It seems to me that the movie the Matrix was about a simulation that was real. And Baudrillard’s rejection of that concept makes perfect sense to me. Baudrillard’s concept of simulation was about layers of confused mental constructs that obscure reality. Replacing not the authentic reality but our perception of reality.
It seems to me that the movie the Matrix was about a simulation that was real. And Baudrillard’s rejection of that concept makes perfect sense to me. Baudrillard’s concept of simulation was about layers of confused mental constructs that obscure reality. Replacing not the authentic reality but our perception of reality.
The simulacra can obscure our perception to the point that the underlying reality is completely removed from view. Yet, reality remains buried deep beneath the simulacra.
The Wachowski's movie missed all that and turned the simulation into a real world technological projection upon the mind. Insisting that a simulation is actually real seems to be a common theme for the Wachowski (brothers/sisters). Their lives are a textbook example of simulacra that is mistaken for reality.
The Wachowski's scattered understanding of the concept makes more sense when you realize that they allegedly stole the original story from Sophia Stewart then passed it off as their own. If this is true it makes sense that this would add to the depth of their hypocrisy. Sophia Stewart's original story apparently was intended to be a modern gnostic parable. I haven't read her book but I remember hearing her side of the story. To me she was convincing. She also seemed to understand the underlying mythological inspiration for the story. Which the Wachowskis seemed quite clueless of.
Her story becomes more convincing after watching the rapid decline in quality of the movies that followed the first one. Seeing how they lost the imaginative spark of the first movie. Ostensibly they couldn't steal the rest of the story so they had to write those parts themselves. In my opinion, it shows.
It seems to me that the movie the Matrix was about a simulation that was real. And Baudrillard’s rejection of that concept makes perfect sense to me. Baudrillard’s concept of simulation was about layers of confused mental constructs that obscure reality. Replacing not the authentic reality but our perception of reality.
The simulacra can obscure our perception to the point that the underlying reality is completely removed from view. Yet, reality remains buried deep beneath the simulacra.
The Wachowski's movie missed all that and turned the simulation into a real world technological projection upon the mind. Insisting that a simulation is actually real seems to be a common theme for the Wachowski (brothers/sisters). Their lives are a textbook example of simulacra that is mistaken for reality.
The Wachowski's scattered understanding of the concept makes more sense when you realize that they allegedly stole the original story from Sophia Stewart then passed it off as their own. If this is true it makes sense that this would add to the depth of their hypocrisy. Sophia Stewart's original story apparently was intended to be a modern gnostic parable. I haven't read her book but I remember hearing her side of the story. To me she was convincing. She also seemed to understand the underlying mythological inspiration for the story. Which the Wachowskis seemed quite clueless of.
Her story becomes more convincing after watching the rapid decline in quality of the movies that followed the first one. Seeing how they lost the imaginative spark of the first movie. Ostensibly they couldn't steal the rest of the story so they had to write those parts themselves. In my opinion, it shows.