2020.10.08 The Matrix

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"The Matrix" has a story about the dystopian future. It seems like a film that shows the influence of the thoughtless use of AI. However, when we think about the messages that "The Matrix" has, there are other implicit meanings that this film shows. "The Matrix" used some cinematic and storytelling techniques to deliver messages that the director wanted to deliver.

 

First, to show this implicit meaning effectively, "The Matrix" used some juxtapositions. It has the implicit meaning of the meaning of having free will. Morpheus' team's and agents' behaviors were juxtapositions in the movie. Morpheus' team act to find what they desire. They fight against agents to find the real world that they want. However, agents just follow the indication of superior. It shows that Morpheus' team has free will and the agents are just being mechanical. Also, Morpheus' team's and Agents' customs are juxtapositions in the movie. Morpheus' team all wear different clothes. In contrast, agents wear suits that are the same. These scenes show that all members of Morpheus' team think as independently but agents all think as same.

 

Furthermore, "The Matrix" used storytelling techniques to convey a deeper message. "The Matrix" has a deeper implicit meaning about transgender people. The Wachowski siblings, the directors, and the scriptwriters of this movie are transgender people. They said that they wanted to express transgender people's world through "The Matrix". "The Matrix" shows two worlds, the real world and the virtual world called Matrix. Morpheus' team is trying to get out of the Matrix. They wanted to find the real world for their freedom. This situation has implicit meaning about transgender people. The gender of transgender people is different between their bodies and mind. When people are in the Matrix world, their figures are different from figures that they desire to be in the real world. Thus, the inborn gender of transgender people is related to people's figures in the Matrix world and the gender that transgender people want to be is related to people's figures in the real world.