TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER SOME OF THE
THINGS
WE WERE TOLD TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE MOVIE
AND
TO HELP NOT MAKE SOME OF YOU SO CONFUSED.
MORPHEUS:
“Some of you believe as I believe, some of you do
not. Those of you that do know that we
are nearing the end of our struggle. The prophecy will be fulfilled soon. But
before it can be, the Oracle must be consulted. But we all know that the reason
most of us are here, is because of our affinity for disobedience”
"Believe me when I say we have a difficult time
ahead of us. But, if we are to be
prepared, we must first shed our fear of it.
I stand here before you now, truthfully, unafraid! Why? Because I believe
in something and you do not? No! I stand here without fear because I remember!
I remember that I am here, not because of the path that lies before me, but
because of the path that lies behind me.
I remember that for 100 years we have fought these machines. I remember
that for 100 years they have sent their armies to destroy us. And after a
century of war, I remember that which matters most. WE ARE STILL HERE! (and the
crowd roars) Tonight, let us send a message
to that army. Tonight, let us shake this cave. Tonight, let us tremble these
walls of earth, steel, and stone. Let us be heard from the red core to the
black sky. Tonight, let us make them remember! This is Zion and we are not
afraid!” (crowd goes nuts)
All of our lives we have fought this war. Tonight I
believe we can end it. Tonight is not an accident. There are no accidents. We
have not come here by chance. I do not believe in chance. When I see three objectives, three
captains, and three ships...I do not see coincidence. I see Providence. I see
purpose. I believe it is our fate to be here. It is our destiny. I believe this night holds for each and
every one of us, the very meaning of our lives.
Niobi: “What if the prophecy is wrong, what if it's
bullshit?”
Morpheus: “This
is a war, and we are soldiers. Death can come for us at any time in any place.
Now consider the alternative. What if I am right? What if the prophecy is true?
What if tomorrow the war could be over? Isn't that worth fighting for? Isn't
that worth dying for?
Neo
goes through the door of light:
A: Neo
N: who are you?
A: I created the matrix. I've been waiting for you. You
have many questions, though the process has altered your consciousness, you remain
irrevocably human. Ergo, so of my answers you will understand, and some you
will not. Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent,
you may not realize it is also the most irrelevant.
N: Why am I here?
A: Your life is a sum of a remainder of an unbalanced
equation, inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of
an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts, I've been unable to eliminate
from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision, while it remains a
burden assiduously avoided, it is not unexpected and thus not beyond a measure
of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.
The first matrix I designed was naturally perfect, a work
of art, flawless, sublime, a triumph equaled only by its monumental failure.
The inevitability of its doom is apparent now as a consequence of the
imperfection inherent in every human being.
Thus, I redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect
the varying grotesqueries of your nature.
However, I was again frustrated by failure. I have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because
it required a lesser mind. Or perhaps a
mind less bound by the parameters of perfection. Thus, the answer was stumbled upon by another, and intuitive
program. Initially created to
investigate certain aspects of the human psyche.
If I am the father of the matrix, she would undoubtedly
be its mother.
N: the Oracle?
A: Please. As I was saying, she stumbled upon a
solution whereby nearly 99% of subjects accepted the program, as long as they
were given a choice at a near unconscious level. While this answer functioned it was fundamentally flawed, thus
creating the other wise, contradictory systemic anomaly that, if left unchecked
might threaten the system itself. Ergo,
those that refused the program, while a minority, if unchecked would constitute
an escalating probability of disaster.
N: This is about
Zion?
A: You are here
because Zion is about to be destroyed.
It’s every living inhabitant terminated, it’s entire existence
eradicated.
N: Bullshit!
A: Denial is the
most predictable of all human responses.
But rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have destroyed it. The function of the ONE is now to return to
the source, allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you carry,
reinstalling the prime program. After
which, you will be required to select from the matrix – 23 individuals, 16
females, 7 male, to rebuild Zion.
Failure to comply with this process will result in a cataclysmic system
crash, killing everyone connected to the matrix, which coupled with the
extermination of Zion, will ultimately result in the extinction of the entire
human race.
N: You won’t let
it happen. You can’t. You need human beings to survive.
A: There are
levels of survival we are prepared to accept.
However, the relevant issue is whether or not you are ready to accept
the responsibility for the death of every human being in this world. It is interesting reading your
reactions. Your five predecessors were,
by design, based on a similar predication, a contingent affirmation that was
meant to create a profound attachment to the rest of the species, facilitating
the function of the ONE. While the others
experience this in a general way, your experience is far more
specific…vis-à-vis…LOVE. Apropos,
(Trinity) she entered the matrix to save your life at the cost of her own. Which brings us to the last moment of truth,
wherein the fundamental flaw is ultimately expressed and the anomaly revealed
as both beginning and end. There are
two doors. The door to your right leads
to the source, and the salvation of Zion.
The door to the left leads back to the matrix, to her, and to the end of
your species. As you adequately put,
the problem is choice. But we already
know what you are going to do, don’t we?
Already I can see the chain reaction, the chemical precursors that
signal the onset of an emotion designed specifically to overwhelm logic and
reason, to an emotion that is already blinding you from the simple and obvious
truth. She is going to die, and there
is nothing you can do to stop it.
As Neo turns to the left, towards the matrix, the
Architect says to Neo:
A: Hope. It is the quintessential human delusion,
simultaneously the source of your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.
N: If I were you
I would hope that we don’t meet again.
A: We won’t.
Back on the ship, when Neo regains
consciousness. He goes to the room,
where Morpheus is with the others.
Neo: If we do not do something in 24 hours – Zion will be
destroyed.
Trinity: How do
you know that?
Neo: I was told
it would happen.
Morpheus: By
whom?
Neo: It doesn’t
matter, I believed him.
Morpheus: That’s
impossible. The prophecy tells us.
Neo: It was a lie
Morpheus. The prophecy was a lie. The ONE was never meant to end
anything. It was all another system of
control.
Morpheus: I don’t
believe that.
Neo: You said it
yourself. How can the prophecy be true
if the war isn’t over? I’m sorry, I
know it isn’t easy to hear but I swear to you it’s the truth.
Email me, True Heart, at trueheartcolumn@hotmail.com
to share and add your comments. I will
be putting together a page with quotes from the first Matrix, and from the
Matrix Revolutions when the DVD is released.
For those of you still confused about the Matrix, or hate it or what
ever…please share with me your views. I
would love to hear from you.
Saw Matrix Revolutions on Saturday November 8, 2003
I loved it! A lot of you were disappointed and
confused. That’s why
I decided to take notes so
that I would not be so confused.
So far I have put together
for you some quotes that
May have an effect on your
memory and/or
Not make you so confused.
Will there be a Matrix 4?
There is talk of it. Let’s see shall we, what the Matrix
Revolutions DVD had in store for us.
There will definitely be
more answers there.
One question posed to me
was:
“Why did the little Indian
girl put in the matrix and at the end, when she remains human…
now…was the little girl who
the oracle now is?
After all, there is a reason
for her there.
If anyone out there knows or
has an idea of why she is there,
please let me know. Thank you.
Good Journey,
True Heart