There is a lot of stuff on the net but I need a clear-cut explanation.
2007-09-29 16:25:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
The philosophy behind the movie was that rebels are not always the ones at arms, not always the enemy. The movie says that the world is a computer simulation, much like this world is a conspiracy, to people who be conspirists.
In the movie, Neo learns of the simulation and rebels against the machine, or the Matrix and in the end triumphs against all odds.
Some attack the movie as a theathric styled buddhist hype, but in reality, the Matrix is certainly a new age look at the world.
The Quantum theory observer observes the observable world, which in the case of the Matrix, the observer is the plugged in human, who observes that the world is at best a real place. However, we learn that it is not, and is actually a simulation which plays on the sensory input of the mind. The simulation being unobservable by the human, as bequeathed he was not, the sense.
Enacting the eternal drama of evolution.
2007-09-29 23:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only saw the first film. Halfway through the second one I realised that this was after all, about money, and not really about the story/cinematography and whatever else that films get nominated awards for.
I personally saw strong Buddhist overtones in the first film. I suppose it was the whole “sleeping” and “reality” deal.
What was real was not real at all, but just a dream.
Neo woke up, and the “world” ended? Or….well, started to change, at least.
(Hmm I think there is a book about this actually, on philosophy in Matrix. * goes to search*)
http://www.amazon.com/Taking-Red-Pill-Philosophy-Religion/dp/1932100024/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-8583738-4726563
http://www.amazon.com/Matrix-Philosophy-Welcome-Popular-Culture/dp/081269502X
2007-09-29 17:36:01 · answer #2 · answered by yorkgurl3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no philosophy in the movie "The Matrix", it is just a successful commercial venture in the medium. It's just artwork for sale and entertainment, that's all.
It's a good piece, done well, and works. It made money, still makes money, and that is what it is designed to do in the commercial field of the industry. The arts in it are great, they work. The visuals, the actors, the actresses, the special effects all come together and work as a celluloid piece of artwork for financial gain.
Nothing wrong with that.
But there's nothing philisophical about it either.
It's a fictional story; a science fiction movie.
2007-09-29 16:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by the old dog 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is Loosely based on Descartes' Discourse on Method published in 1637
"He also noted that we often have false sense experiences whilst dreaming, and usually don't know when we are dreaming. He also argued that God, or a malicious demon, could be deceiving us and feeding us false sense data (the film 'The Matrix' provides a good example of this idea). For these reasons he rejected sensory perception as being able to provide knowledge which was absolutely certain."
2007-09-29 16:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by T 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Matrix was based, IMHO, on the notion of reality construction.
The Neo character learned the limitations of his mind through the Matrix. When he came to accept a belief that he was a "chosen" one, he began to actualize this.
There are similarities to Gestalt and Phenomenology.
Both the Red and Blue pills were symbolic of the delusion that he chose for himself. This is also similar to Buddhist and other Eastern philosophies that suffering is based on the delusions that we choose.
2007-09-29 16:32:25 · answer #5 · answered by guru 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The philosophy behind "The Matrix" is that Keanu Reeves can perform the lead role in a movie as long as there isn't too much acting involved.
2007-09-29 16:32:55 · answer #6 · answered by Waxy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
To me the Matrix represents reinforce thinking( one believes what he or she is taught is always the truth without being rebuttaled or questioned). When the mind is able to free itself from outside influence that keeps us from reaching our full potential through knowledge, understanding and most of experience will we know our true destiny.
2007-09-29 17:08:39 · answer #7 · answered by Doctor Strange 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Neo, at first a mild mannered guy, joins a cult and starts killing people. There's no philosophy except one of violence. I never understood why it was necessary to kill everyone. Couldn't they have just stunned them since they could create any weapon they wanted? By the way if someone offers you a choice of two pills the answer is to run for the door not swallow a pill given to you by a stranger. That's just stupid.
2007-09-29 16:58:36 · answer #8 · answered by ta 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That only an idiot takes the red pill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOcshsHTppQ
2007-09-29 16:30:59 · answer #9 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Keanu!!!!
2007-09-29 18:39:36 · answer #10 · answered by tom_baer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋