The green, falling digital code depicted as rain in the film "The Matrix" consisted of Japanese sushi recipes.

Munchies spotted a CNET report on the origins of the green code that waterfalls down the screen as the movie—and its successors—opens by way of Simon Whiteley.

A demo for a video game based on "The Matrix" franchise had AI-powered non-playable characters realize they were code inside a simulation.

‘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.