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Exegesis of the Matrix (Paperback)

by Peter B. Lloyd (Author)
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  • Paperback: 250 pages
  • Publisher: Whole-Being Books (4 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1902987098
  • ISBN-13: 978-1902987095
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,206,126 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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An accessible guide to the ideas of the Matrix films.

The book begins with a close analysis of clues to the technology that was used to build the Matrix. It examines carefully the question of whether the world of the Matrix is possible. And it provides plausible explanations for the seemingly quirky features that the Wachowski brothers have put into the Matrix world. It then gives a tough and detailed rebuttal to the academic philosophers who have mocked the central theme of the Matrix filsm -- the notion of a pervasive, lifelong virtuality. After establishing that the Matrix films make technological and philosophical sense, the author lays out the main philosophical sources that the Wachowskis have drawn upon. Here we find clear introductions to the philosophies of Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Schopenhauer, and Kant. Lloyd then goes on to analyse the religious themes of the films, and the complex web of allusions to all the major religions. The book closes with a critique of the political messages of the film: jazz politics, and the dangers of slipping into terrorism and fascism.



From the Author

The Matrix films are pervaded with a rich tapestry of allusions
to ideas and motifs that the Wachowski brothers have taken from
science, science-fiction, philosophy, religion, and politics.
Although there is no heavyweight message or unifying meaning in the
films, there are a lot of interesting threads of thought.
Teasing out these threads and seeing where they lead can
take you down some deep rabbit-holes.

This books is a guide to some of the threads that have been
disentangled from this cinematic tapestry, and to the rabbit
holes they lead down.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Dissection of The Matrix, 18 Mar 2004
By rayd (USA) - See all my reviews
The more times I see The Matrix movies, the more levels I discover in them. -- There are enough angles and levels for everyone to get lost in.

To some, it's a karate movie, others are into it for the action and explosions, for others it's the special effects.

What got to me about these movies is the Philosophical/Spiritual aspect behind it. -- Buddhism, The Tao, Descartes, Christianism, Metaphisics and more. It's all in there if you know what to look for. It's a mirror of life as we know it and of life as it could be.

"Exegesis" means:

1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.

2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.

Peter Lloyd dissects The Matrix to a remarkable level of detail. From the technincal possibility of it all to the religious and philolophical ideas behind.

I was very impressed with the amount of research, knowledge and effeort that must have gone into this book. It seems to cover all the angles. The technical expossitions and explanations of The Matrix are very cinvincing and thought provoking.

It is not light reading and you have to get into it and analize it well, but if you want to see how many levels are available in The Matrix, or if you're curious about the technical and philosophical aspects behind it all, this is the book for you.

This is a very good, thought provoking book, and if you're like me, it will lead you to research many new fields that you hadn't thought of looking at before.

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