1 Plato & The Matrix Analogies between the film, and Plato’s allegory of the cave Plato and The Matrix By Coppi Rabbuffetti Vicinelli.

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1 Plato & The Matrix Analogies between the film, and Plato’s allegory of the cave Plato and The Matrix By Coppi Rabbuffetti Vicinelli

2 The allegory of the cave The situation in the cave -Prisoners -View of the apparent reality -A prisoner exits the cave -The vision of reality The puppet handlers The prisoner comes back Plato and The Matrix

3 The film and the allegory The Matrix: -The virtual reality -The real world The allegory of the cave -The cave -The external world Plato and The Matrix

4 The Matrix The life in the virtual world -The citizens -View of the apparent reality -Neo exits the Matrix -Neo sees the real world The Agents (A.I.) Neo joins the fight against machines Plato and The Matrix

5 Comparison The Prisoners The Humans Plato and The Matrix

6 Comparison The Shadows The Matrix’s Code Plato and The Matrix

7 The Freed Man Plato and The Matrix

8 Comparison The freed man Thomas Anderson alias Neo Plato and The Matrix

9 Comparison The puppet handlers The Agents Plato and The Matrix

10 Comparison Plato and The Matrix

11 Comparison Other prisoners Cypher Plato and The Matrix

12 Comparison Plato and The Matrix

13 The Reality Plato and The Matrix

14 The Reality Do not try to bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth. What Truth? Plato and The Matrix

15 Plato and The Matrix

16 Sources Dew’s Matrix Fanpage bros.com Plato and The Matrix