Although Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 preceded The Wachowskis’ The Matrix by almost half a century, they share many themes -- both overt, and covert. In Fahrenheit 451, the protagonist Montag goes through three phases of life: being oblivious to the dystopia, being in conflict about it, and resolving to be liberated from it. Montag’s ‘awakening’ was caused by his own curiosity and internal dissatisfaction with his life and the world he lived in. However, the actions that he took seemed to be completely subconscious, and not planned. In comparison, in the Wachowskis’ The Matrix, the protagonist Neo made the conscious decision to take the red pill, which represented his desire to learn the truth about the world.
One of these trends is the recurring setting of the outback. The setting has been used repeatedly in many Australian films, and has lead to its homogenization. While the setting can be used effectively in films, it may feel boring to some members of the audience, and hence, may lead to the film underperforming or gaining negative reception. A solution to this issue could be to utilize a different Australian setting, as Australia is not composed entirely of the outback. Another trend found in many Australian films is the underlying non-fiction narrative present in many fictional Australian stories.
The main characters in Fahrenheit 451 and The Matrix, Guy Montag and Neo, have many differences and similarities. Neo and Guy Montag have many major comparisons in that they both rebel against a dystopian government and that they both use what the government took away to defeat them. They are different by in the old world they used to live in, Montag loved his life. Meanwhile, Neo hated his life in the matrix.
The movie version has many settings, and the difference between these two mediums helps develop different aspects of why it’s so important to allow people
Movies and dramas are some of the artistic innovations of the human beings. They remind us of the traditional beliefs, customs and the way of life. TV dramas, for instance, are one way of teaching people about their past using an entertaining approach where characters take different roles symbolically to pass a message to the audience. Movies however, make scenes vivid and emotional as they bring a clear picture of what happened using moving images. That said, movies make it easy for one to remember, especially on parts that they find interesting or scarring.
Another larger example is the use of propaganda. Characters in the movie were frightened by a non-existent threat known as the Red Menace. The red menace refers to the idea of communism and a non-existent threat of soviet spies. In the movie, Hedda Hopper had great influence over the media, and she could spread propaganda against the Hollywood 10 in this way. This threw Hollywood and the country into a state
“An unexamined life is a life not worth living” - Socrates. Both ‘The Matrix’ and Plato’s allegory of ‘The Cave’ develops a question of reality and how the world is perceived. This can be closely connected to one of the great Greek philosopher’s sayings where an “unexamined life is a life not worth living”. Socrates states this due to the increasing number of citizens who lived their lives without questioning the world around them. ‘The Matrix’ and Plato’s allegory explore how when the world is properly examined the outcome is a new understanding and perception of life.
In the article, The Movies Talk & Shape Culture, we saw that movies were able to entertain people in an emotional way. This allowed people to escape the world and watch a funny or scary movie to teach and learn what's going on. These movies changed the way people live then and still to this
In both, Oedipus by Sophocles, and The Matrix by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, and Joel Silver, there is an oracle that helps the main character go through their journey by either giving them wisdom or advice or telling the main character what is yet to come. Both Oracles tell the main character very important information that is hard to believe, but they give the information in different styles or ways demonstrating that the truth comes from the things that people try to deny most of the time. The Oracle in Oedipus gives Oedipus information that is very hard to believe but also tells Oedipus the information in a straightforward way. The Oracle of Delphi says that Oedipus would marry his mother, and kill his father. “I heard all that and ran.
The Matrix – what does the word “Matrix” display in the concept of the movie – why do you think the movie is called “The Matrix”? In mathematics a matrix is known as an array of numbers. In the movie the matrix is known as something different, from the mathematical meaning. The matrix is known as a system, or a world that people live in, which is generated by machines. We believe that the movie is called “The Matrix”, due to the use of the computers as matrices, signifying a mathematical matrix that the mind is used to.
Since 2014, the racial diversity in United States public schools has been at an all time high, with students of color outnumbering their white peers. Although minority populations enrolled in public schools has increased, resulting in the acceleration of graduation rates for historically disadvantaged groups like African-Americans and Latinos, school systems continue to fail to foster the academic success of Native Americans and properly encourage them to obtain their high school diplomas. The graduation rates of Native Americans exemplify this inadequacy of the school system, as graduation rates have been on a downward trend since 2008, according the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center (Maxwell). In the seven states with the highest
We can learn in the movies effects of cross-cultural risk and how people manage to negotiate. We can learn and follow up certain country risks- also known as political and economical risks that some certain countries encounter nowadays. Some scenes can create stereotypes that can affect managerial tasks, company activities in a way that they are unconsciously create a fixed thought in our mind about various ethnicities, countries, traits and etc.. In my opinion watching films cannot be an effective way of learning how to do business abroad because movies are a representation of ones thought or impression of how certain meetings and events are done and therefore they could contain stereotypes, cultural metaphore, and
Props, costumes, actors, sets, and camera angles all contributed to the film. Without these, the movie wouldn’t have happened. Props, camera-angles, and costumes all contributed to the image the filmmakers were trying to convey by showing the time period of the movie and giving the feel of how the character was being seen in a particular scene without it being physically said. Actors contributed to the story because without them, there wouldn’t be one. The sets contributed to the mood of the film because they would show it by making it bright outside when there was something to be happy about or eerie when something bad was going to happen.
The concept of Social realism as a film genre is to portray the ‘real life’ of a working-class society. Social realism films depict the social, political and economic injustices’ that influence and impact people in society (Taylor, 2006). It is raw and gives the audience a true indication of what life is like (Lay, 2002). Social realism first came about during an economic downfall in the 1920s. It was an art movement that social realists started, to represent the working class.
Movies are often said to be an experience to broaden knowledge. When one watches a movie, they are usually focused on the characters and special effects instead of the plot due
