The Matrix: Mind, Body, And Metaphysical/True Relation

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Jacob Chelsky
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Rabbi Shmuli
December 8th 2016

The Matrix: The Mind, Body, and Metaphysical/True Relation

“The Matrix” was released on March 31st 1999, categorized as a science fiction film, written and directed by Laurence and Andrew Wachowski, known together as the “Wachowski Brothers”. The innovative film contributed to the mass success, as several sequels have been followed by the original 1999 creation, leading to the net worth of “The Matrix” series being over $1.5 Billion itself. The first release (1999) grossed over $460 million, which cause us to think about what else, other than the creation of the film, contributed to the overall success. The depths of the film, specifically the plot, could have been one of the contributors to the impact and success of the
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Depths, such as philosophy, whereas “The Matrix”, appears to portray evidence of some of the five branches of the study. Thus, the film, “The Matrix” by the “Wachowski Brothers”, characterize the two worlds accurately, connecting to the mind, body, and metaphysical/true relation, that is evidently present within the movie.

The mind has been a major topic amongst philosophers for quite sometime, relating to metaphysics and the four other branches of philosophy. In “The Matrix”, the creators of the film plotted the movie to surround a secret, of which is two different worlds, meaning one world is real and one is not (The Matrix). This is where “Neo”, the main protagonist, experiences “the matrix” firsthand, by taking the red pill contra to the blue pill. “Neo” then awakes to see the “real world” which is ruled by robots, in the future, as they breed humans for energy, using pods

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