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Week 3 Day 3: Turning Points – THE MATRIX
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The Matrix – Turning Points Week 3 Day 3
Watch 1st time for:
• How does this Turning Point cause the following:
• Part of the character’s journey.
Neo wakes up into reality instead of the matrix dream world he was in. Neo needs to know what reality is before he can learn how to fix or actually do anything to fix it.
• Changes the character’s life forever.
Now he knows that the life he was living was a fake/dream reality created by the machines and their programs. He can’t really un-know this unless he purposefully chooses to become a battery again and be a source of power for the machines and their programs.
• Requires them to up their game NOW.
He must learn how to survive, live and thrive in this new reality. He must learn how to combat the machines and their programs. Then he must combat the machines/programs.
Watch 2nd time for:
1. What makes these characters engaging?
Neo is engaging because he is so innocent and is about to be thrown into the knowledge of the hellish environment he was really living in and the appalling conditions humans are living in hiding from the machines and their programs.
Mrpheus is engaging because he knows so much and cares so much.
The others are engaging because they know what is about to happen and are flippant about it until something goes wrong.
2. How are they expressing their profile?
Neo: Risk Taker, Analyst/Explorer, Searcher, Innocent,
Morpheus: Leader, Spy/Agent, Serious,
The crew: Field Agents, Supportive, Irreverent, Serious
3. Where do you see character depth in this scene?
Neo took the Red pill and is taking the risk to search for the truth and yet he is innocent and afraid. He has traits that are opposing and has no idea what he is in for. Waking up in a pool of goo with a breathing tube attached to wires all over his body is a complete shock to him. He knew something was wrong, but really had no idea what was really happening. He goes from innocence to awakening in seconds and is in awe of what he finds out.
Morpheus: Goes from serious to talking in riddles.
The Crew: Go from joking around to being really serious and supportive.
Daily Focus – Searching for Breakthroughs:
What makes this character great from a writing perspective:
Neo: He is in a new world and has so far to go to find out what is happening and to become the ONE.
Morpheus: Is the character who has the most knowledge/understanding of what is going on. He is a leader and a teacher and can guide Neo on his journey to a certain extent, but then can’t step beyond that because Neo is the ONE.
The Crew: Are interesting individuals who each have a stake in saving humanity.
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