All I’m Offering is the Truth | The Philosophy of the Matrix
The Matrix, a science fiction film created by the Wachowskis, is probably one of the most influential movies ever made. The story starts when computer programmer Thomas Anderson, operating as a hacker under the alias “Neo,” discovers the truth about the world he’s living in, as he becomes aware of the existence of something known as “The Matrix.”
The Matrix is considered a philosophical film that contains many existing philosophical and religious themes, like prophecy, love, truth, karma, the nature of reality, and living in a simulation. But there seems to be a particularly close connection between The Matrix and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.
This video (All I’m Offering Is The Truth | The Philosophy of the Matrix) is a philosophical analysis of the Matrix film. It analyses The Matrix through the lens of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave while exploring the following question: do we, as human beings, actually want the truth?
Please note: this video contains spoilers that reveal the plot.
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00:00 - Intro
02:37 - The journey out of the cave
06:22 - Blind to the truth
09:25 - Rejecting a painful truth
13:30 - Suspension of disbelief
18:39 - Do we actually want the truth?
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