"Ignorance is bliss" is basically what my parents and almost all my teachers always tell me. To name it, they would denounce anyone's dream to raise awareness in people about injustice in their works (as well as fight it) as childish and impractical, and they would tell us to be "realistic" -- to submit ourselves to the companies who are only concerned of "profit-making" by pleasing their target audiences in order to make money and survive as artists
@RaidenWarriors "ignorance is bliss" is a misquote. The quote is "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." from Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College - as you can see, it leaves open the possibility that ignorance may not be bliss.
He didn't have to, he didn't want to remember anything about the Matrix or his past life, he just wanted to be re-inserted with a load of cash and fame. A new life if you will.
@MrNykatawa But if he's not gonna remember that Smith was suppose to make him rich, Smith could promise him the world for all he cares and then double cross him as soon as they plug Cypher back into the Matrix.
@lildrift559 I believe that was Smiths plan all along anyway. It was suspected (and later confirmed in The Matrix Online) that re-insertion was impossible, which only makes this scene even more calculating in regards to Smith. I imagine that after Cypher had done what he was asked he would jack-in to ask Smith about preparations etc and probably would have been killed on the spot, either that or Sentinels would be sent to kill him.
I don't think the machines have much of a concept of deceit, as humans do. It would be pride and hatred that to my knowledge the machines do not possess.
I woke up to the Real Matrix, we live in - the Illuminati, the heartbreak this led me to know I couldn't have foreseen. He who seeks the absolute truth will merely get closer to absolute pain, isolation, and absolute heartbreak...THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE - BUT FIRST IT'S GOING TO PISS YOU OFF, A LOT!!! ps this led me to jesus/christianity...the deeper in the rabbit hole you go the more difficult it gets...illuminati, satan worshippers, run the world..hate jesus/christianity. Enemy of my enemy
The Matrix move conveys basic concepts present in Buddhism and Christian ism...
See for yourself:
Neo is the Savior, a resurrected Messiah by Trinity (the name!), who is the 'Virgin Woman', the Architect is God, The Merovingian is the Devil, the Agents are Demons and Cypher is... any guess? WHO SOLD THE MESSIAH? JUDAS! THE BETRAYER.
Not exactly. Smith at this point only kills threats to the Matrix, ie, humans who have become aware and hostile. IMO Smith would have honored the agreement unless there was an overriding protocol he had to obey. The Architect and his agents appear to behave lawful neutral in these matters, though it's definitely a case of be careful what you wish for...
When I watched this scene a few days ago, one thing struck me: if cypher says he wants to remember absolutely nothing, then how does he know that the agents will have given him what he wanted, like when he said he wanted to be a rich, important person in the matrix. The agents could have had him sell out his friends, and totally buttfucked him by making him a homeless man or something, and cypher would have never known he had been had!
@SAOrules It's been years since I've seen the movie, but didn't they eventually state that they had no intention of honoring their end of the bargain anyway?
@FatherHeathen Well when I had watched this scene, I was thinking that they were going to honor their bargains, I was just commenting on the bad phrasing of cypher stating what he wanted. By the way, I didn't see the whole movie at the time either.
@ReefFrog - if you label English alphabet A to Z with numbers 1 - 26, and add up the words icosahedron, computer, and illusion they each add up to 111, which is interesting cause they all relate to water & reflections in various ways do those words.
@Rayman4321 - well this is ineresting, i appear to have moved into a parallel universe where sam rockwell isn't the actor that played cypher anymore, and the weirder part being - when i found out he was, many years ago, it never seemed right.
This is the perfect analogy for people who double speak, like you tell them nations don't exist, it's all big business, and they pretend to get what your saying because they know your right when u tell them this and they know your smart enuf 2 back it up with proof, but then they cling to the bible and flag or some shit anyhow b/c its what they wanna believe regardless... Or people who say they don't believe in religion but they believe in the bible, or jebus or something.
In the film we see Morpheus's crew eating some porridge like goop that they appear to be sick off, then we see they have the ability to load their own matrix simulations with whatever they want, why did they never load up a dinner simulation? If not for actual sustenance then at least for recreation.
Such a shame the abysmal two sequals had nothing like this. Instead they focused on introducing a lot of pointless vampire and werewolf programs. Some ghosts or whatever they were. A program cheating on his program wife and she needs to sample a kiss? WTF??
@McLarenMercedes ....What movies were you watching? I mean, yeah. I love this scene, and I agree the second and third movies weren't nearly as good, but there were absolutely no vampire or shit in them. Just a group of programs disguised as rich people and/or bodyguards.
Matrix Reloaded. Persephone or whatever she was called talked about some "old programs" from a former version of the Matrix, which humans believed were vampires, werewolves, ghosts and such. It is implied they gave rise to those myths. A few of those mute programs seemed to have vampire fangs sloppily hidden in their mouths. How to kill them? Yep, you need a silver bullet (which kills werewolves) in a gun, as Persephone demonstrates. Stupid.
They should have sticked with the agents, who seemingly all were cold and emotionless. That worked. Introducing a lot of all too human like programs with petty emotions and desires was ridiculous. Worse, all those ghosts (the bodyguard twins), vampires (those fools that worked for annoyed-French-guy-program) and whatever killed the whole movie.
They vampires didn't suck blood. But they sure as hell had fangs and VERY vampire like appearances. Probably sucked blood offscreen.
@McLarenMercedes i loved every single movie, i loved the introduction of more characters, i DID LIKE the merovingian, and persephone, i loved every instant of every movie, but, then again, this is YOUR opinion and i will let it untouched.
@Xerock I think at the opening, it's the other way around, Cypher was Trinity's operator.
That wouldn't explain this scene. They would be able to see that he was sat with an agent. You can't just plug yourself into the Matrix and then unplug yourself, you need an operator. That operator will always be able to see what you're doing and that includes striking dirty deals with the devil.
Yes it does. It explains the opening dialogue when Cypher says "we're going to kill him". It explains all the uncomfortable glances between Trinity and Cypher. It explains It explains what Trinity was so afraid of when she admitted she was n love with Neo. It explains why Trinity wouldn't let Neo go back for Morpheus. Its how Trinity knew Cypher had killed Tank and Dozer over the phone.
I have a question : How did Cypher got to speak with Smith IN THE MATRIX without anyone knowing it. Isn't he supposed to be "sent" there by an operator.
Cypher was like : "Hey my man, yeah you. Could you..hum...send me in the matrix? I d'like to go shopping...and do some personal stuff".
@CaptainUptown It didn't have to be carried out all of a sudden, it probably took some time. Maybe he started by leaving messages for the agents as he was in the Matrix with the others (he does that later when leaves a cell phone in the trash can). Also, remember in the beginning that he leaves a tip for the agents to find Trinity (and one comments that the source was trustworthy). Later he could have waited for a late shift and then uploaded himself. Anyway, it is not that difficult.
It could be that the operator can only keep track at one person when there in the matrix, and like telephones there are always dead zones so it could be that Cypher in a part of the matrix that no one can see him.
@CaptainUptown It's easy..at midnight (when the rest were sleeping) he entered the matrix, spoke with Smith and ate the fake steak... To disconnect himself from the matrix he didn't need help of any mate of the tripulation, because he already had Smith's help to disconnect him whenever he wants...They use telephones because they're a pirate signal...but in this case, the reject was directly by matrix itself... Simple
No one knows for sure how he did it, but a few scenes previous when Neo comes in and startles Cypher (when they share the drink), he was setting up the meeting with Smith in the Matrix. It's likely he also set some sort of timer/program to make the call to jack out once the meeting was done.
@CRAKIZGOOD That's probably how it happend. I remember the scene when Neo scares Cypher. It seems like Cypher was doing something shady. And also, during that scene, Neo asks Cypher if what they see on the screen is the Matrix, it tells Cypher that Neo couldn't have any clue of what Cypher was really doing since Neo was incapable of "reading" the code.
But still, I have this image in my mind where someone just walks by, and sees Cypher plugged in, and no one else around. Hahaha.
Always wondered myself. One poster's idea of Cypher programing a jack in has merit, but it's speculation. Fact is to the best of my knowledge the source material doesn't address it, making it a plot hole. I didn't catch this until the third re-watching of the series...
@vatiz93 Im not AZ09astrophysicist but, if you don't know something it can't hurt you. if cypher went back into the matrix with no knowledge of its true nature how do you think he'd feel?
Knowing the truth is dangerous. Certain knowledge is too much for some to handle. Knowing righteous, can either lead you to liberated madness or blissful conformity. When the time comes, which pill will you choose? Remember, there's a difference between knowing the path........ and walking it.
LOOLLLL why wasnt smith drinking anything if u look where hes sitting theres no plate or drink infront of him i know hes a program but still wud be unrealistic going into a Restaurant and not eating anything wud be funny if tank woke up and saw him eating in the matrix next too smith
Pretty chains, gilded cage, or freedom that's sometimes cold, dirty and ugly? You get to decide every day. How do your local government and police treat you and your fellow citizens? How much are you willing to allow to be done to people with whom you DISAGREE? Don't go back to your pod like your awakening never happened. When you're no longer producing anything that the machine needs, including silent consent... FLUSH.
Joe Pantaliano, an Italian-American actor from New York City or New Jersey (he also starred on "The Sopranos") would certainly use the lower-class urban double negative to reinforce the thug characterization. "Mr. Reagan"? Somebody important. An actor. If the Matrix can create an entire reality, including false memories, why not provide the universal illusion that Cypher is former gov. of Ca., then president and has already served a term and been re-elected? As simple as digital steak.
Hey, I always wondered, Cypher wasn't alone on this job, how could he connect to the matrix without help?..I'd say the conspiracy was far bigger than we thought.
if you properly listen to this scene it is the biggest mind fuck ! i still havent made heads or tales of it to this day :L such genius went into the writing of this film.
@JoshBoyy1 The Matrix simulates sensory input. The steak he's eating doesn't really exist, it's a simulation, the Matrix is simply tricking his brain into believing he's tasting steak. Take a psychology class that discusses sensation and perception ;)
@sugarnspike613 Yep isn't it crazy how much philosophy is in this movie? I remember seeing this movie as a kid and thinking "COOL" and now as I'm in college I'm like "dang this movie was crazy smart".
@Mustdang I said psychology, actually. But yes, there is quite a bit of philosophy as well! I feel exactly the same, although my reaction as a kid was actually to run and hide xD The scene where Neo wakes up in the pod scared the shit out of me....I still hate the stupid squids to this day
@sugarnspike613 Oh I know lol but I was saying philosophy too :P OH same here...I HATED when he pulled all the plugs out of himself on that part...it was disgusting....
Ironically, the guy playing as Cypher IS an actor... in this film of course. We could be living in the Matrix and the actor playing Cypher in real life made a deal with an agent...
If really was a douchebag liek a Smith to Smith, he would have quoted Cypher verbadum when he said "I don't want to remember nothing", so he would remeber everything either turn insane, attempt to rebel again, in which the either the Agents or his former team would kill him if they were still alive.
it is better to have a nice and beautiful dream than a harsh reality. Cypher just so humane for me
firelordsein 4 days ago
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Mr. Reagan = Ronald Reagan reference being an "actor" and selling out the USA.
bal2569 1 week ago
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bal2569 1 week ago
stake: the best freaking masterpiece... makes me hungry
dico117 2 weeks ago
Cypher = ralphie from sopranos!
Imlegallyretarded 3 weeks ago
Someday, I will know what kind of steak that is. It looks so delicious. I'm so jealous of that actor.
misslarisha 3 weeks ago
if he doesn't remember than they can just flush him and forget about him?
blitzer1110 3 weeks ago
as most people won't dance to music containing serious themes.
RaidenWarriors 1 month ago
"Ignorance is bliss" is basically what my parents and almost all my teachers always tell me. To name it, they would denounce anyone's dream to raise awareness in people about injustice in their works (as well as fight it) as childish and impractical, and they would tell us to be "realistic" -- to submit ourselves to the companies who are only concerned of "profit-making" by pleasing their target audiences in order to make money and survive as artists
RaidenWarriors 1 month ago
@RaidenWarriors "ignorance is bliss" is a misquote. The quote is "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." from Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College - as you can see, it leaves open the possibility that ignorance may not be bliss.
leedsmanc 2 weeks ago
I'm so disappointed with this world. I wanted to be plugged back in as well...
guishuheshang 1 month ago
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GreneMamba0 1 month ago
that's the only real use for the Matrix. An endless supply of steak for everyone without ever actually have to cook steak.
JesusTerminator 1 month ago
If you believe something long enough it becomes real to you at least....
darkdetective29 1 month ago
i'm eating a steak right now and the matrix is telling me that it is juicy and delicious. Ignorance is bliss
konfusion2113 2 months ago 4
If he didn't wanna remember nothing, how was he gonna remember that Smith was gonna make him rich? I smell loophole :D
lildrift559 2 months ago
@lildrift559 True. :D Either way, I always thought Smith would just kill him once he got Morpheus.
UltimateWheelman 1 month ago
@lildrift559
He didn't have to, he didn't want to remember anything about the Matrix or his past life, he just wanted to be re-inserted with a load of cash and fame. A new life if you will.
MrNykatawa 1 month ago
@MrNykatawa But if he's not gonna remember that Smith was suppose to make him rich, Smith could promise him the world for all he cares and then double cross him as soon as they plug Cypher back into the Matrix.
lildrift559 1 month ago
@lildrift559 I believe that was Smiths plan all along anyway. It was suspected (and later confirmed in The Matrix Online) that re-insertion was impossible, which only makes this scene even more calculating in regards to Smith. I imagine that after Cypher had done what he was asked he would jack-in to ask Smith about preparations etc and probably would have been killed on the spot, either that or Sentinels would be sent to kill him.
MrNykatawa 1 month ago
@lildrift559
I don't think the machines have much of a concept of deceit, as humans do. It would be pride and hatred that to my knowledge the machines do not possess.
pboisei 3 weeks ago
@pboisei "Will you keep your promise?" (The Oracle)
"What do you think I am? Human?" (The Architect)
Last scene from The Matrix Revolution
firelordsein 4 days ago
how did he get a meeting with Agent Smith without the squad knowing?
archi99ful 2 months ago
I always like to watch this scene while i'm eating ^^
horaciosi 2 months ago
Ignorance is bliss... Its valid for every time.
feyyazesat 2 months ago
I woke up to the Real Matrix, we live in - the Illuminati, the heartbreak this led me to know I couldn't have foreseen. He who seeks the absolute truth will merely get closer to absolute pain, isolation, and absolute heartbreak...THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE - BUT FIRST IT'S GOING TO PISS YOU OFF, A LOT!!! ps this led me to jesus/christianity...the deeper in the rabbit hole you go the more difficult it gets...illuminati, satan worshippers, run the world..hate jesus/christianity. Enemy of my enemy
vincent4500 2 months ago
Watch this scene whenever you eat steak, and watch the scene from Pulp Fiction whenever you eat hamburgers.
Sukuun 2 months ago
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You know, I know this cock doesn't exist. I know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious.
Deavi783 2 months ago
Lucypher
HUNAdamus94 2 months ago
I like how he wants to be an actor even though actors are rich and not necessarily important.
heyufool1 2 months ago
this is like something out of Faust or Dr Faustus
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
just reading comments and i dont understand the need for people to be so prolix all the time
Moc870 3 months ago
He made so hungry when i first seen this...
marcelliversetti3 3 months ago
I want to be someone important... like an actor. And there it is, a whole generation was NLP [neuro-linguistically programmed] to believe so.
daniluchison 3 months ago
@daniluchison - there's many levels to this, actors have agents to get them work...
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
The Matrix move conveys basic concepts present in Buddhism and Christian ism...
See for yourself:
Neo is the Savior, a resurrected Messiah by Trinity (the name!), who is the 'Virgin Woman', the Architect is God, The Merovingian is the Devil, the Agents are Demons and Cypher is... any guess? WHO SOLD THE MESSIAH? JUDAS! THE BETRAYER.
daniluchison 3 months ago
"Ignorance is bliss", the best sentence in the entire movie, just brilliant, and the harp in the background just exquisite.
penerico23 4 months ago
I want to eat that big ass piece of steak. I vey he asked mr smith to treat him out to that place.
supatoker420 4 months ago
Cypher was the only human on that crew. The rest of them belong in a church.
gukonni 4 months ago
I want some steak now.
nana090481 4 months ago
Brilliant scene, shows how humanity is wilfully ignorant on so many levels.
It also shows that steak is great food
Tiger66261 4 months ago 4
"like an actor"
We are living in the matrix?
eitrig 4 months ago
I like my steak rare because of Cypher. Thank you Cypher.
NottinghamForest22 4 months ago
I like the part where he eats the steak.
mferris77 5 months ago
I want to eat that steak so baaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!
Dreamer25Yup 5 months ago 2
Cypher is a cinematic represantation of Judas. Willingly accepts ignorance of truth for worldly desires.
jeremylambden 5 months ago 9
Why'd he eat my pepperoni?
Leatherbubba 5 months ago
Oh wait.... no shit he would've already, he IS supposed to kill all humans thats right..... lol
rockfan363 5 months ago
@rockfan363
Not exactly. Smith at this point only kills threats to the Matrix, ie, humans who have become aware and hostile. IMO Smith would have honored the agreement unless there was an overriding protocol he had to obey. The Architect and his agents appear to behave lawful neutral in these matters, though it's definitely a case of be careful what you wish for...
jennyinthepark 2 months ago
@jennyinthepark ty
rockfan363 2 months ago
Anyone think that Smith would've killed Cypher anyway? Like after if Cypher succeeded in his job?
rockfan363 5 months ago
@rockfan363
yep cypher is just a tool
PowerCrumb45 5 months ago
This scene makes me hungry for steak... and I'm vegetarian!
LordVader89 6 months ago 39
@LordVader89
lol funny
ChateauSiran1986 5 months ago
Everytime I see this scene I wish I was eating a juicy and delicious steak.
CesarTT81 6 months ago 2
When I watched this scene a few days ago, one thing struck me: if cypher says he wants to remember absolutely nothing, then how does he know that the agents will have given him what he wanted, like when he said he wanted to be a rich, important person in the matrix. The agents could have had him sell out his friends, and totally buttfucked him by making him a homeless man or something, and cypher would have never known he had been had!
SAOrules 6 months ago
@SAOrules It's been years since I've seen the movie, but didn't they eventually state that they had no intention of honoring their end of the bargain anyway?
FatherHeathen 6 months ago
@FatherHeathen Well when I had watched this scene, I was thinking that they were going to honor their bargains, I was just commenting on the bad phrasing of cypher stating what he wanted. By the way, I didn't see the whole movie at the time either.
SAOrules 6 months ago
This is Charlie Veitch, having a job interview.
Quex01 6 months ago
wait all my life is a computer program :[ sucks i gain weight though :[
romka4567 6 months ago
Shieet... I keep seeing the number 111 everywhere. Even the length of this video is 1:11.
ReefFrog 6 months ago
@ReefFrog - if you label English alphabet A to Z with numbers 1 - 26, and add up the words icosahedron, computer, and illusion they each add up to 111, which is interesting cause they all relate to water & reflections in various ways do those words.
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
Cypher = Charlie Vietch
tjxkid 6 months ago 24
@tjxkid
Couldn't have said it better myself. Especially the line. Ignorance is bliss.
Darkstar263 6 months ago
@tjxkid What makes you say that about Charlie Vietch?
AroundTheWaymon 5 months ago
@tjxkid Fucking wrong.
Cypher = Joe Pantoliano
Same guy who played Teddy in the film ''Memento''.
Rayman4321 3 months ago
@Rayman4321
lol...dude...u didnt get what i meant did u....
tjxkid 3 months ago
@Rayman4321 - well this is ineresting, i appear to have moved into a parallel universe where sam rockwell isn't the actor that played cypher anymore, and the weirder part being - when i found out he was, many years ago, it never seemed right.
JustSomePerson888 2 months ago
@tjxkid No, I didn't.
What could you possibly mean by that?
Rayman4321 3 months ago
(0:10-0:22) "Got that, audience?"
horaciosi 6 months ago
Obviously, Cypher is a Democrat.
snuffy188 7 months ago 5
@snuffy188 Ha ha! Agreed dude!
SAOrules 6 months ago
@snuffy188 Would that make the agents the republicans?
FatherHeathen 6 months ago
That's me every time I go to Outback Steak House
romansseven 7 months ago
Why didn't Agent Smith have anything?
DraganDrabic 7 months ago
And those are people who call themselves truth seekers lol.... More like selective truth seekers...
InvisibleMan542 7 months ago
This is the perfect analogy for people who double speak, like you tell them nations don't exist, it's all big business, and they pretend to get what your saying because they know your right when u tell them this and they know your smart enuf 2 back it up with proof, but then they cling to the bible and flag or some shit anyhow b/c its what they wanna believe regardless... Or people who say they don't believe in religion but they believe in the bible, or jebus or something.
InvisibleMan542 7 months ago
"Ignorance is Bliss" (Or: How To Use In A Great Way A Great Quote By The Great Orwell).
RatkosKorner 7 months ago
Ignorance is bliss... best scene of the movie. All Morpheus' speech is nothing but bullshit.
FaustVandrake 7 months ago 3
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that steak looks fucking AWESOME
sadface0 8 months ago
mmm steak
sherif1981 8 months ago
good phrase
Veirtimid 8 months ago
when christopher and tony disposed of ralph's body he got put into the matrix.
133old 8 months ago
In the film we see Morpheus's crew eating some porridge like goop that they appear to be sick off, then we see they have the ability to load their own matrix simulations with whatever they want, why did they never load up a dinner simulation? If not for actual sustenance then at least for recreation.
xhaze8 8 months ago
@xhaze8
Good question. They could eat the real food first, then for afters, jack in for pizza! ;-)
jennyinthepark 2 months ago
I get the real strong impression that Agent's don't need to eat like humans do.
linkfan160 9 months ago
@linkfan160 Would you feed your computer? xD
Ikesgurl123 8 months ago
@Ikesgurl123 Nope xD
linkfan160 8 months ago
Good scene.
Such a shame the abysmal two sequals had nothing like this. Instead they focused on introducing a lot of pointless vampire and werewolf programs. Some ghosts or whatever they were. A program cheating on his program wife and she needs to sample a kiss? WTF??
McLarenMercedes 9 months ago
@McLarenMercedes yah i guess...except for Neos conversation with the architect. that was the most intriguing sceen in the series to me...
mooseknuckle312 8 months ago
@McLarenMercedes ....What movies were you watching? I mean, yeah. I love this scene, and I agree the second and third movies weren't nearly as good, but there were absolutely no vampire or shit in them. Just a group of programs disguised as rich people and/or bodyguards.
Mac1634 8 months ago
@Mac1634
Matrix Reloaded. Persephone or whatever she was called talked about some "old programs" from a former version of the Matrix, which humans believed were vampires, werewolves, ghosts and such. It is implied they gave rise to those myths. A few of those mute programs seemed to have vampire fangs sloppily hidden in their mouths. How to kill them? Yep, you need a silver bullet (which kills werewolves) in a gun, as Persephone demonstrates. Stupid.
Those twins were clearly "ghosts".
McLarenMercedes 8 months ago
@Mac1634
They should have sticked with the agents, who seemingly all were cold and emotionless. That worked. Introducing a lot of all too human like programs with petty emotions and desires was ridiculous. Worse, all those ghosts (the bodyguard twins), vampires (those fools that worked for annoyed-French-guy-program) and whatever killed the whole movie.
They vampires didn't suck blood. But they sure as hell had fangs and VERY vampire like appearances. Probably sucked blood offscreen.
McLarenMercedes 8 months ago
@McLarenMercedes i loved every single movie, i loved the introduction of more characters, i DID LIKE the merovingian, and persephone, i loved every instant of every movie, but, then again, this is YOUR opinion and i will let it untouched.
peace
spiderlolo100 7 months ago
Nicely put harp melody here!
RaidenWarriors 9 months ago
One of the best scenes in the movie, sums up everything
MasterR73 9 months ago
@MasterR73
Not everything. Think on this. Who was Cypher's operator?
Xerock 9 months ago
@Xerock I always wondered that.
Ankhrae 9 months ago
@Ankhrae
listen to the opening dialogue between Cypher and Trinity. I think Trinity was Cypher's operator.
Xerock 9 months ago
@Xerock I think at the opening, it's the other way around, Cypher was Trinity's operator.
That wouldn't explain this scene. They would be able to see that he was sat with an agent. You can't just plug yourself into the Matrix and then unplug yourself, you need an operator. That operator will always be able to see what you're doing and that includes striking dirty deals with the devil.
Ankhrae 9 months ago
@Ankhrae
No. I'm saying Trinity was in on Cypher's plan.
Xerock 9 months ago
@Xerock ...cause that makes sense.
Ankhrae 9 months ago
@Ankhrae
Yes it does. It explains the opening dialogue when Cypher says "we're going to kill him". It explains all the uncomfortable glances between Trinity and Cypher. It explains It explains what Trinity was so afraid of when she admitted she was n love with Neo. It explains why Trinity wouldn't let Neo go back for Morpheus. Its how Trinity knew Cypher had killed Tank and Dozer over the phone.
Xerock 9 months ago
@Xerock Interesting speculation. Never thought of it that way.
monkichixb 9 months ago
@Xerock
They probably took turns.
jennyinthepark 2 months ago
And in the end the actor Ronald Reagan remembered nothing due to Alzheimer's.
Kotori32 9 months ago 5
The steak is a lie!
penguinmaster825 9 months ago 2
@penguinmaster825
Yes but a tasty lie.
rencrow 9 months ago
I remember watching this and thinking: "Wow that steak looks goooood" xD
Ikesgurl123 10 months ago
Damn...the meat looks good. Gotta get some.
killer00630 10 months ago 2
he puts a different piece of steak in his mouth than what he held up on the fork
DXkurtangle133 10 months ago
@DXkurtangle133 You have a good eye. I noticed it after you pointed it out.
AnonRep31 9 months ago
I have a question : How did Cypher got to speak with Smith IN THE MATRIX without anyone knowing it. Isn't he supposed to be "sent" there by an operator.
Cypher was like : "Hey my man, yeah you. Could you..hum...send me in the matrix? I d'like to go shopping...and do some personal stuff".
CaptainUptown 10 months ago 58
@CaptainUptown It didn't have to be carried out all of a sudden, it probably took some time. Maybe he started by leaving messages for the agents as he was in the Matrix with the others (he does that later when leaves a cell phone in the trash can). Also, remember in the beginning that he leaves a tip for the agents to find Trinity (and one comments that the source was trustworthy). Later he could have waited for a late shift and then uploaded himself. Anyway, it is not that difficult.
TheCriticFromSouth 9 months ago
@CaptainUptown that has always been my question
rickrollhater611 7 months ago
@CaptainUptown
It could be that the operator can only keep track at one person when there in the matrix, and like telephones there are always dead zones so it could be that Cypher in a part of the matrix that no one can see him.
pspmerr 6 months ago
@CaptainUptown It's easy..at midnight (when the rest were sleeping) he entered the matrix, spoke with Smith and ate the fake steak... To disconnect himself from the matrix he didn't need help of any mate of the tripulation, because he already had Smith's help to disconnect him whenever he wants...They use telephones because they're a pirate signal...but in this case, the reject was directly by matrix itself... Simple
2008hellhammer2008 6 months ago
@CaptainUptown plot hole! ahhhhhh
Thycid 5 months ago
@CaptainUptown
No one knows for sure how he did it, but a few scenes previous when Neo comes in and startles Cypher (when they share the drink), he was setting up the meeting with Smith in the Matrix. It's likely he also set some sort of timer/program to make the call to jack out once the meeting was done.
CRAKIZGOOD 4 months ago
@CRAKIZGOOD That's probably how it happend. I remember the scene when Neo scares Cypher. It seems like Cypher was doing something shady. And also, during that scene, Neo asks Cypher if what they see on the screen is the Matrix, it tells Cypher that Neo couldn't have any clue of what Cypher was really doing since Neo was incapable of "reading" the code.
But still, I have this image in my mind where someone just walks by, and sees Cypher plugged in, and no one else around. Hahaha.
CaptainUptown 4 months ago
@CaptainUptown That's a damn good question haha XD
MatchewBAR9 4 months ago
@CaptainUptown He probably set a program up to let him in once he plugged in. The thing that interests me the most is HOW THE HELL DID HE GET OUT?
Yawehplaneswalker616 3 months ago
@CaptainUptown
Always wondered myself. One poster's idea of Cypher programing a jack in has merit, but it's speculation. Fact is to the best of my knowledge the source material doesn't address it, making it a plot hole. I didn't catch this until the third re-watching of the series...
jennyinthepark 2 months ago
That is.. the most cinematographic piece of steak ever.
MusicalDudeMayhem 10 months ago
Amazingly good scene by these guys.
skydogz1 10 months ago
I fucking love agent smith.
BatusaiJack 10 months ago
Fuck this. enlightenment is overrated. Learning about the truth of the world is depressing...I want the blue pill!
davoisakoollord 10 months ago
I don't want to remember. Nothing. NOTHING.
That's what he's thinking. Just comes out wrong.
I should know this happened before I entered this life.
gukonni 10 months ago
This is what I think when I eat my oatmeal in the mornings.
Mmmmm.
gukonni 10 months ago
"i know when i put it in my mouth, the matrix is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious" thats what she said.
worldnotice3 10 months ago 6
Besides codes, programs, matrices, and all this other Zion shit, i wanna know, how the hell do you play a harp?
nzephier 10 months ago
Since seeing this scene ~10 years ago, every time I eat a steak, I hold it up, and role-play as Cipher. Ignorance is bliss :)
nepthemys 11 months ago 2
Argh I want some steak now. Juicy, and delicious.
Smash4Tress2 11 months ago
not like this..
rtrSnickers 11 months ago
Its how you spend it !!!
xesionprince 11 months ago
I wanna eat steak after this.
kaufmj54 11 months ago 4
4 people's sorry hides did not get their steak.
vol009S 1 year ago
I love Cypher, such a slimy bastard. He also has some of the best lines in the movie...
Cypher- "If he had told us the truth, we would have told you to shove that red pill right up your ass!" XD
LukeMM95 1 year ago
Damn that steak looks good.
monsterinyourpocket 1 year ago 4
mr. reagan wants to be someone importatn, like an actor? okay, president reagan!
krimskrams 1 year ago
IGNORANCE is BLISS...
AZ09astrophysicist 1 year ago
@AZ09astrophysicist Wat does it maen!? o.O
vatiz93 11 months ago
@vatiz93 Im not AZ09astrophysicist but, if you don't know something it can't hurt you. if cypher went back into the matrix with no knowledge of its true nature how do you think he'd feel?
breaker1237547 11 months ago
Knowing the truth is dangerous. Certain knowledge is too much for some to handle. Knowing righteous, can either lead you to liberated madness or blissful conformity. When the time comes, which pill will you choose? Remember, there's a difference between knowing the path........ and walking it.
NJKIDDRICO973 1 year ago
One question: How did Cypher connect himself to the Matrix without Tank's help??
kakhi2008 1 year ago
damn, I want some steak..
Bitters 1 year ago
I wonder what kind of cut that is
redetrigan 1 year ago
@redetrigan my guess: porterhouse, medium rare, 15 oz. tender cut. Definitely saliva-inducing.
animationeer 1 year ago
LOOLLLL why wasnt smith drinking anything if u look where hes sitting theres no plate or drink infront of him i know hes a program but still wud be unrealistic going into a Restaurant and not eating anything wud be funny if tank woke up and saw him eating in the matrix next too smith
charlieiscool1000 1 year ago
Pretty chains, gilded cage, or freedom that's sometimes cold, dirty and ugly? You get to decide every day. How do your local government and police treat you and your fellow citizens? How much are you willing to allow to be done to people with whom you DISAGREE? Don't go back to your pod like your awakening never happened. When you're no longer producing anything that the machine needs, including silent consent... FLUSH.
Wandelf1 1 year ago
Joe Pantaliano, an Italian-American actor from New York City or New Jersey (he also starred on "The Sopranos") would certainly use the lower-class urban double negative to reinforce the thug characterization. "Mr. Reagan"? Somebody important. An actor. If the Matrix can create an entire reality, including false memories, why not provide the universal illusion that Cypher is former gov. of Ca., then president and has already served a term and been re-elected? As simple as digital steak.
Wandelf1 1 year ago
so whatever happens to Cypher?
Wolfsbane909 1 year ago
@Wolfsbane909
Lets just say he doesn't make it into the next film. But his philosophy does...at least in the matrix game.
rencrow 1 year ago
HA! Never caught that before. Smart!
504pro 1 year ago
Hey, I always wondered, Cypher wasn't alone on this job, how could he connect to the matrix without help?..I'd say the conspiracy was far bigger than we thought.
CamiloSanchez1979 1 year ago
the face agent smith makes is priceless..he goes from being so serious to kinda "whatever" attitude lol
TheBoano42 1 year ago
WHY DOES CHICKEN TASTE LIKE EVRYTHING?!!!
mannshaia 1 year ago
@mannshaia no...Everything tastes like chicken
AppleAssassin 1 year ago
if you properly listen to this scene it is the biggest mind fuck ! i still havent made heads or tales of it to this day :L such genius went into the writing of this film.
JoshBoyy1 1 year ago
@JoshBoyy1 The Matrix simulates sensory input. The steak he's eating doesn't really exist, it's a simulation, the Matrix is simply tricking his brain into believing he's tasting steak. Take a psychology class that discusses sensation and perception ;)
sugarnspike613 1 year ago
@sugarnspike613 after all these years :L thank you :)
JoshBoyy1 1 year ago
@JoshBoyy1 No problem, glad I could help
sugarnspike613 1 year ago
@sugarnspike613 Yep isn't it crazy how much philosophy is in this movie? I remember seeing this movie as a kid and thinking "COOL" and now as I'm in college I'm like "dang this movie was crazy smart".
Mustdang 1 year ago
@Mustdang I said psychology, actually. But yes, there is quite a bit of philosophy as well! I feel exactly the same, although my reaction as a kid was actually to run and hide xD The scene where Neo wakes up in the pod scared the shit out of me....I still hate the stupid squids to this day
sugarnspike613 1 year ago
@sugarnspike613 Oh I know lol but I was saying philosophy too :P OH same here...I HATED when he pulled all the plugs out of himself on that part...it was disgusting....
Mustdang 1 year ago
This scene made me hungry.
ZeroNegativo 1 year ago 3
Ironically, the guy playing as Cypher IS an actor... in this film of course. We could be living in the Matrix and the actor playing Cypher in real life made a deal with an agent...
antsmasherjack 1 year ago 15
@antsmasherjack that's true, I think Pantoliano knows some shit we don't
CamiloSanchez1979 1 year ago
How is this not a rebuttal to Feynman?
CougarDraven 1 year ago
If really was a douchebag liek a Smith to Smith, he would have quoted Cypher verbadum when he said "I don't want to remember nothing", so he would remeber everything either turn insane, attempt to rebel again, in which the either the Agents or his former team would kill him if they were still alive.
Pokeavastar 1 year ago
I love that steak
StJohn404 1 year ago 4
He said Raymond, Mr. R-A-Y-M-O-N-D Usher.
kuongjah7 1 year ago
"Whatever you want, Mr. Reagan." he said, it's written in the movie script.
MaterTaenebre 1 year ago
Smith didn't say Reagan or Regan or Ragoon he said Mr. Ray-Gun.
kuongjah7 1 year ago
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lexbonell 1 year ago
ignorance is bliss (message0
lexbonell 1 year ago
"I dont want to remember nothing"...so he wants to remember everything?
AppleAssassin 1 year ago 76
@AppleAssassin no hes just a lowly educated moron or rather play one if you refer to the actor himself
HailEnki91 1 year ago
@AppleAssassin
didnt get it at first