The Matrix movies have never properly addressed when and how Laurence Fishburne's Morpheus was freed from the franchise's titular simulation, but other areas of the saga have not only teased information on this subject but also revealed why Morpheus was such a staunch believer in the One. Fishburne's role in the cast of the original Matrix trilogy was an interesting one. Morpheus was unusually spiritual for a man at war with a horde of sentient machines, but there's actually a very good reason why his belief system never faltered.

Although Morpheus died between the end of the original Matrix trilogy and the beginning of 2021's The Matrix Resurrections, the character was reimagined and recast so he could appear in the legacy sequel. So, just as there have been other actors who have played Agent Smith, Fishburne is now not the only actor to have played Morpheus. However, the ending...