To: AmishDude
But to top it all off, here we have some sort of Messiah, a chosen one who sacrifices his sight, his lover and (probably) himself for . . . detente.
In this case, he won far more than detente. He actually won free will for the people still stuck in the Matrix. Remember what the Oracle said at the end? "What about those who want (emp. added) to leave the Matrix?" What about the change that she and the Architect said was so dangerous for her to do? It was referring to the free will won by the people.
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11/09/2003 7:30:04 PM PST by
Quick1
To: Quick1
I mentioned that, he got a promise. Whoopdeedoo. Oh, sure, the Architect said that he had to keep it. Wait until he feels threatened. (I know it's fiction, but this is supposed to have some "deeper meaning".)
Personally, I think they just wanted to keep the franchise alive.
To: Quick1
In this case, he won far more than detente. He actually won free will for the people still stuck in the Matrix. The problem with this is that, by the rules previously expounded within the Matrix trilogy, less than 1% of humanity ever even questions "the Matrix" in the first place. 99% will be content to exercise their "free will" by staying in the Matrix (which is going to get better and better as the AIs can now reproduce and evolve; i.e. the little girl who created a colorful sunrise).
In short, what Neo "won" was a victory for the machines over humanity: 99% will stay in stasis, the "select" 1% will be freed to Zion (a dismal underground city) to disco-dance all day long, and no more serious efforts at rebellion will occur anymore (why should the humans rebel anymore? Neo fulfilled the "prophecy" and the war is "over"!). Who wins in this deal? The machines.
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