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The Matrix: Notes

 The Matrix: My Synopsis

    Watching the Matrix was extremely eye-opening to me. This movie is considered a classic, yet somehow I had never seen it before this class. The long black trench coats and blacked out sunglasses are an iconic look from the movie. In the beginning, I was very confused about what was happening. It was very ominous: how those outside the Matrix were trying to communicate with Neo inside the Matrix. From the beginning, I thought Morpheus was very suspicious and did not trust him. When he presented Neo with the option of the red or blue pill, I thought to myself that I probably would have chosen the blue pill. The idea of everything you know changing in a second is a scary thought. The idea of what makes you happy no longer being real is also quite intimidating. I give Neo a lot of credit for choosing the red pill. As the film went on, a few concepts stood out to me. The way that the humans were incubated and are being fed the remains of other humans was one of them. It was disgusting. I also found it interesting how the idea of AI vs. humans was prominent in this film as well. It is fascinating to see how so many different movies portray the same type of message in different ways. I also found it interesting how the rebels' understanding of the Matrix allows them to bend its physical laws in a way, giving them superhuman powers. It makes the movie a lot cooler to watch. The overarching theme of The Matrix is the theme of freedom and the question of whether it's possible or not. Society has always been controlled by the  government. We see this from thousands of years ago to present day. The Matrix is about rebelling and escaping the control that the higher ups have on us, and shines a light on the possibility that the government's main goal is total control.




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