The Red Pill or The Blue Pill?

VINNY GOOMBA

As in, from the Matrix.

Which one would you take?

My answer would be the Red Pill. I'd rather see the truth as ugly as it is. What about you?

Commy

red pill.


its a good metaphor. especially regarding the United States. people are so indoctrinated today it might as well be a dream world. spreading freedom and democracy since 1946. sure.

polaris_x

agreed ... it's not like in the fake world everyone's happy either ...

RW81233

polaris_x wrote:

agreed ... it's not like in the fake world everyone's happy either ...

they couldn't because in early incarnations of the matrix people didn't believe that utopia was real.

decides2dream

well if i get to be trinity and get neo....yea.....hand over the red pill. otherwise, honestly...i just don't know.....usually i am all for discovering the *truth*....but also i wonder, if it truly serves me no purpose, makes me miserable....do i really wanna know? ignorance is bliss and all that...or the truth will set you free....definitely something to ponder...

altho i readily admitted in the innoculation thread that if it was get a shot or be banned from society and civilization, give me the shot .....

milarso

I'm just down with pills

No- I'm all about the reds (vitmin C and cocaine are optional)

soulsinging

VINNY GOOMBA wrote:

As in, from the Matrix.

Which one would you take?

My answer would be the Red Pill. I'd rather see the truth as ugly as it is. What about you?

I'd take Cypher's route... go red, then sell those fuckers out for a nice easy life plugged back in as a rich and famous guy that can live a life of ease, like that pervy French dude in the second flick.

Commy

soulsinging wrote:

VINNY GOOMBA wrote:

As in, from the Matrix.

Which one would you take?

My answer would be the Red Pill. I'd rather see the truth as ugly as it is. What about you?

I'd take Cypher's route... go red, then sell those fuckers out for a nice easy life plugged back in as a rich and famous guy that can live a life of ease, like that pervy French dude in the second flick.

you are pursuing the right profession to be sure.

DriftingByTheStorm

You know why i like The Matrix?
Because the writers were pretty darned smart and concealed a very relevant real world plot in to a sci-fi movie.

Most people have no clue, but the original script was pretty darn elucidating, making explicit what in the movies final form was reduced to an implicit message.

SCREEN
Do you want to know what the
Matrix is, Neo?

Neo is frozen when he reads his name.

SCREEN
SUPERASTIC: Who said that?
JACKON: Who's Neo?
GIBSON: This is a private board.

If you want to know, follow the
white rabbit.

NEO
What the hell...

SCREEN
TIMAXE: Someone is hacking the
hackers!
FOS4: It's Morpheus!!!!!
JACKON: Identify yourself.

Knock, knock, Neo.

A chill runs down his spine and when someone KNOCKS on
his door he almost jumps out of his chair.

He looks at the door, then back at the computer but the
message is gone.

He shakes his head, not completely sure what happened.
Again, someone knocks.

Cautiously, Neo approaches the door.

VOICE (O.S.)
Hey, Tommy-boy! You in there?

Recognizing the voice, he relaxes and opens it. ANTHONY,
who lives down the hall, is standing outside with a group
of friends.

NEO
What do you want, Anthony?

ANTHONY
I need your help, man. Desperate.
They got me, man. The shackles of
fascism.

He holds up the red notice that accompanies the Denver
boot.

NEO
You got the money this time?

He holds up two hundred dollars and Neo opens the door.
Anthony's girlfriend, DUJOUR, stops in front of Neo.

DUJOUR
You can really get that thing off,
right now?

ANTHONY
I told you, honey, he may look
like just another geek but this
here is all we got left standing
between Big Brother and the New
World Order.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Matrix,-The.html

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OMFG. What a bunch of crazy lunatic fringe tin-foil hat wearing kooks!

VINNY GOOMBA

DriftingByTheStorm wrote:

You know why i like The Matrix?
Because the writers were pretty darned smart and concealed a very relevant real world plot in to a sci-fi movie.

Most people have no clue, but the original script was pretty darn elucidating, making explicit what in the movies final form was reduced to an implicit message.

SCREEN
Do you want to know what the
Matrix is, Neo?

Neo is frozen when he reads his name.

SCREEN
SUPERASTIC: Who said that?
JACKON: Who's Neo?
GIBSON: This is a private board.

If you want to know, follow the
white rabbit.

NEO
What the hell...

SCREEN
TIMAXE: Someone is hacking the
hackers!
FOS4: It's Morpheus!!!!!
JACKON: Identify yourself.

Knock, knock, Neo.

A chill runs down his spine and when someone KNOCKS on
his door he almost jumps out of his chair.

He looks at the door, then back at the computer but the
message is gone.

He shakes his head, not completely sure what happened.
Again, someone knocks.

Cautiously, Neo approaches the door.

VOICE (O.S.)
Hey, Tommy-boy! You in there?

Recognizing the voice, he relaxes and opens it. ANTHONY,
who lives down the hall, is standing outside with a group
of friends.

NEO
What do you want, Anthony?

ANTHONY
I need your help, man. Desperate.
They got me, man. The shackles of
fascism.

He holds up the red notice that accompanies the Denver
boot.

NEO
You got the money this time?

He holds up two hundred dollars and Neo opens the door.
Anthony's girlfriend, DUJOUR, stops in front of Neo.

DUJOUR
You can really get that thing off,
right now?

ANTHONY
I told you, honey, he may look
like just another geek but this
here is all we got left standing
between Big Brother and the New
World Order.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Matrix,-The.html

---

OMFG. What a bunch of crazy lunatic fringe tin-foil hat wearing kooks!

ANSWER THE FUCKIN QUESTION DRIFTING! I DON'T NEEED A MOTHERFUCKIN HISTORY LESSON ON THE MATRIX!!!!!11111 LOLZZZ 1!!!
Kidding. You'd take the Fire-Engine red pill.