Speaking of The Matrix, that reminds me of an article I read awhile back that 1999 was the last great year of cinema
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190806-was-1999-cinemas-last-great-year
The argument is that 1999 was the last year with several great original screenplays:
Fight Club, The Matrix, American Beauty, The Sixth Sense, American Pie, Three Kings, Election, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, The Blair Witch Project, and Office Space
Unfortunately 1999 is also the year it all went down hill with the release of Star Wars, Episode I, The Phantom Menace and Toy Story 2.
Hollywood saw how much bank both made and started moving away from taking a risk on original content and towards recycling known intellectual properties
Hence we are know on The Matrix 4. Star Wars Episode IX, countless reboots and re-imaginings of DC & Marvel characters, and how many Transformers or Lego movies?