Anthropology

UNEARTHING THE MEANING BEHIND THE MATRIX

What will you do if one day you wake up plugged into a computer , and that computer gives you a reality that is far from what you know ? Will it change anything ? Will it give less sense of the things that you thought are real

The Matrix is a dazzling depiction of the adventure of a computer programmer as he seeks to find answers to his mind 's multitude of questions

The Matrix was first shown on March 1999 . It is a futuristic film which

predicted that in the near future , humans ' lives will revolve around Matrix , a simulated reality . It tells the story of a computer programmer who lives under the pseudonym Neo . At the same time , he 's also a hacker who 's been dying to know the real enigma that lies behind the Matrix . In his desperation to find answers , he came across Morpheus , a man who promised him that he 'd know the answer if he 'd swallow a red pill . Neo doubtfully obeyed Morpheus and after he took the pill , he is unconsciously taken to a strange place wherein his body is connected to a wide array of wires . He woke up to an artificial program that nurses human beings by sustaining them with manufactured and trashed realities He is rescued by a group of escapees by removing him from the pod that he 's with . The group saved Neo , for they believe that he is the one destined who will save the humankind from their doom

In the latter part , Neo found out that he 's in the year 2199 wherein a current rage between humans and intelligent machines is happening . Neo came to a realization that the world that he has inhabited in 1999 is just an illusion . It was made and developed by certain intelligent machines to keep the human population peaceful . Thus , it gave birth to the name Matrix . Morpheus and his team are lucky enough for they are free . Their duty is to remove other humans from their attachment to the Matrix and in return give them inhumane abilities . They believe that Neo is the One ' who will end the war because of his infinite control over the Matrix

To completely become a member of the group , Neo is trained to possess several self-defense disciplines which primarily include martial arts Alongside with this , he 's also informed of the dangers that entail the Matrix life . All the injuries that he will acquire in the Matrix will manifest in his physical body in the real world

As the time progressed , Neo gradually tagged along with the team 's operations . The group entered Matrix wherein Neo met the Oracle . She told Neo that he possessed a gift for being the One ' but that he is waiting for something . After this , the group was ambushed by Agents , the fast programs whose aim is to eradicate any threats to the simulation Unfortunately , Morpheus is the only one...