Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Who has written the 'Matrix' movie?
I shrugged those thoughts away. I knew I had other, more important things on my mind, such as my job, than clinging to ancient memories.
Suddenly a delighting idea flashed through my mind: I decided to call my good old Zentai. He has always been a fine conversationalist. He could comfort and encourage me anytime.
Next morning, when I was alone in our flat, I called him indeed.
"Hello" he greeted me. His voice was friendly. I was glad to notice it: Sometimes he sounded somewhat impatient.
I complained a bit about being tricked. He just laughed about the case.
"It is not a laughing matter" I reminded him, insulted.
"This is an everyday case" he explained himself. "Do you know the film 'Matrix'?"
"Of course I do. Why?"
"I had written its screenplay."
"Whoa..." I gasped.
'Matrix' has never been a top favourite film of mine, as I always preferred horror. However, 'Matrix' - its spectacular and very distinctive ways - was a film of quality, a cultic masterpiece, even I could judge that.
I felt very proud of Zentai. I knew some of the fellow authors tended to lie every so often, then again, Zentai was known as a fair and tough man.
"I could prove how I got the ideas of each scene and momentum" he continued. "At that time, I had read a book by an English chick, she inspired interesting ideas... besides I studied Buddhism, its philosophy also appears in the story... all in all, I could name every influence I got those days, I could describe the whole process of creation. I had written the story in English, then I gave it to a native speaker for correction - anyway, a native speaker can do it better, that's right. A few years later I recognised my own ideas in the 'Matrix' movie... but what could I had done? Should I had sued them?!"
"Yes you should" I snapped, but he interrupted me.
"And how? A lawyer over there would ask at least a sum of one million forint."
I sighed. This way, and adding the labyrinths of law, it did not seem easy.
Suddenly a delighting idea flashed through my mind: I decided to call my good old Zentai. He has always been a fine conversationalist. He could comfort and encourage me anytime.
Next morning, when I was alone in our flat, I called him indeed.
"Hello" he greeted me. His voice was friendly. I was glad to notice it: Sometimes he sounded somewhat impatient.
I complained a bit about being tricked. He just laughed about the case.
"It is not a laughing matter" I reminded him, insulted.
"This is an everyday case" he explained himself. "Do you know the film 'Matrix'?"
"Of course I do. Why?"
"I had written its screenplay."
"Whoa..." I gasped.
'Matrix' has never been a top favourite film of mine, as I always preferred horror. However, 'Matrix' - its spectacular and very distinctive ways - was a film of quality, a cultic masterpiece, even I could judge that.
I felt very proud of Zentai. I knew some of the fellow authors tended to lie every so often, then again, Zentai was known as a fair and tough man.
"I could prove how I got the ideas of each scene and momentum" he continued. "At that time, I had read a book by an English chick, she inspired interesting ideas... besides I studied Buddhism, its philosophy also appears in the story... all in all, I could name every influence I got those days, I could describe the whole process of creation. I had written the story in English, then I gave it to a native speaker for correction - anyway, a native speaker can do it better, that's right. A few years later I recognised my own ideas in the 'Matrix' movie... but what could I had done? Should I had sued them?!"
"Yes you should" I snapped, but he interrupted me.
"And how? A lawyer over there would ask at least a sum of one million forint."
I sighed. This way, and adding the labyrinths of law, it did not seem easy.
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