The Heroic Cycle In Blockbuster's The Matrix

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The hero cycle in The Matrix For Centuries, there has been a common pattern across all mediums of entertainment. From Blockbuster movies to ancient epics, there is a clearly identifiable cycle. A hero, a journey, some conflicts to cause a mess, a reward worthy of a hero, and said hero returning home and everybody celebrating his deeds and accomplishments or him taking his place in society as a more mature version of himself.
When we are first introduced to Neo, he is fallen asleep on his computer with his headphones on. His room is a mess and poorly lit, with a number of random articles on his computer. From these few details, we quickly learn what kind of person Neo is. He is your typical shut-in computer geek who should probably get out

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