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In this paper I would like to talk about one of my favorite recent films - The Matrix . As for me , this movie interweaves much symbolism mythology , philosophy , and psychology . 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 psychological ideas regarding the human psyche These ideas include the ego-Self relationship and how it relates to the persona , the shadow and individuation

One question

, which threads through the movie , is whether or not Neo is The One and there , as it seems to me , Neo is compared to Jesus Christ and this comparison is played throughout the movie

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 authority , Mr . Anderson (The Matrix . Neo is his alias as a computer hacker his name in the real world ' is Thomas Anderson . The manager tells Mr . Anderson in no uncertain terms that he will lose his job if he is late again . The manager is an ego defense mechanism attempting to re-gain control over Neo 's distraction of the intrusion by the unconscious (Trinity . Ironically , during this scene , window washers are cleaning the windows on this high-rise building , which distracts Neo The window-washing image implies that he is getting some clarity and that he sees things a bit more clearly

The stakes are raised higher as AI agents arrive (more ego defenses ) to take in Mr . Anderson for questioning . Morpheus attempts to help he calls Neo on a cell phone and attempts to direct him out of the building before the agents can get to him . This is a conflict between the unconscious figure represented by Morpheus and the ego defenses represented by the AI agents

Neo meets Morpheus face to face . He is a black man and represents a figure of the shadow , the shadow is a part of the personal unconscious that retains discarded parts of the personality . Oftentimes the shadow contains parts of the personality that have not been accepted by parental or authority figures during childhood . Thus , the shadow tends to contain aspects that are uncomfortable for persons to face or relate to . The shadow aspects may be considered immoral from the viewpoint of the ego , which tends to consider itself of the highest morals . The shadow binds up personal energy becoming aware of the shadow and integrating its aspects allows the psyche to free up more psychic energy . This allows for changes and a broadening of the personality . The shadow character 's name Morpheus implies change . When Neo meets Morpheus and chooses to find out what the Matrix is , he is choosing to face his shadow and to change

Once Neo physically recovers , he is trained and taught many new skills by Morpheus ' gang...