The Matrix IRP (Independent Research Project)

Tiny Kanyavong
IRP- "The Matrix"
The Matrix is a film that blends the traditions of the heroic quest and the ancient beliefs of Buddhist enlightenment with revolutionary photography and a trend setting techno music score to create a modern allegory about humans versus machines. The movie also incorporates Jungian psychology, Kung Fu action sequences, and elements of King Arthur and Star Wars. The Matrix is a myth for modern times.
The matrix is an artificial world tricking human minds into living a dream "reality" that blinds them from the truth. The truth that humans are grown as "coppe…