The Matrix And Plato's The Allegory Of The Cave

The Matrix ( Wachowski, Andy, and Lana Wachowski 1999 ), is a story that presents a dilemma. Is virtual reality just for fun, or is it being used to imprison you? That is the question Neo faces as he is manning his computer doing some hacking on the side. It is through his computer work that he meets with Morpheus who presents Neo

The one prisoner that Plato refers to reflects Neo in The Matrix when he is being released from his pod that the machines have created. Once the prisoner of the cave has broken free he can now look all around him and see the objects as they really are. While in the movie The Matrix, Neo is using is own eyes for the first time and sees that he is actually living in a human factory. In Plato's "Allegory of the Cave," he states that the freed prisoner would be shocked and not used to the outside world. The prisoner would try to think that what he saw and experienced before was truer than what is he sees now.

Once they are outside the cave, they see a whole new world in front of them and it is up to the prisoners if they want to further explore the world and become enlightened or go back to the cave and live in ignorance. As Morpheus said, there is a difference between knowing that there is a world outside the cave and living in the real world. In The Matrix, Morpheus keeps telling Neo that he is the one and can save the world. Neo knows that he has the capability to save the world but what is holding him is his belief that he is not the one. In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato says “Then if he called to mind his fellow prisoners and what passed for wisdom in his former dwelling-place, he would surely think himself happy in the change and be sorry for them.” (Plato 230). Once one of the prisoners is out of the cave and got a glimpse of the real world, he will feel pity for the remaining of the prisoners. The released prisoner knows he can enlighten the prisoners in the cave, but his disbelief in himself that he can bring the prisoners out of the cave and knowing that the prisoners will not listen to him is holding him back. The difference between knowing the right thing to do, which is bringing the prisoners out of the cave and going against the resistance he will face while bringing the prisoners out of the cave is what makes the prisoner “The

What is real and what do we really know? These are common questions that everyone asks sometime in their lives. These questions date back since man was made. Nobody knows 100% what happens to us when we die, or what our purpose is in life. Humans have a natural instinct to raise questions to material that we are uncertain of. The movie The Matrix, Descartes First Meditation, and Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave all raise different aspects to questions such as do I exist, what is reality, and how do I know?

The storyline of the movie throws audiences immediately into the mystery behind “the matrix” from an objective person’s perspective. Neo, or Mr. Anderson as the evil Agents call him, is searching for an answer to a question he’s looked for all his life. He wants to know “what is the matrix?” Neo later learns from two new mysterious friends that the matrix is “the world pulled over your eyes.” In time,

Both Plato’s Cave Allegory and the matrix discuss the topic of truth and illusion. In both of the story it was established that we humans live in the darkness, an illusion which is merely the shadow of the truth. However, once in a while a person will wake up from the illusory dream and realized the cold hard truth of reality. Should that person overjoyed of the fact that he or she discovered the truth or should that person weep in sorrow since he or she can no longer go back and continuing living in the shadow? In both Plat’s Cave Allegory and the matrix those who were thrown out of their illusions into the cold hard truth end up having to deal with the consequence that comes from realizing it. Whether it is becoming a social outcast,

In Plato's Allegory of the Cave and the Wachowskis' The Matrix, the ideas of truth are that it can only be defined by how far one is willing to think outside of their own reality. Both the allegory and the film depict truth as a key of sorts for individuals to break free from their imprisonment. This can be seen by Neo's physical escape from the pod, which he had been unknowingly trapped in his whole life and his ascension to light after being swept down the pod's tube. The tube which swept Neo away is alike to the freed prisoner being "dragged...into the sunlight" by force in Plato's allegory; the two characters are being forced to have their senses enlightened once they've been freed from the chains on their bodies (but their minds still need to get adjusted to seeing the world in a new way). However, the allegory and the film differ in that Plato's prison is a physical cave which houses it's prisoners, while the matrix is a program that confines people's minds, thus is limitless while inside.

A third analogous theme is that the worlds in which the individuals live are controlled by a greater power that wishes to remain hidden. The central plot of the Allegory of the Cave and The Matrix is one of the main similarities between the two works. This plot is one in which the protagonist and the people who reside in the same world as him stay in a constant state of illusion. The prisoner in the Allegory

The Matrix and Plato's Allegory of the Cave Both the Matrix together with the Allegory of the Cave; which is attributed to Plato alternates about a similar paranormal inquiry, "what is genuine? " The two works possess several similar characteristics as opposed to dissimilarities. For instance, in the Matrix, the principal personality who is Neo is enthralled in a deceitful reality that is choreographed by computer software program. This is the program that was contrived by the systems that claimed total subdue over the planet. While in the Plato's Allegory, a captive is able to fathom the veracity of the fastener together with a sincere one out of the cavern.

The idea that what people perceive as real could be false, either as a pale imitation of reality or a false reality created by another entity, has existed for centuries. The concept of whether reality is real has intrigued philosophers for millennia and the idea of reality being an illusion has become a staple of fiction, particularly science fiction. One of the films to utilize this idea is The Matrix. To say that some of the central ideas of this popular film came from long pondered philosophical questions might seem ludicrous, but such is the case. While there are differences, there are also marked similarities between some of the writings of Plato, Descartes, and plot of The Matrix.

Comparing with Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” and the Wachowskis’ The Matrix, they are having several similarities. Do you know what is the real world? Both of the characters are going out of the world, which they are living for a long time. When they go out of their

Blertim Emini Hr 6-9 2/1/17 How would you define real? If most people were asked this question they would say something like real is something you can touch, smell, taste, hear, or see. Plato would highly disagree with that as i will explain in detail Plato’s cave allegory which is a mind boggling concept to put your mind around. After I give you a boiled down summary of Plato’s caves I will do the same for the movie “The Matrix”.

Within this story there are prisoners within a cave and puppeteers in control of them construct the prisoners’ realities thus giving them a false mindset. Afterwards, their minds begin to respond to the external stimuli and create from its imaginative forces a separate falsified consciousness: “By every measure, then, reality for the prisoners would be nothing but shadows cast by artifacts” (Plato, 210). The prisoners’ minds create what they undoubtedly believe to be real, yet this poses as a problem when they are actually exposed to the real world outside the cave. They become dissatisfied with the outside world and return to their unreal past lifestyle. Their brain creates the problem for them and they have no escape unless they force themselves to accept the world outside of the cave. Though that is only if their brain is willing to deal with the harshness of the sudden change. Ultimately, The Allegory of the Cave poses as a very accurate representation of the power our brain has to create problems and solve them. It is a fundamental philosophy that almost all beliefs can be traced back to so it is not surprising that there are striking similarities in terms of the plethora of positive and negative effects the mind can

Plato once said that, “Ignorance [is] the root and stem of all evil”. Ignorance is the cause of everything that is wrong and bad in the world since people are unable to see the truth. If people start breaking free from ignorance, mankind will become happier and more transparent. In the short story, “Allegory of The Cave” by Plato and The Matrix by the Wachowskis, they portray the idea that in order to gain enlightenment, one must break free from ignorance; which opens himself to knowledge; this new truth must then be shared with others for the good of mankind.

However, The Matrix and Allegory of the Cave have specific differences in their plot. Both stories have an insignificant amount of exposure to reality. In The Allegory of the Cave the prisoners were not able to choose to be enlightened like Neo did. The prisoners were let go and forced to go into the real world outside of the cave. On the other hand, Neo had the choice of taking the blue pill which would bring him to the real world. The Matrix added romance to the story unlike The Allegory of the Cave. Neo about died until suddenly Trinity kissed him and he started to breathe again.