06-10-2020, 03:55 PM
(06-10-2020, 02:23 AM)Blazkovitz Wrote:(06-09-2020, 09:53 AM)taramarie Wrote: I saw it as things tailored towards millennials as optimistic, and culture tailored for older folk as dark and taken to the extreme.
That's why millennials are so nostalgic about the 1990s. They (as well as younger Xennials like me) were sheltered from the sinister culture anyway. I was aware of the dark trends as a kid, but they didn't concern me personally. I was never a pop-culture maniac.
(06-09-2020, 12:31 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: The Matrix wasn't all that cynical; it was an epic hero's journey story.
The idea that reality is an illusion generated by a hostile AI is very sinister and can make a person cynical.
The Matrix is getting a 4th movie, written and directed by Lana Wachowski -- one of the then Wachowski Brothers. If you're looking for a theme or a message, it should be in this one.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.