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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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So something I haven’t seen mentioned here yet is the premise of the new matrix.
Instead of being about the illusion of freedom and choice, it’s about chasing constantly tantalising and unreachable desires, with Neo and Trinity being out of each other’s reach “driving” the whole thing.
Obviously a reference to modern social media etc. But say what you will about the film, I always thought this was a solid idea and continuation of the first matrix’s metaphor.
There’s probably a bunch of artistic stuff out there on what the modern internet is to modern culture. But the image of two loved one eternally forced to be tantalisingly out of reach as the heart of modern society has stuck with me very boldly since I saw the film.
And I’m not sure I’ve seen anything even come close to getting to the heart of what doom scrolling takes away from us as people.