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A New Video Suggests The Matrix Is A Metaphor For Coming Out As Trans

April 14, 2016 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

matrix-slideBack in 1999 when The Matrix was released, neither Lilly nor Lana Wachowski had revealed that they were transgender and were still living their public lives as men. However, a new video has been released suggesting that even if no one knew they were trans, The Matrix is an extended metaphor for coming out as trans.

It’s a more coherent theory than you might think, such as the red and blue pills representing a choice between accepting reality or living a false life. There’s also the fact that Neo is literally reborn once he comes to understand his true self, and that Neo is a name he chooses for himself, but authority figures insist on calling him ‘Mr. Anderson’, a name he had shed.

Youtube critic Film Runner also draws parallels between a scene near the end of the movie where Neo narrowly escapes from being run over by a train, with Lana saying she has once tried to kill herself in front of a train before she began living outwardly as a woman.

It’s certainly a video that’s worth a look. You can watch it below.

https://youtu.be/s2-m3ZksNGM

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  1. Dianna Knox says

    April 20, 2016 at 4:27 pm

    well, both of the Wachowski’s are trans so why not? I like the idea if nothing else.

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