The Matrix Iceberg Explained 

I think the "born inside the matrix" isn't clever specific wording. it's just to contrast people born with the machines and plugged into the matrix versus those born outside as natural born humans in Zion. It does not need to be more complicated than that.

You don’t know how true/right you were when you said “Neo sacrificing himself was a useless act of heroism..” ‘Cause Neo said exactly that in Matrix(4) Resurrections

The Matrix...shouldn't be viewed as an "iceberg" but rather a *rabbit hole.*

The thought of the machines giving the humans a better life than the ruined planet would provide I think makes a lot of sense. The original matrix was designed to be a paradise.

"(..) I do not know whether I am a man dreaming I am a butterfly, or whether I am a butterfly, dreaming of being a man" (Zhuangzi. Waaaaaaaaaaaay before Plato was yet to be conceived.)

It's so funny that they actually say in the film "we didn't want to make a matrix 4 but Warner brothers said if we didn't do it they would do it without us! " It's openly said in the film!

I don't buy the Merovingian being a "One". Had he been a previous anomaly, he would've more than happy to say so with his EXTREME arrogance

Good video but your statement that humans aren't a viable source of power actually doesn't leave plot holes like you suggested. Humans never were the soul source of power. Morpheus states the machines sourced their energy from us coupled with a new form of fusion energy. A line that goes in noticed quite often.

This has been long overdue. Glad you are able to make this video! :)

The one is a code to save machines, not humans

One of my favourite videos of yours yet! You definitely did justice to the philosophical messages of The Matrix and opened my eyes to some interesting theories. Hope you do more film-related content in the future (James Bond theories, perhaps?)

I always wanted to know more about the Merovingian, the Exiles and just seeing the real world itself in more detail. Resurrections was such a terrible dumpster fire of a movie. It had a few intensely interesting ideas/moments that were tossed aside for a plot that just wanted to seemingly make fun of the fact that there was another movie and WB was forcing it on Lana and the actors. It probably buried the franchise for another decade unless someone makes a Mandalorian like refresh of the world. I honestly loved the Animatrix and the comics more than the movies themselves. Guess I'm just into world building.

I’m not surprised they shut down the idea of the Matrix online game. God forbid it wakes up more people from this hell hole. Smh.

We know its continuing from the third film, because in the trailer we see the machines repairing Neo's eyes; the ones blinded in Revolutions

Hey now. Good video. I do love the use of Cyberpunk music near the end! Actually fitting and a great choice.

I always appreciate the way you explain things, never assuming that we know what the iceberg means. Also, I saw that Aunty Donna reference :D

all of the theories I watched on youtube were actually better than the actual 4th film.

Using the music from The Talos Principle here is genius. So fitting, and amazing music

Amazing video 🙏🏻 love your icebergs

There's a feeling telling me next video will be on Cyberpunk 2020 franchise. Great video anyway, keep up the good work!

Both together, Neo, 1/2 of the code and Smith the other 1/2? Made up the complete One code.

Damn u were spot on with your theories connecting to the latest movie. Neon and trinities body’s etc

At this point, they should run a tv series .

Cyber audio was on point

A human break-away civilization that has always been detached from the Matrix this whole time sounds like an interesting plot twist, like the second Planet of the Apes movie.

So the matrix online is the machine’s recuperated retelling of the matrix and what happened between 3 and 4

6:56 not related to the video but this just reminded me of how one of my teachers in elementary was arrested for child abuse, she left her children in a dank dark basement since they were born. By the time they were rescued they were blind after years of darkness I think they were 10 and 12 years old. No one even knew she had kids.

I love you Juse just the Cyberpunk Music xD

damn, if only he knew how bad Resurrections would be

This is amazing! Keep it up!

Have you considered that the “human” Neo in the 6 iterations of the Matrix was himself built by the machines? Part 4 showed us they had this capability at the end of the 3rd film. Perhaps they had this ability for the previous 6 iterations, as well. Could explain why he has the abilities he has in the “real world”.

I mean Matpat does have a point but i think that quote he is using wasnt supposed to talk about Smith in particular but more about the Architect or prehaps someone that is above the Achitect, Smith in all the franchise was never stated neither by the Oracle or the Achitect to be someone of more importance than the One, in fact Smith was only brought into the consideration of both because he broke from his original programing turning into a dangerous threat that could end both the world of the machines and humans as a whole, he is consider now a "virus" that must be erradicated. "The man that was born inside the matrix" i believe is the original program that created both the Architect and the Oracle, Smith was a security program designed to maintain humans on their tracks but over the years of him interacting with them started to gain sentience AKA achived singularity, something that any AI can achive in theory, you also see some other programs in the matrix that does have traits of humans while they shouldn't "programs that step out of the line and they got caught doing something they shouldn't be doing" as the Oracle said. Smith is the true One? maybe, maybe not, or maybe he is one factor of the equation not the real answer, see neo needed to merge with Smith's code in order to trigger a full on reset of the matrix because Neo was carrying the Deus Ex Machina payload, Neo worked as a Trojan but just to counter Smith's derailed code infection, and since Smith had part of Neo's code imprinted on himself when Neo destroyed him in the first movie allowing Smith to achive a even further state of singularity, Neo needed to re-assimilate this code in order to fully stop him, so its not one or the other but both being the one here.

+1 for Talos Principle OST (also one of the greatest puzzle games out there)

In the first Matrix Movie from 99' , Neos passport is shown for a splitsecond and it expires on 11Sept2001

Never eat an omelette laid by the Witchowski chickens

I was thinking Merovingian was the Cypher of the previous Matrix.

But this is why the First Prototype Matrix (Paradise Matrix) begins after The Second Renaissance Part 2 short movie in The Animatrix movie and then after 100 years from now the First Prototype Matrix failed but the same time the Second Prototype Matrix (Nightmare Matrix) begins when you can see this characters in The Matrix Online and when the Oligarchs was from the beginning of the Matrix and it's true about these 01 Machines have created The Architect and created the Matrix and then after 400 years from now the same time was the Third Matrix, Fourth Matrix, Fifth Matrix (Modern Matrix) have been done and after the same time when Zion was destroyed 5 times before the Sixth Matrix (Final Matrix) begins with the Path of Neo is The One from The Matrix to The Matrix Revolutions has been happened when Neo (The One) and Trinity died in the Machine City 01 when Neo & Trinity is back alive again and resurrected back with The Machines and this happened to Zion when a new power has rising and in the same time when The Analyst has deleted The Architect, The Oracle, Sati's Parents and created The Anomaleum and later after that creates IO directly and then after 60 years from now after Neo and Trinity has been imprisoned in The Anomaleum and back to the Matrix again and when the same time begins The Matrix Resurrections movie and goes to a sequel trilogy of the Matrix movies as example Matrix 5, Matrix 6 is released on winter in near christmas of the year 2024 and 2027!?

The word mobil on the wall in the subway is there with a greater meaning. Rearranged it spells limbo, hence neo is stuck in limbo.

Which would mean Neo's passport is due for renual this past September 11, 2021. The year of the release of Matrix 4. Neo was prophesied as the one to destroy the matrix but saved it from Smith who threatened its existence.

The Matrix should have an expanded universe just like Star Wars in the comics.

Also Jesus was betrayed by a kiss and neo was resurrected by a kiss.

Interesting point about the "switch" - didn't know my buddy yet. What is a bit missing is the mention of Schopenhauer as a major influence. Look at the book which Persephone tilts to open the secret door. Furthermore, there are interviews with the sisters, which clearly name Schopenhauer as an influence. Schopenhauer was concerned with the recognition of the world as representation, which is the world as a recognizing subject with its objects and is trapped in causality. The Quietiv is therefore the liberation, the enlightenment of this causality, in which the will is denied. The iceberg, on the other hand, goes more in the direction of Sigmund Freud. Here Carl Jung would be again the better approach, since his concept of the psyche, with a circle, and the self in the middle, as "source" or God within gives a more profound overview with less fear. Since the "source" is also part of the matrix story. The topic AI is more current than ever. Such videos make naturally attention. Who can name the whole causality chain ? Nobody can.

Such a Deep and Intriguing Movie Story... So wish It wasn't a Hollywood Action franchise. Would so love a Book Telling of a story this interconnected and complexly full of symbolism and religious ideas and philosophy.

Cool video!

A bit strange that a 40 minute Matrix Iceberg video has no mention of Grant Morrison's magnum opus 'The Invisibles'.

We need more Matrix content like this.. thank you kind Sir. 👍

I only came here just to make sure you included the Animatrix mad Respect that you did

I was hoping this was video about our matrix 🥲

The difference between the analyst and architect is that while the architect focused on balance, the analyst focuses on numbers and how to increase them and after his discovery of the Neo and Trinity phenomenon and the current state of the machine city after the mass awakening and loss of power which means sacrifices of many programs were needed for sustainability the machines/programs that were to be sacrificed rose up in the analyst name because the analyst promised he has the answer and the capability to keep them or the ones they cared about alive and the energy needed.. !! But its extremely expensive and the analyst needs control of the machine city resources to do it

Actually Neo is his real name. The name Thomas Anderson was given to him by the machines with the matrix. It wasn’t a consideration for older audiences that the studio changed out the theory of a neural network as many of the people (men) invented the internet. It was a generalization of the general audience who wasn’t tech savvy at any point in 99. Very, very few had internet access back then.

there was also a comic book and some short stories

well done. can't wait to see the movie. see how things turn out.

I'm pretty certain that Neo and Smith are both the one given the philosophical/mystic roots of the Matrix. E.g. the yin and yang are essential components of the one dao; Lucifer being the original 'light bringer' of 'God' before his fall and his mantle being adopted and redeemed by the 'Son'. Or in psychological terms, the ego giving insight into the 'Self' but then assumes it 'is' the self (fall from grace) and can only be redeemed by another part of the ego realising it is not all of you and destroying itself so it can be reborn as the wise guardian of the 'Self' as it was always intended to be. :)

..I had zero interest in the new movie, until this. This video was awesome; good job, guy. I hope your channel gets a shit-ton of subscribers, soon; these videos are very well researched and entertaining.

The Matrix is... C🥶NTR🥶L

I don't believe agent Smith nor the Merovingian is a "previous one". Just because Monica bellucci says "he was like you". She meant, young, talented, driven and most importantly to her.. in love. He detests the Oracle because he was originally programmed to understand humans better. Ie cause and effect. The Oracle accidentally figured out "cause+effect=choice" once this happened, the Merovingian was no longer needed. He was marked for deletion and he chose to escape into the matrix and builds his empire. hoping he would somehow get the EYES of the Oracle so he could return to the source with PURPOSE. They never say how the eyes of the Oracle would reinstate his status. Monica bellucci says "on and on and on...pompous prick" because they've been hiding in the matrix for over 100 years

Which brings in the idea Really hidden in the Matrix that the wires connected to the children in the pods represents Adrian achrome which is what the Higher Ups, use to keep themselves forever young.

“The often perceived lackluster sequels…” that phrase should never be used with regard to the matrix (resurrections excluded ofc). If you don’t think the sequels were as good as or better than the original, you just need to rewatch them. I felt the same way until I was old enough to actually comprehend all the philosophy. The original focused more on action with philosophical undertones but the sequels were the reverse. And they are all the better for it.

I don't know what it is about Australians but goddamn your voice is Hypnotic

Love the cyberpunk 2077 ost in the background

i think the oligarchs is one of those unfinished story arcs in the matrix universe that are actually pretty cool. Ruthless opportunism and ignorance in the end leading them to become immortal, but at the same time barely being able to be called alive and rather just empty husks that are desperate to have a real, breathing and living body again.

Last number of months I've enjoyed my dreams more than reality n are generally gutted sometimes when I wake to "reality" it's not like I'm having amazing dreams like 'I'm rich' 'a superstar' or 'hero' nowt that would come across as obvious to why I get that feeling of enjoying my dreams more, but for whatever reason I do, which xant be good

Regarding names: Thomas also means twin. Neo as the twin of Jesus. Also, the French Merovingian dynasty was by legend married into the line of descent from Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Jesus and Mary had a child born in France where Mary escaped to after the crucifixion.

oh boy, we were all wrong about everything regarding Matrix 4, huh

The fact that almost every movie after the original Matrix sucked proves to me that it was stolen from the original creators

bro doesn’t even mention the matrix comics, including the one with the ALIEN INVASION written by neil gaiman

Im not sure if this has ever been discussed.. but what about the theory that the rescue of Morpheus was a test. If he rescued morpheus than it would prove to the oracle that he would be able to save 1 person.. instead of them killing off morpheus in the ship which would "save humanity" like it would have with the choice to save trinity or the world by restarting the matrix

I appreciate the use of Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack in this video.

I always thought the first matrix was amazing because it was believable but the second two were shit because they let him have powers outside the matrix which wasn't believable anymore. I know it sounds crazy because most people would think the matrix is not a believable concept but I think it actually is and the second two instead of expanding they kind of implode it.

Whatever happened to that Matrix game they showed with Unreal Engine 5, that looked so good in the preview?? I seriously wish they would make new/ more (good) Matrix video games for consoles. Or for PC, I guess? Although just personally, I tend to prefer console type games. Even a reworked/ remastered version of the old 'Path of Neo' games would be amazing I think. They were awesome and ahead of their time in many ways, imo. I would love a newer version of that same game, with updated graphics & game play. If they even just kept updating and putting out new missions or chapters, I would gladly buy another installment each year. Like the way they do with nonsense stuff, like Madden or Halo or Gears of War or whatever. Which I don't particularly care for. *Cough Cough! Hint to developers. Stop making these crappy, repetitive themed games, and terrible mobile games... And actually make good console games again. There's a whole market of people like us out here, who do not like these low effort releases like PUBG or Roblox or MineCraft. More campaign games like GTA and RDR or God of War or The Witcher, would be lovely. Possibly one with a Matrix theme, huh?? Now that's a fun idea, right there. 🙂 Think about us gamers who grew up on video games, but who are a bit older now, and don't accept this mediocrity that you get away with currently. I beg of you! 🙏🏻 How do I accomplish this, please? Lol *Super interesting and well thought out video, right here, btw. Top notch, my friend. 👍🏻

"I think, therfore I am."

@21:24 gtfoh lmao 🤣🤣🤣

Merovingian sounds to me like he was the Smith of the hell world iteration but don't quote me on that

Aussie rules, haha. Great video.

“Lana and Lily Wachowski” Sure.

The merivingian was one of the iterations of the integral anomalies. A one. People forget the prophecy wasn't real. It was created by the machines to establish a religious figure because faith is seen as a weakness. Smith killed the real Neo, and then the integral anomaly took control of the body. Smith learned this ability when he was destroyed and some of Neo's code mixed with his because the system was trying to balance the equation.

Also I'm curious so apparently this was the sixth time when this scenario went down, but how cos he ain't a program neo is a actual human, so have they found is battery pod he's in 6 times before in the real world n if so how he end up back in the pod don't make sense

the oracle gave neo the wifi password (cookie) thats why neo can DDoS the machines in the real world. and he does this via his implant in his brain

*Hindu's Sanskrit Shlokas used in The Matrix Revolution movie* ‘ *Navras*’ is a song from The Matrix Revolutions soundtrack by goa trance band Juno Reactor, composed by Don Davis and featuring vocal elements by Lakshmi Shankar and Azam Ali. The song contains an adaption of the Asato ma mantra found in the *Hindu* sacred text the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, section I.iii.28, used in the soundtrack of the movie trilogy The Matrix. The name Navras might refer to the notion of nine rasas (nava rasa) in Sanskrit aesthetics. *Lyrics* Asato ma sad gamaya (From untruth lead me to truth) Asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya (From darkness lead me to light ) mrtyor mamrtam gamaya (From death lead me to immortality) -Brihadaranyaka Upanishad Asato ma sad gamaya Asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya mrtyor mamrtam gamaya **The women’s lyrics (**1:45**-**1:59**) remain unknown.** Umasa Detore bappaï iyo Dessare bae gae iyo Nanana sulle baghu gabbaï iyo Dessare bae gae iyo Umasa Detore bappaï iyo Dessare bae gae iyo Om shanti shanti shanti Om shanti shanti shanti Om shanti shanti shanti om… (Let there be peace everywhere. Shanti means peace in Sanskrit) Om adityaya namoh namah (Prostration to Him who is the son of Aditi / God of gods) Om adityaya namoh namah Om adityaya namoh namah … Asato ma sad gamaya Asato ma sad gamaya tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Narayanaya vidmahe (I offer my respects to Naarayana ) vasudevaya dhimahi (I meditate on Vaasudeva ) Tanno vishnu prachoyat (May Vishnu give us enlightenment) **The women’s lyrics (**7:08**-**7:22**) remain unknown.** Umasa Detore bappaï iyo Dessare bae gae iyo Nanana sulle baghu gabbaï iyo Dessare bae gae iyo … Om shanti shanti shanti Om shanti shanti shanti Om shanti shanti shanti om… Jnani manasa saha (When the five senses and the mind are still) Buddhis ca na vicestate (and reason itself rests in silence) Tam ahuh paramam gatim (then begins the Path supreme) Ya ya ya ya yada yadaya Ya ya ya ya yada yada yada yada Yada yada yada yada yada..

23:40 It's left ambiguous if, although heavily implied, to be a misconception on Neo's part, that Neo can destroy Sentinels in the real world. If you go back and watch the film, while Neo is having his moment saying, "something is different now, I can feel it," one of the ships is simultaneously about to launch an EMP and ultimately does, causing the EMP's blast to reach the Sentinel just as Neo tries to stop it with his mind. Thereby, was it the EMP blast that stopped the machine, or was it Neo? In the movie, it's uncertain.

I have to say this. You said the matrix paved the way for movies to come. No it wasn't it was Star wars some say it was 2001 a space Odyssey which came out in 1967. Star wars was a true Blockbuster of that time.

Prove me wrong: the matrix itself is Neo's brain

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

I see Neo and Agent Smith as Goku and Vegeta. These are just concepts of life explained in film

When All are NEO...Not just ONE !!

>Lana and lilly

I hope, when they inevitably remake this trilogy, I hope they don't hold back and have the creative freedom to make the Matrix the way it was meant to tell its story.

The Scary Thought is the Humans likely allowed the Machines to take over, providing us with a Simulation that would mimic the High times of human civilization; Meanwhile, do to the expansion of the sun, the machines were likely drifting the planet away into empty space, and using humans to create some type of self sustaining system that would allow the machines to survive in the darkness of space; They could likely drift to other stars to absorb their energy and continue this until the end of the universe.

Agent Smith being the one is the same as Neville Longbottom being the one in Harry Potter

The matrix is a depressive after life service and Thomas Anderson is the last customer "alive". If Thomas Anderson die, the computer shut down. And Cyberpunk 2077 is the last reboot of Thomas Anderson, He is so burned he can't imagine himself alive, he imagine himself as the copy of his own soul.

Lol watching after it came out is funny

Resurrections gonna be a cult classic in 20 years guaranteed. Just like people didn’t understand the original matrix at the time then became a cult obsession same thing happening with resurrections

Watch Mark Passio's "Decoding the Matrix". Its much better and He at least gets the details correct and is spot on with the Philosophical elements.

What if... When, Neo was killed, he copied himself on to those who killed them. Let's say this is, theory, to say that if you kill someone then they can kill you. "Eye for an eye" concept. But what if Neo had already died before the movie began somehow. And, so, is Neo; God or Lucifer?

Sadly, there is still no way to enter the matrix without separate the soul and the body

As a huge fan of the Matrix trilogy Matrix 4 was a huge let down.

I wish they just kept making ridiculous action movies and then tossed in the plot line to justify cool visuals. You know, what made the first film a masterpiece.

I think the difference between the analyst and the architect is that for the analyst it's simply about the numbers and the architect was about balance! Dont Architects need to build on strong ground and with balance and supports supporting the balance or else if it tips to far one way then imminent collapse.. Make sense or maybe someone has a better analogy lol

Anime inspired matrix

so ive never watched the matrix. ive watched this whole video tho. and realizing just how many injokes i missed in general pop culture is just absolutely mind breaking. like i just didnt notice like half of futurma apparently? edit: oh fun its like my own little matrix lol