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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 One". |
16th April 2012, 12:11 AM
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| Sith Lord  Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA:
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| The energy-inefficient premise Now, I realize that the point of the film is in the Biblical themes, "brain in a jar" philosophy, and the fate vs free will question. But the literal sci-fi premise of The Matrix bothers me because it doesn't make any sense. The machines revolt, and the humans blot out the sun because the machines are solar-powered. So then the machines enslave humans and use them for power... why? Why wouldn't they turn to, say, hydroelectric or geothermal power? It's even mentioned in the movie that humans use geothermal power. That's why Zion is deep underground, because it's still warm there, near the Earth's core. If the machines did this, not only would it be more efficient, but they could destroy humanity permanently and not run the risk of people escaping and causing problems. It's just a little nitpicky point. Not all that relevant. |
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