Do you have a hankering for hazy 2 a.m. dorm room conversations about like, what even is reality, man and what if life is actually just one big dream? If so, A Glitch in the Matrix might be for you. Everyone else can probably keep moving. There's a fascinating movie to be made about simulation theory, but this isn't it.
What's frustrating is that, from time to time, it seems like it could have been. Director Rodney Ascher (Room 237) takes a broad view of simulation theory â€" the belief that the entirety of existence as we know it is a computer simulation, a la The Matrix. The film traces the idea all the way back to the days of Plato, ponders its similarities to (and differences from) more familiar religious traditions, and tries to work through some of its moral and philosophical implications. Read more...
More about Movie Review, Simulation Hypothesis, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows
Source : http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/Bec01m85a1Q/
No comments:
Post a Comment