Re: Reloaded with plastic pea pellets; a rant for Jim

Finally saw the movie.

I'm not sure where your disappointment is coming from, Daniel. It's a
middle film -- nothing is supposed to be resolved until the finale. The
first film presented Neo with choices; the second film presents choice
itself as a problem since the Matrix is trying to incorporate all
randomness into its programming, so that choices are all predetermined
and it maintains control that way. Neo is now in a position to try to
figure a way out of that one without, of course, allowing all humanity
to be exterminated. I think the film continues drawing from Baudrillard
-- "On Nihilism" posits the possibility that a small countercurrent to a
hegemonic system can undo the whole thing, something like winking at the
audience after delivering a long, passionate speech. "Zion" and the
resistance movement being the product of a small anomaly in the system.

Choices are presented as "already made" and we now only need to
understand "why we made them." Choice can be seen here as a function
of character, character a function of previous choices. Neo tends to
resist all forms of hegemonic control, so it'll be interesting to see
where that goes.

Of course, less than an hour of the 2.5 hour film actually advanced the
plot. The rest was either gratuitous violence or gratuitous
bacchanalia. But what do you expect from a live action comic book? :)

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

>The Wachawski brothers disappoint again. I took their bait and bit into it
>and tasted its blood, filthy dog meat, I know what wolf tastes like dammit.
>They think all there is or ever will be is tension? Talk about Buddhist
>illusions in a business suit (with sunglasses). 'Soren rises up to the
>challenge', give me a break, he leaped to his death. Oh sorry, it's 'his
>choice'. Intuition & reason, cause and effect & choice, hope & determinism,
>unpredictability and prophecy; the one two punch combinations, left and
>right hand; chaotic evil and lawful evil; form and function purpose and
>chance, I never thought 'being there' was so complicated. Morovingian
>French control freaks? Holy Priory of Sion batman, or rather Holy Blood
>Holy Grail HOLY SHIT SHERLOCK. Where was his unsheared head? His hair was
>all pre-determined I guess and the power cut away by Delilah, sorry I forgot
>here Greek name. Demiurges architects and Key makers, I guess 33 degrees
>just aren't enough anymore, all those clowns wearing the Fez just don't
>slice the pie or hold a candle anymore. I've seen all this arch of time
>crap before told better with Thomas and his white gold wielding; or the Maud
>'Dib riding a sandworm. I guess delta distance over delta time is all
>relative and it does make great stunts though. The one dies for the many,
>too classical so the many must die for the one, is that Right? I think
>Spock's ears pointed that way at one point, sorry no Ren fest reference John
>O. I gotta give the devil his due the Wachawski brothers know how to tie a
>pretty bow and make old shit appear new, A for creativity or rather
>decreativity. So when the valley of Jehosaphat splits in two are we to
>believe it is the Nebachaneazer dangling hooks to yank us out? Dream on
>Morpheus, I have no reason to dally in your cave. I thought when it was all
>sung into existence the discordant voice was weaved in and redeemed the song
>at least for the harmonious singers? I guess the bros are counting on us
>not having read that. The west calls and the bros point east, further out
>and further down the rabbit hole. I guess a cave can be the shining city
>and last bastion against those resurging dark ages. Maybe see more glass
>shouldn't have stopped at snubbing waves. Just the tip of the iceberg and I
>hope it doesn't poke anyone's eye out except maybe your third one. But I
>can agree with one thing, the French language and silk toilet paper do have
>their uses, I mean their 'whys'.
>
>Daniel
>The 2003 Spiritual Tramp
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