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 ...

Which would you rather feel? The blast of a fire hose, or a cool, digital rain? That’s what we thought. Introducing Blue Rain — the fire hose that is the BlueSky feed, falling semi-cryptically ...

‘The Matrix’ Code’s Hidden Meaning Has Been Revealed, and There’s Something Fishy About It Production designer Simon Whiteley got the idea from his wife's cookbook.

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last 20-odd years, you will have come across The Matrix series of movies, and the cool green ‘digital rain’ effect used frequently. … ...