Ansoff Matrix Essay

Introduction The media topic that I will be analyzing will be of a science fiction movie called The Matrix (1999). Without giving the movie away, I enjoyed the depth of questions, levels to ponder, and analysis that the movie gives the viewer; not just of the movie, but within their own lives. As I discuss this movie, I will use most of the SEARCH acronym when writing my Narrative analysis, then break down important questions and possible answers the movie provides that hooks the viewer into…

1. Compare and contrast the Matrix with the readings from Plato and Descartes. What are some similarities and differences? I recall watching the Matrix for the first time and just sitting there mouth wide open at the end. It was one of those films that you should re-watch several times as you will find out something new every time. Could this be true? Am I attached to a computer in a stasis pod being forced to believe in something that is false? Would I stay and fight for free will or would I…

fundamentally altered by and bounded within the subject of perception’s accoutrements and that perception can be and moreover is controlled, modified and gerrymandered by the powers that be, to alter or suppress perception in their interests. The Matrix (1999) tells the story of Thomas Anderson, a miscreant cyber-criminal under alias ‘Neo’ revealed by other-worldly intervention from the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar to be the ham-fisted Jesus Christ allegory destined to save mankind from…

Raghunthan (2011) provides a reflection from a scene in the movie “The Matrix” demonstrating a choice we all make in life. Morpheus gives Neo a choice between two pills—a red pill and a blue pill. "Take the blue pill," says Morpheus, "and the story ends. You awake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe." "You take the red pill," he continues, "you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: All I'm offering is the truth, nothing more. Morpheus…

MALLO HIC NUMBER; MALJC1403 MODULE; MASS COMMUNICATION TEACHER; MS NINA FEDERLEY DATE; JULY 20 2015. THE MATRIX AS A BIBLICAL STORY The Matrix is a current movie and the Bible is a piece of inspired literature that has withstood scrutiny throughout the ages. The Matrix has many biblical themes and it parallels the Bible in numerous ways. Let me briefly explain a simplified plot of The Matrix. The story centres around a computer-generated world that has been created to hide the truth from…

By definition, dystopia describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. It is believed that the Matrix is a dystopian society because the world inside the computer fabricates what you hear, smell, see, taste and even touch. Due to the computers isolating and incapacitating each human, the computers control all independent thoughts, freedom, or true individuality, all characteristics of a dystopian society. Wilful deception means allowing oneself to be…

actuality? Based on The Matrix, humans are always in a dream-like state. The film depicts humans attached to a huge artificial intelligence system called the Matrix run by evil machines. This system controls the human mind and conveys it with virtual reality depicting life. In the film, after Morpheus awakens Neo, he tries to decipher the difference between reality and what he thought he knew about reality before. He finds it difficult to differentiate between the Matrix and reality, which leads…

Research Essay The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film about the artificial intelligence computers enslaving mankind. The movie portrayed a cyberpunk, dystopian universe in which machines took over the whole of humanity and incarcerated them in a computer program known as the Matrix. The film displayed a constant battle between machines and humans. The Matrix became a popular film that was thought-provoking and full of ambiguities about the virtual world in computers and reality. The…

From the very beginning, man has been ruled by man. In the series Ender's Game, the author Orson Scott Card betrays a form of leadership which may come across as foreign to most. Card depicts a futuristic world in which our world is under attack by an extraterrestrial threat. In order to be prepared for the next war, the government has recruited the assistance of brilliant children, who will lead each other in battle. In this story the main character, Ender was only six years old when he was…

Whilst comparing The Matrix, The Allegory of the Cave by Plato and Meditations I by Descartes there are several things to note. The most prevalent similarity between these three is the idea of reality versus illusion. The same metaphysical question continues to arise whilst reading the three works: “What is real?” There is a fine line between what is actually occurring versus what is actually deception of the mind. In The Matrix, Neo, the main character, accidently stumbles upon finding out that…