Great essay by author Dave Droar conceived around the existential decision the protagonist Neo faced in the Matrix movies:
Excerpt:
The central character of the film, Neo, is presented to us in the opening part of the film as a loner who is searching for a mysterious character called Morpheus (named after the Greek god of dreams and sleep). He is also trying to discover the answer to the question "What is the Matrix?"
Morpheus contacts Neo just as the machines (posing as sinister 'agents') are trying to keep Neo from find
ing out any more. When Morpheus and Neo meet, Morpheus offers Neo two pills. The red pill will answer the question "what is the Matrix?" (by removing him from it) and the blue pill simply for life to carry on as before. As Neo reaches for the red pill Morpheus warns Neo, "Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more."
Morpheus contacts Neo just as the machines (posing as sinister 'agents') are trying to keep Neo from find
ing out any more. When Morpheus and Neo meet, Morpheus offers Neo two pills. The red pill will answer the question "what is the Matrix?" (by removing him from it) and the blue pill simply for life to carry on as before. As Neo reaches for the red pill Morpheus warns Neo, "Remember, all I'm offering is the truth. Nothing more."
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