This ‘The Matrix’ Character That Was Inspired by Neil Gaiman
The Matrix has certainly influenced a lot of other movies and series since its release and is considered a timeless classic by now, but it's also no secret that the Wachowski sisters' magnum opus is a boiling cauldron full of influences itself. There are a lot of obvious ones, but Neil Gaiman's seminal graphic novel The Sandman certainly stands out.
Though the Wachowski sisters never confirmed themselves, their Morpheus is a direct reference to Gaiman's work. This should go without saying, as Dream is also known by the same name when he's among Greek deities, but the story itself of how Morpheus came to be is quite interesting. In his personal blog, Gaiman reveals that Fishburne actually met with the former head of DC Comics, Jenette Kahn, on a flight before The Matrix ever came into being.
Morpheus in The Matrix is certainly influenced by Dream of the Endless, and the Wachowskis even went to the same influences that Gaiman dug into, as both characters are representations of the Greek deity of dreaming Morpheus. This is a more obvious take, of course, because it's there in the name, but even in The Matrix, Morpheus is influenced by the folkloric figure of the Sandman.
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