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Ep. 7: The Matrix: Resurrections

Cinema of Meaning

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The Metaphor of the Analyst in the Matrix Resurrections

There's an interesting tension in this film, which is that, in some sense, it's trying to make its metaphor a little bit more clearly. And we can get into the way in which it's a metaphor for trans experience directly. But then there's still a lot of elements of this story that, i feel like, with a very simplistic reading, can be misinterpreted and taken in the wrong way. The literal text of the matrix resurrections is inviting you to believe that modern therapeutic practices are designed to blind you from the harsh truths underpinning reality.

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