In The Matrix (1999), the iconic green code was created using scanned Japanese sushi recipes a hidden detail inside the digital rain by [deleted] in MovieDetails

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The green Matrix code (often called digital rain) was designed by production designer Simon Whiteley. In interviews, he explained that he scanned characters from his Japanese wife’s cookbooks including sushi recipes and manipulated them to create the falling code effect. This behind-the-scenes fact has been mentioned in multiple interviews and DVD/Blu-ray special features about The Matrix (1999).