The Matrix was intended, from the start, to be a trilogy. This means that the next Matrix movie will be the second part of a story and not a copy of the first movie, wich sequels usually are.
The W bros. have been on record saying that the first Matrix is there mainly to establish the setting of what will basically be a superhero story. That justifies the bit at the end where Neo flies like superman (wich bugged many people).
And they have been saying that the Star Wars trilogy was a big inspiration for them, notably the pattern of "happy-dark-happy" of a trilogy, where a cycle of happy endings and "dark clouds" endings create a rythm wich helps a trilogy to be seen as a whole (think Han Solo in carbonite).
So expect the next movie to be way darker than the first (I expect Zion(?) to be destroyed and the last free humans to be forced to flee from the machines in the Matrix2, and to finally overcome the machines in Matrix3).
Well talk about not getting it! First of all, Paul was never banished, he walked out because he couldn't stand to see what was being done in his name and what was going to happen to humanity if he didn't do what had to be done (and he couldn't do it).
His son did what had to be done, he transformed his body and lived and ruled the known worlds for about 5000 years. He was a cruel tyrant but it HAD to be done in order to ensure the long-term survival of the human race.
And its not superhumans denegrating the normal humans, its the elite breeding a better humanity. By the end of Leto II's reign a regular Joe could kick the crap outta Bruce Lee anyday, because of Leto's efforts in human genetics.
But you are right on one thing: He should read the books....and so should you.
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Can the study of genetics and molecular biology really account for the universal intrinsic knowledge of right and wrong common to all human cultures in all eras (though all of us have trouble acting on this knowledge)?
Shows to me how truly blind religious scientists can be. By believing in one absolute (all powerfull god-daddy) one starts to assume that there are other absolutes to be believed in.
So is cannibalism an absolute wrong? Guess not, because many cultures saw nothing wrong with it. Same with genocide.
And since he goes on in the same paragraph to tell us about the wisdom of the ancient Greeks, lets not forget that they thought that a teacher sodomising a student was A-ok (it thought him to be manly they said), you'll have trouble finding someone today who won't have faith in the belief that peodophilia isn't a "usniversal wrong".
Please don't mix religion with science, it makes both look like fools.
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Because people know they will be dead before the consequences on the environment become unbearable.
Its just plain old "somebody else's problem" syndrome.
The Matrix was intended, from the start, to be a trilogy. This means that the next Matrix movie will be the second part of a story and not a copy of the first movie, wich sequels usually are.
The W bros. have been on record saying that the first Matrix is there mainly to establish the setting of what will basically be a superhero story. That justifies the bit at the end where Neo flies like superman (wich bugged many people).
And they have been saying that the Star Wars trilogy was a big inspiration for them, notably the pattern of "happy-dark-happy" of a trilogy, where a cycle of happy endings and "dark clouds" endings create a rythm wich helps a trilogy to be seen as a whole (think Han Solo in carbonite).
So expect the next movie to be way darker than the first (I expect Zion(?) to be destroyed and the last free humans to be forced to flee from the machines in the Matrix2, and to finally overcome the machines in Matrix3).
Well talk about not getting it! First of all, Paul was never banished, he walked out because he couldn't stand to see what was being done in his name and what was going to happen to humanity if he didn't do what had to be done (and he couldn't do it).
His son did what had to be done, he transformed his body and lived and ruled the known worlds for about 5000 years. He was a cruel tyrant but it HAD to be done in order to ensure the long-term survival of the human race.
And its not superhumans denegrating the normal humans, its the elite breeding a better humanity. By the end of Leto II's reign a regular Joe could kick the crap outta Bruce Lee anyday, because of Leto's efforts in human genetics.
But you are right on one thing: He should read the books....and so should you.
this quote: Can the study of genetics and molecular biology really account for the universal intrinsic knowledge of right and wrong common to all human cultures in all eras (though all of us have trouble acting on this knowledge)? Shows to me how truly blind religious scientists can be. By believing in one absolute (all powerfull god-daddy) one starts to assume that there are other absolutes to be believed in. So is cannibalism an absolute wrong? Guess not, because many cultures saw nothing wrong with it. Same with genocide. And since he goes on in the same paragraph to tell us about the wisdom of the ancient Greeks, lets not forget that they thought that a teacher sodomising a student was A-ok (it thought him to be manly they said), you'll have trouble finding someone today who won't have faith in the belief that peodophilia isn't a "usniversal wrong". Please don't mix religion with science, it makes both look like fools.