Complete this discussion only after you’ve finished watching The Matrix.

Complete this discussion only after you’ve finished watching The Matrix. Respond to one of the following questions as a reply to this topic. You do not need to respond to a peer, but I encourage you to do so.

Questions:

The Matrix is a 1999 effort by Lana and Lilly Wachowski to create a modern-day adaptation of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave.” If you haven’t already, go read the Plato text, and then return to answer this question. List 2-3 similarities and differences between Plato’s text and the film. Pick one of the similarities or differences you listed and discuss why you think it’s important to your understanding of the film.

Although the Wachowskis intended to create a film that re-contextualized the most famous elements of Plato’s The Republic for a modern audience, if we look closely, we could argue that The Matrix is really a dramatic interpretation of Marx’s notion of class warfare. If you haven’t already, go read the Marx text, and then return to answer this question. Identify and explain one strong similarity between Marx’s text and The Matrix.