In "The Matrix," Keanu Reeves portrays Neo (or Thomas Anderson), a computer programmer who lives in a dystopian world where humans are, unbeknownst to them, trapped inside a simulated reality where their bodies are being used as energy sources. Sure, Harry Potter isn't a jaded cog in the corporate machine like Neo in "The Matrix," but it's worth drawing comparisons between these two characters. Both of them start the story with rather ordinary lives, and later learn that they're the Chosen One to rescue the world from sinister forces. Besides diving into philosophical questions about free will, "The Matrix" also boasts stunning visual effects and choreography that hold up two decades later. and in 2021, the franchise returned with "The Matrix Resurrections."