The matrix blue pill red pill scene is a good example of marxism: we the public are slaves to bigger systems. (hierarchy system)
We saw the scene where Morpheus asks Neo whether he wants to take the red pill or the blue pill.
if he takes one of them he will fall asleep and go back to the world where he thinks that he is in control and where is powerful and free to make choices. moreover he will go back to his dreamworld were he will follow his day to day routine without questioning why he does what he does. This relates to the quote "we the public are controlled not by force and fear but through ideas". we all have a freedom of choice just like Neo- he can choose whether to take the red pill or the blue pill. Neo is not being forced to choose the red pill or the blue pill therefore he is being offered a chance to choose what he wants to do.
The whole idea of there being two worlds is different and weird and signifies suggests that something is going to go wrong.
at the end of the scene Neo takes the red pill and the scene ends with a loud sound effect of lighting this might be signifies that something bad will happen or something will happen that is not normal. Moreover the scene opens with the same sound effect of lighting.
www A good start, you have applied a quotation from marxist theory to the idea of Neo's choice.
ReplyDeleteebi However, there is an opportunity to explore this further read using hegemony (re-read section). "How the dominant ideology is accepted by the people." Also look at Althusser and I.S.A. how the ruling classes 'con' the rest of society into working for their interests.