"The Matrix"

Film Review # 62201

Film > Analysis, Criticism, Etc.
Philosophy > Epistemology

"The Matrix"

This paper discusses the philosophical question in the movie "The Matrix" (1999):"Which one, the red or the blue pill?"

1,320 words () | 2 sources | MLA | 2005 Canada

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the movie "The Matrix" is a whirlwind of philosophical questions, concepts and thoughts; the greatest of these questions and a fundamental question of all time is "to know or not to know" which is presented in "The Matrix" as, "Which one, the red (knowledge) or the blue (ignorance) pill?" The author points out that this philosophical argument regarding the knowledge of a new reality goes back to Plato's "Myth of the Cave". The paper concludes that knowledge and truth are the two most sought after materials in the world; therefore, the vast majority of people would like to know the answers to life's most asked questions and, being outside the matrix, would choose the red pill as the only way to get them.

From the Paper:

"Because they do not know anything outsides the "cave", people are happy being prisoners; however, it is evident through Neo and the freed prisoner in Plato's "Myth of the Cave", that once given a taste of the red pill or informed of its existence, one will rarely ever choose the blue pill instead. The red pill offers an escape from the darkness illustrated in the Myth of the Cave and from the dream world of the movie "The Matrix" and, in turn, broadens the boundaries of life, changes the life's rules, opens new doors and presents prospects of great adventure. The red pill in opening one's eyes to a complete new reality is therefore, unmistakably more appealing."