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Mak an movie analysis

MATRIX : THE QUEST OF REALITY

Matrix is a mixture of complex science fiction story incorporating mythology , computer science , philosophy and several religious themes from Hinduism , Gnosticism , Buddhism and Christianity . The story raises certain moral and philosophical questions , such as the nature of reality . How would man ever know the difference of reality and illusion if he is born in unreal world ? And the most important question is , if we keep on developing technology , are we going in direction to ask computers to rise up and over take us . Matrix looks at two

kinds of species , man and machines , where man is victim and machine is ruler . The story mentions a catastrophic war between human and machine (artificial intelligence . How it started no one knows , but it leads to an attempt on machine genocide that failed and man was subdued by machine . However machines are dependent on power , which they obtain from humans making nothing more than embryos floating in womb like environment . There was a time when man created machine , now machine is ruling and creating man , a reverse from traditional way of living

There are several underlying undeniable questions and themes in Matrix The most important question is the nature of reality . The question of reality is constructed through simulation , which may not be real , but the question asked is , what is real . As Morpheus says what is real How would you define real ? If what you can feel , smell and taste and

see is created by electrical signals created by brain , the question becomes confusing . Matrix answers the question of reality in the shape of Matrix reality that is created by computer for humans , where human exists for the sake of serving the system 's needs . The theme is shown as a conflict between real world where human are struggling and simulated world , where humans are plugged into computer to serve the machine

Closely related is the theme of ignorance , human on one side are living in their own world having their typical lifestyle , but in reality the real humans are floating in womb like structure . The hero goes out to seek reality , which depicts the difference between knowledgeable and ignorant and how true knowledge releases man from the bonds of ignorance . It also conveys the message that ignorance is bliss and too much knowledge is pain . For example Neo takes so much pain to reach the Oracle similar to the Greek legend , where upon knowing the truth he is left with a choice between saving his life or Morpheus . Had Neo not been curious , he would have met his fate unknowingly and there would have been little conflict or indecisiveness on his part .In Matrix , we can see the duality of science (science and religion , religion over takes science in the scenes where Neo slows down the bullet (by mind power and even heals himself . Thus Neo is not only science fiction character but also a combination of both , embodying science and spirituality existing in one...

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