The film's code designer, Simon Whiteley, reportedly created the effect by scanning characters from his wife's Japanese ...

At the begining of every Matrix film comes one of the most easily recognizable visuals in the film's franchise—the falling green code. Fans of the movies have often wondered, what does the code mean?

If you’ve ever watched The Matrix, those cascading green symbols have probably stayed with you. They filled the film’s opening credits, glowed across the Nebuchadnezzar’s screens, and maybe even ...