The Architect script:

fatbaby

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In case you didn't understand him...

The Architect - Hello, Neo.

Neo - Who are you?

The Architect - I am the Architect. I created the matrix. I've been waiting for you. You have many questions, and although the process has altered your consciousness, you remain irrevocably human. Ergo, some of my answers you will understand, and some of them you will not. Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize it is also irrelevant.

Neo - Why am I here?

The Architect - Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise a harmony of mathematical precision. While it remains a burden to sedulously avoid it, it is not unexpected, and thus not beyond a measure of control. Which has led you, inexorably, here.

Neo - You haven't answered my question.

The Architect - Quite right. Interesting. That was quicker than the others.

*The responses of the other Ones appear on the monitors: "Others? What others? How many? Answer me!"*

The Architect - The matrix is older than you know. I prefer counting from the emergence of one integral anomaly to the emergence of the next, in which case this is the sixth version.

*Again, the responses of the other Ones appear on the monitors: "Five versions? Three? I've been lied too. This is bullshit."*

Neo: There are only two possible explanations: either no one told me, or no one knows.

The Architect - Precisely. As you are undoubtedly gathering, the anomaly's systemic, creating fluctuations in even the most simplistic equations.

*Once again, the responses of the other Ones appear on the monitors: "You can't control me! F*ck you! I'm going to kill you! You can't make me do anything!*

Neo - Choice. The problem is choice.

*The scene cuts to Trinity fighting an agent, and then back to the Architect's room*

The Architect - The first matrix I designed was quite naturally perfect, it was a work of art, flawless, sublime. A triumph equaled only by its monumental failure. The inevitability of its doom is as apparent to me now as a consequence of the imperfection inherent in every human being, thus I redesigned it based on your history to more accurately reflect the varying grotesqueries of your nature. However, I was again frustrated by failure. I have since come to understand that the answer eluded me because it required a lesser mind, or perhaps a mind less bound by the parameters of perfection. Thus, the answer was stumbled upon by another, an intuitive program, initially created to investigate certain aspects of the human psyche. If I am the father of the matrix, she would undoubtedly be its mother.

Neo - The Oracle.

The Architect - Please. As I was saying, she stumbled upon a solution whereby nearly 99.9% of all test subjects accepted the program, as long as they were given a choice, even if they were only aware of the choice at a near unconscious level. While this answer functioned, it was obviously fundamentally flawed, thus creating the otherwise contradictory systemic anomaly, that if left unchecked might threaten the system itself. Ergo, those that refused the program, while a minority, if unchecked, would constitute an escalating probability of disaster.

Neo - This is about Zion.

The Architect - You are here because Zion is about to be destroyed. Its every living inhabitant terminated, its entire existence eradicated.

Neo - Bullshit.

*The responses of the other Ones appear on the monitors: "Bullshit!"*

The Architect - Denial is the most predictable of all human responses. But, rest assured, this will be the sixth time we have destroyed it, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it.

*Scene cuts to Trinity fighting an agent, and then back to the Architects room.*

The Architect - The function of the One is now to return to the source, allowing a temporary dissemination of the code you carry, reinserting the prime program. After which you will be required to select from the matrix 23 individuals, 16 female, 7 male, to rebuild Zion. Failure to comply with this process will result in a cataclysmic system crash killing everyone connected to the matrix, which coupled with the extermination of Zion will ultimately result in the extinction of the entire human race.

Neo - You won't let it happen, you can't. You need human beings to survive.

The Architect - There are levels of survival we are prepared to accept. However, the relevant issue is whether or not you are ready to accept the responsibility for the death of every human being in this world.

*The Architect presses a button on a pen that he is holding, and images of people from all over the matrix appear on the monitors*

The Architect - It is interesting reading your reactions. Your five predecessors were by design based on a similar predication, a contingent affirmation that was meant to create a profound attachment to the rest of your species, facilitating the function of the one. While the others experienced this in a very general way, your experience is far more specific. Vis-a-vis, love.

*Images of Trinity fighting the agent from Neo's dream appear on the monitors*

Neo - Trinity.

The Architect - Apropos, she entered the matrix to save your life at the cost of her own.

Neo - No!

The Architect - Which brings us at last to the moment of truth, wherein the fundamental flaw is ultimately expressed, and the anomaly revealed as both beginning, and end. There are two doors. The door to your right leads to the source, and the salvation of Zion. The door to the left leads back to the matrix, to her, and to the end of your species. As you adequately put, the problem is choice. But we already know what you're going to do, don't we? Already I can see the chain reaction, the chemical precursors that signal the onset of emotion, designed specifically to overwhelm logic, and reason. An emotion that is already blinding you from the simple, and obvious truth: she is going to die, and there is nothing that you can do to stop it.

*Neo walks to the door on his left*

The Architect - Humph. Hope, it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength, and your greatest weakness.

Neo - If I were you, I would hope that we don't meet again.

The Architect - We won't.

oh yeah, theres spoilers
 

conjur

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uh...might want to edit the topic title to say MATRIX SPOILERS IN THE 1st POST!

sheesh...get a clue!
 

Evadman

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I like how you put the spoiler thing at the bottom :)

BAN!
 

Spac3d

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Thanks for the spoliers warning
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:disgust::|
 

Orsorum

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Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Humanity is doomed to either meek submission to a collective, or oblivion. Love is meaningless, a sign of our weakness as a species.
 

fatbaby

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Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.
 

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I'm glad someone posted this, I personally thought this complicated the movie too much. A lot of my friends got lost at the beginning. I think they should of had him speak another language that way they could put captions on the bottom or something because the guy was talking fast with big words.
 

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Eh - I don't think it really spoils anything except the last part about which side Neo chooses. And not to mention, why on earth would a person read the entire script if they haven't seen the movie?
 

theNEOone

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Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

pretty accurate explanation, except that the 1% he's talking about is all the people in zion that were "hacked out of the matrix". neo is the "anomaly".

 

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Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

Umm - Neo is not that entire 1% - that would mean there were just 100 total people in the matrix. I believe that is the 1% that's been freed - hence all the inhabitants of zion - which would probably equate to a few thousand. The people inside the matrix would then be equal to some millions.
 

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Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

almost

there were 2 iterations of the Matrix BEFORE the first anamoly appears.

one could say Matrix 1 (too perfect) matrix 2 (imperfect but still didn't incorporate Choice But created the intuitive program Oracle) then Matrix 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6.

they are currently in Iteration 3.6.

the really interesting question is, How does Neo know the architect told him the truth about the 2 doors. How does Neo go OUTSIDE of the parameters that the architect has set.

Either choice he makes the architect could have both doors lead to the same reality or result.

We are lead to believe that Neo chose to save Trinity and NOT go to the source? but how do we know that where he went ISN'T the source?

 

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Wait... are the Neos in the monitors actually the other "Ones", showing the reaction they gave when they were there, or is it showing all the different choices that Neo could make?
 

DaiShan

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Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

You are a little mixed up. The one never fails to save zion, by choosing to continue the propogation of the human race, he saves zion for future generations. However one has to question why zion even exists, why do the machines allow men to leave the matrix? And when they do, why not exterminate them as they leave? The answer to the first question is control. If the 1% of the people that cannot live in the matrix realize what it is, they could destroy the essence of the matrix for those who can. Hence a control mechanism is needed, that 1% must be allowed to leave the matrix, however why not simply destroy those that leave the matrix? I don't know, maybe some of you do. Also, the oracle is NOT the mother of the matrix, the tone of the architecht was difficult to read, but the script reaffirms my feeling that she is not the mother. "Neo - The Oracle.

The Architect - Please. As I was saying..." This will be made more clear in the next matrix, I suspect that it is either a character whom we have not yet met, or an unlikely character already established.
 

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How odd, i wasn't following his words as easily in the movie, but now i get it! :D

Did you guys feel schtoopid too? :confused:
 

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Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

1% is Neo? That's not alot of people!
 

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Originally posted by: gotsmack
Why doesn't Neo Kill the Architect?

What would killing the Architect achieve? I'm sure the Matrix has a half-dozen backups of an important program like him.
 

theNEOone

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Originally posted by: DaiShan
Originally posted by: fatbaby
Originally posted by: Dragoon42
i still don't get it, anyone wanna explain?

Neo is in matrix 7.0. Everytime Zion falls, the matrix gets updated (from 1.0 to 2.0, 4.0 to 5.0) etc. Everytime "The One" fails to save Zion (by choosing the wrong door), Zion falls. Neo there because Zion is about to fall.

When he talks about the first matrix, he said he created it too perfectly. And because of humans are imperfect, they wouldn't believe that a perfect world could exist. Now remember that the matrix is created to keep humanity in check so they can produce power for the robots (as seen in the Matrix Episode 1) and when humanity doesn't believe the matrix is reality, the matrix will fail. So he created a new one with the help of the "Oracle". The oracle was a program that learned human psychology and the new matrix was modeled after our own history. 99% humans (that were powering the robots) believed that the matrix was real. The other 1% didn't. That 1% is neo.

You are a little mixed up. The one never fails to save zion, by choosing to continue the propogation of the human race, he saves zion for future generations. However one has to question why zion even exists, why do the machines allow men to leave the matrix? And when they do, why not exterminate them as they leave? The answer to the first question is control. If the 1% of the people that cannot live in the matrix realize what it is, they could destroy the essence of the matrix for those who can. Hence a control mechanism is needed, that 1% must be allowed to leave the matrix, however why not simply destroy those that leave the matrix? I don't know, maybe some of you do. Also, the oracle is NOT the mother of the matrix, the tone of the architecht was difficult to read, but the script reaffirms my feeling that she is not the mother. "Neo - The Oracle.

The Architect - Please. As I was saying..." This will be made more clear in the next matrix, I suspect that it is either a character whom we have not yet met, or an unlikely character already established.


actually, you are a little mixed up. fatbaby was on the right track. the One actually saves all the humans connected to the matrix, not zion. zion is completely destroyed. if the matrix isn't reloaded w/ the new code from the one, there is a "cataclysmic system crash" and everyone connected to the matrix is killed. (what's better, save 250,000 people or several million?? obviously the second choice. the previous "Ones" chose to save the millions of humans and reload the matrix. that is why it's in its 6th iteration.) the sentinels destroy zion. remember how the machines have "become exceedingly efficient at it"???? after the matrix reloads, the One chooses 23 individuals that are connected to the matrix to be "unhooked". these 23 individuals are used to repopulate zion.

edit:: however, i agree with the you that the oracle is not the "mother of the matrix."
 

RaiderJ

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Originally posted by: MacBaine
Wait... are the Neos in the monitors actually the other "Ones", showing the reaction they gave when they were there, or is it showing all the different choices that Neo could make?

I think it the choices that the previous "Ones" made, but some people think it is the various options Neo had. But if it is the choices that the other "One's" made, then they all made the same choice Neo made, right?
 

conjur

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Originally posted by: theNEOone

actually, you are a little mixed up. fatbaby was on the right track. the One actually saves all the humans connected to the matrix, not zion. zion is completely destroyed. if the matrix isn't reloaded w/ the new code from the one, there is a "cataclysmic system crash" and everyone connected to the matrix is killed. (what's better, save 250,000 people or several million?? obviously the second choice. the previous "Ones" chose to save the millions of humans and reload the matrix. that is why it's in its 6th iteration.) the sentinels destroy zion. remember how the machines have "become exceedingly efficient at it"???? after the matrix reloads, the One chooses 23 individuals that are connected to the matrix to be "unhooked". these 23 individuals are used to repopulate zion.

edit:: however, i agree with the you that the oracle is not the "mother of the matrix."
That's what got me...why would the Architect allow Neo to choose people to be 'freed'? Wouldn't the ideal for the machines be that no one is free and that all humans are part of the matrix?
 

theNEOone

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Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: theNEOone

actually, you are a little mixed up. fatbaby was on the right track. the One actually saves all the humans connected to the matrix, not zion. zion is completely destroyed. if the matrix isn't reloaded w/ the new code from the one, there is a "cataclysmic system crash" and everyone connected to the matrix is killed. (what's better, save 250,000 people or several million?? obviously the second choice. the previous "Ones" chose to save the millions of humans and reload the matrix. that is why it's in its 6th iteration.) the sentinels destroy zion. remember how the machines have "become exceedingly efficient at it"???? after the matrix reloads, the One chooses 23 individuals that are connected to the matrix to be "unhooked". these 23 individuals are used to repopulate zion.

edit:: however, i agree with the you that the oracle is not the "mother of the matrix."
That's what got me...why would the Architect allow Neo to choose people to be 'freed'? Wouldn't the ideal for the machines be that no one is free and that all humans are part of the matrix?



well, remember the 1% of humans that don't accept the matrix programming?? well, if these people keep accumulating inside the matrix, it causes a system failure. so this one percent need to be removed from the matrix. you need people in the real world to disconnect those jacked into the matrix, hence people like morpheus, trinity, etc. it's unclear why the machines don't just destroy the humans that don't accept the program, but it might be just that they can't find them. it might take a human "non-believer" to find another.