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‘‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison is set in the future setting of the technological world that functions on the strict schedules, like ticking of the time bomb. The plot of the story revolves around a world, for which time means everything. Ticktockman, the protagonist, is a robotic character that has the authority to penalize or kill those who do not value their time and do not comply with their commitments. In actual, the story is a satire on the utilization and…

The Matrix is a film which is both intriguing and exciting produced by Joel Silver, directed and written by Wachowskis in the year1999. In this film I’ll be focusing on the important elements such as mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and editing, how this elements bring about life in the film and how they affect each other or rather assist each other. In The Matrix we find that there are two major characters by the name of Neo and Morpheus, Neo is by day is a normal computer programmer and…

Meditations, Descartes gives us a very solid statement about his theory on what we might call the “Matrix.” This is an epistemological argument that dares to question nature, and the truth behind everything we know as humans. Descartes began to live by this epistemological theory that much of what we know about this world is adequate, but there is no such thing as the certain truth. In the movie titled, The Matrix, we see Descartes cogito ergo sum, or “I think, therefore I am” theory come…

What are the most important similarities and differences between The Matrix and Plato’s Cave? In The Matrix, Neo was offered two pills and was asked to choose one of the two pills. The blue pill had an effect of making Neo woke up in his bed and believed whatever he wanted to believe. On the other hand, the red pill would make Neo stay in Wonderland and Morpheus would show him how deep the rabbit hole was. And therefore, Neo decided to take the red pill. Neo also fought a battle for his live…

and heavily equipped fighting machines that keep the matrix operating smoothly and free from the liberators. At least six focal events provide substance and movement for this text. First, Neo receives his “calling” from Morpheus and is given a choice between freedom from the matrix, or forgetting his meeting with Morpheus ever happened. Second, after Neo chooses freedom, and the price that accompanies it, he can no longer simply exist in the matrix; he is now a freedom fighter who ultimately…

premises of the 1999 Wachowski film “The Matrix” offers very explicit similarities to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave of what is real. The film touches on the truth and its structure of Plato’s Allegory; however, the storyline is far from Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Where “The Matrix” has a much more intricate story thats more adapted to the modern sci-fi fan base. Neo, played by Keanu Reeves as the main character, was trapped within the falsified reality of the Matrix program that was structured…

fascinating science fiction plot never seen before, it is clear the film follows the hero’s journey. The Matrix uses biblical references and perception to bring new ideas, resulting in the evolution of the hero’s journey into a more modern version. To understand Neo’s journey in The Matrix one must understand how the biblical references strengthen the hero’s journey. For most people The Matrix is a film that tested the waters of new technology, action, and science fiction. After observing the…

the movie, “The Matix®,” (I am not promoting or endorsing the movie, nor the directors, nor their lifestyles, I only found the quote to be an example of a revelation), the character Neo receives the revelation that not only is he in the Matrix, but he is the Matrix. In a scene from the movie, Neo makes the following statement upon this revelation, “I know you're out there. I can feel you now. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future.…

Wachowski Brothers’ The Matrix (1999). The movie questions reality and an argument that can be identified from the movie is that the mind is the only thing that exists; the body and all things material, are illusions of the mind and therefore their existence can be questioned. According the Morpheus, the Matrix is a computer-generated dream world that can be described as a dream from which one cannot awake. It is able to control all aspects of the environment, as the Matrix is everywhere and…

intention for years. The Matrix, directed by Andy Wachowski and the written text, Plato’s Allegory of the Cave revolves around the concept of replying to this question. These two mediums share more similarities than differences. The Matrix as well as the Allegory of the Cave shares the concept of acceptance and broadening ones senses, the desire to learn, and having the knowledge to realize when one is in control versus when one is being controlled. The two equally also share the difference of…