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The film The Matrix follows the character Neo as he is thrust into a new reality much different than what he thought was true. In this new reality otherwise known as the real world it is revealed that the world that Neo was living in was actually a computer program known as the matrix. This program was created by robotic machines who harvest bodies (of the people in the program) for an energy source. The film follows Neo and others who have been freed from the matrix, as they rebel against the machines. In the film The Matrix, the Wachowskis explore the idea of choice through the character of Neo.

Throughout the entire movie the character of Neo is presented with many choices. Some of the more prominent choices that Neo makes

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