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7/22/2019 Matrix Outline

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Matrix (1999) Outline

Opening: (00:00-01:30)

? I. Opening

o Symbols of code running which cus o ! blin"ing compuer. #h! c!n weepisemologic!lly s!y !bou his?

$he slew of numbers running !cross he screen represen he %f!"e world& or

m!ri' !nd we c!n infer h! heres somehing behind he %f!"e world& or re!liy

h! were presened wih e*eryd!y h! we don unders!nd. +s we come o find

l!er in he mo*ie he m!ri' is !cu!lly cre!ed by !rifici!l inelligence hus he

code is he deph of he m!ri' were un!ble o see wih he n!"ed eye.

? II. Opening ,i!logue

o #e he!r !bou %he one& !nd we ge he feeling of being w!ched. ow does his

rel!e o us in he %digi!l !ge&?

ow!d!ys e*eryhing h! you could possibly do on he inerne c!n be r!c"ed

!nd recorded by someone wheher i be he go*ernmen or big businesses or

e*en ! h!c"er for heir own person!l *enures. /os of he e'en of m!ny

peoples "nowledge of he inerne is *ery lile !nd m!ny !re un!w!re of us how

lile pri*!cy we !cu!lly h!*e. ere he concep !rises- !ppe!r!nce *s. re!liy.

/!ny feel h! hey !re s!fe !nd secure online bu !re s!dly mis!"en.

Scene 1: (1:30-:32) $he olice Surround $riniy4 Secre +gens ener

? I. $he /!ri' world is ! hybrid world

o $riniy !nd he %+gens& !re %hybrid& beings who c!n conure powers from he

%re!l world& 5 wh! does his me!n !nd why is here so much *iolence? #h!

!bou he police why !re hey impoen?

$riniy !nd he +gens h!rness ! higher "nowledge of he rue world !nd c!n use

!biliies h! confound hose who !re un!w!re of he re!liy besides he progr!m

hey*e been impl!ned in. $hese ch!r!cers !ppe!r o h!*e %god-li"e& powers

which rel!es o he b!se of religious hough -&e'ising wih ! foo in e!ch

dimension&. $he *iolence represens he sruggle for ruh !nd he feder!l !gens

symboli6e decei ! hey b!le o "eep he ruh deeply conce!led.

Scene 2: (:32-17:02) eo is inroduced !nd follows he #hie 8!bbi

? I. $he compuer ells eo o %w!"e up&

o #hy is eo %!sleep&?

eo is ! brigh minded h!c"er who seems o %"now& e*eryhing !bou compuers


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!nd heir c!p!biliies bu from beyond he /!ri'-he ones who "now he ruh

!re rying o re!ch eo !nd w!"e him up o he !cu!l re!liy !"ing pl!ce behind

he scenes h! he could ne*er re!li6e wihou being forced ou of his own

unders!nding.

o #hy is eo seen !s ! s!*ior9messi!h figure !nd e*en c!lled %/y own person!l

esus ;hris.&?

$he s!emen of eo being ! %s!*ior& or rel!ed o esus foresh!dows he gre!

role he will pl!y in he fuure. /orpheus belie*es h! from he m!ss !moun of

"nowledge !nd h! eo !lre!dy con!ins !bou echnology he h!s he poeni!l

o unco*er !nd e*en deeper unders!nding once ruly %!wo"en& !nd is foreseen

o s!*e he hum!n r!ce from he m!chines.

o %!*e you e*er h!d h! feeling where youuesioning hese hings 5 how do he episemologic!l problem of

unders!nding he world wor" ! he le*el of poliics?

$he +rifici!l Inelligence use he !specs such !s !uhoriy !nd being !n

employee !s ! w!y o m!in!in power !nd order in he m!ri' !nd o "eep

people from !s"ing >uesions. /!"ing people feel !s hough hey !re ! %p!r& o

he %whole& gi*es hem purpose !nd !llows conrol o*er heir minds o be ! muche!sier !s" !s hey hin" h! heyre wor"ing for he gre!er good of sociey.

Scene 4: (1=:00-32:12) eo in cusody4 mees /orpheus4 he is %born !g!in& ino he re!l world

? I. eo !s >u!si-hybrid

o eo is >uesioned by he %+gens& !bou li*ing %wo li*es& !nd hen he %+gens&

h!*e superpowers h! hey c!n en!c o*er eo 5 wh! does his me!n?


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eo is *iewed !s h!*ing wo ideniies- one !s ! respec!ble wor"er following he

soci!l order !nd !noher !s ! highly inelligen compuer h!c"er. Since eo h!s

sill no been %wo"en up& o re!liy he is un!ble o !p ino he !biliies he will

disco*er l!er on in he mo*ie. +g!in bec!use he feder!l !gens !re on ! higher

pl!ne of unders!nding !nd c!n !ccess he oher dimension hey !re !ble o

e'er heir powers upon eo o bend him o heir will.

? II. eo w!"es up hin"ing he w!s in ! dre!m4 /orpheus c!lls !nd eo is pic"ed up by

$riniy

o oice how he seemingly biologic!l r!c"er urns b!c" ino norm!l mech!nic!l

echnology when !"en ou. #hich one is more %re!l&?

I would seem h! he !ppropri!e !nswer would be h! he mech!nic!l

echnology h! c!me ou of eo would be considered more %re!l& bec!use is

rue origins !re from h! of m!chines bu his obec c!n be seen !s e>u!lly

%re!l& in eiher re!liy depending on he percepion of he onloo"er. I is %re!l&

biologic!lly !nd mech!nic!lly in ligh h! i is c!p!ble of e'ising in boh forms.

o /orpheus inroduces he ide! of he %/!ri'& which is e*erywhere4 i is bec!use i

is so omnipresen h! we c!nno see i (li"e ! fish no noicing w!er) bu we %feel

i& 5 how is his rel!ed o l!o


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In he %oher world& he people porr!y m!r"s !ll o*er he body from where hey

h!*e been unplugged !nd hus c!rry !n unders!nding of he rue re!liy.

A*eryhing !ppe!rs o be run down from he clohes o he houses4 *ery

mech!nic!l in n!ure showing he prowess m!chine ruly hold o*er he hum!ns.

us !s ,esc!res s!ed in his medi!ions where ! dre!ming m!n *!guely

re!li6es hes !sleep refuses o be wo"en up o he rue ugly side of re!liy !ndinse!d goes on li*ing !n illusion in ! ple!s!n dre!m world. $he hum!ns who

!re plugged in m!y no re!li6e he ruh bu he m!chines m!"e i o where hey

would !lmos r!her li*e in ! dre!m r!her h!n f!ce he rundown re!liy of hings.

o e is disconneced from he m!chine !nd %birhed !g!in& ou of he c!n!l 5 wh!

is he signific!nce of his?

eo h!s fin!lly !b!ndoned !ll h! he h!s "nown !nd c!nno go b!c" o li*ing in

! dre!m now h! he h!s been re-birhed. $here is !lmos ! religious !spec o

his in he sense h! eo is foresh!dowed o he he messi!h of he m!ri' !nd

h!s been born ino he e'isence where he is !ble o gr!sp he "nowledge os!*e hum!n"ind us !s esus w!s born ono e!rh o %s!*e&.

Scene 5: (32:12-B:32) %#elcome o he 8e!l #orld&

? I. eo is !w!"e for he firs ime

o %#hy do my eyes hur?& %Cou h!*e ne*er used hem before.& #h! picure does

his rel!e o?

$his s!emen is referring o he new %men!l& eyes h! eo h!s ne*er used

before being birhed ino he %oher world&.

o /orpheus s!ys h! here is nohing he c!n s!y o describe his world %he h!s o

e'perience i for himself& #hy does he s!y his?

$he only w!y o !!in rue unders!nding is o e'perience for oneself !nd m!"e

decisions !ccordingly.

? II. eo is %plugged in& o he %consruc& (! compuer progr!m)

o #h! w!s he %re!l& world?

o eo s!ys %I c!n


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since is d!ngerous !nd he mind h!s rouble leing go.& #hy would hey only be

!ble o do his o he young?

Once someone h!s m!ured o ! cer!in !ge !nd h!s ! cer!in se of *!lues !nd

! whole belief sysem hey rely upon o sur*i*e i is e'remely difficul for he

mind o !b!ndon !ll prior "nowledge o !ccep ! compleely new unders!nding

of hings. $he young !re sill coercible !nd will h!ndle he "nowledge much

e!sier h!n hose wih hose ide!s !lre!dy engr!ined.

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