Causality - SPOILERS

Rating: Null/10 (21 May 2003)

Please do not read this review if you haven't watched the movie.
At first I found the movie confusing, so I watched the original first and then watched Reloaded again. I say that (although the fight scenes were not that effective as compared to the first because of too many bullet time sequences) it was fun watching Reloaded, that if you can understand the concepts introduced, you'll be haunted by it!
The main thing added to the whole Matrix universe was the idea of causality. The idea is that events or decisions that you do have been done not because you choose to do them but because of previous events or decisions made.
That is a very powerful idea inside the Matrix.
For you see, if the Matrix is indeed created by the computers, then every event can be controlled by the computer, using the rules of this philosophy.
Thus Neo choosing the correct pill was not because he chose it, but because of circumstances created by the Matrix.
Thus Neo choosing the door that would lead to the destruction of the System was not because he loved Trinity, but because of the following events:
1. Oracle told Trinity that she will love a dead man (The Matrix, 1998) 2. Circumstances that lead to Neo's being close to Trinity (kissing on the elevator, the sex).
As I see it, every event can be due to a System Event: Event #1 clearly shows the direct influence of the System. Event #2's cause (why did the opportunity arise for Neo and Trinity) is the meeting in the temple, caused by sentinels planning to attack Zion.
Thus the sex scene is not entirely unimportant. It adds the question of whether or not the sex was caused by a Machine Event.
Another example of causality at work in Reloaded: Neo will choose the door that leads to the System Crash if only Trinity is about to die inside the Matrix. What is the System Event that lead to Neo choosing the door he chose?
1. Sentinel deploys bomb to Soren's ship. 2. Soren's crew inside the building dies. 3. Trinity is forced to enter the Matrix. 4. Trinity fights an agent, receives a fatal wound. 5. Neo has to save Trinity.
Or more conveniently: Because of the Sentinel's release of the bomb, Neo has to save Trinity. Causality. Cause and Effect.
Thus if every event can be mapped to a Machine Event, aren't we slaves, for the choices that we make depend on the situations created already by the Machines?
Causality is indeed a powerful concept in this movie! Now we can understand why Oracle keeps saying "You already made the choice."
Causality as implemented in the Matrix clearly is a set of rules. Since NEO is the One, and since he has broken rules before, it won't be long before NEO discovers whatever it is he has to discover.