this video is brought to you by mubi a curated streaming service that premieres a new film every day no one can be told what the matrix is you have to see it for yourself what does the matrix really symbolize it's a question we've been debating for over NUMBER_TOKEN years as fans and critics argue over which is the best or most meaningful interpretation of the matrix's story whether that's the religious significance of neochrist escaping the capitalist matrix that's enslaving us all and turning us into drones modernizing plato's allegory of the cave about the need to think for oneself and face reality getting free of the artificial gender binary or the alt-right co-opting of taking the red pill you take the red pill you stay in wonderland and i show you how deep the rabbit hole goes so which one is right or most useful for understanding the matrix and our world it's the question that brought you here it's a testament to how much meaning the matrix holds for audiences that it both contains and supports so many metaphorical interpretations here's our take on which interpretations offer the most insight how the matrix makes meaning and what it can teach us about the fundamental nature of art
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