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This dissertation is brilliant. A friend of mine sent it to me, he says the
original author is 'Liamazzi' (hope the spelling's right).
This thing ties together several elements across the 3 movies, and i feel it
addresses all issues-by first making the assumption that Neo is a cyborg..
Read on.
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message in your reply, delete the irrelevant parts and only let the message
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Heres the usual spoiler space-
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The Matrix Trilogy Explained
Neo is a machine, kinda. He is a human with enhanced genetics, enhanced
implants,
and a machine programmed mind (probably based on a "The One" template
program).
That's why, at the end of Revolutions, when his body is being taken away, he
is
shown as an orange glow. The orange glow is how the machines see each other,
and
therefore how they see Neo. It is also how Neo sees Smith inside Bane... he
is
seeing the machine program of Smith inside Bane's mind, and therefore it is
an
orange glow in the shape of the Smith.
But the orange glow isn't the only reason to believe Neo is a machine.
Throughout
the trilogy other hints are given, such as: "His neural kinetics are way
above
normal.", "He's a machine.", " Your five predecessors were by design based
on a
similar predication...", etc.
So if Neo is a machine, why was he created (as all machines must have a
purpose)?
He was created by the Oracle and the Architect to be The One. As the
Architect
explains to him: "Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced
equation
inherent to the programming of the Matrix... 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 your species, facilitating the
function of The One... The function of The One is now to return to the
Source,
allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you carry, reinserting the
prime
program."
Translated, the Architect is explaining that Neo was designed to be a
religious
figure to the freed humans, thus causing them to put their faith (hope) in
Neo
and to rally around him ("...sum of a remainder...". This helps to ensure
that
the freed humans are focused on Neo instead of war, and to keep them all
together
in one place, Zion (which was built by the machines for this purpose also).
Neo
is a form of control in the real world.
And just to make sure that Neo carries out his part of their plan, the
machines
programmed him with "... a contingent affirmation that was meant to create a
profound attachment to the [humans]." This, along with his enhanced
abilities and
the "guidance" of the Oracle, keeps him on the intended course.
The Architect also states that "The function of The One is now to return to
the
Source, allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you carry,
reinserting the
prime program." This simply means that The One program in Neo's mind is the
most
important (prime) program in the Matrix, and that now that his mission
(purpose)
is complete, he must return to the source for deletion (all machines must
have a
purpose). The phrase "... temporary dissemination..." means that the The One
program will be used again in the next version of the Matrix. This is also
why
Neo's choice of the left door will destroy the Matrix, as there can be only
one
The One in the Matrix at any time. By staying in the Matrix Neo is
preventing it
from being reloaded, as a reload will do nothing without another The One for
the
next version. (In programming terms he is the highest priority task, and he
will
not release the Matrix program's main semaphore.)
OK, so The One is a human with enhanced genetics, enhanced implants, and a
machine programmed mind, and was created by the Oracle and the Architect to
carry
out a specific purpose (form of control in and out of the Matrix) in each
iteration of the Matrix. Now let's see how The One fits in with the entire
story
of the trilogy.
As is explained, the Matrix was created by the Architect, at the end of the
war
with the humans, as a way to control the humans and use them as a power
source (I
know, hard to believe...). The first Matrix was "... quite naturally
perfect, it
was a work of art, flawless, sublime.", while the second Matrix was
redesigned
"... to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature."
Basically Heaven and then Hell. In both cases, however, no conscious choice
was
given to the humans as to whether or not they wanted to believe in the
reality of
the Matrix. This caused the majority of humans to reject the Matrix and die
("
.... whole crops were lost.".
To solve this problem the Oracle was created, and realized correctly that
the
humans needed to be given a choice: " Thus, the answer was stumbled upon by
another, an intuitive program, initially created to investigate certain
aspects
of the human psyche... she stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99.9% of
all
test subjects accepted the program, as long as they were given a choice,
even if
they were only aware of the choice at a near unconscious level." So by
giving
humans a choice, even at an unconscious level that only 0.1% are ever aware
of,
they accepted the Matrix.
Unfortunately for the machines, however, a majority of the 0.1% who were
aware of
the choice usually chose the real world over the Matrix. "While this answer
functioned, it was obviously fundamentally flawed, thus creating the
otherwise
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." The machines
therefore
also needed a way to control the 0.1% of the humans who chose the real world
over
the Matrix, thus Zion and The One were created.
As was explained earlier, Zion was built by the machines to ensure that the
freed
humans would all gather in one place, and The One was created to be their
religious figure, helping to distract them from renewed war with the
machines.
Both forms of control.
But even with Zion and The One, the unpredictability of choice ("systemic
anomaly" still forced the machines to occasionally "reload" the Matrix. This
always occurs when The One reaches the Source, which he can only do after
attaining the level of power necessary for him to defeat the Merovingian,
obtain
the Keymaker, etc. The One program is then temporarily reinserted into the
Source
(machine mainframe), in preparation for the next iteration of the Matrix. In
the
process the machines gain the knowledge and experiences of The One, allowing
them
to better predict the future behavior of the humans, and thus reduce the
systemic
anomolies.
So that is the situation at the start of the sixth iteration of the
choice-Matrix. Luckily for the humans, however, the Oracle does not want
them to
be enslaved in the Matrix any longer, or for the freed humans to be killed.
She
therefore decides to take a risk and use Neo to bring about a " revolution".
In M1 (The Matrix) she meets with The One, Neo, as she has done in the five
previous iterations of the Matrix. Normally she simply helps guide The One
to his
meeting with the Architect. Except this time the Oracle gives Neo a special
cookie, which he eats. The cookie isn't actually a cookie, though, it's an
upgrade to Neo's program. Since the Oracle created the The One program, she
can
predict exactly what Neo will do in the future, specifically how he will
destroy
Smith (from the inside, with some copying from Neo to Smith occuring). She
therefore includes in the program upgrade code that will give Smith the
ability
to replicate himself, and for Neo and Smith to see the future as she does.
In M2 (The Matrix Reloaded) Neo plays out his role as The One, meeting with
the
Architect. However, due to his love for Trinity he chooses the left door,
preventing the Matrix from reloading. This was seen in advance by the
Oracle, as
she has the ability to predict Neo's behavior (as explained above) as well
as
human behavior in general (due to the nature of her program). She therefore
told
Trinity that she would fall in love with Neo (in M1), all the while knowing
it
would eventually cause Neo to choose the left door.
In M3 (The Matrix Revolutions) the Oracle's plan comes to fruition. While
the
machines begin their assualt on Zion (for the sixth time), Smith continues
to
replicate himself throughout the Matrix. Neo, on the otherhand, is stuck in
the
train station. Apparently, fulfilling his mission to meet with the Architect
unlocks some section of his program that allows Neo to use his enhanced
implants
to once again become part of the machine collective (perhaps because of the
Oracle's upgrade?). He is therefore able to sense and control other machines
wirelessly. The first example of this is when he stops the sentinels at the
end
of M2. Since he is not quite ready to use his new abilities, however, his
program
gets stuck at the security checkpoint of the Matrix, the train station.
In the train station Neo meets with Rama Kandra, his wife, and their
daughter
Sati. Rama and his wife are both machines from the real world who can jack
into
the Matrix, like all other machines, and live human lives. Sati is a program
created by these two machines out of love, which Rama explains to Neo is not
out
of the grasp of the machines. They are on their way back into the Matrix to
leave
Sati with the Oracle for safe keeping, as any program without a purpose is
deleted.
After being rescued from the train station by Trinity, Morpheus, and Seraph,
Neo
is helped out of the Matrix using the standard jack. While aboard the Hammer
he
has another vision of the future, this time of the three power lines leading
from
the Matrix power station to 01, the machine city (he is able to see the
power
lines due to his newfound connection to the machine collective). He
therefore
takes the Logos, along with Trinity, and leaves for 01. Along the way he
confronts the stowaway Bane (who has the Smith program inside of him), and
is
blinded by him. Although blind, Neo is still able to see other machines
(orange
glow), including the Smith program inside Bane, which he uses to defeat
Bane. He
also uses his power to control other machines to detonate the bombs fired at
the
Logos by the 01 defenses.
Meanwhile Smith is replicating out of control in the Matrix, and eventually
confronts the Oracle after taking over Seraph and Sati. They have a brief
conversation in which he calls her "Mom", referring to the fact that she
helped
to create him (along with the Architect) as well as Neo (part of his program
now). The Oracle then tells Smith to "Do what you came here to do.", so he
takes
over her as well. The newly formed Smith then stands up and laughs
hysterically,
foreshadowing the events at the end of the movie.
Eventually the Logos crashes in 01, but not before Neo gets a top-down view
of
the orange glowing city with his newfound machine-vision (notice the fractal
patterns). Unfortunately Trinity is killed in the crash, and explains to Neo
that
both of them have been living on borrowed time. Neo since he was resurrected
by
Trinity, and Trinity since she was resurrected by Neo. Both are meant to die
and
Trinity is simply happy for the opportunity this time to tell Neo how she
feels
about him. (But shame on the brothers for killing off Trinity in such a lame
way.
Couldn't she have at least died trying to save the ship, not just letting it
crash!)
Neo then leaves the Logos and enters the machine building into which it
crashed
(the building is seen in the same orange glowing machine-vision). He is then
confronted by the Deus Ex Machina, who knows that Neo is the only one who
can
stop Smith from destroying the Matrix, but still shows hatred toward Neo
(due to
the fact that he is mostly human). After a show of force, the Deus Ex
Machina
agrees to peace with the humans in exchange for Neo's promise to destroy
Smith.
This causes the sentinels to halt their attack on the Zion temple, the last
holdout of the remaining humans (the dock and city have already been
destroyed).
The machines then jack Neo into the Matrix, since he has not yet mastered
the
ability to do so wirelessly (this theme of Neo having to learn to use his
new
abilities runs throughout the trilogy). Neo then confronts Smith, who says
he has
seen the future, and that he (the one particular Smith) is the one that
defeats
Neo. The other Smiths (all of the other people in the Matrix have now been
taken
over by him) therefore only watch as the fight begins.
After a brutal battle Neo is near defeat, but continues to fight. When asked
why
he does so, Neo responds " Because I choose to.", echoing the theme in M2
that
"Everything begins with choice." (the only way humans achieve true freedom).
But
even though he delivers a stunning punch to Smith which sends him through
the
ground, Neo is eventually defeated. Before Smith takes him over he pauses,
however, realizing that he has seen this very moment in his visions, and he
already knows what he is going to say. " Everything that has a beginning has
an
end..." he mutters confusedly. This causes Neo to realize that the Oracle
still
exists somewhere inside of Smith, and that she is partially able to control
his
thoughts. Taking his cue from the Oracle, Neo freely gives himself to Smith.
Thus Neo is defeated, and Smith's original purpose, to defeat The One (which
he
is never really expected to achieve, which leads to his bad temperment) is
accomplished. Smith therefore no longer has a purpose and must be deleted.
But
since programs marked for deletion must return to the source, how is Smith
to be
deleted? Simple, the machines send the command through Neo, into Smith,
using a
burst of energy. This causes all of the Smith clones, and the original
Smith, to
be deleted, leaving the original inhabitants of the bodies he has taken over
(this is a basic function of the agent programs, that they leave their hosts
as
they found them, with death being the only exception).
This then completes another revolution in the Matrix cycle, as The One has
reached the Source and has reinserted the prime program (Neo's program, his
knowledge and experiences). The Matrix is then reloaded back to it's initial
state, the late 20th century.
The Oracle then meets with Sati, Seraph, and the Architect in a park outside
the
city as the sun rises over it. The Architect tells her that she was playing
a
"very risky game", and she asks him if he will honor the promise of peace.
He
says that he will, since he is not human (meaning humans do not keep their
promises, an insult). This means that those people who unconsciously become
aware
of the Matrix and choose to leave will be freed, and those living in Zion
will
not be killed. The war between man and machine is over, or at least
suspended.
Looking upon the sunrise the Oracle asks Sati if that was her doing, and the
girl
responds that she did it for Neo (made the sun rise). Apparently Neo's
experience
with love, which was uploaded from him to the Source, caused the machines to
show
pity on Sati and give her a purpose instead of deleting her. She is now in
control of the sun. Sati also asks the Oracle if they will ever see Neo
again,
and the Oracle replies that they might, indicating that the The One program
will
be used again in the future, as it had been for the previous six iterations
of
the Matrix. M3 therefore ends where M1 began, except that now the humans who
become aware of the Matrix will be freed (a decent compromise if you ask
me).
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