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With a voice full of uncertainty, Neo asks, "The Matrix?"

"Do you want to know what it is?" Morpheus inquires very deliberately.

At a nod from Neo, Morpheus continues, "The matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."

"What truth?" asks Neo.

"That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else you were born into bondage, born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison for your mind.

"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.

"This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.

"You take the blue pill. The story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe…whatever you want to believe.

"You take the red pill. You stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

"Remember. All I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more."

There are a lot of philosophical aspects in this movie which I find very interesting. Not by it's "movie magic" or "actions", just simply, philosophical as The Matrix it self represents our 'mother nature' with its many laws

Here is an example of what happens in our life:

A nice girl with long hair, nice pair of legs and 'boobs' (pardon me girls) would always be called 'sexy and beautiful'. Well that is at least what Hollywood which reflected today's culture, has been brain washing our minds. From more than a 30 years, televisions, magazines shows what "the ideal" is about women.

A quote from Mr. Leonard Nimoy (Spock, Star Trek TOS)from Hossli.com interview :

To a certain extent, Hollywood is to blame. But Hollywood reflects what’s happening in the culture. The culture says a certain kind of woman is beautiful, so Hollywood hires that kind of woman and puts her in movies. Hollywood doesn’t lead. Hollywood follows.

This culture which imprisoned the mind made many women and girls to take a diet and pills following advertisings about the "perfect body" but only a few really succeed and many become ill due the the strong diet and powerful medication they take. So here we can say, that these womens are a slave of their own mind created by culture which is also created by humans.

So what is "beautiful"? is it something you see with your naked eye or is it something you feel inside your self? As this is only 1 topic of many in life as we know it Who knows? Religions? Politics? Economy and businesses? Our entire life? What happened to us humans? why do we keep on fighting over a religious act or believes and skin color? Is there an error in our program? Or that's just what humans is?

Another philosophical aspect :

The most philosophical aspect that I loved the most about the Matrix is an interpretation of a Japanese poet:

"I am dreaming of a butterfly
or is it the butterfly who is dreaming about me"

How can you be sure 100% that in this moment, reading my post here, are you now awake or are you asleep. Is your life just a dream? and when you died, the dream is over then you are awake? people who meditate a lot, can answer these questions fast and accurate.

Well if you happen to see this movie again don't watch it for just the fun of it, learn about it, open your mind to an endless possibilities, let your mind and your soul wonder and be creative of what's going on in our world today and maybe.. just maybe you can do something about it

As Morpheous would say "I can only show you the door. You’re the one that has to walk through it."

There are a lot more philosophy in this movie which I don't think I can write them all here, as some of it maybe unacceptable for some people