The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes.

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. Simon Whiteley, the ...

Bullets that defy gravity and time, code falling like rain down the screen -- the visual effects of the original "Matrix" movie quickly became iconic upon its release in 1999.

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. T… ...