Such a half-assed answer designed to appeal to human sentimentality. There's no way to know if there is ever a choice to be made. In anything. Deal with it.
Oracle Agent Smith's point still stands in the end that it's pointless and they're temporary beings of delusion... I mean, we are. "I choose to" is simply expressing his desperate justification for meaning. His "freedom".
Choosing to persist isn't an explanation, it's the very thing that Smith is asking him to explain. Choosing simply means to do one thing rather than any other. When Smith asks him why he persists, Neo might as well be answering, "Because I persist." Smith at this time should give him an F.
Choice independant of context is incoherent and meaningless. What Smith has revealed is that Neo has no rational purpose to fight. Any reasonable person can see this, yet Neo remained in denial. He even admits Smith was right when he surrenders. Neo had no knowledge that the Matrix would use him to hack Smith. He simply followed the Oracles last word of advice and accepted defeat. "because I choose to" describes his stubborness instead of wisdom.
@WarriorofDimensions What wisdom is that? People choose to do things because they are reacting to prior experiences. If someone makes a choice without reason, it's unreasonable by definition.
@MrAxemana Because some of neo copied into him and him into neo so that they were both the same just opposite ends of the spectrum. He was no longer an agent, he was free. Not to sound like a complete nerd haha
I don't get it. Because I choose to? What the fuck? So he acknowledges all that Smith says, and choses to accept all those sadening facts about human life. But chooses to live on, just because? Maybe it's not supposed to be logical, idk...
Love? Illusions, Mr. Monderakos, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose!
i was unsure of the meaning of neo's answer, but my best guess as to what it means is that "because i choose to" means that to be a human is to have free will.
@JohnGaltx64 No it is NOT "pwned" same example " Why do you keep doing drugs? "because i choose to" pwned? Of course not :D Smith is right vagaries of perception.
Actually, those two are not comparable. In this, Agent Smith is commenting on the purpose of human existence, and why anything has the drive to survive. Thus, when Neo says, "Because I choose to.", he is saying that there does not need to be a reason. The simple tautological truth of existence is an answer.
As a program that operates on classical binary rules, EVERYTHING must have a logical reason. Everything must behave a certain way. This is why Neo's answer enrages Smith. Pwned.
why mr anderson why we doing why you getting up why `ll keep fighting maybe you fighting for something for a mood for surviver, can you told me what it is?, you`ll ever know it. it`s the freedom or trued, perhaps is you`ve faith in love, there are ilussions. Mr anderson, it`s only perception. This is only a piece of this big dialogue sorry but this is so small to fill with a big piece of wisdom
You know, Neo's reason for fighting really was freedom though. like Agent Smith said in the first place.
His ability to chose what he wants to do was what made his existence important to himself.
TheConsciousInsanity 1 month ago
Such a half-assed answer designed to appeal to human sentimentality. There's no way to know if there is ever a choice to be made. In anything. Deal with it.
jkebab1 3 months ago
choice = free will = spontaneity = non-determinism = organicism = "magic"
meaningless of purpose = determinism = predictability = mechanicism = "science"
which side do you choose?
peperes2 4 months ago
@peperes2 The second one....
RichtoffenRoach 3 months ago
Why? Why do we continue? Why do we fight everyday to justify our existence? Because we choose to...
FutureUSMC12 6 months ago
I'm surprised at how much thought we fans have put into what this means...
FutureUSMC12 7 months ago
Oracle Agent Smith's point still stands in the end that it's pointless and they're temporary beings of delusion... I mean, we are. "I choose to" is simply expressing his desperate justification for meaning. His "freedom".
64bitWar 9 months ago 3
watch this is german, so funny
dougpryce92 9 months ago
i love this scene because i choose to. XD
alejandro35xxx 10 months ago
Choosing to persist isn't an explanation, it's the very thing that Smith is asking him to explain. Choosing simply means to do one thing rather than any other. When Smith asks him why he persists, Neo might as well be answering, "Because I persist." Smith at this time should give him an F.
schnamtaro 11 months ago
Choice independant of context is incoherent and meaningless. What Smith has revealed is that Neo has no rational purpose to fight. Any reasonable person can see this, yet Neo remained in denial. He even admits Smith was right when he surrenders. Neo had no knowledge that the Matrix would use him to hack Smith. He simply followed the Oracles last word of advice and accepted defeat. "because I choose to" describes his stubborness instead of wisdom.
AnotherMasterMind 11 months ago
@AnotherMasterMind there is much wisdom in the phrase "I choose to."
WarriorofDimensions 11 months ago
@WarriorofDimensions What wisdom is that? People choose to do things because they are reacting to prior experiences. If someone makes a choice without reason, it's unreasonable by definition.
AnotherMasterMind 11 months ago
The only word Agents, programs or even Matrix can't understand:
Choice.
Agusloquillo 1 year ago
Everything is choice.
jweezy777 1 year ago 2
@jweezy777 I kindof agree with Smith too though...the reason we exist is purpose, but the way we live by is choice.
Hopkins132 1 year ago
Lol... pretty emotional for an agent.. i thought they did not have any emotions... this one got pretty angry
MrAxemana 1 year ago
@MrAxemana Because some of neo copied into him and him into neo so that they were both the same just opposite ends of the spectrum. He was no longer an agent, he was free. Not to sound like a complete nerd haha
jweezy777 1 year ago
I don't get it. Because I choose to? What the fuck? So he acknowledges all that Smith says, and choses to accept all those sadening facts about human life. But chooses to live on, just because? Maybe it's not supposed to be logical, idk...
SixtenD 1 year ago
@SixtenD Everything Agent Smith said is true. There is no purpose, no reason. We just are. So why do YOU persist? Because you choose to.
AbeChang2 1 year ago
@AbeChang2 i agree life is full of choices it is how u choose to make them is how your life turns out
Deamonhunter14 1 year ago
Sums up the entire trilogy and all of life!: "Because I choose to."
IAmAFugitiveOnTheRun 1 year ago
Because I dont want to die in the mud.
keyinregulus3 1 year ago 5
@keyinregulus3 haha!
bluepheonex1989 1 year ago
@keyinregulus3 That would be EPIC, simply EPIC.
RichtoffenRoach 3 months ago
Greatest villan of all time. Not even Nintendo's GANON can compete with him
DestinyHeroFlamer 1 year ago
Couldn't he just as easily have chosen not to "purr sist" ?
MrWesley3000 1 year ago
agent smith is so evil but so cool at the same time
simonfeakes 1 year ago
because i choose to , epic speech by agent smith so true he cant understand why a human would bother to even exist
steelundergrounder 1 year ago
the best movie ever i love all the matrix....
Monderakos 1 year ago
Love? Illusions, Mr. Monderakos, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose!
JtotheROC 1 year ago
i was unsure of the meaning of neo's answer, but my best guess as to what it means is that "because i choose to" means that to be a human is to have free will.
mohawkmonsoon 2 years ago
A magnificent speech, the only thing agent smith can't comprehend is choice.
2daewoo4u 2 years ago
"Because I choose to"
...Fair Enough, can't argue with that.
Lozimia2 2 years ago
You can't "choosed" to anything. Its "choose" or "chose"
Globodyne 2 years ago 4
oh, how embarrassing...thanks...
repat123 1 year ago 6
@Globodyne or chosen
johnvbs 1 year ago
haha smith cant choose because hes a machine and he can only follow what is writen for him
roy20050 2 years ago
One agent to rule them all.
sonicmonkey123 2 years ago 34
@sonicmonkey123
One agent to find them
z1m10 1 year ago
Because I choose to = Agent Smith's philosophy pwned.
JohnGaltx64 2 years ago 42
@JohnGaltx64 Not really. Neo simply affirms the human condition.
ieatwiteoutforfun 1 year ago
@JohnGaltx64 No it is NOT "pwned" same example " Why do you keep doing drugs? "because i choose to" pwned? Of course not :D Smith is right vagaries of perception.
ruhlXXXL 9 months ago
@ruhlXXXL:
Actually, those two are not comparable. In this, Agent Smith is commenting on the purpose of human existence, and why anything has the drive to survive. Thus, when Neo says, "Because I choose to.", he is saying that there does not need to be a reason. The simple tautological truth of existence is an answer.
As a program that operates on classical binary rules, EVERYTHING must have a logical reason. Everything must behave a certain way. This is why Neo's answer enrages Smith. Pwned.
JohnGaltx64 9 months ago 2
Ha ha
Agent Smith rulz!
KimmoKuopio 2 years ago 3
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why mr anderson why we doing why you getting up why `ll keep fighting maybe you fighting for something for a mood for surviver, can you told me what it is?, you`ll ever know it. it`s the freedom or trued, perhaps is you`ve faith in love, there are ilussions. Mr anderson, it`s only perception. This is only a piece of this big dialogue sorry but this is so small to fill with a big piece of wisdom
theangelopolisisimo 2 years ago
wtf?!
repat123 2 years ago
lol theangelopolisimo drives so crazy don`t you by the way with a bad grammar
MrDarknessUK 2 years ago
are you speaking english? wtf? lol, your english is utter shit, no offense.
deadsg1 2 years ago 3
me?yes i do:)
repat123 1 year ago
I.. you... I... never mind.
Blueynoes 2 years ago