What are red and blue pills in the movie Matrix? Keanu Reeves reveals interesting trivia about one of them
Sarah Richards
Published Jan 09, 2026
Keanu Reeves, who is anticipating the arrival of John Wick: Section 4, as of late uncovered a few fascinating goodies about his films and their props. He spilled the subtleties while taking part in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) meeting on the social news aggregator and conversation site Reddit.
At the point when the Hollywood star was inquired as to whether he had taken any props from his film sets, he answered:
The red pill Keanu Reeves is alluding to is a critical piece of the Framework quadrilogy as that set the ball moving in Lilly and Lana Wachowski’s 1999 delivery. For lucidity, Neo, the hero Keanu Reeves’ personality, was given a decision between two pills, Red and Blue, in the film.
Picking blue, the simple way, wouldn’t challenge Neo’s view of reality, while red would break that visual deficiency and power him to see the veracity of the reproduced reality he was dwelling in. Neo picked red and actually presented a royal welcome for quite possibly of the most notable establishment in Hollywood.
The red and blue pills are essentially images of decision that an individual is given to either confront an agitating truth about the everyday routine they are experiencing or simply stay content with the current, customary reality. In Framework, when rebel pioneer Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) offered Neo the pills, he said:
“You take the blue pill… the story closes, you awaken in your bed and accept anything you desire to accept. You take the red pill… you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how profound the deep, dark hole goes.”
Neo takes the red pill and Morpheus shows him the Framework’s genuine nature, bringing about the four movies in the establishment.
Throughout the long term, red and blue pills have turned into a piece of normal dialect, as well as scholarly, philosophical, and mental analyzations and conversations.
The Framework quadrilogy comprises of The Grid (1999), and its three spin-offs, The Lattice Reloaded, The Network Insurgencies (both 2003), and the movies flop The Framework Restorations (2021).
The initial three movies struck gold in the ticket window and created an income of $3 billion, according to 2006 information. However Restorations neglected to strike that harmony, it got a Best Enhanced visualizations gesture at the 75th English Institute Film Grants. Considering this, it’s nothing unexpected that Keanu Reeves would need to keep memorabilia associated with the movies.
Aside from The Network series, the John Wick establishment likewise holds a vital spot in Keanu Reeves’ filmography and life. Both are to some degree comparable when the genuineness factor is concerned.
The smooth activity moves and stunningly all around arranged stunts are the mark of the two establishments. In this way, when a Reddit client requested that he look at the two, he said:
“Nothing can at any point contrast with the kung fu preparing from the Network since it was so exceptional and my most memorable time… yet the jiu jitsu in John Wick being coordinated with judo and gunfights can never be contacted in its own particular manner.”
John Wick: Part 4, the fourth portion in the John Wick series, hits theaters on Walk 24, 2023. Promoted as the hardest actioner in Reeves’ vocation, the neo-noir activity thrill ride has been helmed by Chad Stahelski.
Reeves to the side, the primary cast includes Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian McShane, and Shamier Anderson, among others.