[lit-ideas] More philms & philosophy (especially Matrix)
- From: Michael Chase <goya@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:36:15 +0200
"The Matrix provides a fine resource for illustrating philosophical=20
ideas. Many films have themes
that one can philosophize about, or that serve as useful illustrations=20=
of philosophical ideas, such
as the wonderful films Sophie=92s Choice or The Sheltering Sky. But The=20=
Matrix offers more than
this. It belongs in a special class of films including Blade Runner,=20
Total Recall, Crimes and
Misdemeanors, A Clockwork Orange, The Unbearable Lightness of Being,=20
and The Truman Show.
All of these films are intentionally philosophical. Each shows how=20
richly philosophical themes can
be developed through cinema. Perhaps the best of these films is The=20
Matrix"
--- Michael Mckenna, Associate Professor of Philosophy in the=20
Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ithaca College. His paper's=20
available at http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/rl_cmp/phi.html
Michael Chase
(goya@xxxxxxxxxxx)
CNRS UPR 76
7, rue Guy Moquet
Villejuif 94801
France=
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