The Matrix closely related to Oedipus Rex and Julius Caesar because of the free will in the movie Neo chose the red pill instead of the blue pill. The blue pill could’ve led Neo to end the imaginary world. Just like Oedipus Rex and Julius Caesar there was also signs of fate in The Matrix because in the movie the world was pre-constructed and all the actions were predetermined. In The Matrix the movie had the ability to change between fate and free will because Neo had the choice to end the imaginary world but there was fate because there was an oracle who said that Neo wasn’t the chosen one. Fate is the most problematic choice in the film because when Neo goes to the oracle she tells him that he isn’t the chosen one. Fate led Morpheus to believe that the oracle was wrong and he told Neo not to give up. Fate is the most problematic because without the oracle Neo could’ve been the chosen one without the oracles help. Fate is also a problem because e the world is pre-constructed and everyone has their own place in the world and Neo is an outsider because he doesn’t know if he is the chosen one or not. Fate is also a problem because the oracle told Neo that in his next life he would be the chosen …show more content…
The red pill continues the illusion, while the blue pill ends the illusion. Neos’ destiny was to figure what the matrix was. Neo also has to figure out whether he is the chosen one or not. Free will is also taken with the red pill and the blue pill was that whether he chose the red pill or the blue pill is that either way he would’ve set up a chain reaction. When he chose the red pill he started the chain reaction with him being tied up to the chair Morpheus. The next thing after Neo being tied up is that Neo awakens naked and is still tied up. Neo did so many things involving free will that without it he couldn’t have found what the matrix