05-19-2003, 01:23 AM
>True, as an energy source, using mankind makes no sense. I stick by my earlier speculation that the Matrix wants people's collective counciousness and reasoning abilty for something, purely because there's no other explanation to maintain the arttifcial world.
Yeah, although Morpheus did say human pod farms "combined with a form of fusion". I have a similar leaning towards what you mentioned, though I don't think Machines want's our reasoning abilities. I like to think they're more interested in using our brains simply for the information storage capacity. Reloaded might be their equivalent of re formatting. With Zion being the few bad sectors that needs a data clean up.
>My interpretation of the bullet time is that it was concieved as a way of speeding our view point up allowing us to percieve things like moving bullets. It's not a 'power' over time that Neo has, but a merely unique perspective for the viewing audience.
Totally agree, bullet time is done for our viewing benefit. It's not any type of power imo.
>I can speculate how he's shifting kinetic engery around concerning his body and the flying bullets, but then I start heading for the overanylization trap . . .
If this was happening in the "real" matrix ;), it will be a lethal trap. I'm guessing the moment your mind does believe those are real bullets, you're dead. The defining moment for me was when Neo gains "true" sight in the matrix. He no longer sees bullets, simply lines of codes. Something that he can now manipulate.
>Therefore Neo could be killed as long as his mind was reduced to a state where his awareness was pushed below his ability to manipualte the Matrix.
Totally agree again. In Reloaded there was scenes where he was overloaded at times with information, and was shown he's NOT invincible. A couple of Smith's punches did get through during the burly brawl, and during the fight with Mero's henchmens.
Yeah, although Morpheus did say human pod farms "combined with a form of fusion". I have a similar leaning towards what you mentioned, though I don't think Machines want's our reasoning abilities. I like to think they're more interested in using our brains simply for the information storage capacity. Reloaded might be their equivalent of re formatting. With Zion being the few bad sectors that needs a data clean up.
>My interpretation of the bullet time is that it was concieved as a way of speeding our view point up allowing us to percieve things like moving bullets. It's not a 'power' over time that Neo has, but a merely unique perspective for the viewing audience.
Totally agree, bullet time is done for our viewing benefit. It's not any type of power imo.
>I can speculate how he's shifting kinetic engery around concerning his body and the flying bullets, but then I start heading for the overanylization trap . . .
If this was happening in the "real" matrix ;), it will be a lethal trap. I'm guessing the moment your mind does believe those are real bullets, you're dead. The defining moment for me was when Neo gains "true" sight in the matrix. He no longer sees bullets, simply lines of codes. Something that he can now manipulate.
>Therefore Neo could be killed as long as his mind was reduced to a state where his awareness was pushed below his ability to manipualte the Matrix.
Totally agree again. In Reloaded there was scenes where he was overloaded at times with information, and was shown he's NOT invincible. A couple of Smith's punches did get through during the burly brawl, and during the fight with Mero's henchmens.