Film Analysis : The Matrix
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Analysis Of The Matrix
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ANALYSIS OF THE MATRIX1
The term genres come from a French word which means “kind”, “type” or category.
So genre is referred to as various forms of categories groups of films or classification (Lash
& Zhao,2016). The paper focuses on analyzing a film as a piece of genre fiction and provide
examples of the social commentary used in the film. The chosen film for this paper is “ The
Matrix” which was directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski and released in the
year 1999. The film is a masterpiece and was termed to be ahead of its time. The film has
influenced many future blockbuster films. The following section of the paper firstly shed
light on the concept of genre and will give a brief idea about the plot of the film “the matrix”.
The later section of the paper will analyse the film with relevant examples from the film. The
Matrix is a science fiction film which provides social commentary by masking in the genre.
In simple term, the genre is used to categorize movies. Categorizing a movie makes it
easy for the viewer to discover what they like and eventually want to watch. A genre usually
consists of four parts or elements, namely story or Action, Plot, Setting and Character
(Simões et al. 2016). It is a way for film-makers or producers to structure or cast the
narratives in a defined framework so that it can satisfy the audience (Ghaemmaghami et al.
2015). However, genre films also had some problem; for instance, it can become cliche or
stale. There are ample amount of films which do not fit the genre and are termed as hybrids.
The plot of the Matrix which was released in 1999 revolves around a man named
Thomas Anderson who lives a duel life. During the day he is a computer programmer while
in the night he turns Neo who is a hacker. He is inquisitive about the reality, and one day he
finds himself to be targeted by the police on the instruction of Morpheus who is branded a
terrorist and a computer hacker. Morpheus make aware of the situation of artificial reality by
introducing him to the concept of Matrix. The goal of Neo is returning to the Matrix so that
he can confront the agents.
The term genres come from a French word which means “kind”, “type” or category.
So genre is referred to as various forms of categories groups of films or classification (Lash
& Zhao,2016). The paper focuses on analyzing a film as a piece of genre fiction and provide
examples of the social commentary used in the film. The chosen film for this paper is “ The
Matrix” which was directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski and released in the
year 1999. The film is a masterpiece and was termed to be ahead of its time. The film has
influenced many future blockbuster films. The following section of the paper firstly shed
light on the concept of genre and will give a brief idea about the plot of the film “the matrix”.
The later section of the paper will analyse the film with relevant examples from the film. The
Matrix is a science fiction film which provides social commentary by masking in the genre.
In simple term, the genre is used to categorize movies. Categorizing a movie makes it
easy for the viewer to discover what they like and eventually want to watch. A genre usually
consists of four parts or elements, namely story or Action, Plot, Setting and Character
(Simões et al. 2016). It is a way for film-makers or producers to structure or cast the
narratives in a defined framework so that it can satisfy the audience (Ghaemmaghami et al.
2015). However, genre films also had some problem; for instance, it can become cliche or
stale. There are ample amount of films which do not fit the genre and are termed as hybrids.
The plot of the Matrix which was released in 1999 revolves around a man named
Thomas Anderson who lives a duel life. During the day he is a computer programmer while
in the night he turns Neo who is a hacker. He is inquisitive about the reality, and one day he
finds himself to be targeted by the police on the instruction of Morpheus who is branded a
terrorist and a computer hacker. Morpheus make aware of the situation of artificial reality by
introducing him to the concept of Matrix. The goal of Neo is returning to the Matrix so that
he can confront the agents.
ANALYSIS OF THE MATRIX2
One of the creative genres of film is science fiction. The genre is characterized by
hypothetical and science-based themes which are incorporated in the plot of the film. This
genre is symbolized by futuristic element as well as technologies so that it can explore
political, philosophical and social issues (Lempert, 2014). The science fiction film is
generally set into the future on earth or space. Science fiction is also synonymous with the
incorporation of advanced technology.
One of the common traits of the science fiction film is the idea of pessimism which
has eventually cultivated into two zones one that the people are living in squalor and the
humans are only responsible for. This trait is present in the Matrix as pessimism about the
future is always recurring in the film (Ford, 2016). Another recurring thing which is a
common characteristic of the film is technologies augment humanoid or humans so that they
can make ways to make them more useful to combat them. This theme is pretty much evident
in the film “The Matrix” where human beings can do extraordinary works because their mind
only limits humans (Haslam, 2015).
Sciencefiction/action films aim to meet a twin purpose firstly it is produced to
entertain the audience with intense and high-speed intense combat. Secondly, it talks about
the future and shed light on the social condition of that time. In the movie ‘the matrix, this is
achieved through the “bullet time”. One of the most iconic scenes in the movie is the slow-
motion bullet dodging of Kaene Reeve. This happens when the camera flies whooshes around
Kaene Reeve. This is one of the filmmaking technique which has required the Wachowskis
the bill pope the director of photography to tale numerous shot from a 360-degree angle. This
was due to its execution went on to become a game-changer and was incorporated in many
future science fiction stories (Žižek, 2006). The motive of the director was to show what
could be the future like once artificial intelligence is used to solve the difficulty with humans.
One of the creative genres of film is science fiction. The genre is characterized by
hypothetical and science-based themes which are incorporated in the plot of the film. This
genre is symbolized by futuristic element as well as technologies so that it can explore
political, philosophical and social issues (Lempert, 2014). The science fiction film is
generally set into the future on earth or space. Science fiction is also synonymous with the
incorporation of advanced technology.
One of the common traits of the science fiction film is the idea of pessimism which
has eventually cultivated into two zones one that the people are living in squalor and the
humans are only responsible for. This trait is present in the Matrix as pessimism about the
future is always recurring in the film (Ford, 2016). Another recurring thing which is a
common characteristic of the film is technologies augment humanoid or humans so that they
can make ways to make them more useful to combat them. This theme is pretty much evident
in the film “The Matrix” where human beings can do extraordinary works because their mind
only limits humans (Haslam, 2015).
Sciencefiction/action films aim to meet a twin purpose firstly it is produced to
entertain the audience with intense and high-speed intense combat. Secondly, it talks about
the future and shed light on the social condition of that time. In the movie ‘the matrix, this is
achieved through the “bullet time”. One of the most iconic scenes in the movie is the slow-
motion bullet dodging of Kaene Reeve. This happens when the camera flies whooshes around
Kaene Reeve. This is one of the filmmaking technique which has required the Wachowskis
the bill pope the director of photography to tale numerous shot from a 360-degree angle. This
was due to its execution went on to become a game-changer and was incorporated in many
future science fiction stories (Žižek, 2006). The motive of the director was to show what
could be the future like once artificial intelligence is used to solve the difficulty with humans.
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