SHagen's+Personal+Analysis

Plato's //Allegory of the Cave// has created a lasting effect on the modern world. His ideas are still relevant and presented today. One great example is the popular science fiction thriller //The Matrix//. This movie goes outside the box and creates a model of the world ruled by machines. Humans are needed to power the machines and are kept in a "cave" called the Matrix. The humans believe they are living their real lives, but in reality are kept in tanks created by the machines. There are small group of rebels formed which free some of the humans from their "caves" and show them the real world.



During the analysis and comparison between //The Matrix// and //The Allegory of the Cave// it occurred to me the whole idea of movies and television is a metaphor. People are kept in the "cave" through television and see the world through a distorted perspective, like shadows. Many people use television as a comfort zone to escape the real world.



SHagen Period 3