Lilly Wachowski has revealed that The Matrix franchise was "born out of a lot of anger" over her own feelings of ''oppression'' prior to her transition in 2016.
The 52-year-old transgender filmmaker discussed the origins of the classic sci-fi films, which she made alongside her sister Lana who also transitioned in 2008, and admitted the movie series has a lot of subtext about the spectrum of gender as a result of her own feelings and experiences.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Wachowski said the trilogy was "born out of a lot of anger and a lot of rage, and it's rage at capitalism and corporatised structure and forms of oppression."
Wachowski said she is ''extraordinarily grateful'' that her work has been able to help others in the trans community.
"Now that I'm out and a living example of someone who can grow old being a trans woman, [trans people] can see those films through the lens of my transness and their transness.
''They're able to go, 'Oh my God, these films were such an important part of my coming out and my own journey.'
"I'm extraordinarily grateful that I could offer that to people.''
The acclaimed director said she has ''one foot out the door'' of Hollywood, and admits while she is keen to use her platform to get more LGBTQ stories seen, she also has a lot of ''resentment'' towards the industry.
''I have a resentment toward the industry because I feel like I wasted personal time," she explained.
''[Filmmaking] is really a time machine that you get in and you get jostled around and then you come out of it a year and a half later, per film in some cases.''
