How Resurrections’ Commentary On Technology Informs The World of The Matrix Is the red pill truly a gateway to awakening and emancipation, or yet another program designed by the Machines for human subjugation? Are there multiple layers of simulacra within the world of The Matrix, including the “real” world that the characters inhabited all these years? Patterns are expected to be repeated within the narrative, such as the presence of the black cat, the emergence of a young Morpheus, and Neo coming face to face with the blank emptiness of the “desert of the real.” While it is impossible to gauge what is going to happen next, a lot of material from The Matrix comics and video games can potentially be incorporated in Resurrections, presumably with a twist of their own. While Morpheus’ motivations remain muddled, his role in the Matrix Resurrections casts a shadow of doubt on his actions throughout the trilogy, especially the central choice he presents to Neo in the beginning. On the other hand, there’s the question of Morpheus and Trinity, who are not who they seem to be when compared to their original counterparts. The question of the nature of the blue pill also arises, apparent from the color cues and inherent symbolism present in the trailers, especially with the presence of Neo’s psychiatrist (played by Neil Patrick Harris). Hugo Weaving’s Agent Smith is markedly missing from the upcoming film, but this role seems to be filled by the character played by Jonathan Groff, who appears to be acting as Neo’s handler within his immediate reality.
While it is too early to make in-depth and informed speculations about the trajectory of the narrative, it is hinted that deja-vu will be playing a more prominent role in the grander scheme of things, functioning within a metanarrative that usurps whatever is widely known and accepted within the franchise. In that case, this diminishes the significance of his sacrifice at the end of Revolutions, granting a hollow and duplicitous quality to the truce between the two parties.
Suppose Neo is trapped in yet another fabricated reality designed and controlled by the Machines.
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