Analysis Of The Film Return To Source: The Matrix

In 1999, Larry and Andy Wachowski directed The Matrix, a movie featuring the future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality or cyberspace called "the Matrix”. This fake reality was created by sentient machines to pacify and subdue the human population. To some, this movie represents just another brilliant Hollywood sci-fi action film, but for others, it challenges the understanding of perspective, reality and appearance ("The matrix 101," 2003). The Matrix heavily relies on the concepts of Irish Philosopher George Berkeley who believed reality, or reality as humans perceive it, is fundamentally mental and therefore immaterial which is known as Idealism.

Neuromancer came up with a novel approach towards science fiction, and was instrumental in spawning multiple movies of similar genre. One of such movie is “The Matrix”. The reason I chose this movie for the review is the very concept of stimulated reality in this movie being quite analogous to the one slowly budding towards the end in the Neuromancer.

The Matrix is a film about the enslavement of humankind by artificial intelligence, sentient beings, with mechanical bodies, created by people to service humanity, and the discovery of a person, Neo, that possesses abilities that can defeat the Artificial Intelligence and manumit humanity. The majority of human beings have their consciousness/minds trapped within the Matrix, a computer simulated world in which their minds are born, live in, and die, while their bodies are connected to it via cerebral connection but, remain in a dormant slumber and are never used. While they are connected to the matrix, their bioelectricity is harvested, powering the artificial intelligence. Neo, with the help of Morpheus (the leader in the resistance

The most obvious philosophical work in the film is that which is connected to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In one of the allusions of the Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners viewed the shadows dancing on the wall as what is real and what truly exists. In the film, the Matrix symbolizes the cave thus “It (Matrix) is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.” (Morpheus, 28:07). Morpheus exclaimed in the movie that the Matrix is “A prison for your mind.” (Morpheus, 28:33). The mind views the action taking place in the Matrix as real, and despite the fact that mind can do all, since the Matrix is just a simulation, the mind thinks otherwise because of the idea of death; therefore the Matrix limits our abilities by limiting our idea of the truth. It is being single conscious about what Morpheus referred to as the ‘Artificial Intelligence’.

In 1999 Larry and Andy Wachowski wrote and directed an American science fiction action film called The Matrix. The movie depicted a future where many humans might perceive is real, is actually a simulated reality. The Wachowski brothers made many explicit references in their film based on the work of French sociologist Jean Baudrillard. In Jean Baudrillard’s essay entitled “Simulacra and Simulations” he mentions in his essay how society has replaced all reality and meaning with representation of symbols and signs.

That being stated , the following essay explores these various Christian themes and their purpose both in the movie and in real life spirituality. Perhaps one of the things the movie does so well is to articulate the struggle between spirituality and science. The AI and the matrix represent the followers of science,

Questioning reality is something that has been seen many a time from philosophy but recently films such as "Inception" and "The Matrix" introducing false or alternate realities prompting the audience to question reality. In fact, in 2011 a film named Source Code has intrigued philosophical questioning due to its premise. "Source Code" is a film in which a U.S. pilot, named Captain Stevens, is tasked to enter the memories of another person named Sean Fentress via the source code program in order to discover a bomb and learn who set it in order to prevent this individual from killing more civilians. Throughout the film, Stevens discovers the memories he is entering are those of a victim of the bomb he is currently trying to find and that he himself is dead, with his brain frozen so it can enter the source code program when necessary. Now why this film is so fascinating is that near the end of the films Stevens' actions within the victim's memories seem to change the real

Throughout the movie, The Notebook, there were many different aspects that corresponded with the material learned throughout the semester. There were times were you were able to pin point why each problem was faced based on different character backgrounds. As began to watch the movie, you start to understand the culture aspects of each individual by the way they talk and present themselves, which caused many situations to arise. Also, these many situations arise throughout the movie that affected the outcome of decisions made: biological, psychological, and social/environment. However, diversity played a magnificent role from the beginning to the end. So, therefore, throughout this paper you will have a better understanding of the analysis of this film, which should provide information about the movie.

The Matrix’s Philosophy The purpose of the Matrix is to make its watchers question what reality truly is, and if human beings themselves are real or not. Throughout the movie, philosophical topics and questions have been reintroduced, such as free vs determinism, true knowledge, etc. It’s main focus, however, was on philosophical realism. The main character, Neo, was a representation of free will, and how he and the rebels defy the matrix and its structure.

The question of what is real in the world has been an enduring debate throughout history. Modern movies like The Matrix provides insight into what a modern philosopher, Hilary Putnam, believes of the natural world. However, Putnam was not the only philosopher to suggest there is a problem with how the world perceives reality. Pluto and Rene Descartes are two philosophers in history that have presented the ideas that there may or may not be unexpected knowledge of the world than previously predicted. Through comparing and contrasting The Matrix with the writings The Republic and Meditations of First Philosophy an argument against reality can made.

Arrival was a sci-fi Drama set in the present day and conveyed a message of community and communication we could all learn from. In the original screenplay Louise Banks was introduced as being charming and hopeful with a perspective on stories and where they begin and end. Throughout the completed film, Amy Adam’s portrayed Louise as more mellow. Louise seemed overly sad and lonely without reason. Granted, its conveyed that she is sad because her daughter died from a rare disease. But, about three quarters of the way through the film it’s discovered that Louise was seeing the future and not the past. In essence, her daughter hasn’t been born yet, so why is she so serious and brooding?

When the film The Matrix debuted in 1999, it was an instant box office success that captivated many viewers. However throughout the featured famed actors, costumes, special effects and fight scenes, many viewers failed to notice the philosophical issues. Plato and Descartes, just like the characters in the movie are faced and driven to extreme measures to understand the world around them. They are compelled to seek knowledge in understanding what is real, evaluating the mind-body problem, and are left wondering if there is any good. These philosophical features of the movie have raised questions and have made it an interesting film to watch. While many viewers can agree that The Matrix is highly action packed, not all can truly appreciate

The Matrix is littered with remarkable scenes such as these that help to make it the

In The Matrix, the audience follows an elusive computer hacker named Neo. After finding mysterious messages on his computer, Neo starts his search for Morpheus, the one he thinks is responsible for the communication. Subsequently, Neo locates Morpheus, but when he does it is under a completely different set of circumstances. A circumstance he would've never imagined to be possible. A circumstance where he discovers that true reality completely opposes what he originally thought. The Matrix draws parallels with the philosopher Plato and his “Allegory of the Cave.” This movie also incorporates countless philosophical ideas and theories and really gets the viewer thinking about the big questions. Such as, is ignorance really bliss? Can one's

The Matrix is a science fiction movie about artificial intelligence computers replacing mankind. I believe that this movie is a common type of display from the media is common paranoia so that they can get a reaction from people and sell their story. In the case of The Matrix, the movie dazzles people with awesome special effects using modern computer technology, which I find ironic. I find it self-conflicting and hypocritical for the media to use modern computer technology for their own good to show people how bad technology is. Amy Bruckman and Howard Rheingold would probably find this movie interesting in that it disagrees and agrees with certain aspects about their beliefs about the use of computers.