The Matrix: Revolutions

Work Title: The Matrix: Revolutions
Medium: Film
Episode Title:
Year: 2003
Writer(s): Andy Wachowski
"Original" Writer: Yes Writer(s): Larry Wachowski
"Original" Writer: Yes Own work?: Yes
Summary:

from imdb.com The machine army continues to drill towards Zion. Within hours, they will overrun the population of the Zionites and lay extinction to human kind. Meanwhile, Neo is held captive by the Merovingian at a train station. Trinity & Morpheus set out on a journey to release him from a mysterious train operator. Also, Smith resumes his quest to kill "Mr. Anderson" as he reveals his identity into the real world and resumes to replicate his program inside the system of The Matrix, causing it to decay. All hope is placed in the freed Neo, who must travel to the city of the machines in the Logos ship with Trinity and bargain to save each kingdom from destruction by finishing Smith once and for all. But even with his new powers over the sentinels, will he be able to fight them off? Written by keyser_soze-2

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Era/Year of Portrayal: distant_future
Distinctive characteristics of the world in portrayal:

Earth is being run by machines while most humans are in stasis, serving as batteries/energy sources for the machines. The human's brains are linked into the Matrix, keeping the real world hidden. However, some humans live in a city, underground, Zion.

Technology

  • Name of portrayed presence-evoking technology: sentinels
  • Description of the technology: Sentinels are search and destroy machines that seek out humans or ships, in order to destroy them. They fly through the air, can seemingly travel anywhere, and resemble giant mettalic squids. The people spend the entire movie in fear of the sentinels, running from them, or trying to shoot or outsmart them. They can be stopped by an electromagentic pulse, a wave of energy which immobolizes all machinery currently on.
  • Nature of task or activity: Running or hiding in fear. They are merciless killers. Alternately, people shoot at and try to destroy the sentinels as well.
  • Performance of the Technology: works well. they are out to destroy Zion, and they come very close. They only stop because their leader orders them.
  • Description of creator(s): The architect created the matrix, a hite, older man in his 60s. However, machines may have created the sentinels as a means of trying to control the remaining rebellious humans.
  • Major goal(s) of creator(s): to try to eradicate the humans .
  • Description of users of technology: The people of Zion, are all ages, races, and genders. They experience presence as they fight the sentinels.
  • Type(s) of presence experience in the portrayal: social_presence
  • Description of presence experience: It is terrifying. The sentinels can fly and have acute hearing and sight. They are tireless machines, serving thier function to kill humans.
  • User awareness of technology during experience: yes.
  • Valence of experience: unpleasant
  • Specific responses: As they deal with the sentinels, bravery and beliefs become visible in the humans. Poeple realize thier mettle, and Neo realizes he is the One. He can stop the sentinels, effectively killing them.
Long-term consequences:

Well, Neo saves Zion by making a deal with the machines. The sentinels circle for a while, eventually leaving Zion. Its a happy ending for the majority of characters, but the 2 main characters, Neo and Trinity are killed. Humanity lives to fight the machines another day, far in the future.

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Coder name: Amanda Scheiner
Coder email: amandags@temple.edu
Coder affiliation: Temple University