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In the year 2199, those on the Nebuchadnezzar or other freed people in Zion (i.e. the redpilled resistance) constitute a small minority of the total human population, being bluepilled is typically associated with majority or popular, yet myopic viewpoints. | In the year 2199, those on the Nebuchadnezzar or other freed people in Zion (i.e. the redpilled resistance) constitute a small minority of the total human population, being bluepilled is typically associated with majority or popular, yet myopic viewpoints. | ||
A line by Cypher in the same film also indicate that for some people, non-truths are more palatable that truths, i.e. through the line he communicates to Neo: "I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why, oh why, didn't I take the Blue pill?" When coupled with his sentence a few scenes later wherein he says "ignorance is bliss", it is clear that some people are not brave enough to face the harsh realities of this world. Similar to Cypher, they would rather that complicated or difficult obstacles be wished away so they could continue to live in their | A line by Cypher in the same film also indicate that for some people, non-truths are more palatable that truths, i.e. through the line he communicates to Neo: "I know what you're thinking, 'cause right now I'm thinking the same thing. Actually, I've been thinking it ever since I got here: Why, oh why, didn't I take the Blue pill?" When coupled with his sentence a few scenes later wherein he says "ignorance is bliss", it is clear that some people are not brave enough to face the harsh realities of this world. Similar to Cypher, they would rather that complicated or difficult obstacles be wished away so they could continue to live in their fairy-tales. The plot of the film later reveals that Cypher defects from the resistance in the hope of being plugged into the fake virtual world again. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||