Tag: the matrix
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Philosophy in The Matrix
The first time I watched The Matrix was on a Delta flight last year. Although the screen was small and the image quality was low, I was still shocked by this legendary movie, especially by the psychological concepts it introduced. One of the most striking sequences for me involved seeing the human pods and watching…
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The Matrix as a Trans Allegory
Through the number of times The Matrix has appeared in pop-culture, in various Emory courses, and even in politics, I always found it fascinating that the original story was allegorical to the “egg-cracking”, and subsequent transition, of transgender people. Though both sisters were at the time not out, much of the fuel of the film…
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Who is the Villain?
Throughout the semester, we’ve seen plenty of outright villains– Proteus of Demon Seed, the Terminator of The Terminator, HAL of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and more. Almost every film, however, asks us a question– who is really the villain? Even the examples above almost beg that question, but films like Ex Machina have us debating…