"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it."
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"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. But I can only show you the door. You're the one that has to walk through it." is preserved here as a credited line from Morpheus in The Matrix (1999), not as an anonymous standalone saying. The combination of action and sci-fi storytelling and Laurence Fishburne's performance is part of what gives the line its staying power, which is why this detail page keeps the movie, character, and actor together in the same context.
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