#Morpheus matrix red pill blue pill free#

And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it.” You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. But to do this, Neo and his followers do almost as much harm as the machines they’re fighting.Īs Morpheus says, “The Matrix is a system, Neo.

#Morpheus matrix red pill blue pill free#

In the film once someone takes the red pill they are physically removed from the dream-like world the machines craft to keep humanity enslaved.ĭespite being freed Neo and the other red pill people frequently return to the machine-crafted illusion most of humanity lives under, wanting to free their fellow humans from endless slavery. After all, The Matrix uses these pills in an extremely destructive manner. Obviously all of these groups don’t possess the truth of reality, and some such as neo-nazis and white supremacists are so far from the truth that they wouldn’t recognize a red pill if it was shoved down their collective throats.ĭespite this, I find it fascinating and disturbing that the red/blue pill symbol is seen as a metaphor for understanding the truth of reality. Among the many political groups using red and blue pills to describe what happens when someone understands and accepts their beliefs are anarchists, various progressive causes, environmentalists, the men’s rights movement, conservatives, neo-nazis, white supremacists, and many more. Since the release of The Matrix various political groups have seized on red and blue bills as a symbol describing people who have “woken” to their different belief systems. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.”

You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. If Neo takes the blue pill, he’ll return to his happy illusion of life.Īs Morpheus tells Neo, “This is your last chance. If he takes the red pill, the truth of an extremely painful reality will be revealed. In the 1999 film The Matrix, the main character Neo is offered a choice of two pills to take. Note: Originally published in the March 2017 issue of the Czech SF/F magazine XB-1.įew science fiction symbols are as powerful as red and blue pills.