It can be interpreted that way. That doesn’t mean that anybody who doesn’t see it that way is wrong.
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Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2 days ago
The Matrix is a trans allegory. Living in a cave and eating slop is an allegory for being fired because of transphobia.
Still worth it.
merc@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
queermunist@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
But my estradiol is a blue pill? 🤔
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Big pharma ruined the metaphor by changing the pill colors.
The blue pill was an antidepressant, the red pill was estrogen.
Also the main villian is a man in a suit who constantly deadnames the protagonist. The matrix is real life.
queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I wonder if they did it intentionally.
Changing the pill from red to blue basically cost them nothing and served no purpose, but just so happened to ruin the metaphor.
hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
At the time they were red.
Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Its an alagory for the social matrix we all find ourselves in.
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 1 day ago
It’s an allegory for the fact that through their control of the media, the rich can construct whatever reality they want in the minds of the masses.
toofpic@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The Matrix is a Rambo 3 remake. Living in a cave and eating slop is an allegory for shooting explosive arrows into a bridge.
Still worth it.
hakunawazo@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah, but what is the blue pill for?
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It lights blue.