us that threatens the ecological balance of the world. A.I. then reacts when humans are a threat to its survival. In the movie, the technology was smarter than us, thus figuring out how to survive using us. However, in looking back at our technological advances this century, it is clear that technology does not have to be smarter than us to rule our lives. As long as humans continue to think that technology is the answer to any particular human problem, we are making technology smarter than we are. We give technology the power to create Matrices for us. While we use it to balance our checkbooks or help us in our jobs, it is, unfortunately, taking us somewhere we do not want to go. We may be enjoying the trip, but we have clue as to our destination. Looking back at the film, when Neo was being interrogated by Agent Smith, Smith highlighted Thomas' normal life. "You work for a respectable software corporation, you have a Social Security number, and you pay your taxes." These are all aspects of today's world: our reality. The film is trying to tell us that this is an issue to deal with now, not when it is already too late. The Matrix is telling us that we are already slaves to a technological society where life is all around us, but hardly ever affected by us. The film ends with a challenge from Neo to us. He challenges us, now that are eyes are opened, to see the world for what it really is, not the world created for us to be. He asks us to fight the Matrix, and escape form it. ...
