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This thought-provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include “Finding God in The Matrix,” “The Reality Paradox in The Matrix,” and “Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our Matrix.” The fascinating issues posed by the film are handled in an intelligent but nonacademic fashion.

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How many layers of meaning lie in The Matrix? 'More than you will ever know.' - The Wachowski brothers (writers and directors of The Matrix) Taking the Red Pill is a thought-provoking, mind-expanding thrill ride through The Matrix, one of the most successful movies of all time, examining the technological challenges, religious symbolism and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Taking the Red Pill will change how you view The Matrix - and the world around you. 'Taking the Red Pill [.] offers exciting and daring new readings of this blockbuster.'

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SpiritFriend ~ the Matrix, if nothing else, is visually fun. couldn't say whether i think you'd like it though. but it does contain some ideas that seem to parallel some of LG's.