6 The Matrix Fights That Keanu Reeves’ Neo Lost (& Why)

Throughout The Matrix franchise, Keanu Reeves’ Neo often overpowered his enemies as The One, but even so, there were a few fights he lost. Neo’s narrative journey was one of a man learning to embrace his own inner power and tap into the mental fortitude needed to break free of the control of the Machines and bend the Matrix to his will. In the end, it’s revealed that the real strength came from the union of him and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) all along, but Neo first had to embrace his calling as The One to get there.