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It's AWESOME to see so many new names coming into this discussion! |
Indeed!
Newbies! Nice to see so many people fired up by this movie and coming here to air their thoughts.
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That's what I wondered, too. But if the "real" world actually is another level of the Matrix, then perhaps he isn't seeing the code simply because he doesn't believe it to be there. He actually believes that he's in a real physical world, and the human mind is a powerful thing. |
Absolutely! I think you hit the nail right on the head. Look at how much Neo's powers within the Matrix evolved once he was told the truth - whereas before he was living out his life bound by the rules of the simulation.
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In fact, because the human mind is capable of more power than we generally use it for (hehe), why don't more of you guys think that Neo is simply developing more advanced abilities? He is the One, after all. And he's also different than the previous five versions of the One. He might simply be developing the ability to maniplate reality the same way he manipulated the Matrix.
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OKay. Now here is where it becomes interesting.
Neo is the One, lets take for granted he is indeed human and Zion is real.
The One can control the Matrix, or rather, control its code. I think this is something to do with how Neo's mind works - he is capable of gaining a level of clarity and understanding that the rest of the humans are unable to achieve. I see this ability as being akin to being a Chess Master, or perhaps even a Savant - you know, like Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man. No explanation for those abilities, they just exist, and have been documented in human history time and again.
Now, I think Neo's powers are something that could only be expressed in the Matrix - as it is only within the simulation that the code exists to be manipulated by him.
Let me put it another way. When the Rebels get uploads (Kung Fu, hotwiring motorbikes, flying helicopters), do you think they carry these abilities over into the real world? I doubt it. Having the knowledge is one thing - in the Matrix they are able to instantly put that knowledge into practice, but I think in the real world it would require practice and repetition to really utilise this knowledge.
And remember, there are things they can do in the Matrix that aren't possible at all in the real, physical world. Why assume that because you can bend the rules of code so that you can fly in a simulation, you might be able to do the same in real life? I think this is a leap too far for my imagination to take. There are too few clues pointing to this outcome as yet, and too many questions that will need to be addressed before I could accept it.
So basically, I am saying that if Neo IS human, he can't take special abilities into the real world. The problem remains then, how did he disable the sentinels at the end?
My answer would be that (as I have started to say an awful lot - sorry!) what everyone has known as the real world is indeed another level of the Matrix, and Neo has realised this - "Something's different".