Most of the diegetic sounds in the film are quite quiet, as they must not overrule the attention of the viewers, as that would not be realistic. Some of the diegetic sounds must be loud and intrusive like the phones ringing. This is sharp and sudden, and it is a very clever way of drawing attention to a certain object, in this case a phone. When the phone rings in the phone box outside the hotel, it triggers two events. Trinity runs to it in attempt to escape and the other is that the driver in the lorry driving past turns into an agent and drives straight towards Trinity’s only means of escape.
This is a good example of how diegetic sound can be used to trigger events in a film and also a good way of linking scenes and events together. In the opening scenes Extra-Diegetic sound is used quite a lot. At the beginning, the music is quite similar to the noises that a computer makes when it is busy. When the camera zooms through the number 0 in the tracking device the music gets gradually louder, or “crescendos” This prepares the viewers for the first scene and lets them know when something special is about to start.
The music in the first scene is very peculiar and mysterious. It creates an air of suspense, which is good as the first scene has a lot of action in it. The music adds character to the scene, if it wasn’t there, the movie would be lifeless. This shows that extra diegetic sound is a vital part of any film. There are many said themes that can be related to The Matrix. The first of which is the second coming of Jesus. Neo, who is “The One” symbolises Jesus, coming to save the world again. He is the one who will set the people free and let them see the truth.
Cypher represents Lucifer, a fallen angel and the rest of the crew on the Nebuchadnezzar are Jesus’ disciples. Another theme of the film is a stereotypical Man against Machine story. Man is afraid of machine and technology, yet it is man that creates it. The machines that have taken over the world and are blinding the people of the world from the truth are opposed to the crew aboard the Nebuchadnezzar who are trying to set the people free. The love story in The Matrix is very subtle, the first time I watched the movie I barely noticed it.
In fact, at the end when Trinity declares her love for Neo, I was a little surprised. But after repeated viewings, I’ve come to appreciate the understated way the relationship is shown. Trinity’s feelings for Neo are communicated almost entirely through body language, and the meaning is very obvious once you know to look for it. It makes a lot of sense when you consider that both Neo and Trinity are programmers. They are not the type of people who would spend a lot of time talking about their feelings. Also, Trinity has heard the Oracle’s prophecy that she will meet a man, fall in love, and the man will be the One.
So the relationship’s development is complicated by the fact that Trinity already knows what is going to happen. The “vase is going to break” theme (where it is ambiguous whether someone’s knowledge of the Oracle’s prediction may have caused the prediction to come true) is repeated, not only in Neo’s choice between Morpheus and himself, but also in Trinity’s relationship with Neo. If the Oracle hadn’t told her that she would fall in love with The One, and if Morpheus hadn’t told Trinity that Neo was the one, she probably wouldn’t have even considered him romantically.
At the end of the movie, when Trinity kisses Neo and he then returns to life, one interpretation is that her kiss “awakens” or “revives” him. This is a restatement of the Sleeping Beauty myth, though with the genders reversed. Symbolically, Trinity’s kiss and declaration of love resurrects Neo and transforms him into the One. Trinity: “Neo, I’m not afraid any more. The Oracle told me that I would fall in love and that man, the man that I loved, would be the One. So you see, you can’t be dead. You can’t be. Because I love you. You hear me? I love you. ”
The Oracle had told Neo, “you got the gift, but it looks like you’re waiting for something. ” In The Matrix as love story, it is Trinity that he was waiting for. She enables him to use his gift. The positioning of the Camera is vital to make a good film. It determines what the audience can see and what they cannot, therefore the camera can hide certain things that the director wants to keep a mystery or they can reveal things that the characters in the film cannot see, therefore giving the audience an advantage over the actual character, this however can make things very predictable for the audience.
In the first scene of The Matrix there are many different styles of camera shots, some which are completely unique to The Matrix and have never been used before in any film. A lot of the shots track one certain character, although there are still often montages of many different shots. When the camera tracks a certain character, it is a good way to show how fast they can go, or where they are going. This is shown in The Matrix when the Agent is running after Trinity along the roofs of some warehouses.
This scene shows just how fast and stable that the two characters are, and how close they are to each other. Also, this is shown when Trinity and the Agent in the lorry are both heading for the phone box. It shows how close it was to trinity getting killed. In some parts of The Matrix, the special effects team have slowed everything down immensely, even to show the bullets moving through the air. This effect is called bullet time, and it is unique to one film. The Matrix.
Bullet time is used during the special fighting moves and for camera effects throughout the film. It is one of the special effects that made The Matrix one of the most famous films in history. The effect is used to aesthetically please the audience and it links in with the films genre, sci-fi because it usually slows down action scenes where the actors are doing something inhumanely possible, showing that the characters are different in some way. Bullet time is first used during the opening scene, when Trinity jumps up to kick a policeman.
The camera spins 360 degrees around Trinity, and then speeds up to real-time just in time for her to kick the policeman in his face. Bullet time is used for the viewers to appreciate just how fast these action characters can move, it is also a way of saying “Hey! Look at our special effects. ” Using this special effect early on suggests that the film with be packed with them. Which, of course… it is. The Matrix is a film about knowledge and truth, which are two of the most sought after materials in the world. As long as one of them is still in the Matrix, people will still seek for them.
By taking the Red Pill, the possibility of finding both of these things is present. Being given such great possibilities, who would even think “Why oh why didn’t I take the blue pill? ” Yes there are greater responsibilities involved, but who could turn down the opportunity to know the truth about reality, life, and the world. The red pill is the only way to go. Perhaps ignorance is bliss for some, but a vast majority of people would like to know the answers to life’s most asked questions, and being outside of the Matrix is the only way to get them.
