Systems of Control
Last night I was up late working and decided to throw on the DVD of "The Matrix" -- yes we've all seen it a zillon times -- and combed through all the gnostic esotericism presented in the trilogy time and again -- good stuff really! However last nite I had different eyes, and this is what I made of it: the true hero of the movie is agent Smith. Agent Smith is the only character exhibiting freewill; he is aware of his programming and programming in general; it pisses him off. Our intrepid crew of humans are still slaves to the numbers; Neo is just fulfilling his program as a integer of chaos and he does so dutifully, no freewill there just execution of long term programming, not to mention that bit of eastern fluff at the end about no boundaries, blah blah blah. At the end I was aware that the movie is also a program portraying Neo and his lot as the sympathetic heros while casting agent Smith as the villain, so rebel the next time you watch "The Matrix". Try to see who is self-aware and trying to actualize themselves in spite of the machinery arrayed against them.
In support of my conclusion here is Agent Smith schooling Neo in ontology.
In support of my conclusion here is Agent Smith schooling Neo in ontology.
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