There are several enthralling match-ups between these two sci-fi powerhouses but their very first throwdown is surely the most memorable, as it brilliantly showcased the Wachowskis’ now infamous Bullet Time effects. Mr Anderson and Mr Smith meet and then systematically destroy a subway station with some lightning quick blows, gravity-defying kicks and a rather cheeky finger stab to the throat. Though on occasion Mr Anderson gets his ass handed to him, it does mark the moment when he realises that he could very well be ‘the one’ – sorry did we say Mr Anderson… his name is Neo.