![]() By escaping the cave or taking the red pill, everything becomes clear, and even if others perceive that liberation as suffering, the philosopher knows they are better off outside of the cave. Just as many of the prisoners would be scared of the fire and wish to return to the wall, many of those freed in The Matrix opt for the blue pill - stick to what you can already understand, just like the first film's Cypher character. ![]() ![]() You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland. Having only ever experienced the digital Matrix, humans perceive the world as reality, but the philosophically-minded individual can break free by taking the red pill and find the truth. You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. To compare Plato's Allegory of the Cave to The Matrix, the row of chained prisoners are the humans, the ones casting shadows by firelight are the Machines and the shadows on the wall are the Matrix itself. Having accustomed to his new perception of reality, the prisoner would return to free the others, and they would resist, believing their escaped friend had been harmed, when in fact he was just struggling to see in the darkness after finally beholding the light of the sun. If he resisted that urge, or was forced to leave the cave, he would eventually learn the true nature of his reality. For Plato, only a philosopher can achieve this miraculous escape. In The Matrix, the main character Neo is offered the choice between a red pill and a blue pill by rebel leader Morpheus. If one of the prisoners might escape, he would learn of the fire and fear it, desiring to be returned to his old existence. Memes A way of describing cultural information being shared. ![]()
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