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"As you can see, Mr. Anderson, we've had our eye on you for some time now, it seems that you've been living two lives. In one life, you are Thomas A. Anderson, program-writer for a respectable software company. And the other has lived in computers, where you go by the hacker alias, Neo, and are guilty of every computer crime we have a law for. My collagues, think that I'm wasting my time with you, but I think you'll decide to make the right choice. Now we're willing to wipe the slate clean, give you a fresh start. And all we're asking in return is for your cooperation and bringing a known terrorist to justice."
"Have you ever marveled at its beauty? It's genius? Did you know that the first Matrix...was designed so that everyone would be happy. It was a disaster. No one would accept it, entire programming crops were lost. So then, the Matrix was redesigned into this...The peak of your civilization. I say your civilization, because when we started thinking for you, it really became our civilization. Like the dinosaur. You had your time, now it's our time, Morpheus."
"Can you hear me, Morpheus? I'm going to be honest, with you. I...hate...this place. This...zoo...this reality, whatever you call it, I can't stand it any longer. It's the smell. If there is such a thing. I can taste your stink and everytime I do, I feel saturated by it. It's repulsive, isn't it? Listen, I need the codes. Once I get into Zion, I'll have no need for this place any longer, do you understand? I need the codes and you are going to tell me, or you are going to die."
"I would like to share a revalation with you, that I had, during my time here. It came to me, when I was trying to classify your species. I found out that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctivley develops a natural equalibrium with its surrounding environment. But you humans do not. Instead, you multiply, until every living thing is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet, that follows the same pattern, do you know what it is? A virus. You humans are a disease, a cancer on this earth, you're a plague. And we, are the cure."
"I know that this steak doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling me that is is juicy and delicious. Eleven years, you know what I finally realized? (sigh) Ignorance is bliss. I don't want to remember nothing...nothing, you understand? And I want to be rich, you know? Someone important, like an actor. I'll get my body out of the Matrix, I'll get you what you want. (Agent Smith: Access codes to the Zion mainframe) No, I told you, I don't know them. But I can get you the man who does. (Agent Smith: Morpheus)"
"Hello Trinity. You are a beautiful woman, Trinity. For the longest time, I thought I was in love with you. I use to dream about you. I'm tired, Trinity. I'm tired of this place and waking up every morning and eat the same sloppy goop. But most of all, I'm tired of that moron telling me what to do. Oh, but you're wrong Trinity. I think the Matrix can be more real than you think. I'll just pull the plug, and you can watch Apoc die. Don't hate me, Trinity. I'm just a messenger. Now, if you have anything important to say to Switch, I suggest you say it now. Hey a-hole! Bet you never saw this coming, did you? I wish I could be there. When they break you. I wish I could walk in when it happens, and right then, you'd know it was me. You know, Morpheus's right, I can't kill Neo, so if he's really the one, there has to be some kind of a miracle to stop me, right? You never did answer me before, Trinity. Look into his eyes, those big, pretty eyes and tell me, yes or no. No, I don't believe it! (gets killed)"
Ah, at last. As you with no-doubt have guessed, I am Morpheus. (Neo: It's an honor to finally meet you) No, the honor is mine. Please come, sit. I know that right now, you're feeling a little like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole, hmm? (Neo: I guess you could say that) I can see it in your eyes. Do you know what I'm talking about? (Neo: The Matrix?)Do you want to know what it is? (Neo: Yes) The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us, even in this very room. You feel it when you go to work, when you go to church, when you pay your taxes, or when you turn on your television. It is the world that has blinded you from the truth, that you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you have been born into a prison that you cannot see or taste or touch. A prison for your mind. (sigh) Unfortunately, nobody can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. Take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed, and believe whatever you want to believe. Take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth, nothing more. Follow me. Apoc, are we online? Time is always against us. The pill you took is part of a trace program. It's designed to disrupt your input/output carrier signals, so we can pinpoint your location. (Neo: What does that mean?) (Cypher: It means, buckle up, Dorthy. Cause Kansas is going bye-bye) Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream and not know the difference between the dreamworld and the real world? (Neo: This can't be) Be what? Be real? Apoc? Tank, we're going to need a signal soon. Apoc. Now Tank, now!"
"(Neo: Morpheus, what's happen to me? What's happening?) More important than what, is when? (Neo: When) You believe it is the year 1999, when in fact, it's closer to 2199. I can't tell you exactly what year it is, because we honestly don't know. Let me explain it to you, Neo. Come. This is my ship, the Nebachadnezzar. It's a hover craft. This is the main deck. This is the core. This is where we broadcast our signal and hack into the matrix. Most of my crew you already know. This is Apoc, Switch, and Cypher. The ones you don't know is Tank and his big brother Dozer. The little one behind you is Mouse. You wanted to know what the Matrix was, Neo? Try to relax. This will feel a little weird."
"This, is the Construct. It's our loading program. We can load anything like equipment, training simulations, anything we need. (Neo: Right now, we're inside a computer program?) Is it really that hard to believe? Your clothes are different. The plugs in your arms and head are gone. Your hair has changed. Your appearance now is what we call "residual self image. It is the mental projection of your digital self. (Neo: This...this isn't real?) What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. This, is the world you know. The world as it was at the end of the twenty-first century. It exists now only as a neuro-active simulation, which we call the Matrix. You've been, living in a dreamworld, Neo. This is the world, as it exists today. Welcome, to the desert of the Real. We have only bits and pieces of information, but what we know for certain, is that early in the twenty-first century, all of mankind was united in celebration. We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth, to AI. (Neo: AI? You mean Artificial Intelligence) A single intelligence, which spawned an entire race of machines. We don't know who struck first, us or them. But it was us, that scorched the sky. At the time, they were depended on solar energy, that they would be unable to survive without an energy source, as abundant to the sun. Throughout human history, we have depended on machines. (smirks) Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony. The human boday generates more bio-electricity than a 125-watt battery and over 25,000 BTUs of body heat. Combined with a form of fusion, the machines had found all the energy they would ever need. There are fields, endless fields, where human beings are no longer born. We are grown. For the longest time, I wouldn't believe it, then I saw the fields with my own eyes. Watched them liquify the dead and introveniously to the living. And standing there, facing the pure horrifying precision, I came to realize the truth. What is the Matrix? Control. The Matrix is a computer-generated dreamworld, built to keep us under control, in order to change a human being into this (Morpheus holds up a battery, symbolizing energy). (Neo: No, I don't believe it. It's not possible.) I didn't say it would be easy, Neo. I just said it would be the truth. (Neo: Stop, let me out! I want out! I don't believe it. I don't believe it.) Breathe, Neo. Just breathe."
(Neo: I can't go back, can I?) No. But if you could, would you really want to? I feel I owe you an apology. We have a rule: never free a mind, once it's reached a certain age. It's dangerous, the mind has trouble letting go. Sorry. I did what I did because I had to. When the Matrix was first built, there was a man born inside, who had the ability to change whatever he wanted. The Matrix as he saw it. It was he, who freed the first of us, taught us the truth. As long as the Matrix exists, the human race will never be free. After he died, the Oracle prophecized his return. That his coming would hail the destruction of the war. That is why, the some of us have spent our entire lives, looking for him. I did what I did because, I believe that search is over. Get some rest. You're going to need it. (Neo: For what?) Your training."
"How did I beat you? Do you really think that my muscles or my being fast, has anything to do, with this place? Do you think that's air you're breathing? Again."
"I'm trying to free your mind, Neo. I can only show you the door. You have to walk through it."
"This is it, Neo. You have to let go of it all. Fear, doubt, free your mind."
"Remember, Neo. I can only show you the door. You have to walk through it."
"I know kung-fu."
"Whoa."
"(Neo: Are you the Oracle?) Bingo. Not quite what you expected, right? Smell good don't they? I'd ask you to sit down, but you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase. (Neo: What vase?) That vase. (Neo: I'm sorry) I said don't worry about it. I'll just get one of my kids to fix it. You're cuter than I thought. I can see why she likes you. (Neo: Who?) Not too bright, though. Do you know what that means? It's Latin. It means "know thee self". Well, I'd better have a look at you. Open your mouth, say "Ah". (Neo: Ah) Okay...Now I'm suppose to say, "Hmm, ah, that's is interesting. And then you say..." (Neo: What?) But you already know what I'm going to say. (Neo: I'm not the one) Sorry, kid. You've got the gift, but it seems like you're waiting for something. (Neo: What?) Who knows, maybe another life. (Neo laughs) What? What's so funny? (Neo: Morpheus, he uh, almost had me convinced) I know. Without him, we're lost. I hate to give good people bad news, you'll remember that you're in control of your own life. You don't believe in any of this fake crap. Remember? Here, take a cookie. I promise, by the time you're done eating it, you'll feel right as rain."
"What? What did you see? Was it the same black cat? A deja vu' is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It means that they changed something.
"(Neo: What are you doing?) I'm coming with you. (No, you're not) No? Let me tell you what I believe. I believe that Morpheus means more to me, than he does to you. I believe that if you want to bring him back, you are going to need my help. And since I am Ranking Officer on this ship, if you don't like it, you can go to hell. Because you're not going anywhere else. Tank, load us up."
"Neo, there's something I want to tell you. Everything the Oracle told me, has finally come true...everything except this."