What Can “The Matrix” Tell Us About Mental Health?
The 1999 film, The Matrix reminds me that our beliefs about ourselves shape our reality. We have a choice, but we may need help to uncover this.
The Matrix and making a choice
“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill — the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill — you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember: all I’m offering is the truth. Nothing more.”
Some 18 years after the previous film in the series, The Matrix Resurrections is due for release in December. The film geek in me couldn’t pass up the opportunity to use this as a basis for a mental health article about how our thoughts can define our reality and the power of personal choice.
What is The Matrix?
“Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.”
The Matrix (1999) is one of my favourite films. It was groundbreaking at the time and influenced much of cinema in the years that followed.
