The movie "The Matrix" is a 1999 movie telling the story a rebel group fighting against intelligent machines that were created in the 21st century that have since taken control of the Earth from humans. Humans are enslaved by the very technology they have created and are locked up in a virtual reality where their dreams become true in their minds. Morpheus accepts his destiny to find the one who will save humanity and finds Neo. Neo when given the choice to learn the truth or remain in his dreams, Neo chooses the truth. This movie shows a whole lot about human nature. For example Cypher shows how we cling on to earthly matters. Cypher believes that ignorance is bliss and kills several people to try to achieve it.
Morpheus and the rebels desire for the kingdom or reality. They want to free those trapped in the Matrix or the Empire and want to give them a life of freedom, the kingdom. In this movie the origin of sin and evil is acceptance. Acceptance that everything they see is real. When Neo begins questioning this and begins searching for something more than what is just out there, redemption begins for him. His desire for the truth begins the redemption for humanity.
Is is better to live a life of ignorance but be happy or is is better to know the truth but suffer from it?
During breakfast, Mouse says: “How did the machines know what Tasty Wheat tasted like? Maybe they got it wrong. Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted like oatmeal or tuna fish.” Is there something in the human brain that would limit the kinds of tastes that we could experience?
The Matrix was created by machines that in turn were created by humans. This then means that the Matrix was created by humans. Then does this mean that the dream world of the Matrix was modeled from reality?
Thanks for you post, Han Gil. I think you're on the right track. The next step is to question what functions like the Matrix in our lives. What do we accept without questioning? What does the Kingdom really look like?
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