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'The Matrix' rain of green, digital code was inspired by sushi recipes — but that's not all

The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes. Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: While Simon Whiteley, the production ...
Newsweek

The ‘Matrix’ Code Creator Unlocks Its Meaning but the Answer’s a Bit Fishy

The mystery to The Matrix code has been solved. The creator of the neon green digital rain, Simon Whiteley, told CNet the code was inspired by nothing more than his wife's Japanese sushi recipe.
IndieWire

‘The Matrix’ Code’s Hidden Meaning Has Been Revealed, and There’s Something Fishy About It

Production designer Simon Whiteley got the idea from his wife's cookbook. If you’ve ever wondered what that green text in “The Matrix” really meant, prepare for an answer that’s almost as ...
Huffington Post UK

I Just Learned What The Code In The Matrix Was, And I’m Stunned

The Matrix’s iconic title sequences are made up of falling “digital rain”, which, upon closer inspection, was actually thousands of lines of binary code. Until now, I always assumed this code must ...
The Sun

The Matrix’s production designer FINALLY reveals what the green code in the film means – and it’s not what you’d expect

The man who designed the mysterious 'digital rain' for the 1999 movie has confessed where the strange symbols - representing an alternate reality - came from FANS of The Matrix may have theories as to ...
Yahoo News UK

Fact Check: 'The Matrix' rain of green, digital code was inspired by sushi recipes — but that's not all

While Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, claims to have used his wife's Japanese cookbooks to help create the design ... What's False: ... the Japanese characters were mixed with ...