Yes Ma'am Monday: Carrie-Anne Moss

Ma'am /mam/ noun
 - term of respectful or polite address used for a woman.
 - term of address for a ranking female officer.
 - term utilized for a person of the female gender that just saved your sorry butt from a horde of genetically mutated Nazi undead super soldiers.

There's only a handful of films in my life that upon first viewing left me instantly feeling like pure genius had been on display: Blade Runner (1982), Fight Club (1999), V for Vendetta (2009). But perhaps at the top of the list is The Matrix (1999).

I distinctly remember walking out of the theater that night feeling like my neural pathways had reached sensory and cognitive overload. I went back the next night and have seen it countless times since.

One of the myriad factors contributing to the pure brilliance of the film is Carrie-Anne Moss' portrayal of the character Trinity.

Intense. Strong. Focused. Unbelievably sexy.

And although aesthetically pleasing physically, the primary draw, at least for me, are all the other attributes I listed.

She knows who she is. She cares about others. She doesn't give up.

Unquestionably a woman to which one would never utter the words,"Sure babe." Carrie-Ann Moss would automatically always hear,"Yes ma'am."

Stephen Sumner is the science fiction columnist for Action A Go Go. He's proficient in Klingon swearing and has attempted the Vulcan process of Kolinar (with only mild success.) His favorite sci-fi series include Firefly, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek. He can be followed on Twitter at https://twitter.com/VierLights or on the Tumblr machine at http://vierlights.tumblr.com/.