On Finally Understanding The Matrix Sequels

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For fifteen years, I’ve assumed that the Matrix Sequels were irredeemable failures. But looking back on them with fresh eyes reveals a pair of films that are exhilarating, interesting, and sometimes hilarious. In this video I try to make sense of these two movies, and what they have to say about free will and the systems that control society.

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Works Cited:

DRAGUNOIU, DANA. “Neo's Kantian Choice: ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ and the Limits of the Posthuman.” Mosaic: An Interdisciplinary Critical Journal, vol. 40, no. 4, 2007, pp. 51–67. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/44030393. https://www.jstor.org/stable/44030393...

For more on Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative read: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals.

More Matrix analysis:

Chelsea L. Shephard. “Call Trans Opt: Transgender Themes in The Matrix.” http://ontologicalgeek.com/call-trans...

Moviebob’s “Really That Good: THE MATRIX.”    • Really That Good: THE MATRIX  

Wisecrack’s Matrix videos:
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The Matrix Revolutions: Profound or Poorly Thought Out? – Show Me The Meaning! LIVE   • The Matrix Revolutions: Profound or Poorly...  

Freewill, Fate, Causality in The Matrix Reloaded: http://montalk.net/metaphys/70/freewi...

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