![]() ![]() This would explain why Neo is faced with red and blue at every turn - a constant reminder of the paths he can take, and the temptations lying one way or another. Whereas the original trilogy saw Neo make his choice early, The Matrix Resurrections could find Keanu Reeves taking longer to weigh up his options. Yahya Abdul-Mateen's character suggests Neo is stuck inside the Matrix because he refuses to abandon Trinity, while the therapist proves "Thomas" is making great effort to silence his inner memories. 'For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you. With so much of The Matrix Resurrections' trailer taking place inside the simulation, the struggle this time seems to be between the real and digital. The Blue Pill or the Red Pill question in the story of the MATRIX echoes the old story from the Bible of the Western Religious traditions and the choice of the fruit from either the Tree of Knowledge or from the Tree of Belief in Everlasting Life in the Garden of Eden. In the original trilogy, Neo's struggle was a man vs. machine affair. In fact, Cypher’s disgust with the harshness of reality a claustrophobic. Critically acclaimed for its spectacular action sequences and groundbreaking special effects, which would get replicated in movies to come, many describe the Matrix as the best science-fiction movie of all time. The red and blue pills might also tell us something about The Matrix Resurrections' maze-like plot. Among Morpheus’ crew is Cypher, who unlike Neo has had the time to regret his decision to swallow the red pill. The Matrix celebrates 20 years in 2019, after its groundbreaking release in 1999. Revisiting the red and blue pills in this huge way allows Lana to use The Matrix Resurrections as a commentary on the franchise's real-world influence over the past 20 years. Whether recycling shots from the original or dropping lines that apply in reality as much as in-universe, Lana Wachowski's return to the Matrix lands curiously close to real life. Though the trailer is intensely frustrating in its mysteriousness, The Matrix Resurrections is clearly extremely meta. ![]() In a case of art imitating life, the prevalence of The Matrix's red and blue pills through 2 decades of pop culture likely inspired the red and blue theme of The Matrix Resurrections.
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