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Multidimensional Book & Movie Exploration: The Matrix Trilogy
December 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CST
Free
In anticipation of the release of The Matrix Resurrections, we dive into what the first three Matrix movies say about illusion and reality.
About this event
The Matrix, released in 1999, was groundbreaking on a number of levels. In addition to introducing a radical new type of cinematography, this dystopian science fiction film dove deep into philosophical ideas about the nature of reality. Metaphysical and spiritual circles rallied around the many ways the movie depicted illusion, reality, and the nature of human existence. The Matrix was followed by The Matrix Reloaded in May 2003 and The Matrix Revolutions in November 2003.
Join us on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. CST to recap the first three movies to prepare for the release of The Matrix Resurrections on December 22. The Multidimensional Book and Movie Exploration on January 12 will dive into the philosophical meaning of the newest movie.
The monthly Multidimensional Book and Movie Explorations are free, and hosted by Rebecca Whitecotton, author of Pull Your Self Together: A True Story of Alternate Realities, Spiritual Healing and Dimensional Wholeness. Learn more at rebeccawhitecotton.com.
Once you register you will receive a zoom link several days before the event, or you can find the link on the online event page in Eventbrite after you register.
Please watch the movies before the event on December 8, and come prepared to ask questions and discuss the twists and turns of the plot and explore the many levels of meaning in this film. We will not be watching the movies at this event — you need to watch it beforehand.
The Matrix
Official Synopsis: Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn’t awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality? When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth–the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity.
The Matrix was followed by The Matrix Reloaded in May 2003 and The Matrix Revolutions in November 2003.
The Matrix Reloaded
Official Synopsis: In the second chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Zion falls under siege to the Machine Army. Only hours before 250,000 Sentinels destroy the last human enclave on Earth–and its growing resistance–Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) choose to return to the Matrix with Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the forces of repression and exploitation.Now, at the confluence of love and truth, faith and knowledge, purpose and reason, Neo must follow the course he has chosen if he is to save humanity from the dark fate that haunts his dreams–The Matrix Reloaded.
The Matrix Revolutions:
Official Synopsis: In this explosive final chapter of the Matrix trilogy, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity battle to defend Zion, the last real-world city, against the onslaught of the machines that have enslaved the human race. And, now as Neo learns more about his heroic powers–including the ability to see the codes of things and the people, he faces the consequences of the choice made in The Matrix Reloaded.
The official descriptions are from the official movie website: https://www.whatisthematrix.com/universe/