The Matrix And The Allegory Of The Cave

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The 1999 film, The Matrix, shows many philosophical instances. Comparing this film to Plato’s The Republic: The Allegory of the Cave, and Descartes’ First Meditation on Philosophy allows one to gain a deeper understanding of the work. Reality is a concept that may be vague to many people due to their given circumstances. The environment and the mind a person is in allows for different perceptions of reality. The power of reality falls in the eyes of the beholder. As shown in The Matrix, Neo was not the One until he believed he was, which can percept into everyday life; how someone thinks can affect how someone is. The Matrix is a film where every aspect of reality is questioned. Neo is a computer hacker whose life goal is to know the truth …show more content…

Finding elements in The Matrix that are present in Descartes’ and Plato’s work was a breeze. Explaining as well as contrasting this instances is a task that I personally conclude I did well. Plato’s The Allegory of the Cave is a reading that I still harbor a multitude of questions. Some of those inquiries I percepted into my work, how would an individual prosper at all if they were kept in a cave their whole life? They would not be able to reach the state of mind that Plato wants due to their missing foundation. Descartes’ Meditations, though straightforward, still inquire some questions. Why was Descartes such a skeptic, had he always questioned his knowledge, or one day did he come to the conclusion that the world is a lie. The Matrix is a movie that both these questions can be linked into. How do the humans still prosper while kept in incubators due to the fact that they are missing out on the basic fundamentals of health and life? Another substantial question of mine being, how has no one in the Matrix figured it out? Are there no philosophers who happened to stumble upon a glitch which made them skeptic? These are questions that I still leave unresolved after composing this

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