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Yes, I am a freak. A matrix freak to be exact, and damn proud of it. Let me start off by telling you a funny story. I never expected to watch “The Matrix” initially. After watching the commercials, and seeing the “razzle-dazzle-never-before-seen-special-effects”, with the intruging catch line being thrown around, “What is the Matrix?”, I interpreted it as a typical marketing scheme to get me to watch another pointless, action flick hardly worth my time. However, by some stroke of fate, my father watched it and told me it was one of the best movies he had ever seen. A note about my father is he never watches movies, and when he does, he never says they are good. Intruigued, I went to go see it, and after 2 hours and 16 minutes of my eyes being glued to the screen, and my mouth hanging open, this movie quickly become one of my most favorite movies of all time. I loved the incredibly innovative, and artistic action sequences, but more so the genius behind every scene, which filled the movie with purpose and meaning to a plateau reached by only by the greatest movies of all time such as Citizen Kane, and Schindler’s List. (A bold statement I know, but I truly believe it). The story is so compelling, as it is terrifying real, especially in our society where we become more dependant on technology as time goes by. I thought it would be a very good idea to post this message on a philosophy discussion board, assuming that most of you guys look beyond the surface of things, and really consider all perspectives, which is what is required to fully appreciate this movie.
For those who are not going to see the movie, I reccomend you at least go to this site,
whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/r … _main.html
which deals with the philosophy of the Matrix, its impact, relevance, and new perspective on life.
However for those who haven’t seen the movie I really, truly recommend you do, because if you don’t, I believe you are missing out on a life-changing experience.
For those who have seen the movie, I would be very glad to use this topic as a way to voice your opinions, and debate and discuss various topics of interest. I even go so far as to welcome negative reviews about this movie, knowing everyone has different perspectives, and this thread wouldn’t be a throughly comprehensive discussion without all point of views.
Anyways, I hope to see a lot of posts in the near future, and look forward to talking with you all.
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