![]() Or that you acknowledge the “truth” that bitcoin - recently likened in these pages to a Ponzi scheme - is the Currency of Destiny. First, that you follow the Orange One, i.e., Donald Trump. Have you been orange-pilled? That can mean two things. This would explain why Neo is faced with red and blue at every turn - a constant reminder of the paths he can take, and the temptations lying one way or another.“White-pilled” means the opposite, the Urban Dictionary explains: “The moment or series of events by which a person abandons despair and surrenders to the inevitability of hope not out of sheer optimism, but from facing difficulty and nihilism head-on through the use of reason and inquiry.” Whereas the original trilogy saw Neo make his choice early, The Matrix Resurrections could find Keanu Reeves taking longer to weigh up his options. Yahya Abdul-Mateen's character suggests Neo is stuck inside the Matrix because he refuses to abandon Trinity, while the therapist proves "Thomas" is making great effort to silence his inner memories. With so much of The Matrix Resurrections' trailer taking place inside the simulation, the struggle this time seems to be between the real and digital. In the original trilogy, Neo's struggle was a man vs. machine affair. The red and blue pills might also tell us something about The Matrix Resurrections' maze-like plot. Revisiting the red and blue pills in this huge way allows Lana to use The Matrix Resurrections as a commentary on the franchise's real-world influence over the past 20 years. Whether recycling shots from the original or dropping lines that apply in reality as much as in-universe, Lana Wachowski's return to the Matrix lands curiously close to real life. Though the trailer is intensely frustrating in its mysteriousness, The Matrix Resurrections is clearly extremely meta. In a case of art imitating life, the prevalence of The Matrix's red and blue pills through 2 decades of pop culture likely inspired the red and blue theme of The Matrix Resurrections. There's red and blue butterflies, blue in Jessica Henwick's hair, and tinted shots that make a change from the nauseous green of past sequels. Beyond just the pills, the entire Matrix Resurrections trailer revolves around red and blue colors. Abdul-Mateen and Priyanka Chopra's characters both carry a red motif, suggesting they're both trustworthy, while Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Groff are adorned in blue. There's a big pot of blue pills on his therapist's desk also, and a sink full of them when Neo decides to seek out the truth. Of course, we see Yahya Abdul-Mateen II offer Keanu Reeves the very same choice Laurence Fishburne did in 1999, but Neo is also spotted guzzling down blue pills. Strangely, The Matrix Resurrections is using the red and blue pills right in the thick of the story. Related: Why Morpheus Has Been Recast For The Matrix Resurrections There's no more pill-taking thereafter, and the choice is only referenced again a handful of times. After Neo makes his choice and takes Morpheus' red pill, the adventure begins. The Matrix's red pill/blue pill has become a metaphor used (and misued) in political, philosophical and social spheres. so it's easy to forget how the scene is such a small part of the original story.
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