Matrix Resurrections story

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That question is still tricky; the trailer keeps most of the actual plot hidden. What we do know is that Neo, once again going by Thomas Anderson, and Trinity appear to be back in the Matrix program, but they don’t remember each other or any of their past lives. Anderson’s being prescribed a steady supply of blue pills, presumably by his psychiatrist — whose blue-rimmed glasses are a sinister giveaway. Neo stops taking the pills and begins to notice things are not what they seem. The Alice in Wonderland metaphor makes an aggressive comeback here, not only through the trailer’s Jefferson Airplane song choice, but also in the actual Lewis Carroll book, given to Anderson by a woman in glasses (Priyanka Chopra) who may be the latest update of the Oracle (so memorably played by Gloria Foster and Mary Alice in the trilogy).

We see plenty of action, but there’s no clear sense of the threat. The familiar black-suited agents aren’t running around; instead, we see a SWAT team-esque militia facing off against Anderson, Trinity, and several of the film’s new characters. There are also new powers showcased in the film, as the characters manage to bend the rules of the Matrix. But to what end? There are quick glimpses of the Sentinel or “Squidy” machines and the Power Plant where humans are still being used as batteries. It all suggests the truce between humans and machines has ended, unless …
Willing Batteries

At the end of The Matrix Revolutions, The Matrix is rebooted and humans are given the opportunity to leave the Matrix or stay within its confines. It wouldn’t be too far a stretch to see vast numbers of people willingly subjecting themselves to the Matrix, especially considering the desolation of the real world. The alarm on Anderson’s face in the elevator at seeing everyone glued to their devices and gadgets, except for him, seems to point a finger at the technology-addled brain of the modern world. The Matrix is arguably just the next step, a means to provide humanity with comfort rather than fighting to make the world better.