I thought there was wayyy to much panning around during the orgy. (and too much nipples too) but I suppose it'll be revealed in Revolutions that there was a point to the whole scene. Just allow me to speculate what it'll be. And yes, I hate Keanu Reeves's ass. But I thought the tunnel effect of that scene was very cool, kinda like a womb.
I suppose 3 things were very much emphasized in that scene. 1) Music 2) Dancing Masses 3) Water/wetness. It's drawing a parallel to sex, as well as birth. Perhaps it's meant to symbolize an imminent rebirth (e.g the reset of the Mainframe). That's my speculation. Supported I guess by the people not wearing shoes, no machines in the area, a warm orange glow through the whole temple (that's probably what fetuses see in the womb), the linen clothing, etc. It all seems very enclosed, very tight, and very womb like.
The interesting thing was that in Zion, there are NO intelligent machines. All the machines just seem to be mechanisms. There are no intelligent interpretive programs, no connected home Artificial Intelligence (for e.g the sort that'll notice your presence and switch on the TV and lights like in Asimov's world) Everything requires a human operator (even the defence robot was human controlled). And of course, it'll probably also explain why ships need Link as an operator, and why they learn to see code. Because of the fear that an AI interpretive program could be hacked and lie to them.
Liked the action bits, but think they're kinda lacking in symbolism. More interested in the hacker bits though. Sad that the operator isn't the know it all he used to be. Wonder how Neo can change codes system wide and do his flying business. Think it's probably going to be a dream within a dream (matrix within a matrix) and this being Neo's dreamworld.
What IS the matrix?
It's like a MMORPG isn't it? Who runs it? What purpose does it have? Is it a bane or boon to humanity?
I think the Matrix IS utopia. Architect said that the first matrix didn't succeed because the world was too perfect. And that men never really believed in the illusion. I think the Architect didn't understand the problem fully, that's why he was never able to solve it. The Oracle was right. The Main Huge Error of the first Matrix was the element of choice. There was never the choice, never an independent decision. The choice was always made before the person even came to realize he was making that choice. And it wasn't making the choice, it was understanding it that the person was doing. Consider Neo now, from Matrix to Reloaded, he has never made a conscious decision on his own. He was forced into this entire line, and his life is proceeding perfectly. Notices how he never knows what to do next, but the right thing always happens? Same as Morpheus. It's not really existence, but the living out of a script that has long been written before he even existed. The naming of Neo as an Anomaly (by the Agents) already bears this out. The whole script so far has been planned.
And that's what the ideal human existence is isn't it? A smooth journey from birth to death? From dust to dust living in the best possible world? So what's exactly wrong with the Matrix? Why shouldn't all people live in the Matrix, since they'll all ultimately live a fufilling life? Isn't it wrong to drag people out from heaven into hell (which is the current Earth?)? Why force people to wake? Haven't we all had dreams that were so pleasant we never wanted to wake from them?
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