Term Paper Outline

Introduction 

A. Live action film with CGI: The Matrix 
B. Thesis- In the 1999 Warner Brothers live action milestone film The Matrix, the constraints of conventional physics are essentially broken altogether in an alternate reality.

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1. Physically Impossible made possible by The Matrix

-Moving in slow motion

-Leaping impossible lengths

-Incredibly quick hand-to-hand combat

-Running on walls

-Extreme acrobatics

-Dodging bullets

2. Action within the 'Real World'
-Capable fighters still seem weak as compared to combat in The Matrix

3. Juxtaposition of the two worlds
-What Neo and company are capable of physically vs. mentally

-The 'real world' puts into sharp relief the capabilities of people within The Matrix

-Sense of tension when characters are unable to use abilities

-Keeping the viewer's interest in 'the real world'

-Even crazy fight scenes in 'the real world' seem normal compared with those in The Matrix

Conclusion
-The cornerstone of The Matrix's success is the outrageous action justified by its plot

-Jumping between The Matrix and Real World bring out the aspects of each all the more.