The Matrix By The Wachowski Brothers

​It is impossible to watch the film The Matrix without appreciating the philosophical and literary allusions which pervade throughout. The film is self-conscious about the parallels to famous thought experiments and allegories. These ideas are meant to act as clues about who the characters represent and purpose in the narrative. The character of Neo, who is the protagonist, represents the beginning philosopher who first realizes that the world is not as it appears. The Matrix is, literally, a deception cast by demiurgic machines to distract human minds from the truth, which is their bodily enslavement and exploitation by the machine descendants of man's invented technologies. After his awakening into the “real world” and out of the simulated reality of the Matrix, he makes a journey

Martin Scorsese’s celebrated movie ‘Hugo’ is widely considered to be a timely reminder on the need for preserving the old movies.But in spite of being adapted from a children’s novel, ‘Hugo’ reveals layers of hidden meaning within the story.One of the major themes recurring throughout the movie is the relationship between humans and technology, or more specifically, humans and machines.Though shown explicitly only in a single dream sequence, the theme of humans turning into machines and vice versa is present throughout the movie.

The matrix is an action and untruth movie. The matrix was released in 1999. There are two worlds that exist in this

People seem to think that everything that happens to them everyday is real. The question is, though, “What is real?”. Is everything you see everyday really real or is it fake? We might see fantasies that other people or machines have created for us. Maybe we are the ones that are not enlightened yet. Numerous essays and films have been produced on this subject. One essay is “The Allegory of the Cave” written by Plato in 360 B.C. Also, the movie The Matrix was filmed in 1999. Even though many differences can be drawn between “The Allegory of the Cave” and The Matrix, there are many similarities as well.

This idea is represented in the matrix by “The Desert of the Real” and the motifs of mirrors throughout the movie. The reflections represent the confusion toward the blurred line between reality and simulation. Similarly, this idea of the blurred line between reality and simulation is reflected with Cypher’s conversation with Agent Smith. A firm believer in the theory “ignorance is bliss”, Cypher prefers the ‘happier’ simulated life to the truth facing him. By emphasising this simulated environment, the Wachowski brothers allow us to analyse our own dependency on technology for our lives. Similarly, Card analyses this idea of human kind living in a simulacra in his novel Ender’s game. Not knowing the truth, Ender is deceived by his military superiors into believing that the real battle against the buggers was simply a computer game. “Real. Not a game.” After this sudden revelation, Ender cannot cope with his existence, and only finds redemption in religion. In both texts, the composers use textual forms to highlight the idea that computers are used to create a simulation which absorbs the user, hiding them from the realities of life.

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.

Neo is a software technician by day and a computer hacker by night, he sits alone at home by his computer, getting a message someone he doesn’t know, he then sees the symbol and meets a women named Trinity who sent the message to him, after the encounter she then proceeds on to introduce him to, Morpheus who reveals the truth about the ‘reality’ he lives in and the role to help overthrow the Matrix.

Simply put, the Matrix represent a system of complete and utter deception and cradle to grave control of those minds trapped within, all sharing the computer generated complex illusion.

Next, we meet Thomas Anderson. We find him sleeping in front of his computer after a long night of software hacking. The computer begins typing messages to him saying "Neo, wake up". Neo is Thomas' online alias. He wakes up to read these messages about how he should follow the white rabbit. Next thing that happens is Neo gets a knock on the door while talking to the people at the front door they invite him out to the club that night. Neo at first declines but then see's a white rabbit tattoo on the lady's back. After seeing this Neo takes it as a sign and agrees to join them for the night (The Matrix, 1999).

In the matrix, Plato’s Cave, and Descartes they are uncertain of the real world experienced due to senses; whether it’s factual or fallacy. The matrix takes place in a computer generated setting whereas, people are deceived and unaware of their virtual lives (Synopsis: “The Matrix”). Plato’s cave allegory inquires our thought of reality, that could only be shadows (Plato,

A Comparison of the Representation of the Future of The Matrix and Planet of the Apes

Neo is taken by Morpheus's followers, Trinity and Switch, to a secret building to meet Morpheus in person and discuss the matrix and the “dreams” he has been experiencing. Once Morpheus explains to Neo that the world he is living in is not really what he thinks it is, Neo starts to believe that Morpheus might be crazy, but on the other hand, he is not sure. “You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. You know something. What you know, you cant explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life: that theres something wrong with the world. The matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, it is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth” The Matrix (Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski). Neo, now confused about what truly is happening, is offered two options; either to live the life he was living in and continue with his doubts or open his mind to the truths of the world around

I thought that the matrix was interesting as you see it in a future prospective and how things you thought were normal isn’t at all what you thought it

By the time the original 1999 film The Matrix came out in theaters, film critics and moviegoers were fascinated by the unique style of the film which complimented the story and development of the main character Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, through his changing sense of fashion, from simple t-shirts he sleeps in to long elegant coats which cloak new-found abilities. When we first meet Neo, his clothing emulates his position in life and his attitude towards it. Before he begins his journey through the rabbit hole, Neo is Thomas A. Anderson, a computer programmer at a conventional company where he works amongst hundreds of dull cubicles, forcing him to get extra money and express his ignored talents through his secret life as a computer hacker.

Inception, a science-fiction thriller, was directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2010. The film’s protagonist, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, works for various corporations, stealing information from the subconscious of each of his subjects. He is tasked with planting an idea into the mind of an heir to a business empire, a process known as inception. Nolan’s use of cinematic techniques fully engages the viewer and leaves the audience speculating about the film’s conclusion. In this essay, I will analyze the various film techniques used throughout the film to portray the separation of order and chaos, the perception of time, and the idea that absolutely nothing is certain.