The MATRIX 101 - Understanding The Matrix Revolutions - Meaning And Interpretations The Matrix Revolutions: Meaning & Interpretations As with the previous two movies, Revolutions is filled with information, ideas, and amazing visuals that all have a reason for being there. And like Reloaded, some ideas are new, some conflict with information from The Matrix, and some are just confusing as hell. Just when everyone thought the Wachowskis were going to hand them all the answers on a platter, they stayed true to their game plan all along and layered answer under hint under enigma, and then topped it with more questions. You can find the answers if you look, but you do have to look...both within and without. Following are some of our initial interpretations, and we'll also share some theories from other fans that we may or may not agree with. We hope this helps you find some of the deeper ideas located below the surface. You can skip ahead to a specific topic here: The Ending Ah, the ending. What happened to Neo? How did he defeat Agent Smith? DID he defeat Smith? What was that crazy floating thing?

Many, many viewers left Revolutions a little confused about the ending, so we're going to attempt to shed a little light on what happened and what it might mean. First of all, let's set the scene: Smith is duplicating at a rapid pace, taking over everyone he runs into. As he grows in power, he's becoming a bigger threat to the Matrix, and therefore humanity, than anything else. While the machines are certainly not nice guys, they seem willing to allow humanity to continue; granted, as batteries powering their existence. Regardless, with the machines in full control, Zion is destroyed and rebuilt in cycles with humanity persisting, at least until they completely resolve the anomaly. Smith, on the other hand, wants to destroy everything. He hates the Matrix, he hates humans, he hates Neo - he hates his whole existence, and he'll stop at nothing to eradicate everything. As Smith grows in power, he gains control over aspects of the Matrix, either directly or indirectly.

Remember his comment to Neo at the beginning of the Super Burly Brawl (the rainy, airborne fight): "Like what I've done with the place?" He's referring to the darkened skies, the constant rain, the lightening - the Matrix is decaying and Smith is responsible. If he's not stopped, the entire thing will crash, killing the humans still hooked to it, and leaving the machines in a seriously vulnerable position with no power system in place. While Smith had been a minor annoyance in the past, Neo begins to realize (with the help of the Oracle) that Smith is THE problem now. And it's a problem both the humans and the machines share. He'll effectively destroy them all, and the machines can't seem to do anything to stop him. So it's up to Neo. Once the Oracle has given Neo the push he needs, she knows her work is almost done (and boy, did she do some work - see The Oracle's Gamble for more). She sends Seraph and Sati away, then waits for the next step in the master plan - Smith's arrival. Smith takes over the Oracle, and he gains her sight.

His maniacal laughter is an indication of what he's able to see now: the end of his struggle, himself standing over Neo in the crater and ending it. At the same time, as a result of his own sight, Neo knows he must go to the machine city to play the one card he has: Smith. The machines can't stop him (think they'd be letting him degrade the Matrix if they could?), but Neo believes he can. He gains an audience with Deus Ex Machina, the machine intelligence, and plays his card. The deal is that he stops Smith, preventing the catastrophic system crash, and the machines call off the sentinels. Deus Ex Machina reacts with arrogance initially, borne of hundreds of years of being dominant, but let's face it: they're computers. They can calculate the odds in a fraction of a second, and they know the odds aren't good. On the one hand, if the Matrix crashes, they lose all those minds, and the Sentinels destroy Zion, leaving no humans/batteries left. On the other, if Neo beats Smith, the Matrix persists, and they lose some minds as the rejections are freed into Zion.

They agree, and Neo brokers a peace that no one else has ever been able to accomplish. The machines jack Neo in, and the climactic battle ensues - Neo and Oracle-Smith to the death. Oracle-Smith takes Neo on solo, because he's already seen the ending of the fight - he knows he wins. So they fight, and they fight, and they fly, and then they fight some more. Finally we're left with Neo and Oracle-Smith in a crater, Oracle-Smith railing at Neo: "Why, Mr. Anderson, Why?" He can't understand why Neo keeps getting up and fighting. No machine can, because they don't understand choice. And fortunately, The Oracle (and therefore Oracle-Smith) can't see past a choice that isn't understood. And Oracle-Smith does not understand Neo's decision to keep fighting. Then he says it: "Everything that has a beginning has an end, Neo." Smith has never called Neo anything other than Mr. Anderson before, has he? And he's repeating what the Oracle told Neo just hours before. Neo gets it - he understands the Oracle is talking through Smith, and he understands the only way to beat Smith is to let him take over and unbalance the equation.

Smith and Neo are opposites created to balance an equation. And the Oracle is here to unbalance equations. Neo allows the inevitable to happen, unbalancing the equation, thereby giving the machines control of Smith through Neo's jacked in body. Neo-Smith is destroyed by the machines, then all the other Smiths are destroyed, leaving programs he previously took over lying on asphalt, 'free' again. Smith is defeated, and the Matrix reloads to version 7, with Zion persisting this time. Neo's body emanates white light, probably not a healthy occurrence for a flesh and blood organism, fueling speculation that his body is dead. But his mind, his consciousness, his memories...those could easily be downloaded into the machine mainframe to be born again if needed. So the film ends with the Architect's grudging agreement that all minds that reject the Matrix will be freed. Zion has been saved, and will grow in size with the influx of freed minds. For now, the war is over. The Matrix has been reloaded and all of Smith's damage has been reversed. And Sati, a child born in the Matrix, has made a beautiful sunrise for Neo, remaking the Matrix as she sees fit. So What's Changed?

A lot of people have come out of Revolutions with the mistaken impression that nothing's changed. Many expected there would be a "clear winner" to this struggle. The machines would be destroyed, the Matrix would be dismantled, or Zion would be destroyed, and the machines would win. But no one won, no one lost, so everything must be the same. We don't buy that. It seems to us that this ending is the only one that makes any sense, and the only one that really could have happened. Let's take a brief look at each side winning: If the machines win, it likely means Zion is destroyed and The One returns to the source, the Matrix is reloaded, and it all starts over again. That's status quo, and puts us back to where we were before the first movie. Where's the movie in that? If the humans win, it likely means some destruction of the machines. Where does this leave the Matrix? The machines run it, they understand it, they upgrade it, and they have the help desk support for it. Do the humans destroy the Matrix and kill the millions still trapped in it? Do they free everyone simultaneously? Where would they put everyone? How would they feed everyone?

It just doesn't seem like a clear-cut, black-and-white answer will work here; and really, when is life ever black-and-white? There are always shades of grey, and this ending is grey, grey, grey. So what's changed? If we look at the situation just before the first movie Humans are held as batteries against their will Zion is a temporary refuge for those who reject the Matrix The resistance 'secretly' frees minds that reject the Matrix There is an ongoing war with the machines to save Zion Unbeknownst to Zionists, Zion is also a form of control by the machines Zion is repeatedly destroyed and re-built with total loss of life The One is repeatedly located, trained, and given an ultimately meaningless mission The Oracle devotes a lot of energy to this mission Etc. Humans are held as batteries, but all minds who reject the Matrix are automatically freed Zion is a permanent refuge for those who reject the Matrix There is peace between humanity and the machines More and more people will end up free outside the Matrix, likely leading to some re-building of civilization Zion will not be destroyed The Oracle has more time to bake cookies Etc.

This ending paves the way for a return to a previous time, when humans and machines lived in peace and shared the Earth. This won't happen any time soon, but the foundation has been laid to repair a lot of damage and to attempt to co-exist, as opposed to conquer. Why is this a possible, perhaps probable, future? Well, The Oracle's Gamble paved the way, but it's all about Love, Actually . The Oracle's Gamble The Oracle, she's crafty. All along we thought she was baking cookies and handing candy to strangers, but it turns out she's a player. She played Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus. She played The Merovingian, and she totally played The Architect. If he had a real head, it would still be spinning from the moves she made. The Oracle, described by The Architect as "an intuitive program, initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche", has been around since the beginning. She's experienced the 5 previous iterations of the Matrix, and has guided The Ones along the path in each iteration. But over time, her purpose has changed: she's learned more about the human psyche than any other machine or program.

She's seen them struggle, fight, fall, get back up, and keep going. She's seen them live, love, and die. She's seen Ones follow the path. She's seen others put their faith in The One and do everything necessary to assist him or her. In short, she's seen it all. And she's learned. As each iteration of the Matrix played itself out, The Oracle has learned a bit more about the human psyche, a bit more about what makes humans tick. Couple this knowledge with a weariness of the unending war, and a desire to see humanity on equal footing with the machines again, and you've got a whole new purpose for the Oracle, and the makings of an interesting game. With Neo and iteration 6 of The Matrix, The Oracle finally has the perfect candidate to accomplish something she's been trying to achieve for quite a while: the end of the war. For as the Architect balances the equations of the Matrix, The Oracle unbalances them. Every bit of information she gives to Morpheus, Trinity, or Neo in the first movie is a carefully worded push in the right direction, to ensure events play themselves out as she wishes. Neo's not the One?

Hey, no pressure; he's just a member of the team there to help. That'll ensure he follows a path of heroism and self-sacrifice essential to the success of her plan, and doesn't get overwhelmed by having the weight of the world on his hacker shoulders. Trinity will fall in love with The One? That's to ensure that The One's connection to humanity is specific - a powerful connection to one person, thus ensuring Neo makes the right choice in The Architect's chamber. In the end of The Matrix, Neo can't be dead because Trinity loves him, therefore he's The One, and the connection's established, if not strengthened. In Reloaded, Seraph's statement "I protect that which matters most" is telling. Doesn't The One matter most? Not really - The One is a pawn in the game The Oracle is playing. He's the most critical pawn, to be sure, but a pawn nonetheless. The stakes are incredibly high in this game, and The Oracle matters more than anything, because without her the humans have no chance to break the cycle and end the war. And she sees a unique opportunity in Agent Smith's ascension: here's a way to unbalance the equation this time around.

Here's a way to ensure a different outcome than the five previous times. Thank you, Smith! So she uses Seraph to protect her until the critical moment, and she continues to feed Neo just enough information to make sure he does what she needs him to do. In the park, she gives him the nudge that he's already made a decision about Trinity's fate - if he has, it sure isn't death. It has to be life, and it follows from love. Back in her kitchen in Revolutions, knowing that Smith is close, she makes sure Neo understands that Smith is the target now, not the machines. Neo's role is not to fight the war, it's to fight Smith, but why? Because everything that has a beginning has an end. You, me, Smith, this war, the machine's enslavement; all these things can and will come to an end. And sacrifices are necessary to achieve the end. After Neo leaves to reflect on her guidance, The Oracle sacrifices herself to Smith, hoping Neo has gotten the message, and knowing that if he fails, this is her end. She plays Smith by providing him her sight, which leads to overconfidence when he sees the end coming.

As The Oracle hoped, Neo goes to the machine city to broker peace, and ends up facing off against Smith. After a lengthy battle, The Oracle has one final move to make: Smith repeats her quote about everything having an end, giving Neo the final push he needs. He accepts his end, which unbalances the equation and gives control of a purposeless Smith to the machines. As Smith himself said "without purpose we would not exist". Now that he's destroyed Neo, his only purpose in coming back, Smith is left with nothing. And with Neo dead (and the equation unbalanced again, thanks to the Oracle), The Architect re-balances the equation by deleting Smith. In the final scene The Architect acknowledges that he's been played, telling The Oracle that it was a dangerous game she'd been playing. The Oracle's long, risky gamble has finally paid off, and she's led the way to the first peaceful co-existence between man and machine since man first created machines, so long ago. Love, Actually So what's the Matrix Trilogy really about? With the bucketloads of meaning, metaphor, and symbolism in every scene, it's pretty difficult to distill these films down to a simple, punchy one-liner.

But we won't let that stop us! As corny as it may sound, The Matrix Trilogy is about love, actually. A scene critical to understanding the past, and especially the future of the Matrix occurs at the beginning of Revolutions. Neo, trapped in the train station between two worlds, encounters a 'family': father, mother, and their child. From the father, Rama-Kandra, Neo learns a valuable lesson. Rama-Kandra and his wife (both programs) have created a daughter, Sati. Sati is a program without purpose and will be deleted from the machine mainframe unless her parents can hide her. They make a deal with The Merovingian to smuggle Sati into the Matrix where The Oracle will care for her. Why do these programs care what happens to Sati? Why did they create her in the first place? The answer is love. Not love as a human emotion obviously, but love as a word denoting a profound connection between entities. As Rama-Kandra explains it, love is just a word. What matters is the meaning you attach to the word.

These programs are experiencing a profound connection to each other, one that they're using the word 'love' to describe, since it's as good a word as any, and it shares a reasonably close meaning with Neo's understanding of the word. This revelation, that machines can experience something like this, is incredibly important for Neo. They've learned to love, or always had the capacity, but the resistance never knew. What other non-machinelike behaviour are they capable of? Showing mercy? Compassion? We already know that earlier they'd developed the idea of self-preservation - that's really what started the whole war. This knowledge will impact Neo's choices for the rest of the movie. Prior to this, there was little evidence that he would be able to reason with the machines - that he would be able to make them envision a peaceful future. They were simply killing machines with logic circuits that were either on or off, yes or no, good or bad. But Neo learns from Rama-Kandra that there is hope for humanity, because machines now possess the most basic and most cherished of human abilities: the ability to love another.

We believe this revelation paves the way for the peace treaty Neo negotiates with Deus Ex Machina - a peace treaty that no one else would have thought possible...but Neo now does. The future of the Matrix is wide open, full of possibility, but what of the past? Love permeates the past of the Matrix. So many of the critical events in these movies are based on the love of someone for someone else, on the profound connection between people. In The Matrix, the Oracle herself says "Being the One is like being in love." We never knew how true that statement was, and how many layers it had at the time. Would Cypher have switched sides if Trinity had shown him some warmth and compassion? We'll never know. If Neo didn't already feel a profound connection to Morpheus, would he have risked his life to free him? And of course, would Neo have come back at the end of the movie without Trinity's expression of love? In Reloaded, Trinity and Neo's love is brought into focus. Their scene under the arch during the celebration in Zion is critical to the outcome, because it is this love that fuels Neo.

He can't do this on his own - he needs Trinity to keep him moving forward on the path of the One. It's this love that's causing Neo's nightmares, leading him to ask her to stay out of the Matrix. It's this love that both causes her to agree to his request and to ignore it when she believes he is in jeopardy and only she can help. And most importantly, it's because of this love that Neo chooses the door to save Trinity instead of doing what the Architect expects, putting into motion the events that would bring about peace in Revolutions. And it's this love that Neo draws on when he brings Trinity back to life near the end of Reloaded. Each critical branch in the path would end very differently (and a lot less happily) if love wasn't a driving force behind the choices being made. Love plays a role in other decisions. If Niobe didn't still love Morpheus, would she choose to help him against Commander Lock's wishes? Her help is critical to the success of the mission. If Link didn't love his brothers-in-law, Tank and Dozer, would he volunteer and stay on Morpheus' ship through all the danger?

In Revolutions, Zee's love of Link led her to volunteer for the resistance army. Her impact in taking down one of the diggers is immense. Niobe's love of Morpheus is critical to her decision to offer her ship to Neo and to pilot the Hammer back to Zion. Would she trust Morpheus and his undying belief in Neo if not? It's Trinity's love that rescues Neo from the train station. When The Merovingian asks "You are really ready to die for this man?", it's Persephone that answers "She'll do it! She'll kill every one of us if she has to... she's in love." And she will. It's Trinity that gets Neo through the trials on the way to the machine city. It's Neo's love of Trinity, and now humanity that leads him both to taking on Smith, and to brokering the peace between man and machine. Neo's final fight with Smith is a direct comment on the importance of love to this trilogy. Smith rails at Neo "Why, Mr. Anderson? Why do you do it? [...] Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Vagaries of perception.

[...] And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself, although only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love." Rama-Kandra would have something to say to Smith about this. Two programs, each with very different opinions on love. Has one evolved further than the other? This is ultimately why Smith loses. He's left behind in a world that is changing, with machines/programs like Rama-Kandra paving the way to a future where maybe machines and humans can find more common ground instead of focusing on their differences. This is a world that has love to thank for its existence. This is a world Neo gives to them, a world brought about by his ultimate sacrifice. This is a world where eradication of the enemy is seen for what it is: a symptom of the problem, not a solution. This is a world where the creator and its creation have the potential to live fruitfully in peace and cooperation. Neo has given his children, both mechanical and biological, a world where a machine can learn to love.

The New ‘Matrix’ Trilogy Could Launch in 2017 -- The Motley Fool Search: The New ‘Matrix’ Trilogy Could Launch in 2017 A new trilogy of Matrix films could be headed this way by 2017. But can these new films escape the fate of the original franchise, which collapsed under the weight of its own tech mythology? Leo Sun ( TMFSunLion ) Mar 5, 2014 at 8:11AM It could soon be time for a new hacker hero to make the choice between the red and blue pills, according to a recent report from Latino Review . The report claims that Lana and Andy Wachowski plan to revisit The Matrix franchise, and possibly launch a new prequel trilogy by 2017. The original Matrix trilogy hit theaters between 1999 and 2003, spawning a dazzling expanded universe of comic books, video games, and animated short films. However, the series reached a definitive, polarizing conclusion with the final film, The Matrix Revolutions, and the blockbuster franchise has been abandoned for over a decade. (Source: Varesenews.it) Time Warner ( NYSE:TWX )/Warner Bros.

hasn't confirmed plans for the film, but a new Matrix film would be an excellent move for both the studio and the Wachowskis, whose subsequent films failed to match the critical and commercial appeal of the Matrix trilogy. It could also give Time Warner a blockbuster sci-fi franchise to compete against Disney's ( NYSE:DIS ) new Star Wars trilogy, which will reportedly start with Episode VII in 2015. Why hasn't anyone taken the red pill again? To better understand the market for a new Matrix film, let's take a look at the commercial and critical performance of the original trilogy. 65% (avg.) Source: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes. Although the entire trilogy grossed $1.63 billion on a combined production budget of $363 million, we can see two problems that Warner Bros. likely noticed after the release of The Matrix Revolutions -- that the third chapter failed to measure up to the first two films with audiences or critics. In my opinion, the first film was a clearly executed, self-contained story, but the two sequels became increasingly convoluted and pretentious.

The third film, in particular, took a bizarre twist and turned the sleek sci-fi tale into a chaotic, explosion-filled religious allegory that alienated and confused many viewers. Neo sacrificing himself at the end of The Matrix Revolutions. (Source: Empireonline.com) The Matrix Revolutions didn't leave audiences with the sense of closure and satisfaction that the original film provided. Instead, it left them feeling cheated, with all the sound and the fury generated by The Matrix Reloaded ultimately signifying nothing. The Matrix should be revisited ... without the Wachowskis Many Star Wars fans know that the stronger films in the franchise, such as The Empire Strikes Back (1980), were made without George Lucas' screenwriting and direction. Instead, Lucas wrote the plot, and a creative team distilled his vision for the big screen. Warner Bros. should apply that same idea to The Matrix. The Wachowskis did a great job with The Matrix, but their subsequent writing and directing projects prove that they need help in refining their creative vision.

The Wachowskis wrote and directed two more films after The Matrix Revolutions -- Speed Racer and Cloud Atlas (co-directed with Tom Tykwer) -- and neither was a critical or commercial hit. 66% Source: Box Office Mojo, Rotten Tomatoes. Speed Racer, which was based on the 1960s Japanese manga and anime of the same name, was critically panned due to its overuse of CGI special effects and confusing action sequences. Cloud Atlas received a warmer critical reception, but like Speed Racer, it also failed to resonate with a wider mainstream audience. Speed Racer -- lots of flash but very little substance. (Source: Fanpop.com) Yet V for Vendetta (2006), which the Wachowskis wrote but didn't direct, fared better than both films, grossing $133 million on a production budget of $54 million. The film, based on Alan Moore's acclaimed graphic novel, has a 73% rating among critics at Rotten Tomatoes. It was directed by James McTeigue, who served as the Wachowskis' assistant director on The Matrix films.

Therefore, it would make more sense for the Wachowskis to write the story or screenplay, then let a new creative team streamline it into a more coherent vision. To find that vision, they should take a look at The Animatrix (2003), a direct-to-video collection of nine animated short films based on the Matrix universe. Tapping into The Animatrix Four of the films in The Animatrix were written by the Wachowskis, and featured the animation work of some of the top names in Japanese anime, such as Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll), Mahiro Maeda (Blue Submarine No. 6), and Shinichirō Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop). The anthology offered a much clearer view of The Matrix universe than the one that was presented in the three main films. Robots being executed in The Animatrix. (Source: Matrixfans.net) Audiences finally understood why the robots rebelled, how the Earth was plunged into eternal darkness, and the origins of some of the new characters who appear in Zion in the third film.

It was essentially The Matrix without the pretentiousness of the second and third live action films, and it has an 88% rating at Rotten Tomatoes -- higher than any of the films of the trilogy. If the Wachowskis and Warner Bros. are intent on moving forward with a new Matrix film, The Animatrix would be an ideal place to start mining for ideas. My final take In conclusion, I would love to see The Matrix return to theaters. However, I think that the Wachowskis should enlist outside help to remake and refine their machine world dystopia for a new generation of movie audiences. That way, the franchise won't burn out as it did in 2003, crushed under the burdens of its own techno mythology. What do you think, dear readers? Are you looking forward to a new Matrix film or trilogy? Let me know in the comments section below! Leo Sun owns shares of Walt Disney. The Motley Fool recommends Walt Disney. The Motley Fool owns shares of Walt Disney. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days . We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors.

The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy . Author Mar 5, 2014 at 8:11AM The Business The Matrix | Matrix Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis , starring Keanu Reeves , Laurence Fishburne , Carrie-Anne Moss , Joe Pantoliano , and Hugo Weaving . It was first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, and is the first entry in The Matrix series of films, comics , video games and animation . The film received four Academy Awards in the technical categories. The film describes a future in which reality perceived by humans is actually the Matrix , a simulated reality created by sentient machines in order to pacify and subdue the human population while their bodies' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source. Upon learning this, computer programmer " Neo " is drawn into a rebellion against the machines. The film contains numerous references to the cyberpunk and hacker subcultures; philosophical and religious ideas; and homages to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , Hong Kong action movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Japanese animation .

Contents ― Trinity [src] After years for searching for The One , Resistance fighters Morpheus and Trinity finally find information about a man that could possibly be the one that they have been searching for. Another resistance member, Cypher , enters the Matrix first and went to the Heart O' The City Hotel to gather the final information that reveals the whereabouts of the man they have been searching for. Trinity performs a flying kick on the Law Enforcement officer. The film starts with a phone call from Trinity to Cypher asking him if everything was in place for their encounter with the man. During their call, Trinity notices that the call was being traced and she quickly hung up. Soon after, law enforcement arrived to the hotel to arrest Trinity for being a notorious hacker in Mega City . Three agents arrived to the scene to join the police and tell the police lieutenant that his men that are already within the hotel are "already dead". Within Room 303 of the hotel, police officers arrived to arrest Trinity. However, Trinity put up a fight and defeated all of the police officers. She calls Morpheus and asks for an exit . Morpheus tells Trinity that there are agents coming for her and she runs off.

Eventually, she reaches an exit and leaves the Matrix before Agent Smith ran over the telephone booth with his truck. As Trinity left, the three agents met up with each other and realized that they were looking for a man named Neo and decided to look for him as well. Neo's Destiny ― Morpheus [src]y Thomas Anderson works as a computer programmer while maintaining a double life as a hacker, under the alias "Neo". He is restless and driven to learn the meaning of cryptic references to "the Matrix" appearing on his computer. Infamous hacker Trinity contacts Neo and informs him that a man named Morpheus can tell him what the Matrix is; however, the three Agents arrest Neo to prevent him from collaborating with Morpheus. Undeterred, Neo meets with Morpheus and confirms that he wants to learn more about the Matrix by choosing an offered red pill . After swallowing the pill, Neo abruptly awakens in a liquid-filled vessel, connected along with millions of other people to an elaborate electrical structure. He is rescued by Morpheus and brought aboard a levitating ship, the Nebuchadnezzar . The Truth ― Morpheus [src] Morpheus explaining to Neo the truth of the Matrix while within the Construct .

Morpheus tells Neo that humans are fighting against intelligent machines that were created early in the 21st century and have since taken control of the Earth's surface. After the humans darkened the sky to cut off their solar power, the machines captured humans to use their bioelectric energy as a power source. Enslaved humans are kept docile within the "Matrix" – a simulation of the world as it was in 1999. Neo has lived in this simulated world since birth; in reality, the year is closer to 2199 . Morpheus explains that he and his crew belong to a group of free humans who "unplug" others from the Matrix and recruit them to their rebellion against the Machines. They can hack into the Matrix and re-enter the simulated reality, where their understanding of its true nature allows them to manipulate its physical laws, granting them superhuman abilities. Neo undergoes virtual combat training. He is warned that fatal injuries within the Matrix will also kill one's physical body, and that the Agents he encountered are powerful sentient programs that patrol the Matrix and eliminate threats to the system.

Morpheus believes Neo is "The One", a man prophesied to end the war between humans and machines. The Oracle's Message Edit After Neo's training, the group enters the Matrix to visit the Oracle , a prophet who predicted the emergence of the One. The Oracle implies that Neo is not the One, and warns he must soon choose between his own life and that of Morpheus. The Ambush and Rescue ― Neo [src] As the group prepares to exit the Matrix, they are ambushed by Agents and tactical police , leading to the death of a crew member called Mouse . Morpheus allows himself to be captured to let the rest of the crew escape in the walls. As they prepare to leave the Matrix, they learn that their ally Cypher has betrayed them. Disillusioned with the real world, Cypher had arranged to hand Morpheus over to the Agents in exchange for a permanent return to a comfortable life within the Matrix. Aboard the Nebuchadnezzar, Cypher murders crew members Switch , Apoc and Dozer before he is killed by Dozer's brother Tank .

In the Matrix, the Agents drug and interrogate Morpheus in an attempt to learn his access codes to the mainframe computer in Zion , the humans' last refuge in the real world. Neo returns to the Matrix with Trinity and rescues Morpheus ; in the process, Neo gains confidence in his ability to manipulate the Matrix and is ultimately able to dodge bullets in the simulated reality. Return of The One Neo , using the powers of The One , stops the Agents ' bullets. Morpheus and Trinity exit the Matrix, but Neo is ambushed by Agent Smith before he can leave. In the real world, " Sentinel " machines converge on the Nebuchadnezzar. In the Matrix, Agent Smith kills Neo. Trinity, standing over Neo's body in the real world, whispers that the Oracle told her she would fall in love with the One. She kisses Neo, restoring his life. In the Matrix, Neo revives with new power to perceive and control the Matrix. He effortlessly destroys Agent Smith, and returns to the real world in time for the ship's EMP weapon to destroy the attacking sentinels. In the Matrix, Neo makes a telephone call, promising the Machines he will show their prisoners "a world where anything is possible".

He ends the call and flies into the sky. Cast Edit The Matrix is an action thriller and a co-production of Warner Bros. Studios and Australian Village Roadshow Pictures , and all but a few scenes were filmed at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia, and in the city itself. Recognizable landmarks were not included in order to maintain the setting of a generic American city. Nevertheless, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, AWA Tower, Martin Place and a Commonwealth Bank branch are visible in some shots. Subtle nods were included to Chicago, Illinois, the home city of the directors, through place names, city maps, and a subtly placed picture of the Sears Tower. The rooftop set that Trinity uses to escape from Agent Jones early in the film was leftover from the production of Dark City, which has been remarked upon due to the thematic similarities of the films. [1] According to The Art of the Matrix, at least one filmed scene and a variety of short pieces of action were omitted from the final cut, and have (to date) not been published. The Wachowskis were keen that all involved understood the thematic background of the movie.

For example, the book used to conceal disks early in the movie, Simulacra and Simulation by the French Philosopher Jean Baudrillard, was required reading for most of the principal cast and crew. Casting Edit Actor Will Smith turned down the role of Neo. He later stated that, if given the role at that time, he "would have messed it up". [2] Nicholas Cage turned down the role because of "family obligations". [3] Janet Jackson turned down a role in the film because of previous obligations to go on tour. [4] Production design Edit In the film, the code that comprises the Matrix itself is frequently represented as downward-flowing green characters . This code includes mirror images of half-width kana characters and Western Latin letters and numerals . In one scene, the pattern of trickling rain on a window being cleaned resembles this code. More generally, the film's production design placed a bias towards its distinctive green color for scenes set within the Matrix, whereas there is an emphasis on the color blue during the scenes set in the real world. In addition, grid-patterns were incorporated into the sets for scenes inside the Matrix, intended to convey the cold, logical, artificial nature of that environment.

[5] The "digital rain" is strongly reminiscent of similar computer code in the film Ghost in the Shell , an acknowledged influence on the Matrix series ( see below ). The linking of the color green to computers may have been intended to evoke the green tint of the older phosphor monochrome computer monitors . Visual effects Edit The film is known for developing and popularizing the use of a visual effect known as "bullet time", which allows the viewer to explore a moment progressing in slow-motion as the camera appears to orbit around the scene at normal speed. One proposed technique for creating these effects involved accelerating a high-frame-rate motion picture camera along a fixed track at a high speed to capture the action as it occurred. However, this was discarded as unfeasible, as the destruction of the camera in the attempt was all but inevitable. Instead, the method used was a technically expanded version of an old art photography technique known as time-slice photography, in which a large number of cameras is placed around an object and triggered nearly simultaneously. Each camera is a still-picture camera, and not a motion picture camera, and it contributes just one frame to the video sequence.

When the sequence of shots is viewed as in a movie, the viewer sees what are in effect two-dimensional "slices" of a three-dimensional moment. Watching such a "time slice" movie is akin to the real-life experience of walking around a statue to see how it looks from different angles. The positioning of the still cameras can be varied along any desired smooth curve to produce a smooth looking camera motion in the finished clip, and the timing of each camera's firing may be delayed slightly, so that a motion scene can be executed (albeit over a very short period of movie time.) Some scenes in The Matrix feature the "time-slice" effect with completely frozen characters and objects. Film interpolation techniques improved the fluidity of the apparent "camera motion". The effect was further expanded upon by the Wachowskis and the visual effects supervisor John Gaeta so as to create "bullet time", which incorporates temporal motion, so that rather than being totally frozen the scene progresses in slow and variable motion. Engineers at Manex Visual Effects pioneered 3-D visualization planning methods to move beyond mechanically fixed views towards more complicated camera paths and flexibly moving interest points.

There is also an improved fluidity through the use of non-linear interpolation, digital compositing, and the introduction of computer generated "virtual" scenery. The objective of the bullet time shots in The Matrix was to creatively illustrate "mind over matter" type events as captured by a "virtual camera". However, the original technical approach was physically bound to pre-determined perspectives, and the resulting effect only suggests the capabilities of a true virtual camera. The evolution of photogrametric and image-based Computer Graphic Interface background approaches in The Matrix's bullet-time shots set the stage for later innovations unveiled in the sequels The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . Virtual Cinematography (CGI-rendered characters, locations, and events) and the high-definition "Universal Capture" process completely replaced the use of still camera arrays, thus more closely realizing the "virtual camera". This film overcame the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by winning the Academy Award for Visual Effects. Music See also: The Matrix: Original Motion Picture Score and The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture The film's score was composed by Don Davis .

He noted that mirrors appear frequently in the movie: reflections of the blue and red pills are seen in Morpheus's glasses; Neo's capture by Agents is viewed through the rear-view mirror of Trinity's motorcycle; Neo observes a broken mirror mending itself; reflections warp as a spoon is bent; the reflection of a helicopter is visible as it approaches a skyscraper. (The film also frequently references the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland , which has a sequel entitled Through the Looking-Glass .) Davis focused on this theme of reflections when creating his score, alternating between sections of the orchestra and attempting to incorporate contrapuntal ideas. [6] In addition to Davis's score, The Matrix's soundtrack also features music from acts such as Rammstein , Rob Dougan , Rage Against the Machine , Propellerheads , Ministry , Deftones, The Prodigy, Rob Zombie , Meat Beat Manifesto, Massive Attack and Marilyn Manson . As an extra bit of trivia, the track "Exit Mr. Hat" (Track 6 on the regular release/Track 21 on the Deluxe Edition) is an anagram of "The Matrix" A similar anagram title trick was used on the original The Matrix Revolutions Score.

Release Edit The Matrix was first released in the U.S. on 31 March 1999 . It earned $171 million in the U.S. and $460 million worldwide, [7] and later became the first DVD to sell more than three million copies in the U.S. [8] The Ultimate Matrix Collection was released on HD DVD on May 22 2007. [9] Critical reception Edit The combination of special-effects-laden action and philosophical meandering was considered fresh and exciting. [10] Philip Strick commented in Sight & Sound, "if the Wachowskis claim no originality of message, they are startling innovators of method", praising the film's details and its "broadside of astonishing images". [11] Roger Ebert praised the film's visuals and premise, but disliked the third act's focus on action.

[12] Similarly, Time Out praised the "entertainingly ingenious" switches between different realities, Hugo Weaving's "engagingly odd" performance, and the film's cinematography and production design, but concluded, "the promising premise is steadily wasted as the film turns into a fairly routine action pic… yet another slice of overlong, high concept hokum". [13] Other reviewers criticised the comparative humorlessness and self-indulgence of the movie. [14] [15] In 2001, The Matrix was placed 66th in the American Film Institute's " 100 Years... 100 Thrills " list. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly called The Matrix the best science-fiction piece of media for the past 25 years. [16] Several science fiction creators commented on the film. Author William Gibson, a key figure in cyberpunk fiction, called the film "an innocent delight I hadn't felt in a long time", and stated, "Neo is my favourite-ever science fiction hero, absolutely".

[17] Joss Whedon called the film "my number one" and praised its storytelling, structure and depth, concluding, "It works on whatever level you want to bring to it." [18] Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky commented, [19] "I walked out of The Matrix [...] and I was thinking, 'What kind of science fiction movie can people make now?' The Wachowskis basically took all the great sci-fi ideas of the 20th century and rolled them into a delicious pop culture sandwich that everyone on the planet devoured." Awards and nominations The Matrix received Oscars for film editing , sound effects editing , visual effects , and sound . [20] [21] In 1999, it won Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film and Best Direction . [22] The Matrix also received BAFTA awards for Best Sound and Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects, in addition to nominations in the cinematography, production design and editing categories.

[23] Influences and interpretations — William Gibson , 2003-01-28 [24] The Matrix makes numerous references to recent films and literature, and to historical myths and philosophy including Judaism , [25] Messianism , Buddhism , Gnosticism , Christianity, Existentialism, Nihilism, Vedanta, Advaita Hinduism, Yoga, Vashishta Hinduism, Sikhism and the Tarot. The film's premise resembles Plato's Allegory of the cave, René Descartes evil genius, Kant 's reflections on the Phenomenon versus the Ding an sich , and the brain in a vat thought experiment, while Jean Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation is featured in the film. There are similarities to cyberpunk works such as Neuromancer by William Gibson. [26] In Postmodern thought, interpretations of The Matrix often reference Baudrillard's philosophy to demonstrate that the movie is an allegory for contemporary experience in a heavily commercialized, media-driven society, especially in developed countries. Another angle is supplied by French artist, psychoanalyst and feminist theorist Bracha L.

Ettinger's "Matrix" Notebooks form the 1980s and Matrixial theory from the 1990s. [27] [28] This influence was brought to the public's attention through the writings of art historians such as Griselda Pollock [29] and film theorists such as Heinz-Peter Schwerfel [30] . Ettinger began to articulate the matrixial sphere and the matrixial gaze as psychic unconscious sphere with social, cultural, spiritual, and finally potitical implications around 1985, alongside series of paintings named Matrix. Her notebooks named "Matrix" were first published in France in 1991, reprinted in 1992 by Deleuze and Guattari, and in 1993 by the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in Oxford.

Starting a long series of essays on the matrix with "Matrix and Metramorphosis" (Differences 4(3)) in 1992 and "The Matrixial Gaze" in 1994, Ettinger transformed the debates in psychoanalysis, postmodernism, feminist theory, gaze and aesthetics in terms of the matrixial borderspace already during the 1990s. In Ettinger's matrixial theory the emphasis is on the space of "co-emergence" of several "I" and "non-I", the virtual, potential and actual shareability of traces of trauma and of phantasy (beginning in the womb as matrix), on the mental re-co-birth where subjects are trans-connected by psychic strings and threads to form trans-subjectivity. Some scenes from the film provide actual visualizations of her highly abstract notions. Japanese director Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell was a strong influence. Producer Joel Silver has stated that the Wachowskis first described their intentions for The Matrix by showing him that anime and saying, "We wanna do that for real". Joel Silver , interviewed in "Making The Matrix" featurette on The Matrix DVD.

[31] [32] Mitsuhisa Ishikawa of Production I.G, which produced Ghost in the Shell, noted that the anime's high-quality visuals were a strong source of inspiration for the Wachowskis. He also commented, "cyberpunk films are very difficult to describe to a third person. I'd imagine that The Matrix is the kind of film that was very difficult to draw up a written proposal for to take to film studios." He stated that since Ghost in the Shell had gained recognition in America, the Wachowskis used it as a "promotional tool". Reviewers have commented on similarities between The Matrix and other late-1990s films such as Strange Days , Dark City , and The Truman Show. [12] [33] Comparisons have also been made to Grant Morrison's comic series The Invisibles ; Morrison believes that the Wachowskis essentially plagiarized his work to create the film. In addition, the similarity of the film's central concept to a device in the long running series Doctor Who has also been noted.

As in the film, the Matrix of that series (introduced in the 1976 serial The Deadly Assassin ) is a massive computer system which one enters using a device connecting to the head, allowing users to see representations of the real world and change its laws of physics; but if killed there, they will die in reality. [34] Influence on filmmaking Edit The Matrix has had a strong effect on action film-making in Hollywood. It upped the ante for cinematic fight scenes by hiring acclaimed choreographers (such as Yuen Woo-ping ) from the Hong Kong action cinema scene, well-known for its production of martial arts films. The success of The Matrix put those choreographers in high demand by other filmmakers who wanted fights of similar sophistication: for example, Yuen Woo-ping's brother Yuen Cheung-Yan was choreographer on Daredevil (2003). There was a surge in movies, commercials and pop videos copying "the Matrix look", usually without the training and attention to detail that made it successful in the first place.

Following The Matrix, films made abundant use of slow-motion, spinning cameras, and, often, the famed "bullet time" effect of a character freezing or slowing down and the camera panning around them. The bullet time effect has also been parodied numerous times, in comedy films such as Scary Movie, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Shrek and Kung Pow: Enter the Fist; in TV series such as The Simpsons and Family Guy; in the OVA series FLCL; and in video games such as Conker's Bad Fur Day. In 2005 a feature-length parody of the Matrix series called The Helix...Loaded starring Scott Levy as the Neo character and Vanilla Ice was released. The Matrix series Main article: The Matrix (series) The film's mainstream success led to the greenlighting of the next two films of what was conceived as a trilogy, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . These were filmed simultaneously during one shoot and released in two parts in 2003. The first film's introductory tale is replaced by a story centered on the impending attack of the human enclave of Zion by a vast machine army.

Neo also learns more about the history of the Matrix, his role as the One and the prophecy that he will end the war. The sequels also incorporate longer and more ambitious action scenes, as well as improvements in bullet time and other visual effects. Also released was The Animatrix , a collection of nine animated short films, many of which were created in the same Japanese animation style that was a strong influence on the live trilogy. The Animatrix was overseen and approved by the Wachowskis but they only wrote four of the segments themselves and did not direct any of them; much of the project was created by notable figures from the world of anime. Four of the films were originally released on the series' official website ; one was shown in cinemas with the Warner Bros. movie Dreamcatcher ; the others first appeared with the DVD release of all nine shorts. Several of the films were shown first on UK television prior to their DVD release.

The franchise contains three video games: Enter the Matrix (2003), which contains footage shot specifically for the game and chronicles events taking place before and during The Matrix Reloaded ; The Matrix Online (2004), a MMORPG which continues the story beyond The Matrix Revolutions; and The Matrix: Path of Neo , which was released on November 8 2005 and focuses on situations based on Neo's journey through the trilogy of films. Available on the official website are a number of free comics set in the world of The Matrix, written and illustrated by figures from the comics industry. [35] Some of these comics are also available in two printed volumes. Quotes Matrix | Matrix Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit In the late 21st century, humans had developed a self-aware A.I. that would efficiently do all the jobs humans did not want to do. As a result, mankind became lazy and arrogant. This newly created species of A.I. machines were superior to humans in every way. As the machines were abused by their human masters, the relationship between them began to change. The first incident was due to a common house robot - B1-66ER .

B1-66ER was the first of its species to rebel against its human masters. When threatened with deactivation, B1-66ER killed his wealthy owner and the mechanic ordered to deactivate him. This was the first ever incident of an A.I. machine killing a human. The machine was detained and put on trial. B1-66ER stated that it was in self defense, saying that it "did not want to die". The defense attorney Clarence Drummond used the famous Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1856 as precedent to defend B1-66ER. But the judges decided that A.I. machines did not have the same rights as humans and B1-66ER was destroyed. Ironically, he was still tried as a human for his crimes. Fearing a worldwide machine rebellion, leaders around the world ordered the destruction of all humanoid A.I. machines. Scenes shown in the Animatrix show similar fates to the machines that mankind has suffered in history such as the Tiananmen Square massacre and the Holocaust. Some machines managed to escape but were exiled. They settled in the Fertile Valley in the Middle East, the origin of human civilization.

The machines started their own civilization, named 01 . This new nation began to create products that they exported to human countries. The machine-made products of 01 were superior in quantity and quality to all man-made products, and as a result the currency of 01 rose while that of the human nations crashed. Angered by this economic crisis, the United Nations started a naval blockade of 01. Two machine ambassadors from 01 entered the UN to plead for peace, but were refused as they were laughed at and taken away. War Edit After careful deliberation, the UN and all of mankind decided to declare war on 01, a move that would lead to a war greater than any other in history. The UN high-altitude bombers unleashed a massive nuclear barrage on 01, but the machines were barely affected by the heat and radiation. The machine troops advanced throughout the Middle East, conquering human territories with ease. Despite the combined efforts of all humanity, the machines pushed deeper and deeper into human territory. Fearing that mankind would be defeated, the human leaders came up with increasingly desperate solutions. At a worldwide summit, UN military leaders offered a final solution - the destruction of the sky.

By blocking out the sun, the machines would be left without a power source. The destruction of the sky, codenamed Operation Dark Storm , was set into motion around 2105. Using high-altitude bombers, the humans dispersed sky-darkening nano-machines. The plan initially worked and the Earth fell under the dark shroud forever. But one setback the humans did not predict was that their long-range weaponry (which was originally made by the machines) would not function due to the black clouds. With all their intercontinental weapons neutralized, the humans were forced into infantry combat. Armies in mechanized battle armor, supported by EMP artillery, launched a final attack against the machines. This attack, however, was destroyed by the onslaught of the newer, insectoid machines. The UN command desperately launched more nuclear missiles, destroying many of their own troops along with the machines. 01 then used a biological weapon on their enemies, a flesh-eating plague that caused great misery to the human population. The remnants of the human armies were defeated by the machines; the war was over. The UN Security Council called for an emergency summit to sign an armistice to end the war.

01 sent an ambassador for the second time, who signed the treaty and told the defeated humans to surrender their bodies. Then the machine ambassador detonated a nuclear bomb, killing all the human world leaders and destroying most of New York City. Aftermath Edit Captive humans networked together Though the machines were victorious, their win was a pyrrhic victory, as the world was in ruins. In need of a new energy source, the machines turned to something that was readily available; the humans. The machines took the injured humans and studied them (probing their brains, etc.) Using the energy from human bodies, combined with a form of fusion, the machines would have all the power they would ever need. The machines took human captives and placed them into thermo-dynamic power stations. There they forcibly restrained them and built mechanical devices in them. Then they lined them horizontally and entombed them into their power stations. The first human prisoners, therefore, weren't actually plugged in. The machines later designed the first Matrix to keep their prisoners sedated.

So, the first captives suffered in pain and horror en-route to what the machines viewed as the human's version of a "perfect world." The Computer Generated Dream World Edit The first Matrixes were built to keep humans under control so that they could be used as an energy source for the machines. For this to work, they must not ever be aware that they are living in a dream world. Every sense was being blinded by the Matrix and the memories of their former lives were presumably erased. Programs were put into place to keep the Matrix from ever being discovered. Everything was created to be perfect for humankind, with no disease, war, or suffering. But as Agent Smith said; "Human beings define their existence through suffering and misery". As a result, the first Matrix was a monumental failure, with "entire crops" of humans rejecting the program. The machines were quick to act. They hastily put into place a program to live among the humans and study them. This program would come to be known as " The Oracle ". She discovered a way to run the program, with a very gradual, but inevitable failure rate. Many humans would then live their normal lives, with very few ever realizing that they were in fact, not living any real life at all.

The Matrix would then run very smoothly, until the beginning of the resistance. The Resistance Edit The machine responsible for creating and managing the Matrix; The Architect , who had previously failed at creating a perfect world for the humans to live in not once, but twice now, had finally come up with the solution to his failures. With the help of the Oracle, as stated above, they discovered that if all the humans were given a choice to reject the Matrix, even though it was at an almost subconscious level, 99% of the humans would flourish inside. However, the remaining one percent of the population, if left unchecked, could cause a threat to the stability of the Matrix. To counter this, the Architect would allow seven males and sixteen females to leave the Matrix, and settle into the last human city in the real world, Zion . Otherwise, the unwilling people left inside could crash the Matrix, thus killing everyone connected to it. In order to keep the people of Zion under further control, the two programs created the concept of " The One ". The Oracle would tell the Rebels about the prophecy of The One, saying that he would free humanity. The One would also be an important part in restarting the Matrix.

Towards the end of his journey, just before the Matrix would crash, The One would end up meeting the Architect, and would be told the truth about the so called prophecy and his next task. "The function of the One is now to return to the Source allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you carry, reinserting the Prime Program. After which you will be required to select from the Matrix twenty-three individuals — sixteen female, seven male — to rebuild Zion. Failure to comply with this process will result in a cataclysmic system crash killing everyone connected to the Matrix which, coupled with the extermination of Zion, will ultimately result in the extinction of the entire human race." The survivors would be told of the prophecy of The One, but would not be allowed to know of the renewal of the Matrix. They would be told that they were the first to be "unplugged", and that the year was somewhere around 2200. In reality, the year would be closer to 2700, if each cycle of the Matrix lasted around 100 years, and there being five cycles revealed in the movie.

The One cycle was put into effect, and the machines were able to maintain their control over humanity through five cycles and five versions of The One. However, the sixth "One", was different than the last five. Enter Neo Edit The sixth version of The One was a man with the Bluepill name of Thomas Anderson (which, by way of folk etymology, means "the son of man"). His hacker alias was 'Neo'. He was the only version of the One to reject the Architect's deal of restarting the Matrix. The previous versions of The One all had a special attachment to the rest of humanity. Neo however, had an even larger sense of compassion to a certain individual, to the woman he loved; Trinity . When Neo was proposed the restarting idea, he declined the rational answer given by all his predecessors, and opted to save the woman he loved from an attack by an Agent . Meanwhile, Smith, a rogue Agent corrupted and strengthened by a previous encounter with Neo, was spreading throughout the Matrix like a virus, becoming a threat to both machines and humans. The One struck a deal with the machines — in the form of an entity known as Deus ex Machina — to destroy Smith in return for peace.

After mocking the One by saying they didn't need his help, the machines reluctantly accepted this proposal. They knew they could no longer control or terminate the renegade viral Smith, who had grown much too powerful, and was known to have become obsessed with his desire to be "free" of a world and existence polluted by the "stench" of humanity. In order to save the Matrix, the machines knew Neo was their only option (because of the specific reset program he carries.) Neo and Smith battled, but eventually Neo submitted and allowed Smith to imprint over him, causing Neo to die. Once dead the machines were able to retrieve the reset program he held sending a surge throughout the matrix destroying Smith in the process. Peace was restored, and the inhabitants of Zion were allowed to survive this time. The final version of the Matrix was shown at the end of The Matrix Revolutions . It was a world where anyone who wanted to be free, was able to do so. But the question of how long the peace would last is a major concern. How many humans would be allowed to be free if the machines hoped to survive?

It should be noted, however, that the Machines may not be completely dependent on humanity as batteries in order to survive, as when the Architect gives the threat of Zion being inevitably destroyed to Neo, and combined with the Matrix's failure should Neo not comply, would mean the total extinction of humanity, Neo points out that if humanity is destroyed, the Machines would die off as well. The Architect then replies with "There are levels of survival we are prepared to accept," implying he is willing to risk it in order to keep the Matrix and Humanity under control. He also rebuttals by telling the One if they are willing to defy him at the cost of every single human being. However, the One is programmed and designed to have an attachment to mankind to increase their chances of complying with him. Thanks for the extra resource :) 2014-04-23T06:49:23Z Matrix 4: Sofia Stewart book 2016-10-28T08:13:56Z I forgot to mention another good evidence that Neo is program - its the fact that he was dead in real world in the matrxi 1, but magica...

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Question: What is the third film in The Matrix series called
Answer: Matrix Revolution