Jodie Foster’s Correct: The Matrix Is A Superhero Movie

Actress Jodie Foster recently made headlines when she referred to The Matrix as a superhero movie while discussing her feelings about the genre, and her perspective makes complete sense. Speaking with Elle magazine, Foster referred to the superhero genre as a phase before further elaborating, “The good ones—like Iron Man, Black Panther, The Matrix—I marvel at those movies, and I’m swept up in the entertainment of it, but that’s not why I became an actor.” Despite being representative of Foster’s personal opinion, her statements open the door for a larger discussion regarding The Matrix‘s status as a superhero movie, as it is more commonly categorized as a sci-fi action movie.