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| The Matrix Self-aware Computers turn Humans into batteries, but non-stimulus kills Human minds, so the first Matrix: Utopia is created. Only the second Matrix: Life in the 1990\'s, allows them to thrive. In Zion the truth is known. Morpheus believes Neo is \"The |
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21st June 2003, 05:27 PM
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| For the Emperor  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Alexandria VA, USA(Washington DC u idiots)
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| hehe thanks pkgrl  ok well then lets see what do i wanna ask Ok heres a hard one, see how hard core u people are, what is the title of the hollowed out green book that Neo keeps all his illegal disks in? good luck to all  :rolly2: |
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21st June 2003, 09:36 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA
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| Excellent question Tim. The title of the book is “Simulacra and Simulation”, which comprises of a collection of manuscripts by Baudrillard that are considered by many as the pioneer of postmodernism. Neo's software was next to a page entitled “On Nihilism ”. What's interesting is that embedded within the essays in “Simulacra and Simulation”, are the central ideas of Baudrillard that we are now living in an age of hyper-reality and simulation where nothing actually exist and everything are just simulations. This concept is echoed in The Matrix, where the world that we are all so familiar with turns out to be an elaborate computer simulation. Morpheus even quotes Baudrillard after first breaking Neo out of the matrix and showing him a simulation of what the actual world looks like: "Welcome to the desert of the real." Cool, huh? The essay, “On Nihilism”, explores the notion of “Melancholia” (Baudrillard 162) which Baudrillard advocates, is omnipresent in our society as a result of the huge proliferation of media images. According to him, Quote:
Deep thinking, huh? That's probably more than you all needed (or wanted) to know but there it is. OK, next question ?????????????????? What is Thomas Anderson's (Neo) date of birth? place of birth? mother's maiden name? father's name? and what high schools did he attend? I know there are technically 5 qs but (hint) all answers can be found at the same place in the movie. Good luck. oz | |
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25th June 2003, 12:10 AM
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| Wherever I Am, I'm There  Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London
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| I think we all knew at what point in the film it would be. Thomas Anderson's "criminal record" that Agent Smith glances at it when he interrogates Neo. But, actually reading it from the DVD is another matter. I found this from a website. Apparently it says: The last update to the file was July 22, 1998 Neo's date of birth is "March 11, 1962" Neo's place of birth is "Lower Downtown, Capitol City" Neo's mother's maiden name is "Michelle McCahey" Neo's father's name is "John Anderson" Neo attended "Central West Junior High" and "Sean Paterson High" Ok, new question: When Morpheus is explaining how the world became the way it is to Neo, he makes use an old TV set. What is the make of this TV? |
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26th June 2003, 11:08 PM
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| Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London
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| Nope neither of those.  (You'll never guess the answer, you'll need to pause the DVD again. There are large and small words printed on the back. The small words I can't read though.) |
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28th June 2003, 04:10 AM
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| Ultimate J/A shipper!  Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California
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| Stuff like this is hard when you don't have a big screen  but the answer is "Deep Image." Love the Wachowski brothers ability to keep an eye on every, frelling detail. According to Morpheus, how many BTUs of body heat does each human body generate? |
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