Topic > Existentialism in the Matrix Essay - 1409

The city buildings in the Matrix are mirrored as are the agents' glasses. In one particular scene where Neo is going to see the Oracle, Neo sees a boy holding a spoon and seemingly bending over without any physical strength. The boy tells Neo not to try to bend the spoon, because there is no such thing as a spoon, but to instead realize the truth and see "that it's not the spoon that bends, it's just [himself]". The camera angle in this scene is focused on the spoon and the distorted view of Neo's face in the spoon's reflection. This adds to the idea that the spoon isn't real, that it's just an illusion, and that in the Matrix anything is possible because natural laws don't apply. In addition to the abstract camera angles, reflections, and distortions throughout the film, the suspenseful, sped-up music helps add intensity to fight scenes and turning points in the film. Towards the end of the film, Neo finds himself in a subway station about to be taken out of the Matrix, but a homeless man transforms into an agent who sets out to kill Neo. As Neo and the agent begin to argue, the accelerated music adds to the suspense effect making the audience anxious to see how the fight will end. This music also adds mystery to various scenes that are the focus of The