The Matrix Movie Analysis

In recent times, the future of virtual reality has been brought up in discussions as the forefront of technology. This especially shown in many movies, movies such as The Matrix directed by The Wachowskis. In this movie, humanity is “plugged” into an entire virtual world and are completely unaware of this. Not only are there movies, there are also many texts that provide evidence about virtual reality. Texts such as The Matrix Simulation and the Postmodern Age by David Weberman. In this text, Weberman talks about the depth of virtual reality and how it is hard to separate virtual reality from reality. Another article that gives insight into virtual reality is the article “Virtual Reality: The Hype, the Problems and the Promise” written by Tim …show more content…
The main character Neo realizes that the world in which he lives is abnormal. When he meets Morpheus, he gives Neo the option to take a blue pill or a red pill. The blue pill would return him back to his everyday life and would have no recollection of what happened. If he were to take the red pill, which he does, it is to see how far the rabbit hole goes (The Wachowskis, 1999). This means that Neo has become intrigued with the thought of the world in which he lives, but he soon learns that his “world” is all virtual. That his whole life has been a program, from the food he consumed to the people he met, were all an illusion (The Wachowskis). In one scene, Neo passes by a restaurant and says “I remember eating there” (The Wachowskis). He then comes to realize that he never truly ate there, it was just a simulation to his brain “feeding his senses”. Morpheus then begs the question “How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world” (The Wachowskis)? This brings up a good point, how could one tell the difference between the virtual and real world. When virtual reality has reached the point where the ones within its program are numb to real life, who’s to say that virtual doesn’t become real. Neo is realizing this, and is having a hard time coping with the fact of his life being just a fallacy. Another question that Morpheus asks Neo is “What is real? How do you …show more content…
Though society is not taken over by Artificial Intelligence, humans are still experiencing the implementation of virtual reality into their lives. The article “Virtual Reality: The Hype, the Problems and the Promise” explains the advancements society has come to in virtual reality and the realistic attributes in which the technology provides. The author of the article tells of his experience of watching a virtual reality short story called Giant. In his monologue, he explains that… “[I] see the ceiling falling in on top of me, before I’m plunged into darkness again…I pull the virtual reality headset from my face. For a fraction of a second I’m not sure where I am, before my eyes adjust to the light and I remember that I’m sat in a studio space…” (Webberman, 2016 para. 5). Webberman, while watching the virtual video is unware of where he is after watching. This due to the realistic view and how real the scene feels once you are “in it”. Another person who also tested out the video said that “I’ve never been in virtual reality before. It was very realistic when the ceiling came down, the black explosion. You don’t know where you start or where you end. The environment was very realistic. You’re in. You’re really in it” (para. 14). This just shows how real virtual reality feels and can trick a person’s perception into believing what they see is actually