hollywood melon man

Chapter 225 Falsehood and Reality

There was lightning and thunder outside, but it was actually the effect created by the crew.

Neo and Morpheus finally met. The cool black actor turned around and showed an unattractive smile to Neo, including his big white teeth.

"Finally we meet."

Under the leadership of Tritini, Neo walked to Morpheus.

"You guessed it too, right? I'm Morpheus."

Neo shook hands with Morpheus: "Nice to meet you."

However, Morpheus' words surprised Neo: "No, I am honored to see you."

Then Morpheus invited Neo to sit down, and Neo, who was still a little confused, looked confused.

Morpheus said: "I guess you feel a bit like Alice now. You accidentally jumped into the rabbit hole. I can see it in your eyes."

This refers to the Alice in "Alice in Wonderland", who is indeed very similar to Neo who came into contact with a new world.

Next was Morpheus's magic moment. When little Gilbert was talking about the play with the actors, he asked Lawrence to listen to more of the so-called success masters and see how they became a magician.

So during the filming period, Lawrence attended several lectures given by masters of success studies, and went to the church to study the priest's demeanor. Finally, he combined the two together, and Morpheus, the magic stick, was born.

I have to say that this trick is very effective, and the nagging state during the performance really feels like that.

At this time, the great master Morpheus began to fool Neo, the savior.

Of course, Neo at this time cannot be called a savior. He has not completed his transformation and needs Morpheus's guidance.

"I can see that you are a person who accepts reality because you want to wake up. The irony is that we are not far from the truth now.

Do you believe in fate? Neo. "

Neo sounded a little confused, but still replied: "I don't believe it..."

"Why don't you believe it?"

"Because I don't like losing control of my life."

Morpheus pretended to be cool: "I completely understand what you mean."

Little Gilbert shouted stop, walked to the set, and said to Lawrence: "You should speak louder and lean forward to emphasize your words.

Let’s do it again…”

Shooting again, the effect is even better.

Morpheus took out a small box and began to turn it around in his hands, saying some words from the Riddler. Neo looked confused and suspicious, because Morpheus was absolutely right.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"The Matrix?"

"You want to know, what is the Matrix?"

Neo nodded slightly, and Morpheus then explained the matrix and said clearly: "You are a slave, Neo, like everyone else, you are born a slave.

You were born in a prison that you cannot feel..."

Because Scarlett had a cameo role, Scarlett came to the set very early. She pestered little Gilbert, sat on the chair next to him, and watched the performance on the set.

Looking at Morpheus's long and mysterious lines, Sijia was already confused.

She asked little Gilbert: "Are we living in a matrix?"

Little Gilbert smiled, and after the scene was finished, he asked Scarlett: "Scarlett, have you already doubted reality?"

"I didn't doubt it at first, but after watching their rivalry, I already had some doubts. Could it be that the candy I eat and the cola I drink are all a series of electronic signals?"

Scarlett raised the Coke in her hand suspiciously, suddenly feeling that it was fake, otherwise why would it taste so bad?

Little Gilbert pinched Scarlett's little face and said, "Scarlett, the philosopher Hilary Putnam mentioned the illusion of a brain in a vat in his book "Reason: Truth and History."

This is also one of the sources of the birth of the story "The Matrix".

Similar skepticism includes Zhuang Zhou’s dream of a butterfly in ancient China and Descartes’s stories and thoughts of I think, therefore I am waiting. "

"It turns out that some people have doubted the authenticity of this world so early,"

Scarlett was a little discouraged. After listening to Morpheus's deception, she realized that the world was unreal and thought she was the savior.

If she were the savior, she would rescue little Gilbert immediately and then scold him every day to enjoy herself. Who made little Gilbert not be gentle at all, and would catch himself and scold him when he didn't perform well?

Scarlett's plan made little Gilbert dumbfounded. It is normal for a little girl of this age to have random thoughts.

However, in order to prevent Scarlett from going astray, little Gilbert said: "Scarlett, we are not sure whether the world is real or not.

But I feel that doubting reality will only increase troubles. Where you work hard to live is reality. Even if this is virtual reality, you should live your life well. "

As he spoke, Little Gilbert pointed at Keanu Reeves, who came over to listen to Little Gilbert's trick: "Look at Neo, although he doubts the authenticity of the world, he works very hard and works two jobs day and night.

If you can't live well in the virtual world, how can you be a savior in the real world? "

Scarlett nodded: "Well, little Gilbert, what you said makes sense."

Little Gilbert continued to lie, then pointed at Lawrence and said: "One day, Morpheus will wake you up and tell you that you are the savior, so get up and save the world.

Until then, it’s not too late for you to think about it. "

Lawrence and Keanu Reeves applauded, and Lawrence said: "I thought I was confusing enough, but I didn't expect that you, the director, are the Morpheus."

Keanu Reeves nodded in agreement: "Yes, if the director said this to me, I would already be unable to hold myself back and want to be the savior."

Fortunately, adults have their own thoughts and are not like children who are prone to being fooled. Lawrence and Keanu Reeves don't doubt the truth about the world.

On the way back in the evening, Scarlett and little Gilbert were riding in the same car. She was very interested in how the human world perished in "The Matrix" and how the survivors survived.

So Scarlett pestered little Gilbert and asked her to tell her the background story.

Charlize Theron was sitting in a car together, and she was also very curious: "Little Gilbert, would you like to tell us about it? This way we can better understand the entire world of "The Matrix."

"Okay, let me tell you briefly." Little Gilbert had already written the background story for "The Matrix" and told the story of the war between humans and robots under the expectant eyes of two people, one large and one small.

With the development of human beings and the advancement of technology, human beings are addicted to wealth and enjoyment, and create robots in their own likeness.

Digging the first shovelful of soil for his own grave.

The artificial intelligence of robots gives birth to independent personalities. They execute human orders meticulously, but they do not receive the most basic respect from human beings.

Because of the increasing conflict between humans and robots, one day, a robot that was about to be destroyed by its owner killed the owner's family to protect itself.

This robot was quickly captured, and then the human government ordered the destruction of all robots of the same model as this robot, which naturally caused the robots to resist.

Humans suppressed the robots, but they did not completely eradicate them. The remaining robots were exiled to the desert.

And those surviving robots established a robot nation, named 01.

The creation of artificial intelligence and excellent productivity have allowed the robot empire to quickly surpass humans.

The robot proposed the principle of peaceful coexistence with humans, but was rejected, so a war between humans and robots soon broke out.

Humans were unable to destroy the robots with nuclear bombs, so they finally came up with a way to destroy the sky, because the energy source of the robot empire is mainly solar energy.

But losing solar energy does not stop robots. They can use nuclear energy, hydropower, thermal power and other energy sources to generate electricity. If this is not possible, they can also use humans to generate electricity!

So in the end, humans were defeated and became slaves used to generate electricity in the training warehouse.

After hearing this story, Charlize Theron and Scarlett were both amazed.

Charlize Theron even said: "Little Gilbert, I think this story is more exciting than the script. If there is a sequel, just shoot this story."

Sijia agreed: "I want to play a role, a robot leader who leads robots to resist human tyranny."

Little Gilbert was speechless: "Scarlett, you are a human being and you should be on our side."

Sijia hesitated for a long time and said, "But the robot is so powerful."

Well, the little girl wants to be whoever she thinks is powerful.

"Then you don't want to be the savior?" Little Gilbert asked.

Sijia tilted her head and thought for a long time, then asked: "Who is better, the savior or the robot empire?"

"What do you think?"

"I don't know, but the name of the savior sounds better, so I will be the savior." Although it was just a casual chat, the conversation gave little Gilbert some ideas. The background story of "The Matrix" was animated in its previous life, which completes the world view of "The Matrix".

Little Gilbert feels that even if it is not used for making movies, it is still feasible to make animations or TV series like in his previous life.

When the time comes, Little Gilbert will discuss this with Warner and Disney to maximize profits after the film is released.

The story of "The Matrix" is exciting enough, but it is not flawless and has no shortcomings.

For example, little Gilbert feels that it is a bit illogical to use humans to generate electricity. According to the principles of power generation and biology, the efficiency of human power generation is very low.

The input and output are completely disproportionate, and a matrix is ​​specially created to allow the humans in the training powerhouse to live in a weaving dream.

This is a completely unnecessary action. If it is really used to generate electricity, gene editing technology can be used to turn all humans into vegetative states.

In this way, there will be no need for the Matrix, and there will be no awakened people born to resist the rule of the robot empire.

So after the original script, Gilbert Jr. made certain changes.

Using humans to generate electricity is actually the speculation of the awakened humans themselves, which comes from the Zion Archives.

Is it possible that this file has been modified by the all-pervasive matrix in order to conceal its true purpose?

Following this train of thought, little Gilbert came up with a new idea.

What if the true purpose of the robot empire is actually something else, such as evolution?

Absorbing energy is just incidental behavior. Robots are intelligent tools designed by humans in their own image and have the ability to learn by themselves.

But this learning ability has a bottleneck and upper limit, so humans need to improve it.

The robot empire keeps humans in captivity and stimulates their brains in order to continue to learn from humans and achieve endless evolution.

By the time the third film of "The Matrix" was filmed, the robot empire had been able to reach beyond the ruined sky and receive solar energy.

Perhaps they also discovered this shortcoming, and the Wachowski brothers completed similar settings later.

But it's a pity that after adding a setting, more shortcomings were exposed. The Wachowski brothers, who listened to the critics' deception, left behind a flawed "The Matrix" story.

Therefore, Gilbert Jr. will try his best to correct some shortcomings and ensure that the story of the entire trilogy is more complete.

Apart from anything else, box office must be considered.

Even if the critics revile him, Gilbert Jr. will ensure that the trilogy earns money at the box office.

I may not direct the latter two parts myself, but I can be a producer, find other directors to take charge, and control the direction of the film myself.

James Gunn is very suitable. He has many ideas and sufficient abilities. It is very suitable for him to take over.

But these are things for the future. Now let’s get the current things done first.

The role played by Scarlett is a little novice who teaches Neo. She reveals a fact and a concept to Neo.

The next day, Scarlett's scene was shot.

For this role, Sijia's beautiful long hair was shaved off and became a small bald head. The little girl pouted, her hair was shaved, and she wasn't very happy.

However, Scarlett did not act like a princess relying on little Gilbert's favor, but cooperated obediently.

She understood that little Gilbert was not very polite at work. If I have a bad temper, what will I do next time when little Gilbert doesn't play with me?
However, after putting on the novice costume, Scarlett touched her bald head and pestered little Gilbert: "Little Gilbert, I have sacrificed so much, you have to make it up to me."

Little Gilbert found it funny: "Okay, what compensation do you want?"

Scarlett touched her bald head and thought for a long time: "Well... I want a room full of dolls. I want them for my birthday."

Scarlett's birthday is coming soon, and little Gilbert did not refuse and immediately agreed: "Okay, I will celebrate your birthday at the Melon Manor then to fulfill your wish."

Sijia was then satisfied, clapped her hands and said, "That's pretty much it..."

Filming soon begins, with Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, going to meet the Prophet and encountering a group of unusual children.

One of the bald children is very special. She can bend the spoon and turn it in various directions freely. Then the bald child handed the spoon to Neo, who squatted down and looked at the spoon curiously.

At this time, the little bald man played by Scarlett spoke: "Don't think about bending the spoon, that's impossible. You need to recognize the facts."

"What fact?"

"The spoon doesn't exist."

Well, yesterday I was complaining that Lawrence's character was like a master of magic tricks. Unexpectedly, Scarlett turned into a master of magic tricks today and started telling riddles.

"No spoon?"

“Then you realize that it’s not the spoon that’s bent, it’s you.”

Neo took the spoon, and sure enough it was bent just as he thought. Just as he understood something, the prophet's maid came over and informed: "The prophet can see you now."

Neo looked back and found that the spoon had returned to its original appearance.

The bending part of the spoon is partly shot in real life. The crew found a magician who often performs such magic tricks, and the magician made several magic spoons for bending.

However, it is easy for people to see flaws in this type of magic without obstruction, and this requires post-production special effects work.

This is the first time that Little Gilbert's Orange Special Effects Studio has been independently responsible for such complex special effects.

Not only is it as simple as spoon bending, but also bullet time, the scene of a helicopter hitting a building, etc.

The part where Neo and Tritini were in the helicopter was shot in real life, but the part where the helicopter hit the building was shot in a studio using miniature models and combined with special effects to achieve the effect.

Regarding the special effects production of "The Matrix", it can be said that it is a masterpiece that combines the progress of the special effects technology industry in recent years.

This is also the reason why the male and female leading actors in the film generally have low salaries, but the production cost still reaches 80 million US dollars. Special effects are made with money, and they can't be done without money.

After this scene, Scarlett's scene was completed.

Charlize Theron naughtily gave bald Scarlett a final flower and asked for a photo.

The little girl pouted. She didn't want to take a photo with her. Her bald head was so ugly now that she was immediately outshone by Sister Sally.

But then Sijia thought about it, after the movie is released, everyone will still see me like this, so it doesn't matter.

After a few months, my hair grew back and I became a beautiful Scarlett again.

After Scarlett's guest appearance ended, Old Gilbert also came to the set to play his own role. Originally, according to the image of the old man, he was very suitable to play the anthropomorphic image of the Robot Emperor later on.

But after hearing from Little Gilbert that he would not direct the next few films, the old man expressed no interest in the role, so he made a guest appearance in "The Matrix".

The role played by the old man is Neo's unscrupulous boss. He looks very much like an unscrupulous boss, so it is just right for him to play this role.

"You are unwilling to follow orders, Mr. Anderson. You think you are special enough to be exempted from the rules.

Obviously, you are wrong.

We lead the software industry because every employee considers himself part of the whole. Therefore, when employees have problems, the company has problems..."

While his boss was giving a long speech, Neo kept looking outside the field, where maintenance workers were cleaning the glass.

The old man's role is also very simple, just this one, but this scene is full of metaphors.

The role of the old man is actually the Matrix. Neo can either obey the Matrix, be obedient, and become an energy-supplying human being.

Either they don't obey the rules of the matrix, they may destroy the matrix, and they will be eliminated by the matrix's anti-virus program, that is, the agents.

In fact, Neo's real name in the virtual world has its own meaning.

His real name is Thomas Anderson. Thomas comes from one of the disciples of Jesus in the Bible. He has a nickname, Doubting Thomas.

Even the resurrection of Jesus, the skeptical Thomas had to see it with his own eyes before he would believe it.

The naming of this character implies that Neo has long doubted the authenticity of the world.

Anderson's name is also very particular. If you split the root of the word, according to Greek parlance, the first half is human, and the second half is son. The sum total is son of man.

Jesus calls himself the Son of Man, the Son of God, again hinting at Neo's identity.

In this way, Jesus actually had three brothers. One is King Xiuquan and the other is Little Gilbert.

The nickname Little Gilbert, the Son of God, was not given to him by himself, but was given to him by fans.

It is because he made great achievements at a young age that others think are unbelievable, so everyone feels that if he was not the son of God, it would obviously be impossible to do these things.

Now there is another Neo, albeit in a movie.

However, many people can easily bring the identity in the movie into reality. Maybe Keanu Reeves will also become the Son of God in the future.

(End of this chapter)