The Matrix in The Matrix (1999)
The most insidious thing about the vast simulation that keeps humans occupied in The Matrix — as machines milk their energy — is that it just is.
The Matrix is the purest, most all-encompassing A.I. movie villain of all, because at the start of the first Matrix, it’s already won. The Matrix is that rare sci fi movie that makes you wonder: Wait, do we already live in that reality?
The A.I. entity is so accepted as reality that almost no one thinks of its as something to escape. It represents the grim, ultimate victory of artificial intelligence, and it makes you want to take a break from technology with a nice walk in the woods.
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