Room 101
Here is a quiz for Matrix fans.
Q. What was Thomas Anderson's room number?
A. 101
Here is another one for Orwell fans.
Q. Where did Winston Smith ultimately yield?
A. Room 101
Do we see a connection? I see strange similarities in the way these two narratives are set up. Yet, the story-lines move away in totally opposite directions.
If my dear reader has read 1984 but not watched The Matrix, I would urge them to do so immediately. As for Tatha and our Matrix fan gang, please read 1984.
posted by Sayan Chakraborti @ 11:52 PM
9 comments
9 Comments:
quite brilliant..but I disagree with you on the point that these two narratives move away, I rather feel there exists a parallel coherence between the two...by the way, just figured out how to link people, linking you, hope you don't mind :D
The plot similarites are, I suppose, pretty obvious. But, the differences crop up near the end... May I add some stuff to the post?
I linked your blog too.
OK, now I'll start arguing like the child, which I still am. Let me begin with a verbatim quote from the movie...
"The door to your right leads to the source, and the salvation of Zion. The door to the left leads back to the Matrix, to her, and to the end of your species." - The Architect
Neo is indeed faced with his worst nightmare. The end of the cause, which justifies his existance, is probably as scary as the rats in 1984.
Winston betrays Julia, but Neo does not betray Trinity.
you're right of course, and I found nothing childish in your argument but my point needs to be clarified..I wasn't talking exclusively of plot similarities...what I found in both was the horrifying realization of the all pervading nature of big brother/the matrix.
BabelFish, I agree with you. "The Matrix has you" and "Big Brother is watching you" sound so very similar.
Since I watched the movie long before I read Orwell, I always wondered whether the "real world", into which Neo is liberated, is yet another layer of thought control? In that way Morpheus might be the parallel to O'Brien... But sadly, the next two sequels of the movie did not fuel this line of fantasy.
Have any of you read The Circular Ruins by Borges? Then you'll surely see what I mean.
As for Soumik, you are right. In my opinion all arguments are childish. Yet, I love being a child...
"never argue with a fool, the spectators can't tell the difference...."
bangalir bachha hoye, how can you consider arguments to be childish, it's what we do best and incessantly :D
i havent read 1984, but the name of the character sent shock waves through my spine(ouch),... the guy in the book is titled "smith"!!. hopefully you remember, our long brainstorming sessions to identify the true identity of Neo have many a times lead to smith,... for those of who r laughing and thinking this uneducated idiot has absolutely no idea what we are talking, we do have many a things to share.
Maybe my spine shattering outlook is an over-reaction of unjustified tremors of misinterpretation.... but i think, thinking in this grey area would help finding bewilderingexplanations to The Matrix, -not bothered 'bout the book untill i read it nyself.its been long since i had my daily dosages of The Matrix, else I could have baffled you with quotes.
grrr ... the second and third movie
doesn't support the idea that the real world is another level of thought controll????
reboot and watch those parts now. After so many days I have thought and found that interpretation is quite justified! remember how Neo stopped the bugs outside Nebuchadnazar just like he stalled the bullets, ... its laden with complexities like these ... i cant substantiate my claims coz its been long ..... we need to watch the three parts again and write Matrix From Scratch.
Let me raise this toast (err... post) to the favourite pastime of Bengalis all over the world.
Anyway, lets return to the famous/infamous Matrix sequels and the idea of worlds within worlds.
We used to disturb our dear friend Shamashis by asking him to imagine himself as a "villager" in a giant "Age of Empires" game where his "house" is supplied with a computer in which he is allowed to play AOE which have "villagers" under his control...
Shamashis was the one who introduced us to Borges so he no doubt deserved the torture which we bestowed upon him.
Anyone who sees any similarities between Matrix, Orwell, Borges and AOE, do post your points.
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