Gallery: Recreating The Matrix and Top Gun With Stock Footage

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    *Psycho* — In just three cuts, Dissolve conveys the big beats of Hitchcock's masterpiece.
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    *The Matrix* — Color-coded pharmaceuticals and streaming green hieroglyphs have become a part of the visual lexicon and made recreating this movie relatively simple.
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    *Alice in Wonderland* — A white rabbit, cat, caterpillar, undersized tea parlor, and a queen of hearts retells the story in an economical fashion.
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    *Top Gun* — The Cold War politics and impressive aerial dogfights make it a great 80s movie, the awkward beach volleyball makes it *Top Gun*.
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    *Titanic* — A boat, outstretched arms, and an ice berg retrace the plot in Cliff Notes fashion, but feel flat without CélineDion's pipes.
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    *The Lord of the Rings* — Like *The Matrix*, a recreation of this movie wouldn't be possible without CG versions of Mt. Doom made by ardent fans of Arwen.
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    *The Shining* — A hotel, Big Wheel, twins, and axe can only be Stephen King's masterpiece.