That is why it is called fiction.
I read a terrible (albiet similar) review in the SF Chronical (which has
always been a terrible source for information.) The reviewer sounded like a
bitchy queen who was in a bad mood. The problem I've noticed with SCIFI is
Jeff Taylor
"Still loving the movie, regardless of its fictional plot holes"
ps- pardon my unusually harsh opinion
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>From: Robin Hanson <hanson@econ.berkeley.edu>
>To: extropians@extropy.com
>Subject: Matrix Shmatrix
>Date: Fri, Apr 9, 1999, 4:27 PM
>
> OK, all the buzz on this list about the movie "the Matrix"
> got me to see it. My review: ich.
>
> On the positive side I guess you might say they take the ideas
> of virtual reality and artificial intelligence seriously.
> (Then again you might not.) And it had a lot of action &
> violence (no sex) for folks who like that sort of thing.
>
> SPOILER WARNING: DON'T READ FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW!
>
> On the negative side, humans cloud the skys to take solar energy
> away from AIs, who then grow humans as energy sources, putting
> them in a virtual reality to distract them from being eaten?!
> Special humans born with an ability to hack the AI's operating
> system better than the AIs?! AIs who have to run and chase
> things in their virtual reality rather than just deleting the
> relevant files?! AIs too stupid to out guess spunky humans
> or to find the hidden human "city" on an Earth run by AIs?
> A fight for human freedom lead by an all-knowing "oracle" who
> gives orders and explains little? Pleeaase.
>
> An engrossing cartoon perhaps, but hardly a fruitful basis
> for thinking about the future. Similar but better movies
> were Dark City and Total Recall.
>
> Robin Hanson
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