@cantido @kara_dreamer @allophilia And once Neo realizes, he's out of the system. And he's told the system will be opposed to him, even if they aren't *willingly* fighting for the system. Hell, even the way some elderly lady becomes an agent... a lot about it resonates now.

I used to think it was such a white dudebro film, too!

@allophilia @kara_dreamer @cantido (I mean, I still liked it, but that's still who I would have assumed most appeal would be for)

@allophilia @kara_dreamer @Ulfra_Wolfe it's just such a great analogy. And I trust the wachowski sisterss withy life.

@cantido @allophilia @kara_dreamer

Minimal spoilers, but there's the one suicidal plunge in the Animatrix, too. (Saw that just the other day...) It's a theme that's almost bound to come up in a good gnostic Philip K Dick-style realityfuck story, I guess...

@zebratron2084 @cantido @allophilia I feel moved to add that there's a particular scene in "The Matrix" that always rang strangely true to me from the first, and that's the bit where Neo's been given the "our way or the highway" ultimatum and he's pissed and prepared to walk, but Trinity stops him. There's something about the line, "Because you've been down that road, Neo, you know exactly where it ends," and the appearance of the dark and rain-swept street that almost feels like it corresponds to a definite memory, although of course it doesn't.

@allophilia @zebratron2084 @kara_dreamer yeah that really hit me deep. Trinity is the rad trans girl inspiration and she kicks agent smith's/suicidal thoughts' ass

@allophilia @kara_dreamer @zebratron2084 oh man I forgot about the animatrix, that's next on my list now