Module 11 yo

                So for this week's assignment we got to choose a movie that involves computers and write about how they incorporate computers and networks. The movie I picked was The Matrix. The Matrix is a movie about a war between the human race and computers. Watching the movie made me think about our previous assignment about the "logic" named Joe. Like I have said before, I think it's natural for us to have some sort of fear for computers and that is where the story of The Matrix came from. The plot is set near the year 2198, computer A.I. (artificial intelligence) becomes self-aware and there starts a war with the human race. After many years of war the humans decide that the computers, or as the movie calls them "machines", won't be able to survive without power so they block the sunlight in order to stop the machines from obtaining their power source. The machines counter this act by enslaving the human race and harvesting the bio-electricity and body heat to power themselves. According to the movie, a human can't just survive without the experience of life so the machines network the humans all together into a virtual world called "The Matrix". This made me laugh because in a way it has already started to happen. I recently build a gaming computer for a friend of mine so he could play The World of Warcraft. We always joke about how he's "plugged in" to the world and feeding the corporate machines his money while they provide him with a false reality. Back on topic, the movie is mostly about how a team of people aboard a ship search the matrix for "The One". They eventually find him, his name is Tom Anderson but he goes by the hacker alias Neo. According to the prophecy, Neo is the reborn form of the one who originally freed many humans from the matrix. He was granted the ability in the first version of the matrix to change things as he saw fit. Neo has the same ability so he is able the hack the matrix and beat the system.

                Now the movie does have some extremely far out concepts but overall it is probable. With advancements made every day in the computer world it's not hard to believe that computers would someday be able to think and act for themselves. As far as starting a war with humans, I'm not so sure about that one. There aren't many social issues brought up in the movie but I am watching the sequel while I am writing this. The sequel is called The Matrix Revolutions and there is a part in the movie that I found interesting. It explains how ghosts and vampires are stories made up from the system to explain the acts of rogue programs within the matrix. This was cool because it explains some cultural beliefs and sticks to the whole theme of the series of "How do you know you're not in a dream world?". Over all the movie was really interesting and I highly suggest you watch it if you have not already.