A look back at a little hidden detail in “The Matrix” that true fans of the film and computer enthusiasts are probably the only ones to have noticed.
A unique adventure of Morpheus at London’s Heathrow airport, an Orwellian reference on the door of Neo’s apartment, the names of his parents revealed on the first page of his file, or even a biblical reference hidden on the metal plate of the ship Nebuchadnezzar…
Like many monuments of pop culture such as the different episodes of the Star Wars saga or the feature films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first Matrix (directed by the Wachowskis in 1999) includes numerous winks that real fans of the film may have spotted it.
Sprinkled with literary, philosophical or scientific references, Matrix also reserves a special place for the computer lexicon, to which it constantly alludes in a more or less emphatic manner to underline its point.
For once, it is a replica that we are going to focus on today. Located at 1 hour, 17 minutes and 21 seconds of the film, it concludes the crucial discussion between Neo and the Oracle.
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“Have a cookie. Eat it, I promise it will feel much better. And you will smile again.”the latter declares to the hero played by Keanu Reeves after announcing to him that he was not the Chosen One.
As digital experts may have already understood, this seemingly innocuous little phrase simply refers to the fact of “accepting or not accepting cookies” when visiting a website. This decision, submitted to an Internet user when he visits a new site, allows him to accept (or refuse) to receive a small amount of data linked to this site, supposed to facilitate the user’s navigation and offer him personalized content. according to its own data.
According to some Internet theorists, it is precisely by accepting this cookie from the Oracle that Neo can finally access the powers of the Chosen One, and assume the role assigned to him.
What do you think of this unusual little hidden detail?
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