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