0:38 – Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993)
- 0:44 – Fist of Legend (1994)
- 0:48 – Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993)
- 0:53 – Drunken Master (1978)
- 1:02 – Fist of Legend (1994)
- 1:09 – The Killer (1989)
- 1:19 – Fist of Legend (1994)
- 1:21 – Iron Monkey (1993)
- 1:31 – Once Upon A Time In China (1991)
- 1:36 – Fist of Legend (1994)
- 1:41 – Tai-Chi Master (Twin Dragons) (1993)
- 1:45 – Philip K. Dick Speech (1977)
- 2:18 – Strange Days (1995)
- 2:24 – Akira (1988)
- 2:30 – Total Recall (1990)
- 3:24 – Alice In Wonderland (1951)
- 3:42 – The Killer (1989)
- 3:53 – A Better Tomorrow (1986)
- 4:05 – Ghost In The Shell (1995)
- 4:32 – Akira (1998)
- 4:39 – Koyannisqatsi (1982)
- 4:49 – Dr. Who: The Deadly Assassin (1976)
- 5:10 – Ghost In The Shell (1995)
