The Wachowskis’ film, The Matrix, is a great example of the science-fiction genre because it incorporates very futuristic elements such as travel through dimensions and artificial intelligence (AI) advanced enough to project almost completely real human life by using the brain’s complex mechanisms. In the movie, the AI is able to simulate every day human life. The film takes place in two different dimensions and travel to the different dimensions is first accomplished through swallowing a pill and later it is through the Matrix itself. As is common in scientific-fiction films, The Matrix takes place in the future. The combination of mesmerizing fight scenes that defy both dimension and gravity along with the overarching theme that the perceived …show more content…
world is a comprehensive illusion created to deceive humans makes for an absolutely fantastic science-fiction thriller. The science-fiction genre sometimes develops a fictional plot from actual fears of human society. One of the fears of certain members in our society is that the advancement of technology increases the risk that computers will eliminate the need for humans in the future. The Matrix accurately reflects this fear because the film takes place in the year 2199 after the machines have successfully warred against humans. The machines only use humans as a source of electrical energy. Interestingly, a character by the codename of “Morpheus” specifically discloses that the humans were celebrating their creation of the sophisticated machines in 1999 right before the machines took over. One way that science-fiction writers make their work engaging is to depict realistic, ordinary-seeming characters in situations that could not take place in our world.
In The Matrix, the protagonist is a seemingly average, young man who works as a computer programmer. He also lives a double life as a hacker with the codename “Neo”. Neo senses an imbalance in the world, and he is searching for answers. He is eventually arrested by a something best described as a touchable hologram that inserts into him, an insect like creature that tracks his every move. Later Neo is rescued by Morpheus who shows him that the world, as he knows it, is a sham. Neo is a character that could be any person, one might meet in everyday life. However, what happens to him is not something that could happen today. Generally, literary works that use futuristic ideas are considered science-fiction. The Matrix has the following futuristic ideas; machines taking over the world, simulated reality, the ability to load computer programs into the human mind to gain new skills, advanced travel methods, and computer-generated programs that appear and behave just like human beings.
Science-fiction is often based on scientific principles and technology. In The Matrix, the agents question Morpheus so they can have his access codes to the computer in Zion, the insurgent humans’ last refuge in the real world. Additionally, science-fiction may make predictions about life in the future. An example of this factor in The Matrix is when Neo takes a pill offered by Morpheus and wakes up in the real world in a pod full of red liquid with electrical plugs attached to his skin. At that point, he finds out the life that reality is
relative. The Matrix, an action-packed, scientific thriller, is certainly a great representation of the science-fiction category of films. The movie has an overwhelming presence of futuristic technology in a setting that takes place in a technologically advanced world. The Matrix presents out-of-this-world events while making it seem very realistic. One almost leaves the theater with a fear that the occurrence of the events portrayed remain a slight possibility. Thus, there can be no doubt that The Matrix is an outstanding science-fiction film.
The protagonist Thomas Anderson in the series is one of billions of humans connected to the Matrix, he is a quiet programmer for the "respectable software company" Metacortex. Thomas Anderson is the character in the movie whose later alias becomes “Neo”. Which an anagram for “the one” a name that is most profound parallel to the Bible. Coincidence I think not. Neo is the Christ-figure in The Matrix who is sent to liberate men from their fallen and enslaved state Zion that is the last human city on earth, paralleling the Zion of the Bible. Morpheus and other believers herald him as the “One.” Neo or Christ sets humans free from the matrix or sin as agent Smith who in terms is Satan. Neo has a resurrection scene at the end of the first installment of The Matrix. In this scene Smith kills him, and his coming back to life serves as a testament to his power, and sets the stage for Neo’s final sacrifice at the end of the third movie. It is the scene at the end of the trilogy when Neo makes his Christ-like death. After this sacrifice, Neo is lifted into the sky, the same way one might describe Christ’s resurrection. Neo's performance was so good that famous hollywood director Quienten
In one of Plato’s works called The Allegory of the Cave he goes over what it means to get higher knowledge and the path you have to take to get to this higher knowledge. Plato also goes over how this higher knowledge or enlightenment will affect people and how they act. He ties this all together through what he calls the cave. Plato tells Glaucon a sort of story about how the cave works and what the people within the cave have to do to get to the enlightenment. A while down the road the Wachowski siblings with the help of Warner Brothers Studios made a movie titled The Matrix. This movie follows the came concept that Plato does in the cave. With saying that the world that Neo (the main character) was living in was in fact not real but a made
The movie, "The Matrix," parallels Platos's Allegory Of The Cave in a number of ways. Similar to the prisoners of the cave, the humans trapped in the matrix (the cave) only see what the machines (the modern day puppet-handlers) want them to see. They are tricked into believing that what they hear in the cave and see before them is the true reality that exists. Furthermore, they accept what their senses are telling them and they believe that what they are experiencing is all that really exists--nothing more.
A race of ancient beings hold the only weapon capable of destroying an interstellar force of pure evil that emerges every 5000 years. This weapon happens to be a young woman named LeeLoo, the career launching point for indie actress Mila Jovovich, who was recently genetically re-built with a 3D printer (how eerily relevant) and proceeds to crash into the hover-taxi of special forces veteran Korben Dallas played by exploding movie star Bruce Willis. With the comedy relief of Chris Tucker playing out-of-control radio DJ Ruby Rohd and a mish-mash of influences from 1970's and '80's graphic magazine Heavy Metal, the cult hit Blade Runner, and of course Star Wars is laden throughout The Fifth Element but the story itself is holy original and a wonderful experience.The Matrix changed cinema forever and it's influence can be seen in almost any action movie made today. A Star Wars for the digital age, The Matrix launched Keanu Reeves to super-stardom for his portrayal of Neo, an ordinary computer hacker who learns that he may be the savior of mankind. With the old wizard mentor Morpheus played by Laurence Fishborne guiding Neo through "The desert of the Real" this movie truly captures the imagination during the beginning of the Digital Age, introduces many interesting philosophical questions, and remains a cinematic classic to this
This student of Philosophy now sees the movie The Matrix in a whole new way after gaining an understanding of some of the underlying philosophical concepts that the writers of the movie used to develop an intriguing and well thought out plot. Some of the philosophical concepts were clear, while others were only hinted at and most likely overlooked by those unfamiliar with those concepts, as was this student when the movie first came out in theaters all those many years ago. In this part of the essay we will take a look at the obvious and not so obvious concepts of: what exactly is the Matrix and how does it related to both Descartes and Plato, can we trust our own senses once we understand what the Matrix is, and how Neo taking the Red Pill is symbolic of the beginning of the journey out of Pl...
Deep within the cave the prisoners are chained by their necks and have a limited view of reality. Around them, by the distant light of the fire, they only see shadows and outlines of people or objects. From their conclusions of what they may think is real, are false. “The Matrix” parallels Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” in a number of ways. Similar to the prisoners of the cave the humans trapped in the modern day puppet-handlers (the machines) want them to see. In the movie, Neo is a computer hacker, and on day he suddenly realizes that his world is fake, by finding out the truth after he was released from the pod. Neo discovers that what he has been presented with his entire life is only reflections or merely shadows of the truth. The theme is recognized throughout the movie as we see many objects, as well as Neo, reflected in other objects. The puppet-handlers (the machines) represent what Plato calls the influential and powerful members of society. The objects making the shadows in “The Allegory of the Cave” are also creating a false conclusion for the prisoners. In “The Matrix” the puppet-handle...
entertainment, and countless others. All of these matrices are related with each other and with specific operations of individuals. The book and the movie demonstrate the interaction of multiple matrices, from single to multi-dimesional. It shows the destruction and the development of systems and the impact of one individual on the largest matrix, the human race.
As individuals overcome the inevitable process of change, they begin to realize their full potential. In the set text, the 1999 Wachowski Brother’s film, The Matrix, the concept of change is significantly explored. In the related texts “Plato’s Allegory of the cave” and “The Door” clearly represents and reinforces this concept of change; that it is inevitable and experiences from this process leads to wisdom. In each text, the individual composers explore certain themes such as “the illusion of reality”, “choices and the endless outcomes of change” and “the fear and danger of knowing”. All the texts mentioned visible represents that “It is the process of transformation that ultimately allows potential to be realized”.
In the movie, The Matrix there are many similarities with the book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? One similarity is that of the matrices in both works. The movie has a matrix of dreams. According to the movie, humans are dreaming. Dreaming means that the reality humans think of, is not reality. The reality humans think of, is a dream. Confusing, isn t? An easier way of understanding this matrix is to think of human dreams. When humans experience dreams, it is not perceived as a dream until the dream ends. The movie exemplifies humans in the dream state of mind, similar to the dreaming stage. Neo is exposed to his real matrix. The matrix outside of his perceptual reality. He is able to perform with an incredible flexibility and high speed thinking. He is no longer dreaming, or as Neo called it, living. Neo has waken up. The book shares this matrix as well.
The Matrix is considered by many people to be a cyberpunk triumph. Declan McCullagh from wired.com writes: "When Neo/Reeves wakes up from his VR slumber and unplugs from The Matrix, he joins a ragtag band of rebels led by the charismatic Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne). Their plan: To overthrow the artificial intelligences that have robbed humanity of reality" (McCullagh). Entertainment weekly also sees The Matrix as a movie about rebellion against oppression: "Neo is, of course, The One, the prophesied leader of the oppressed who will lead the people of Zion (an underground city populated by the last free humans) from bondage--but only if he can believe in himself and trust in the power of love" (Bernadin).
Let me briefly explain a simplified plot of The Matrix. The story centers around a computer-generated world that has been created to hide the truth from humans. In this world people are kept in slavery without their knowledge. This world is designed to simulate the peak of human civilization which had been destroyed by nuclear war. The majority of the world's population is oblivious to the fact that their world is digital rather than real, and they continue living out their daily lives without questioning their reality. The main character, Neo, is a matrix-bound human who knows that something is not right with the world he lives in, and is eager to learn the truth. He is offered the truth from a character named Morpheus, who proclaims that Neo is “the One” (chosen one) who will eventually destroy the Matrix, thereby setting the humans “free.” For this to happen, Neo must first overcome the Sentient Program agents who can jump into anyone's digital body. They are the Gate Keepers and hold the keys to The Matrix.
The Matrix is a sci-fi action film about a computer hacker named Neo that has been brought into another world deemed “the matrix.” The Matrix is a prime example of cinematography. The film uses many different types of cinematography such as mise-en-scene, special effects, and camera shots to make it interesting and entertaining to the audience guiding their attention to the important aspects of the film.
I like to think that science fiction is a piece of literature brought from a future time. Fourty years ago when people were watching the Jetsons no one thought it would be possible to video chat live with a person like we do nowadays on Skype or face time. We live in a time where drone aircraft has become a daily feature of the war, just like it was shown in Star Wars and Star Trek. 1984 is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949 that talks about a totalist country named Oceania in which people are highly controlled by the government with techniques that in Orwell times were improbable to happen in the history of mankind. Just imagine for a few seconds a world in which you cannot have an opinion or you will be abruptly tortured. A place with no love, respect or family. A big society made up by an elite that controls the rest of the people like animals or worse. This book makes you feel sick thinking about what it will be like living in this God forsaken country, but what if you were told that this book is closer to present reality than you could ever imagine. Maybe we are not that different from Owen and Julia. Ignorance created by a worldwide government and an elite has made us think that we live in an far far away land in which everything is perfect and under control, but if you start realizing and opening your eyes to the real world you will notice that in this planet everything is controlled and there are people starving and living in worst conditions that the ones shown in this ¨fiction book¨.
The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. It tells a story of a future in which reality to most humans is actually a computer program called "the Matrix”. In "the Matrix” humans are really sleep while their bodies are fed on my machines. The movie while directed to entertain audiences but also gave us many insights into philosophy. Many scenes in this movie reflect Descartes, and his many writings explaining them in a visual manner. In this paper I will show various examples of philosophy within the scenes and give commentary explaining each scene.
In the film The Matrix (1999) in the scene “The Two Pills” help characters and relationships are developed and continuation of the films narrative through various components of cinematography and mise-en-scène. Most notable in The Matrix is the use of costuming, sound effects, props, setting and camera movement. Through the use of these techniques the audience becomes more involved in the narrative as Neo meets Morpheus for the first time and is given the opportunity to learn the secrets of the matrix.