I think Everyone is Missing the Point

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2003)

I could be wrong, but I think everyone is missing the main point of the movie. On the surface it is about man's struggle against artificial intelligence; man being oppressed by its own genius. Underneath I think it is about man's purpose. Every speech that the antagonist Smith gave was about his failure to understand what drives man. Every computer program has a purpose, a meaning. Does every man have a meaning? Why do we get up in the morning; what drives us to live. Why do we get scared when our lives are threatened? What makes us protective of life? Is it Love? Neo had one love, Trinity. Trinity was killed. What drove Neo after that? After Smith had given Neo an old fashioned butt whuping, after it was obvious he couldn't beat Smith, After his only love Trinity had been killed, Neo persists. Smith can't understand it. "Why Mr. Anderson, Why, Why do you persist? Ask yourself, why would you persist. That is the question this movie is trying to provoke. The movie was about man's (Neo) struggle (Agent Smith) with finding the purpose of life. After seeing the climatic battle sequence, I would say the Wachowski's think that man's struggle with the meaning of life is quite epic. I think people who didn't like the movie missed the point because they were distracted by all the special effects.