2006-09-25 03:40:55 · 5 answers · asked by joyee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
firstly, you mean "Matrix".
The term Matrix represents the Collective Unconscious.
Elements of philosophy, theology and ontology are heavily present in The Matrix.
There are also many references to Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Christianity, with concepts of enlightenment, nirvana and rebirth.
Further references to Buddhism and Hinduism include the free will versus fate debate, the use of the Hindu mantras in the movie's soundtrack, perception, the concept of Maya, Karma and various ideas about the nature of existence. In many ways The Matrix is about a kind of reality enforcement, hyperreality or, some might say, an awareness that the physical world is an illusion.
There have been several books and websites written about the philosophy of The Matrix. One of the major debates arising from the film is the philosophical question, is our world reality or is it merely an illusion which is billions of years old?
The ideas behind The Matrix have been explored in old philosophical texts on epistemology, such as Plato's allegory of the cave and Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy. In a well-known Solipsistic thought experiment, the subject is a brain in a vat of liquid; in the Matrix, Neo is a body in a vat. The idea of a choice whether or not to take the red pill and accept reality also resembles a famous thought experiment posed in the 1970s by American philosopher Robert Nozick.
The famous quote by Morpheus "pulled over our eyes to blind us from the truth" is a direct copy of Charles Peirce statement[10].
2006-09-25 03:51:52 · answer #1 · answered by olayak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The manipulation of the masses by the chosen few. Those of us who live in Western society are manipulated by powerful people but we are living under the mis-apprehension we live in a democracy. Follow the money trail as far as it goes and less than 100 people control the world economy. Borders and governments are there only to provide order and control.
2006-09-25 04:14:30 · answer #2 · answered by Hyballs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That we are all unknowing puppets and we should cut our strings. Don't let the Media or the Government do your thinking ... Choose for your self how to live your life.
2006-09-25 03:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by Daddy Big Dawg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That the reality we take for granted my conceal another, sinister reality.
2006-09-25 03:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the Matrix and it's the philosophy of the dreamer
2006-09-25 05:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋