Allegory Of The Cave Comparison
The Matrix and The Allegory of the Cave
Both "The Allegory of the Cave" and "The Matrix" are stories in which there are two realities, one perceived and one real. Although "The Matrix" is not based exactly on Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave," there are several parallels between the two works. The similarities in "The Matrix," relate to Plato's concept. They project his thoughts of natural logic from "The Allegory of the Cave" into a perspective that makes it easier for people to understand when it is put into a science-fiction movie.
In "The Allegory of the Cave," the people creating the shadows represent the powerful people in society. In "The Matrix," the puppet-handlers are the machines controlled by Artificial Intelligence. The puppet-handlers …show more content…
One of the clues is the name of the ship: Nebuchadnezzar. In the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who ended King David's line of great kings. Also, Morpheus is perceived to be God the father, Neo is thought of as God the Son, and Trinity is the Holy Spirit. The characters in "The Matrix" fight against the Artificial Intelligence that would control them. Most Christians would be wise enough to wake up, throw down their mind shackles, and have the disbelief that will, eventually, set them …show more content…
We are all, to some degree, influenced by the thoughts and actions of others, but, at the same time, we have the ability to question, draw our own conclusions, and make our own choices. Trinity tells Neo, "The Matrix" can not tell you who you are." It seems that the differences between "The Allegory of the Cave" and "The Matrix" do not prevent them from telling a similar story about the unreliability of the senses. We find Neo, at the end of the film, doing more than simply bending the laws of physics with the Matrix. It seems like he has stepped almost entirely out of that very world. He does not, however, appear in two places at once, but his destruction of one of the agents, and his ability to fly, says that the laws of physics are bent. By being courageous enough we, just like Neo and the freed man, are making the first step towards personal
Both "The Allegory of the Cave" and "The Matrix" are stories in which there are two realities, one perceived and one real. Although "The Matrix" is not based exactly on Plato's "The Allegory of the Cave," there are several parallels between the two works. The similarities in "The Matrix," relate to Plato's concept. They project his thoughts of natural logic from "The Allegory of the Cave" into a perspective that makes it easier for people to understand when it is put into a science-fiction movie.
In "The Allegory of the Cave," the people creating the shadows represent the powerful people in society. In "The Matrix," the puppet-handlers are the machines controlled by Artificial Intelligence. The puppet-handlers …show more content…
One of the clues is the name of the ship: Nebuchadnezzar. In the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who ended King David's line of great kings. Also, Morpheus is perceived to be God the father, Neo is thought of as God the Son, and Trinity is the Holy Spirit. The characters in "The Matrix" fight against the Artificial Intelligence that would control them. Most Christians would be wise enough to wake up, throw down their mind shackles, and have the disbelief that will, eventually, set them …show more content…
We are all, to some degree, influenced by the thoughts and actions of others, but, at the same time, we have the ability to question, draw our own conclusions, and make our own choices. Trinity tells Neo, "The Matrix" can not tell you who you are." It seems that the differences between "The Allegory of the Cave" and "The Matrix" do not prevent them from telling a similar story about the unreliability of the senses. We find Neo, at the end of the film, doing more than simply bending the laws of physics with the Matrix. It seems like he has stepped almost entirely out of that very world. He does not, however, appear in two places at once, but his destruction of one of the agents, and his ability to fly, says that the laws of physics are bent. By being courageous enough we, just like Neo and the freed man, are making the first step towards personal