07-15-2010, 12:03 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7BuQFUhsRM
I have just lit myself a nice stogie, Oliva V, rated 94 by Cigar Aficionado.
What we should remember about Cypher’s decision is that he was in a position to choose the way he did ONLY because he was first freed from the Matrix! For those who have not been freed from the Matrix no such choice exists.
Also we must consider what is Cypher really saying here, with his ignorance is bliss statement, as he chomps on that steak? Remember he can enter the Matrix whenever he wants. He can enjoy those fine steaks, wines and cigars at will. They can even write a sub program for those things without even having to face the danger of entering into the Matrix. So what is it really?
He seems to be fatigued with war weariness. He doesn’t see the point any more. He has lost hope because he was so attached to a successful out come. The brief excitement of his liberation has worn off as his selfishness slowly but surely overcomes him, probably as it did in the Matrix too. He hates his existence. He doesn’t care about liberating others, especially if it is to bring them into the reality of the Nebuchadnezar and Zion. He is not looking for the One (Neo). etc. So now all he wants is to forget reality. He doesn’t want to know the truth. He just wants to forget and not remember. He is really committing suicide. He does not wish to exist any longer unless it is as a thoughtless battery. The person he is will not translate back into the Matrix. Cypher will never be able to enjoy a good cigar or steak ever again. If we look at this way, ignorance is not bliss.....ignorance is just ignorance! See where this is going?
One of Cypher’s demands as part of the deal was that he remember nothing! But it is the one making the demand that enjoys cigars and steaks. Here’s the catch22. If he goes back with memory he will become dissatisfied with the steaks and cigars. Once his dissatisfaction maxes out he will seek a way out and be back in same position.
The parable of the movie only goes so far. It is an excellent device for considering liberation and a perceived parallel existence but it is just that another EXISTENCE! Once in that other existence one still has to deal with existence. Existence itself has still not been penetrated.
I have just lit myself a nice stogie, Oliva V, rated 94 by Cigar Aficionado.
What we should remember about Cypher’s decision is that he was in a position to choose the way he did ONLY because he was first freed from the Matrix! For those who have not been freed from the Matrix no such choice exists.
Also we must consider what is Cypher really saying here, with his ignorance is bliss statement, as he chomps on that steak? Remember he can enter the Matrix whenever he wants. He can enjoy those fine steaks, wines and cigars at will. They can even write a sub program for those things without even having to face the danger of entering into the Matrix. So what is it really?
He seems to be fatigued with war weariness. He doesn’t see the point any more. He has lost hope because he was so attached to a successful out come. The brief excitement of his liberation has worn off as his selfishness slowly but surely overcomes him, probably as it did in the Matrix too. He hates his existence. He doesn’t care about liberating others, especially if it is to bring them into the reality of the Nebuchadnezar and Zion. He is not looking for the One (Neo). etc. So now all he wants is to forget reality. He doesn’t want to know the truth. He just wants to forget and not remember. He is really committing suicide. He does not wish to exist any longer unless it is as a thoughtless battery. The person he is will not translate back into the Matrix. Cypher will never be able to enjoy a good cigar or steak ever again. If we look at this way, ignorance is not bliss.....ignorance is just ignorance! See where this is going?
One of Cypher’s demands as part of the deal was that he remember nothing! But it is the one making the demand that enjoys cigars and steaks. Here’s the catch22. If he goes back with memory he will become dissatisfied with the steaks and cigars. Once his dissatisfaction maxes out he will seek a way out and be back in same position.
The parable of the movie only goes so far. It is an excellent device for considering liberation and a perceived parallel existence but it is just that another EXISTENCE! Once in that other existence one still has to deal with existence. Existence itself has still not been penetrated.