![]() Do you remember the scene in the film where Neo is talking to Cypher about how the Matrix looks from the outside world, lots of the iconic green coded writing. I am sure a lot of you are wondering how this is going to link back to cyber security and the usual trend of our blogs here at Armadillo. The much anticipated Matrix 4 was a hot topic of conversation a few weeks ago in our office and how they were going to bring back one of my favourite films growing up, this is when my colleague said she had never heard of the Matrix and had no clue what I was talking about (she is 21). ![]() I find there seems to be a much shorter generational turn around before films become forgotten and lost to DVD shelves or corners of Netflix, with 5 years the usual tipping point. Yes, I am aware I said that word, ‘generation’, and I am only 26. You take the blue pill, the story ends you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.The Matrix: a cult classic film of my generation. MORPHEUS: (Holds out two pills in his hand, one is red, the other is blue) This is your last chance.MORPHEUS: (sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is.Born into a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth. You can feel it when you go to work … when you go to church … when you pay your taxes. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. MORPHEUS : Do you want to know what it is?.It is this feeling that has brought you to me. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. You’ve felt it your entire life-that there’s something wrong with the world. MORPHEUS : What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it.MORPHEUS : You’re here because you know something. ![]() MORPHEUS : I know exactly what you mean.NEO : Because I don’t like the idea that I’m not in control of my life. ![]() MORPHEUS : Do you believe in fate, Neo?.Ironically, this is not far from the truth. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. MORPHEUS : I imagine that right now, you’re feeling a bit like Alice.We can choose to face the truth, even if it is difficult, or we can choose to remain in ignorance. They are a reminder that we all have a choice about how we want to live our lives. The red pill and blue pill are powerful symbols that can be used to explore a variety of complex ideas. The blue pill represents wanting to stay in a comfortable place and not face hard or uncomfortable truths. The red pill means being open to question what is considered normal and to find the truth. They are often used in discussions about philosophy, politics, and religion. The red pill and blue pill have since become iconic symbols of the choice between facing reality and living in a comfortable lie. This choice represents the choice between knowledge and ignorance, between truth and illusion. Neo chooses the red pill and is shown that the world he thought was real is actually a simulated reality created by machines. Morpheus explains that the red pill will allow Neo to see the truth about the world, while the blue pill will allow him to remain in blissful ignorance.
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