“I like to tell everybody that The Matrix 's code is made out of Japanese sushi recipes,” says Whiteley who scanned the characters from his wife's cookbooks. Well, we didn't see that one coming.

"I like to tell everybody that The Matrix's code is made out of Japanese sushi recipes," Whiteley reveals. There you have it: mystery solved. The digital rain equates to some delicious sushi.

The iconic green falling code in *The Matrix* may seem like a deep, mysterious symbol of the virtual world, but in reality, it's based on something far simpler—sushi recipes.

"The Matrix" was one of the most successful movies of the 90's. It entered the pop-culture lexicon almost immediately and inspired an abundance of questionable fashion decisions.

He's the production designer who created the code, and he says credit goes to his Japanese wife and her cookbooks, which he scanned. "I like to tell everybody that The Matrix's code is made out of ...

‘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.

FANS of The Matrix may have theories as to what the scrawling green code featured in the sci-fi epic means - and now the movie's production designer has revealed the surprising truth. The falling ...

THE MATRIX has guarded its biggest mystery until now. What was all that indecipherable green code running down the screen. Did it hold the secrets to the very essence of reality itself? Apparently ...

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Carrie-Anne Moss incorporated the iconic Matrix code into her Oscar de la Renta gown at the premiere of the franchise’s fourth film.FilmMagic Carrie-Anne Moss is rewriting the dress code. The ...