ShiroiHikari wrote:the "Matrix" concept came from a pen-and-paper RPG called Shadowrun, waaaay back. I'm surprised we haven't heard more about that.
AOL-Time Warner. I had no idea they controlled that much of the media. It's kind of frightening, really.
ShiroiHikari wrote:the "Matrix" concept came from a pen-and-paper RPG called Shadowrun, waaaay back. I'm surprised we haven't heard more about that.
Rocketshipper wrote:I like the sequals more the the original. I think Matrix 1 was HIGHLY over-rated. The first time I saw it I was like "everyone said this was the coolest move ever! It sucks" I didn't start liking it until after I saw Reloaded and the Animatrix
His TV movie Rose Red was a dead steal of the Winchester Mansion story....
Warrior 4 Jesus wrote:Hey guys, just because something is similar doesn't mean it ripped off somethings. Whether its books, movies, music etc they are all inspired by different sources and some can be quite similar to the original source. But in this case it looks like you may be right on the money.
What's that, I've never heard of it? With Rose Red it seemed to me more like Stephen King was ripping himself off. That story had lots of elements from previous books, like that "stones falling on the house" thing, which came directly from Carrey.
the_lizardqueen wrote:I was under the impression that the concept of the Matrix is almost identical to Plato's Allegory of the Cave. Plato basically sets up this theoretical situation in which humans are being held prisoner in a cavern and they are only allowed to see shadows their entire lives and only one or two prisoners manage to ever escape to the real world of the sun. He basically uses the scenario to question reality, although it's all supposed to be a big metaphor for 'rising above the world of the senses into the intellectual realm of the mind' (I think my humanities teacher said something along that line..). Not sure my summary made any sense, but I definitely think that the allegory is freakishly similar to the concept of the matrix and the Wachowski brothers are into all that philosophy stuff, aren't they?
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