In The Matrix, the robots rule the world. So, kind of like the Terminator movies with the Sky Net. Humans are batteries. People are stuck inside virtual reality. So, in other words, it is like The Truman Show movie starring Jim Carrey.

In some ways, The Matrix is also like The Lawnmower Man movies. The Matrix is kind of like WALL-E in that people are stuck. But in The Matrix, some people get out. So, in some ways, the Matrix is like getting stuck on the Internet or a smart phone or like being a Borg on Star Trek.