Among the many philosophical themes that are presented in the film, The Matrix clearly and distinctly presents us with Plato’s Allegory of The Cave. The allegory of the cave gives us a prisoner, bounded in a cave where he can only see shadows created by a fire behind him. The character Neo represents this role. He is under the illusion of the matrix, a virtual reality created by the machines, which have bounded them since birth. He is freed by Morpheus, a person once bound by the Matrix. After freeing Neo, he must be ‘rebuilt’ so to speak because his adult body has never used his muscles or more importantly his eyes. This is a big representation of the prisoner arising from the cave and having to adjust to the light.

As time moves on, Neo is shown what the matrix truly is. He is also told about the real world, its time period, and the situation the human race is in. Seeing these images through the construct could be viewed as either the shadows or the reflections of the true objects. Neo however is not ready to accept these notions and mentally can’t take it. After some time and meditation, he is ready to start training to be ready to go back into the Matrix, where he will eventually free more minds from imprisonment. This is a direct relation to the prisoner’s journey back into the cave.

The Sun in this analogy could be many things. Maybe its Neo finally accepting the true reality and his situation. It could also be when he comes to realize that he truly is “The One.” Whatever the case, Neo has learned absolute truth and will continue to fight for humankind by freeing humans from the Matrix.