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.

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: Simon Whiteley, the production designer ...

"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. The movie was heavy ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Simon Whiteley, the production designer behind the code, has said he used his wife's Japanese cookbooks to help create the design.