Abstract
The Matrix (Wachowski & Wachowski, 1999) combines elements of traditional and evolving masculinities that merit scrutiny anew in an era of increased inquiry into men’s studies, experiences, and identities, including popular cultural representations. Taking The Matrix as an analytic frame, the present critique queers interpretations of men’s power and identities in popular culture and society with evolving concepts of masculinities and male sexualities. Specifically, the film’s chief protagonist, Thomas Anderson (or Neo, as he becomes known), is studied with reference to a four-fold analytic scope: the warrior icon and nerdism; racism and sexism; misandry; and homoeroticism and male rape.
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