It states that The Matrix Online takes place in the Matrix, after the third movie. No "real world" playing takes place.
In the Matrix. After the third movie.
Does it seem odd that a trilogy about humanity's fight for freedom and choice allegedly will end with the slavery mechanism still in existence? [ 05-23-2003: Message edited by: Gydfather ]
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Verily, Gydfather doth proclaim:
Reading through The Matrix Online website, I noticed something odd.It states that The Matrix Online takes place in the Matrix, after the third movie. No "real world" playing takes place.
In the Matrix. After the third movie.
Does it seem odd that a trilogy about humanity's fight for freedom and choice allegedly will end with the slavery mechanism still in existence?
Here is my take on it.
There are about 250,000 people in Zion. It is the only human habitat in existance.
The surface of the earth is uninhabitable at the time as well.
Add to that the fact that many people could not accept the truth of the Matrix.
You do not suddenly wake up all those people and tell them to start a new life. They would have to slowly start bringing people out. Prep the world for more people, try to clear the sky, etc. Anythign less would be a death sentence for almost everyone.
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Gydfather had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
Does it seem odd that a trilogy about humanity's fight for freedom and choice allegedly will end with the slavery mechanism still in existence?
Zion simply can't feed everybody, alot of them will have to remain connected to the Matrix and its life support machines as the Zionists wake them up a few at a time.
Plus, not everyone will be ready to deal with finding out that the world they know is a lie, and others will decide that they would rather live the happy lie.
There may also be some rogue programs in the Matrix, even if humans win the war.
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Gydfather got all f'ed up on Angel Dust and wrote:
So the humans will eventually enslave themselves?
Yep, just like they allways have.
but honestly, i'll stick with the idea that communication between game companies and films they are based off of can be minimal at times, and it may not be the "real" matrix universe.
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My predictions:
Agent Smith will rise to a major immediate threat to humanity, Neo will kill him once and for all in the Matrix, thus saving Zion.
Zion will be invaded by sentinels which will be repelled with some of the main crew (probably Morpheus) getting killed in the process. The majority of the machines army will be destroyed, giving the humans a chance to fight back, the counterattack will only be hinted at in the movie however.
The annoying kid from the second movie will save neo from the assassin posessed by smith and probably die doing so.
The Oracle will in some way turn out to have been helping humanity all along, possibly by revealing that it was her who forced Trinity into the Matrix to make Neo not choose to restart the cycle.
With the cycle of Zion destruction / reconstruction broken and all immediate threats to humanity destroyed, the movie will end leaving us guessing what will come next. [ 05-24-2003: Message edited by: Shazorx / Modrakien ]
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Kildace had this to say about Tron:
Heh, call me anti human if you want, but after the first animatrix episode, I don't think humans deserve to win this war
Yeah I know...first part of "Second Rennaissance" was a tight piece of animation...certainly conveyed the horror of what humans did to the machines.
On the other hand, watch "Second Rennaissance, Part 2" and it certainly sheds light on the brutal overkill the machines levied against humanity, before the Matrix was assembled. You think they just started plugging people into the Matrix? no no...
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Yeah I know...first part of "Second Rennaissance" was a tight piece of animation...certainly conveyed the horror of what humans did to the machines.On the other hand, watch "Second Rennaissance, Part 2" and it certainly sheds light on the brutal overkill the machines levied against humanity, before the Matrix was assembled. You think they just started plugging people into the Matrix? no no...
Surrender your flesh......we demand it....
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Surrender your flesh......we demand it....
KABOOM!
I was very impressed by the four animatrix shorts they had up. Second Rennaissance was amazing for the depth of story it conveyed via artwork in such little time, and Detective Story was an interesting take on how the machines might hunt down other humans (use a human "stalking horse" to do their dirty work for them).
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Y'all came out of the movie thinking that Zion was real? Maybe I just have a weird take on it, but I came out of it believing Zion was just another level of the Matrix as a prison for the rebellious people, to give them something to fight. Hence Neo stopping the machines that destroyed their ship.
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'Reko Tokah Fang had this to say about Robocop:
*blinks*Y'all came out of the movie thinking that Zion was real? Maybe I just have a weird take on it, but I came out of it believing Zion was just another level of the Matrix as a prison for the rebellious people, to give them something to fight. Hence Neo stopping the machines that destroyed their ship.
The Matrix on Matrix idea is too simple, and too... Lame.
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
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Black Mage had this to say about Tron:
The Matrix on Matrix idea is too simple, and too... Lame.
I came out thinking the machines just kept overunning Zion, then allowing it to be repopulated, etc etc, every time the One figured shit out.
But I was also very, very, tired.
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You and five hundred thousand others.
Well at least I'm not crazy. =) Sorry, I haven't been reading Matrix threads.
It could be cool. I'd love to see Neo discover he's really a program, and that Trinity's a human, and the struggle over whether he to free her mind or keep her with him.
But it might indeed be lame, however it comes out.
Edit: UBB owned me. [ 05-25-2003: Message edited by: 'Reko Tokah Fang ]
And didnt the two brothers already say their wasnt a second operational matrix?
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Black Mage had this to say about Captain Planet:
The Matrix on Matrix idea is too simple, and too... Lame.
The movie sets up for it really well, I noticed.
So, it's not too bad.
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Elvish Crack Piper's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
Where ahve you seen these animatrix shorts?And didnt the two brothers already say their wasnt a second operational matrix?
The four original animatrix shorts were at www.animatrix.com I believe.
And yes, the brothers Wachowski already confirmed there is no "Matrix outside the matrix". Which I am thankful for.
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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael had this to say about Matthew Broderick:
And yes, the brothers Wachowski already confirmed there is no "Matrix outside the matrix". Which I am thankful for.
I keep seeing people say this without linkage.
Where's da proof?
