Matrix Essay
The Matrix has been doing remarkably well in sales since its release in the cinema last summer and its recent video releases. This is largely due to stylish advertising techniques and word of mouth. The Matrix has been approved by critics who enjoy the film and also the ones who dislike the theme. Among young viewers, it has already achieved great status. So what else is the film about? Firstly the film copies the theme from many popular films that came before it, and involves intelligent science fiction, a large chunk of action and breathtaking special effects, The Matrix is a carbon copy of films like The Terminator and Star Wars. But the greatest influence on "The Matrix" is the movie The Dark City. A comparable factor of both these films are the constant religious themes used by the producers. Both films concentrate on The One (the Messiah) who has come to save the world by using their own unique powers or abilities. In most of these types of films the public or others are usually unaware of the dangers and disasters until late on in the films. The Matrix signifies modern society by using religious examples and notions, to show that there is only one god and he is the only savior in times of need. I
n modern society there are many new religions being created to suit the individual, this is because there is a need for something to control our lives, our actions, how we do certain things and generally just a set of rules to live by. This is why most people find they need a religion. In the Matrix the lead character Neo (Keanu Reeves) is given the choice of becoming part of a religion or not. He is offered this choice by deciding on two different pills, the red one and blue one. He picks the red pill, which is the pill that'll make him part of the "Matrix Religion". Morpheus, Neo's mentor and offerer of the pills, says to Neo "Remember that all I am offering is the truth. Nothing more". This is very much like the real world where it is up to you to be part of a religion or not. Without a religion or set of rules people find they are lost and have no path to follow. It is therefore helpful to have a god or figurehead who is either present or invisible, to offer advice or paths to follow. In the Matrix's case Neo the hero figure, is unsure if he is the one who can save everyone, so he asks his own god (Oracle). In The Matrix Neo discovers that he has the power within himself to decide how he lives his life and what happens in it. In his role, the savior
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Approximate Word count = 851
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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