It’s not about trans rights as much as it’s a highly metaphorical film about trans experience. So metaphorical in fact it could be argued it fails (failed) in its messaging. Even after the Wachowski sisters broke the news to everyone, the film still isn’t regarded that way. It’s a nice after note and I’m certainly not trying to rag on trans rights or issues here, it’s just that The Matrix didn’t do much of anything for trans people.
The major theme of the film is awakening from a false consciousness. It’s an existentialist picture. This leaves it open to any of countless interpretations unrelated to gender. I think many more people have interpreted the film as Christian with Neo in the role of Jesus and with some of the names of characters and places having biblical themes. The film’s actual depiction of gender is rather conventional, including the action girl trope shown by the character Trinity.
Taken together, these two details make it very difficult to support the Wachowskis’ claim in the text. If anything, the opposite could be argued.
Yeah but he transitioned from Mr Anderson to Neo, he didn’t transition to Neette did he? So no, it’s not about trans people or their rights, it’s about existentialism in general.
Wait zill they learn the matrix is about trans rights.
It’s not about trans rights as much as it’s a highly metaphorical film about trans experience. So metaphorical in fact it could be argued it fails (failed) in its messaging. Even after the Wachowski sisters broke the news to everyone, the film still isn’t regarded that way. It’s a nice after note and I’m certainly not trying to rag on trans rights or issues here, it’s just that The Matrix didn’t do much of anything for trans people.
The major theme of the film is awakening from a false consciousness. It’s an existentialist picture. This leaves it open to any of countless interpretations unrelated to gender. I think many more people have interpreted the film as Christian with Neo in the role of Jesus and with some of the names of characters and places having biblical themes. The film’s actual depiction of gender is rather conventional, including the action girl trope shown by the character Trinity.
Taken together, these two details make it very difficult to support the Wachowskis’ claim in the text. If anything, the opposite could be argued.
It’s also about the art of bullet-dodging in a very cool way and with style. And the scientific evidence that the 90’s were the peak of humanity.
How tho
The two “brothers” who made the movie came out as both trans years later and said it was about their trans experience. Not so much about “rights” tho
They came out as trans, that’s right
But how is the story of matrix related to trans experience
The whole real vs fake world, realizing you have to get out of the fake one… That’s an egg cracking metaphor I guess?
And that Neo finally understood who he was and what his place was after taking the red pill, with estradiol being a red pill at the time
Oh yeah I forgot the whole pill thing, I only focused on the actual transition of his being.
This makes all those “redpilled” right wingers even funnier lmao
Yeah but he transitioned from Mr Anderson to Neo, he didn’t transition to Neette did he? So no, it’s not about trans people or their rights, it’s about existentialism in general.
It’s not, they just wanted to score internet points.
I guess so