People have always had an interest in finding out the future. This desire to know things comes with the assumption that through knowing, one may be able to change or help prevent a bad prediction. However the future never really changes alone, it is the actions we alter to get to our futures that bring about the differences. Many individuals seek these answers, however to get these answers, they are unable to do it alone. The only solution is to seek some sort of “medium”(wikipedia) that has the ability to predict what’s to come. In many cases this “medium” is known as an Oracle. An Oracle is a person believed to foresee the future holds for anyone that seeks their advice. The Oracle’s are thought to be very trustworthy and their predictions are always without fail or falsity. These people were often viewed to have a higher power, a gift that allowed they to view the world differently. However their wisdom or gift often presented themselves in a incomplete way. The Oracle’s often gave advice without the means of how to fulfill that prophecy. They presented ideas that were somewhat vague because it is as if they presented the answer without the question. In The Matrix, the oracle plays a vital part. She is the one they all go to in order to seek guidance for the difficult task they are presented.
The Oracle is depicted as wise and insightful. She has witty remarks throughout the conversation she has with Neo. She presents ideas that are meant to make people think and question what is the normality of everyday existence. The Oracle in the movie is assumed to help Neo find his strength. It is a strength Neo has, not so much in the physical sense but in the mental sense. The mind that is the controller of all things. It is the very thing that makes us stronger and allows us to believe in who we are and what we are capable of doing. In the movie, Morpheus brings Neo to go see the oracle. He does so to allow Neo to see what his future holds. Neo is shown new ways or theories on how to look at life. He sees the incredible ability the mind holds and how his belief in his own abilities can truly hold the key to his own future. The Oracle makes a prediction of the future for Neo, which proves to be untrue. However with the astronomical amount of wisdom she holds, it is thought that there was an intention behind this prediction. as depicted in The Matrix, she tells Neo something that doesn’t come true. The Oracle in the movie and throughout history the oracle presents wisdom and insight. This wisdom allows those who come across the Oracle’s to think differently about their lives. Neo feels helpless and overwhelmed by the news he receives. He feels as if it is a unfortunate burden placed upon.
Throughout Greek mythology the oracle’s are often mentioned. They were the one’s that people saw when they wished to know the outcome of their futures. In Greek mythology the oracle’s held great importance in the stories told. It is as if they were always foreshadowing a later event or telling the outcome of the story before it even happens. The Greek’s often seek advice of oracle’s with questions that involved the comparing of one person or thing to another person or thing. This kind of question is shown in the story of “Oracle of Delphi”. In this story “Chaerophon visit’s the Oracle of Delphi and asks if there is anyone in Athens is wiser than Socrates”. (hyperhistory) The Oracle answers that no one is wiser than him. When Socrates receives this news he is said to make it his mission in life to understand what the Oracle said. He proceeds to seeks those who claim to be knowledgeable and find that many of their claims prove to be false and that no one has genuine wisdom. He comes to find that the Oracle was right about Socrates’ wisdom. Socrates discovered that he was not the wisest because he obtained knowledge that no one else had but rather that he was wisest because he understood his own lack of knowledge. This story is much like that of The Matrix, where Neo is told he is “the one” ( The Matrix) and is trying to find what exactly makes him ‘the one”. It is not enough for Neo to be told this but to understand why he can be seen as “the one” while others who seem just as capable, if not more capable, are not viewed in that light.
Throughout Greek mythology the oracle’s are often mentioned. They were the one’s that people saw when they wished to know the outcome of their futures. In Greek mythology the oracle’s held great importance in the stories told. It is as if they were always foreshadowing a later event or telling the outcome of the story before it even happens. The Greek’s often seek advice of oracle’s with questions that involved the comparing of one person or thing to another person or thing. This kind of question is shown in the story of “Oracle of Delphi”. In this story “Chaerophon visit’s the Oracle of Delphi and asks if there is anyone in Athens is wiser than Socrates”. (hyperhistory) The Oracle answers that no one is wiser than him. When Socrates receives this news he is said to make it his mission in life to understand what the Oracle said. He proceeds to seeks those who claim to be knowledgeable and find that many of their claims prove to be false and that no one has genuine wisdom. He comes to find that the Oracle was right about Socrates’ wisdom. Socrates discovered that he was not the wisest because he obtained knowledge that no one else had but rather that he was wisest because he understood his own lack of knowledge. This story is much like that of The Matrix, where Neo is told he is “the one” ( The Matrix) and is trying to find what exactly makes him ‘the one”. It is not enough for Neo to be told this but to understand why he can be seen as “the one” while others who seem just as capable, if not more capable, are not viewed in that light.
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