Film: "The Matrix"

Film Review # 119412

Computer and Technology
Film > Analysis, Criticism, Etc.

Reviews the use of technology in the film "The Matrix".

1,185 words () | 5 sources | MLA | 2010 | United States

Published on: Apr 27, 2010

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that, in "The Matrix", technology is the people and the setting, which makes it the foundation for the movie. While drawing parallels to societal issues and philosophical questions, the paper discuses that the film demonstrates that technology has evolved into something from today's Internet and robotics to machines that take over the human race. The paper relates that many interpretations of the movie suggest that it depicts modern-day society as being heavily commercialized, media driven and overly infatuated with technology that, in the long run, will hurt society .

From the Paper:

""The Matrix" made popular the science fiction genre of "cyberpunk." This new genre of science fiction titled "cyberpunk" was considered to be begun by writer William Gibson. Cyberpunk plots often focus on conflict among hackers or artificial intelligences, are set in the near-future, and often incorporate some sort of radical change in society. Lastly, modern-day philosophers have questioned what exactly the artificial reality complex Matrix is. In the movie, the technological illusion that the freedom fighters "travel" to be some place where what their mind believes in, becomes real."