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426. Shooting Threes: The Matrix (Patreon)

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2021-10-08 13:00:08
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We begin our new trilogy set with 1999’s The Matrix! Oh boy oh boy, let’s go down this rabbit hole, baby! Bridgett and Sarah discuss the legacy, themes, and gender critique of the Wachowski Sisters’ smash hit.

A lot of what we reference was specifically in regards to gender, and how the Wachowski’s coming out re-contextualized this film for many, many people. As a cis hosts, we want to make sure the trans authors of these works are credited and our listeners have access for additional reading:

  • Why The Matrix Is a Trans Story According to Lilly Wachowski | Netflix Film Club

https://youtu.be/adXm2sDzGkQ

  • “How The Matrix universalized a trans experience — and helped me accept my own” by Emily VanDerWerff | Vox

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/3/30/18286436/the-matrix-wachowskis-trans-experience-redpill

  • “What We Can Learn About Gender From The Matrix” By Andrea Long Chu | Vulture

https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-the-matrix-can-teach-us-about-gender.html

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Cyclops giraffe

Okay so what if humans messed up the Earth so bad that they had to make sure everyone goes into a virtual reality so the Earth can do its thing and heal and to be custodians they created the robots to keep us inside and fed and all that but the only way to make sure that those robots were powered while there were no humans around to do it was by using ourselves as batteries. So the robots keep trying to trap us in The matrix because it's their job to keep us in there until the Earth is ready for us to come back out.

Scriptmonkeys

Second time listening, first time responding—to this episode—I really enjoyed it again. As for the infamous (more than famous?) shooting scene, I disagree with the criticism. Its style and tone was in keeping with the action scenes that followed and, indeed, set them up. I suppose Neo could have simply asked Tank for an attack helicopter instead of “guns, lots of guns” but I don’t think the whole sequence would have felt as satisfying. Now, for the IRL events, well as with Harris and Klebold, there was (and always has been) plenty of real life examples and inspirations for violent and despicable acts. Blaming fiction wholly, or even primarily, for atrocities or cultural decay for that matter, has been a tool of those in power for centuries. Novels were once declared to be corruptors of women’s minds and virtue. The threat of fiction tends to be its ability to permit the oppressed to dream of a better reality, often by metaphorically exposing the corruption of those in power in reality. What bothers me morally about the mass shooting in the lobby, from a diegetic perspective, is the claims of the “real humans” about the sanctity of human life. The action plays out like a video game (because it is) but we’ve been told and shown. that the deaths are real. Yes, they had to be killed quickly to prevent an agent possessing them, but the essential message was that only certain lives matter and the rest are expendable. I suppose that really isn’t surprising given the “savior” theology promoted by Morpheus. Religious believers (and much of extant religious beliefs) have consistently declared only certain people matter and the rest deserve to burn.

Anonymous

I hope you like the sequels! When I saw Reloaded as a kid, I think it was the first sci-fi action I'd seen with PoC in it that wasn't in Chinese. It'll probably always have a special place in my heart bc of that, and it bums me out when people think they're a slog to watch :/