The Matrix

I love to read spiritual books and martial arts have always remained a favorite, so the movie which brought both of them together for me was The Matrix and I have loved every bit of it.  Even though I am no fan of dystopian literature, The Matrix and V for vendetta (have only read this one) remain the exceptions.


The questions of who am I and why I am here, why is the world like this, bugs all of us and all of this has been dealt in a different way in The Matrix.  The Matrix as explained by Morpheus is a simulated reality created by machines and humans are not able to understand this simulation and mistake this for reality.  This line of thought corresponds well to the philosophical lineage of Vedantam and allied philosophies which hold the world as a "mithya" or an illusion.  The liberated beings like Morpheus try to get those shackled to the Matrix see and understand the reality like self realized seers in the real world do.


The action and gun fights are a treat to watch.  For action movie buffs, there is breathtaking action and camera angles, for people looking out for uncommon stories, this certainly is a watchable movie and for those who love both of the above mentioned qualities, this has to be in their favorite movie list.  Starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, Carrie-Ann Moss as Trinity, and Laurence Fishburne as the enigmatic Morpheus, this is indeed an awesome stuff from the Wachowskis brothers.