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 If you, like millions of people around the world, have seen the Wachowski Brothers’ brilliant The Matrix: Reloaded, and are scratching your head from all the pseudo-philosophical plot subtexts, join the club. I’ve seen numerous threads on geeky email lists trying to explain the dense mythology and deep musings in the story, particularly the dialogue between Neo and the godlike Architect. But, while there are some who may come close to explaining it all, I think the Wachowskis, like Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke in their 2001: A Space Odyssey collaboration, have purposefully created a piece of work meant to confound audiences who will never have a complete answer. But a recent story in London’s Mirror concerning one of the brothers, Larry, may shed some light on one of the most prominent themes of the Matrix trilogy—fetish.  The Mirror is reporting that Larry has dumped his wife of nine years, Thea (his high school sweetheart, by the way), to take the submissive role in a relationship with notorious dominatrix Karin Winslow.As if this wasn’t enough, Thea has convinced a judge to freeze Wachowski’s assets pending review, after the estranged wife stated Larry tried to get her to help foot the bill for a new San Francisco home, which would allegedly be a base for himself and Winslow. It sure would make a lot of sense for Wachowski to buy a house here in the city by the bay, since much of the work on the Matrix films was done in nearby Alameda, where post-production on the next film, Revolutions, continues at this time. And it makes an equal amount of sense why the soon-to-be ex-wife would want to have no part of the reported purchase. “He has no understanding of his legal obligations to me and now wants me to co-operate in his purchase of a $2.7million (£1.6m) home in San Francisco,” said Thea in the Mirror piece. Larry was seen with Winslow on his arm at the Los Angeles premiere of Reloaded. The brothers are widely known for their press-shy disposition, and opted not to talk to any media to promote the new film. In what is one of the more amusing twists in the Mirror tale, the paper quotes Winslow’s ex, Jake Miller. "I want people to know the truth," he says in the paper. "When Larry walked down that red carpet with my wife he was probably wearing a bra and panties under his suit. "He's been cross-dressing for years and everybody knows it. But in Hollywood, money talks. And if you are a director of a hit like The Matrix, you can get away with anything. I hope Larry is man enough to admit who—or what—he is." Kinda makes you feel like you’ve taken the red pill all over again and fallen down the rabbit hole, eh? Still, curiosity aside, Larry’s pickle is pretty tame by Hollwood standards. It pales by way of comparison to, say, recent Academy Award winner Roman Polanski’s conviction of sex with a minor that sent the director into exile, or even the sordid dealings of Fatty Arbuckle decades earlier. Like I said, though, it sure does put all of those latex catsuits and PVC in perspective.
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