Essay About The Matrix

Essay about The Matrix
The Matrix
Written and directed by the Wachowski brothers, 'The Matrix' is a science fiction film, which was released in the year 1999. It was the first film to
use the now famous camera technique of 'bullet time' and also introduced wirework martial arts into conventional cinemas. Its vision of the future is
similar to other science fiction films such as 'Men In Black' with the agents always wearing sunglasses and the idea of man vs. machineevil. In the
opening sequence of the film, I am going to analyse the effects of different camera shots, as well as other factors, which engage the viewers' interest.
The film appeals to its target audience by many different features. For men there...show more content...
These sorts of settings can also be found in horror and crime films.
The very first thing that the viewer can see is a computer with green numbers coming down the screen. This green tinge is continued throughout the
opening scene. It suggests that the film is a science fiction film, and it creates un–realness throughout it.
The next things that can be seen are policemen with torches. The corridor that they are walking along has no lights apart from the torchlight, creating
tension. The torchlight is focussed on two officers who are advancing towards a door. This grabs the viewers' attention and makes them look directly at
the officers. The light is then pointed towards the door. When the officers kick down the door and walk into the room, they direct all their torches on
Trinity. This focuses our attention on Trinity, suggesting she has a central role in the film.
The camera then moves outside the hotel, where there are no streetlights. The only lights are coloured white, blue and red from the police cars,
suggesting an element of danger in the film. The darkness and the police cars further enhance the suspense and the idea that action is about to happen.
When the agents arrive, their faces are lit up. We notice that they have absolutely no
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The Matrix Philosophy
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?
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After watching the movie, it can be decided that ignorance is in fact bliss. Containing a lack of knowledge and longing to attain it leads one to not suffer
towards the path of truth. Most people do not wish to challenge the world, they do not wish to exert themselves to attain knowledge. Instead, they
wish to live within their own bubble, not expanding their views on life. They live within their own perceptions of reality and are content with it.
While people who do challenge the illusions of life have a greater depth of wisdom than those who do not, they do not have the advantage of that
bliss. These philosophical minds carry the burden of true knowledge. this idea can be brought back to the movie. As neo is given the choice between
the red and blue pill, one signifying bliss while the other, the truth. This means that the two do not correlate, one cannot have both bliss and knowledge.
No matter how much pain it would bring Neo, he chose the red pill. He chose to know true reality and expose it to humanity, rather than continue on
living in an pseudo utopia. The matrix fully portrays the idea of ignorance being bliss through the storyline and protagonist's

Essay on The Matrix
The Matrix Interweaves much symbolism, mythology, philosophy, and psychology. On the surface, the movie challenges the dominance of technology
in our culture and predicts an apocalyptic result from the use of artificial intelligence. Yet, behind the human struggle for survival is a mythical
backdrop upon which are backlit some of C.G. Jung's basic ideas regarding the human psyche. These Jungian ideas include the ego–Self relationship
and how it relates to the persona, the shadow, individuation, and the transcendent function.
The earth has been decimated due to a battle for control of the earth between the AI's and humans; the Matrix camouflages this decimation. Humans are
artificially created and sustained by the AI superstructure. Then...show more content...
The reference to Jesus Christ in this scene implies that Neo represents the human psyche beginning the individuation process. Neo meets a woman
named Trinity at the party. Trinity tells Neo that she is aware of his desire to know whatthe Matrix is. "It's the question that brought you here. What is
the Matrix?" (The Matrix). Trinity is the one who will lead him towards the underworld. Jung called the her a soul figure, one that occupies an area or
boundary between the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. Trinity is also associated with a person's calling or fate.
Trinity, as a "three" figure, is incomplete. Jung writes, "the number three is not a natural expression of wholeness, since four represents the minimum
number of determinants in a whole judgment" (Storr 275). Jung believed that the number four represented wholeness in the human psyche. If one were
to re–arrange the name Neo slightly, it would be the word "one" The separateness of the numbers "one" and the "three" in the movie, of Neo and
Trinity, represent an incompleteness in the human psyche. As we shall see, the joining of Neo and Trinity is what effects the change necessary for
Neo to overcome his adversaries at the end of the film.
Early resistance of the ego characters occurs after Neo's initial recruitment by Morpheus' group. Neo has a meeting with his manager after arriving late
to work. His manager says, "You have a problem with

Nature Of Reality In The Matrix
Nature of Reality in The Matrix from Three Philosophical Points of View
The Matrix script has a complex symbolic storyline, with apparent philosophical allusions, and is full of elements and clues that could provide the
reader with multiple interpretations. However, beneath this complex layered structure, its underlying main theme is about the nature of reality. In this
essay, we study three of the most noticeable philosophical references in The Matrix: Plato's allegory of the cave, Descartes' mind–body problem, and
Baudrillard's simulation theory. For each of these philosophical ideas; first we draw parallels between the script and the idea, and then we examine to
what extent The Matrix accurately reflects the idea and stays loyal to its conclusion.
Analogous to Plato's allegory of the cave, in The Matrix, humans are only aware of their existence through the machines. On his way to meet the
Oracle, Neo recalls: "I have these memories, from my entire life but... none of them really happened" (Wachowski 65). In the allegory of the cave,
Plato liberates one of the prisoners and lets him to discover both worlds: the real world and the one created by the puppeteers. Neo's leaving the
Matrix is like the prisoners' ascent out of the cave and leaving the shadows behind, and experiencing reality. In ancient philosophy,metaphysics
concerns the nature of reality; epistemology, on the other hand, concerns the nature of knowledge and how to distinguish between truth and falsity. One

Essay on The Matrix
I'm sitting in a chair, talking to a man that I've wanted to know for a long time. His name is Morpheus; I know that he knows more than I do about
the world and how it works. Now it's my turn, in each of his hand's there is a pill, in one there's a red pill and in the other a blue pill. The red pill
will have me further my knowledge and the true nature of things will be revealed. The blue pill stops any further knowledge and my perception of
things will remain unchanged. I take the red pill. Why do I take the red pill?
First of all, let's consider the way I am. I am a very nosy person who likes taking chances and risks. If I'm given a glimpse of what is real how can I go
back?...show more content...
So I take the red pill, I am shown a whole new world that I never knew existed before. This world shows that the human race doesn't rule the world,
computers do. These computers are using our energy. To maximize our energy, they give us a visual reality, The Matrix. The world that I once knew is
now not a world at all. It's a computer game. A virtual non–existing place that, an hour ago, I knew to be the truth.
Now, instead of the Matrix that I was in, I am in a ship. The real world is a very dangerous place. I am always in fear of being hurt, captured, or
even killed by the computers that now rule the earth. I eat nasty gray goop that called my food but it's not the food I once knew. I am constantly on
the run when I am in the Matrix and am always being hunted down. Instead of me being at a job, sleeping in a real bed, eating a real meal, I am in
reality.
Am I glad that I took the red pill? The answer is yes I am. I am not blinded by my ignorance. I am shown what is the real and what is not. I miss the
Matrix but yet am happy that I'm not living a lie. The blue pill would've shown me nothing and to this day I would've been wondering what I
missed. I would've been upset taking the blue pill because I still knew that there was something else out there and I missed it and can never have the
chance to see it ever again. The red pill was a good

The Ignorance Of Truth In The Matrix
'The Matrix' is a film about a simulated reality in which humans are programmed to a neural interactive simulation. The film is very similar to the
bible due to the way that it has used symbolism to present situations and scenes. The Gospel of John and some scriptures from the bible were taken to
compare to the film to show similarity and relevance.There are themes in which the Bible and the Matrix have in common and these are ; evil is living
in the ignorance of truth, resurrection and the truth. The first theme that will be discussed in 'evil is living in the ignorance of truth' and this shows
similarity to the Genesis 3 story when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. The second theme is the truth and this shows relation to the gospel of
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The effectiveness of how 'The Matrix' portrayed the gospel will also be discussed in this paragraph.'The Matrix' had a scene, in which Neo fought
Agent Smith to defeat the darkness and release the human race from the simulated reality. Neo was shot not only once, but multiple times and
repeatedly. He fell and was shot even more. Neo was dead for 72 seconds which can be interpreted as 72 hours which is equivalent to 3 days. He was
brought back by love, which was Trinity and her kiss. As Trinity leaned forward, "This is the kiss of life" she whispered. The 'kiss of life' can be
interpreted as the 'breath of life'. When Neo returned, he was more powerful than ever. Managing to defeat Agent Smith and his posse, by dodging
their bullets and powerful blows. Jesus however did not die to to come back even more powerful, he died for people's sins, and was resurrected
because of the power of God's love. Neo proved that death can be overcome and by achieving this, he has managed to open up a possibility in
which everybody is able to recognise death and evil. When this is done, they will realise that death and evil is not as powerful as love due to it
being a stronger force.In the Bible, it talked about how a person must atleast die once "It is appointed for men to die once" (Hebrews 9:27). God
created earth for humans to choose their path that'll affect

The Matrix Essay
The Matrix
In 1999 directors/writers Larry and Andy Wachowski (Bound) made a dark and often disturbing Science Fiction film, The Matrix. With the
production expertise of Joel Silver (Commando, Predator, Lethal Weapon series, and Die Hard series), Andrew Mason (The Crow, Dark City) and
Barrie M. Osborne (Face/Off, The Fan, Child's Play), The Matrix is sure to be a favorite among Science Fiction movie fans for years to come. The
Matrix won the Oscar award in all four categories it was nominated for; Best Sound, Best Sound Affects Editing, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film
Editing. More DVD's of The Matrix were sold then the movie "The Titanic". The hard work of choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (Iron Monkey, Fists of
Legends) make the fight...show more content...
Morpheus sought Neo's help after it was prophesied that Neo is "the one", a man who will free the human race from the clutches of the
matrix. Upon contacting him, Morpheus tells him that he is right to question his feelings; he offers him a red pill (to discover the truth), or a blue pill
(to continue life as normal). After choosing the red pill, Neo is plugged into what Morpheus has referred to as "The Matrix", a
computer–generated reality. Neo now experiences the horror of his actual existence. Mankind has destroyed the earth environmentally 200 years ago,
and is being maintained in individual "bubbles" by octopus–like robots, living a virtual reality of life in 1999.
Morpheus, along with his group of human rebels including Neo's love interest Trinity (Carrie–Anne Moss), train Neo in a variety of fighting styles in
order to go up against a group of computer program based agents who control the matrix in human form. Fights in The Matrix also makes the slowing
down of the action sequences seem very natural. At more than one point I was reminded of "The Force" in Star Wars. The Matrix is also a
power that can be manipulated to the hero's advantage. Anderson undergoes Skywalker like training, and these adrenaline pumping, gravity–defying
scenes provide great bits of martial arts action, daring stunts, and amazing roof–to–roof leaps. Morpheus is our Yoda, and he has the right amount of
wisdom and courage to make the character

Essay on The Matrix
The Matrix
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.
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At the end of the movie he does so and saves all of mankind from the A.I. Only a superhero could save the common man from the Matrix. Throughout
all of this the watcher of the movie is experiencing the newest and most advanced form of computer, digital computer special effects up to this point in
time.
I find that the underlined theme of the movie is that A.I. is bad. I also see that the good people in the movie used lots of advanced technology that was
not A.I. to help Neo in his quest to defeat the Matrix. So I think that the movie suggests that there is no point in developing technology to great extents
because one day it will catch up to us and possibly be the end of us.
It seems to me that Rheingold would see no such problem as this in the future and technology could only benefit mankind. He suggests that online
communities are good. He designed the Well, which is a place online where people can find chatrooms to find an online community that suits their
needs. For example, in his article in Cyberspace he shows how his daughter had a tick and his online community helped him to remove it faster then
his doctor could call him back, thereby benefiting his daughter by removing the tick and himself because he needed not pay the doctor to perform the
task. Nowhere in his article does he show how there is any bad in online communities. He only shows more specific examples to support his argument.
I am not suggesting

Film Analysis : The Matrix
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
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The treatment of the soul and death within The Matrix universe is sustained by a set of assumptions about the nature of both the soul and death. The
first being that if the soul is defined as an immaterial and incorporeal "you" that can exist beyond the body and is immortal – it doesn't exist within this
universe. What is defined to be the essence of a sentient being is the mind and the mind is mortal. The mind, within The Matrix universe, holds all the
experiences, individual perspective and sentience that make up the core of who humans are and its mortality is recurring motif within the film, as seen
with deaths of Mouse, Switch, and Apoc, and Neo within the matrix and the scene where Morpheus tells Neo that death within the Matrix is possible.
A second assumption is that having a mind isn't a distinctly human trait. Agents possess sentience but are programs. A third assumption is that what is
defined as a body can be either organic or inorganic. The A.I. possess mechanical bodies that house their minds, as opposed to having organic bodies
like humans. A fourth assumption is that there is a distinct connection between the mind and body and one can't exist without the other. This is also
scene with the deaths of Mouse, Switch, and Apoc, because their deaths within the matrix, which occurred as a result of the severed connection
between the mind and

The Matrix Essay
Compare and Contrast The Matrix with the readings from Plato and Descartes. What are some similarities and differences?
An Essay
Submitted to Jason Elvis
BY
Williestine Harriel
Liberty University online
September 24, 2012
Compare and Contrast The Matrix with the readings from Plato and Descartes. What are some similarities and differences?
After reading The Matrix, and reading from Plato and Descartes, I find that there are some similarities and differences. Therefore, let's begin with
The Matrix and Plato, The Allegory of the Cave. The Matrix and Plato have the same similarities because they both tell of characters being in a world
that what they was experiencing is an illusion or some kind of...show more content...
Also, searching the Bible will give them good reason for believing in it. Especially, if they have good justifiable reasons to hold to a particular belief.
In contrast to The Matrix, when one reads of how Neo was pulled into his dream of what he said was the real world inside The Matrix, he sees the
real world for the first time and he had reasons to believe, and the evidence of everything that what he thought was real was only an illusion, as the
shadows from the statues and the things on the wall from the cave. In fact, Plato and Neo in The Matrix had motivation and an epistemic obligation.
That is, to form their belief to feel responsible and obligated to try to take upon themselves to go back. But the difference with Neo in The Matrix is
he had to fight the artifical beings in the the dream to save mankind from the enormous widespread of being ignorant and being deceived of a false
reality
Finally, when comparing The Matrix to Descartes, Meditation 1: Concerning Those Things That Can Be Called into Doubt, Descartes says, "he
wanted to be certain, and he wanted proof that his senses were not deceiving him." He used a form of skeptical reasoning to consider if his world is

experiencing is being deceived by an evil demon. In contrast, of The matrix, Neo sees his evil demons as the artifical beings that are deceiving him
and the real world. However, in the Bible, it says, "that evil demons

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