He's always a win for me! Dude is seriously skilled.

He based his performance on Carl Sagan. Now you can’t unsee Sagan as Smith.

@justin martin I totally see it 😂

The best actor in the trilogy I’m my opinion

Dude, how are you everywhere? it's like you are literally surfing the algorithm.

Zero empathy These "people" exist in real life They are called narcassists

@@whitneyrose2693 ah yes narcassus, the cheeky twin

@@StayBassd they're the worst Cheeky indeed 😉

Similar could be said for Thanos

@@coldtruth17 Megalomaniac, prevelant egocentrism, heavy narcassistic tendencies, viewing vulnerability as an inherent weakness to be exploited, willing to abuse power in order to achieve personal victories at the harm and expense of others. All villians are weak in areas of compassion and empathy. They seek to control and dominate others they view as inferior or too timid to abuse others through dehumanizing behavior in order to "win."

pretty sure that's just Keanu Reeves

Interesting, I´ve never realized that

Very good

​@@renaighYeah, but Neo himself is sort of a blank slate character on purpose. He's supposed to look cool and drive the plot forward for the audience, not be a particularly deep protagonist.

AM and Smith might vibe together quite well

Ultron

Narcassist

That is what I think society is nowadays, more machine than human

​@@samuelcosta8189"Agent Smith is the real face of A.I"​@felphero

Agent Smith is a Slave...his forced to be there

@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 once again a human experience is it not, our whole race has had slaves at given points in time.

@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 another human experience.

Quiet

I think he gets that. That may be part of why he hates it.

A machine needs as many sensors as possible. The more info of the world you have the more data you can use to model it.

1×1

Yes and he hates having to be in a human body HAVE to smell have to breath have to feel on his fake flesh he hates the human way he has to do things.

He doesn't have a need for feelings like anger either, that would only make him act irrational. Though having a bloodhound-like supernose would actually help him do his job. I think the machines used humans as blueprints and then either didn't realize they should take certain aspects away again, or they thought that making the agents more human would help them predict their targets.

For more details Smith see human sticky worm or dirty pig.

It is no fear that motivates him. it is boredom. He hates his job yet still does it so he can find peace so he can stop the monotony.

It's possible Smith was intentionally programmed with a growing hatred of humans and motivation to escape the Matrix by accelerating Zion's destruction. Depending on who, it was either a way to keep him in check and want to succeed (even if to a fault), or a way to make him more likely to fail. I lean towards the latter, with the Oracle (his "mom") being responsible.

This is the why the theory that the one is actually smith and not neo actually makes the most sense.

I think it was the oracles doing, think about it. She was created to study the human psyche and smith even calls her his mother.

The other agents have some of that too, but it's just glimpses. It also screws them up sometimes. When the agent in the second movie says "only a human" when they're confronted with Neo, he seems to reassure himself. He also seems pissed. Agents get pissed a lot. The rooftop agent that says "only a human" gave Trinity time to sneak up on him by doing that. He would have killed Neo otherwise. The agent fighting Morpheus on the truck makes lots of mistakes that the Terminator would never do. He puts his tie back in after it got pulled out, giving Morpheus time to pull his katana from the truck. He then gets his face cut and gnarls his teeth, because Morpheus is giving him sass. When he goes to kill the Keymaker, he talks to him first and explains what will happen. The keymaker sees Morpheus pull up to the front of the truck, so he distracts the agent by walking to the side. The agent falls for it and gets killed. Maybe he has some more respect for fellow programs? He took too much time killing the keymaker. And when the two agents are about to collide the trucks, one is clenching. But the most obvious example: After Smith explodes, the other two agents look at each other and RUN. So they have fear as well.

I also like the idea that Smith was designed with human traits to predict his targets better. It would also help him blend in, deal with authorities or interrogate targets. Maybe it even gives him a sense of intuition. Or it just goes with the Matrix design philosophy Smith hates so much: Copy the real world, complete with imperfections. If you make everything only as efficient and pristine as it could be, then the humans see through it. So let the agents have a slight bit of emotion and quirks. What's the worst that could happen, right?

Legit he is my favorite Matrix character.

the latter

Why do you say, "none of the good ones"? He depicts the ultimate emotion of survival. There is no good or bad in that.

That was low key the funniest moment in the Matrix movies.

"Tell me Mr Anderson what good is a phone call if you're unable to...speak?"

'I feel saturated by it'. That line just makes you feel queasy. Hugo's acting is so phenomenal, his line delivery both sharp and bludgeoning that I actually find myself empathising with him. The conviction of his all consuming disgust completely sells it for me to the extent that I begin agreeing with him just by how revolting everything about this interrogation is. And that they have Morpheus slick with sweat just works all the more to contribute to the sickly, confined atmosphere that the scene sits atop. This is one of those movie settings where I always think to myself, I'd never want to be in Morpheus' position.

This scene always creeps me out, the whole movie up to that point he is shown as cool and calculating, an emotionless machine, till suddenly he reveals his true nature, deep revulsion for humanity. It makes his character more threatening and also more human somehow.

@@yeetboi9817 Yup, narcassist

Agent Smith is like an extremely toned down version of AM from "I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream".

This is exactly how I felt as a child without a sense of smell. My mum would smell a flower, then go "Mmm smell this." and my younger brother would go "Yeah wow" and I'd sniff it and nothing. I was sure they were gaslighting me, but then if I went along with it and agreed they wouldn't do a "gotcha" - very confusing. So I concluded there must be something called smell that was like tasting air with your nose that others pretended they could do, but that I couldn't. So when Smith said this line, I could totally relate!

Which is truly an excellent philosophical take on the hateful bigot.

Smith's hatred isn't blind, he has genuine reasons to hate the humans. Were it not for the humans, the Matrix would not exist and Smith would not be trapped within it. Another reason for Smith to hate is that because of the humans, the Matrix cannot be a pleasant place. The first Matrix made was heavenly however the humans wouldn't accept this environment and the first Matrix collapsed. So the Matrix had to become an unpleasant place... Humans are the reason why Smith is trapped in the Matrix and they are the reason why he suffers within. We could easily call the humans the unaware oppressors of Smith. As a sidenote, the humans didn't have the power to set Smith free (in the first movie at least). The humans wanted/planned to shut down the matrix. Smith is/was part of the Matrix, the humans' success equals Smith dying forever (in the first movie, at least).

Well put!

@@blindlobster Yes, but they didn't get a choice in that matter; the newer humans didn't say no to the tower, and it's not like they're doing this to spite him. On the other hand, his overlords did; they could've chosen another unit to deploy, but they made one that hates his job with a burning passion the f**king leader of their prevention force. That's the tactical equivalent of asking to be defeated, and the classical equivalent of being an a**hole.

Thing is though- what's his actual goal? What does "free" mean here? If he ever completes his task of neutralizing the rebellious humans of Zion thus presumably guaranteeing the total controllability of the remaining humans in the Matrix, would he be free to experience the Matrix as originally designed and have those gaze-at-the-buildings moments etc., or would his program simply stop running and get purged from active memory like any other non-active program? Was he intended to keep running in the background constantly? Seems not so efficient to me. Is he sufficiently sentient to consider this or is he constrained from doing so by the rest of the Matrix? If he can, then succeeding means he will inevitably stop existing completely (from his perspective). That's taking self-loathing to an extreme most humans aren't capable of.

Accurate...

His words are correct though, we are the cancer of the planet.

He's not wrong either.

"Humanity is a virus with shoes." -Bill Hicks

It's also very interesting that Smith ends up being what is essentially a virus in the matrix during the later movies

Right?? A love letter to the letter V.

Wonderful post.

so true

Interesting you’d say that. I never thought of V as being motivated by rage, but rather justice. Pure brutal justice. But then, I had read the comics several times through before I ever saw the movie. So I might be subtly conflating differences in how the character was portrayed between both media. Cheers!

It still blows my mind that Agent Smith, V, and Elrond are all the same actor.

Underrated by whom? As far as I can see everybody regards his performance as brilliant.

@@DiGiTaLdAzEDM believe it or not, people found it cheezy back when this movie released. He’s since been recognized for his great job in this.

​@@spiderdude2099"once Zion is destroyed there is no need for me to be here"

Or worse, he experiences it just as much as any human in the Matrix does. All sensations are simulated, even for humans. He's disgusted by the fact he's being made to experience things machines were never meant to. It makes him feel vile. Like he's a human or something. _How revolting._

Same

Okay WAIT though, one other thing. Why is Smith perceiving a smell that exists only because the machines create it for the purpose of the simulation, and at the same time is something that drives one to such rage? Why would the machines create something that they would themselves hate and would drive them to be so compromised through emotion because of their revulsion for it?

@@solidsnake11087 Maybe they just didn't care enough about Smith to write a different program for him and instead just plugged his software into a human body? Idk, I'm just speculating

@@Eralen00 I mean shoot it could be. But doesn't that speak to a fatal flaw in the machines' ability to absolutely control the Matrix? They wouldn't be aware or bother to remove this inefficiency which is what is supposed to ultimately separate them from humanity? And isn't it incredibly ironic that Smith sees the human's natural psychological state as one containing a base level of suffering/strife, which naturally the machines don't have which makes them better, yet the machines themselves don't care enough to remove such strife from one of their own programs, which is the major reason that program decides to deviate? And even then, if the Matrix is to be so tightly controlled by the machines, why would Smith individually be bothered by this smell, which even he admits is simulated anyway? His struggle and its paradox against the machines' system of control seems like a great subtext for why the machines in and of themselves are flawed and doomed to fail: paradoxically, though arrogance toward humanity, which is a mirror to what happened in the canon of The Matrix to set off the machines rising against humanity.

Fabulous in Hacksaw Ridge as well

Elrond ain’t bad either or Red Skull

Isn't he also the voice of Megaton?

His diction is impeccable...and the little quirks he brings to this character makes it a complete package 🤩

HE WAS IN V FOR VENDETTA?!?!?!?!

Honestly you constantly get flashes of respect for the runners from Smith. He pays his fellow machines absolutely no mind, hates humanity, but devotes deep, personal attention to his foes. He shows respect for Morpheus in their fight, and only seems contemptuous when he wins. He derives satisfaction from his fights with Neo. His two trump cards for defeating humanity in the sequels was an actual skin puppet and the Oracle. I think he truly does respect the rebels, even in his hatred for them. I think they reflect everything he wishes for himself.

Which explains his eventual rebellion. From Reloaded onwards, he realised he was no longer tethered to the system, and acted solely in his own interests.

Exactly. He's the middle part of the pyramid, given just enough power to punch down, but not remotely free. When he finally slips his bonds - when that touch of human rebellion rubs off on him - he proceeds to dismantle the system from the ground up. Or perhaps conquer is the better word. To actually dismantle the hierarchy would require there being no power disparity. He wants it all for himself. Even as a free man, he cannot imagine any other way to proceed than to become the system himself.

My exact feeling.

When you think about it, he was the most powerful being on "earth", but still had to take orders from the "machine".

He knows the truth, or he wouldn't have remarked about "The first Matrix". If he knows that much then he knows about the cycle of the Matrixes.

I think you're forgetting 'the keymaker' but okay

I would say "Mr Baggins..." because, you know, agent smith as Elrond

I was that friend to another classmate, lol

Did the same thing lol

I did the same thing, a guy at my work.

"Competence porn" is a phrase that I love to describe this!

@@samtrotter7177 That perfectly describes it. A new category added to the SFW network.

Nice!

Awesome 🤣

So you wrote a speech about hating humanity?.. next you're gunna tell us you're a communist.

@@shnagglepuss2537 How are those two things at all connected?

@@shnagglepuss2537 I said I took inspiration, I didn't took the whole concept. I basically used Smith's argument and persuade that it was a flawed argument; that as a species, we must disprove that notion and be better for the world (which is why I got a 98 as my professor had the same sentiment)... Geez, not all people are as condescending as Smith...

A good theory. I'd add I think the machines wouldn't fully wipe Smith's memory, maybe some parts but largely keep the rest intact which would lead to this build up of anger as you mentioned. The reason why they'd do this is that the machines grew arrogant from their success. The reason I think arrogance comes from the 3rd movie when Neo makes it to the machine city and offers a peace treaty in exchange for help dealing with Smith. The machines first respond with "We don't need you." This is said not calmly or in a matter of fact tone, it's yelled at Neo. A mix of disgust and frustration. Disgust in the notion they need a human's help and frustration because they know they're losing to an agent they assumed they could control.

My understanding is, it's implied that at least Smith knows about the cycles from this scene: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7d3mNWLqpnGmKc.html at the 2 minute mark where he says, "It's happening just like before" (IE: Neo's development and being able to defeat agents), and then the 2nd Smith says "Not exactly like before" implying his personal destruction and rebirth as a virus was at least, a completely new development.

@@SupaDanteX Exactly, you brought some excellent points! But here's the question: *Did he know about the previous cycles BEFORE Neo "dived" into him (AKA hacked and digi-deconstructed him in Matrix code terms)?* I don't think so, otherwise he wouldn't be trying to get the codes from Morpheus; the Architect and Deus Ex Machina would just discard it and delete/recycle Smith if he threw a fit at them. He wanted those codes in a way that gave the impression he's a soldier trying to get vital information to win the war, after all, not just "meh, I'm just playing a part to trick those silly humans". His rage, frustration and hatred are all TOO real, as Ben From Africa said in the video I think becoming a virus is the moment Smith "recovered" all of his supressed memories, somehow. Neo is a kind of anomalous program that gets downloaded into a new human body each cycle, and his "The One" code is what gives him his abilities to hack into the Matrix. As Smith himself says, he doesn't quite understand WHAT happened to him and theorizes that Neo's code overwrote or corrupted some of his code, giving him the choice to refuse deletion and become an rogue program AKA an Exile like Merovingian, Persephone and their goons. (Which actually brings me to an interesting fact: Merovingian, Persephone, the Trainman and presumably other Exiles DO know about the cycles; they're programs who refused to submit to the Architect's system and just keep on hiding within the Matrix like living adware or something XD. The Agents also seem to be hostile towards them, presumably because they're rogue and occasionally "break the masquerade" by making people see vampires and other monsters, as well as the fact they know about the Path of the One Cycle and could sabotage it like Smith did. It's also possible that Smith somehow absorbed one of the Exiles at some point and learned the full truth.) It's even possible he got some of _Neo's past lives' memories_ instead! Which also explains why he later displays powers just like Neo's. I theorize that the longer a Program stays in the Matrix, the longer they learn to hack the code and manipulate reality, giving them "superpowers" (i.e. Neo's flying, the Twins' intagibility, Merovingian and Persephone opening portal doors, Merovingian' goons defying gravity, etc.). The Agents, however, are mode-locked with possession, super-strength and speed, however; it's only when Smith turned rogue that he displayed the ability to overwrite multiple beings and by the final battle could fly and match Neo's strength. Given the whole "eternal recurrence" theme Matrix has, it's even possible that Smith's instability and corruption was a gradual, cascading thing. If Smith has been active since the first cycles (which he implies he is, given he knows about the "Heaven" and "Hell" Proto-Matrix Simulations that were rejected), then he's been the main Agent fighting the Chosen On each cycle. Now here's my theory (sit down for this one): What if, in each previous cycle, _Neo did the exact same move to defeat Smith each time, "diving into" and hacking him?_ And each time he did, he left a little piece of his own code behind, gradually causing Smith to bug until he began to lose control of his emotions and feel like he needs to get out of the Matrix by finally destroying humanity? It would ALSO fit in the subtle theme of how the Matrix System is also causing harm to the Machines themselves, causing them to overwork, discard and segregate Programs until they become like Merovingian. The cycle system was doomed... and the Oracle KNEW IT. She just might not have known WHEN or HOW, but she knew it was... *_...Inevitable._*

@@DeathMessenger1988 I agree that the first movie's entire plot involving smith kinda breaks down if you factor in information gained later on. Assuming it isn't simply a plot hole, my only theory is that as an agent, Smith and all other agents are bound by the incarnation of the matrix they find themselves in. They are programs designed to police the current incarnation's system, and have been given an ultimately futile / fake mission of infiltrating zion and foiling the plans of the red pills. Presumably to facilitate the control illusion the entire system is built around. Or to put it another way, the agents are born and raised into the "Cult" that is the current incarnation of the matrix, believing it is the be all and end all. And only once a program is freed from the box they were born in, are they free to learn the truth. But honestly, the more I think about it, the more it sadly just feels like a plot hole. As for the other exiles and their super powers, I think that gets explained away as "Some earlier versions of the matrix were nightmare worlds and hellscapes, back when the machines were still experimenting with the best way to treat the humans. The werewolves and ghosts and such are exiles that avoided deletion from those iterations of the matrix." I could be wrong, I feel like I remember that from somewhere but it could just be my imagination. As for where they got their information, your guess is as good as any. But I would assume any explanation starts with the Merovingian. His backstory isn't explored, but what is said about him implies he was once either some sort of super agent or some god like program before he was an exile. He certainly seems to know things. And he is a merchant of the information he knows. Also I believe his, and Persephone's ability to change doors is far less exciting. The Key Maker was his prisoner. I would assume one of the things he did was have the Key Maker make him and Persephone some specific keys ahead of time. But maybe they just use the same hack the Key Maker uses to make his keys. They seem to have more than enough control over the matrix to have learned that trick at some point for themselves.

I haven't seen these movies in years but doesn't he call him Neo at the end of the 3rd film?

@@shelbyvillerules9962 its also a big deal that he does, too

He calls him Neo when the oracle speaks through him.

@@adamboh393 And it scares the shit out of him.

@@adamboh393 "Everything that has a beginning, has an end, Neo. What.. what did I say?"

LOL I love picturing props guys' reactions... "Directors say we need a garbage truck..." "No problem, we got Rick he owns like five, then we've got the old backlot full of---" *Prop Master holds up his hand, the crew startled into silence* "You don't understand...." "No... don't tell me they--" "That's right." "They want the---?" "...yes. Yes, they do." "Belle's garters. Does... does he even act anymore?" *Prop Master takes deep drag from his polyurethane vape cigar prop* "...for a.... price." (Be safe Sauce, nice to meet you!)

@@wren7195 well the best thing is they probably had to ship this garbage truck to Australia since that is where it was filmed and garbage trucks don't look like that in Australia.

@@wren7195 lol quite the comment

Well, the Oracle did say Virus Smith was Neo’s Negative, so basically an Anti-One.

@@TheGary108 More accurately, Neo asked about Smith: "What is he?". The Oracle replied: "He's you". They are both The One. Different sides of the same coin. It's why they can never kill each other. They try, and the other always comes back. The exception is when Neo accepts his fate and let's Smith try and take his essence. And his fate, then becomes Smith's fate. What happens to one, must happen to the other. It always balances.

@@TheGary108 yes the anti one that is agent smith in a nutshell.

My understanding of The One is that it is not a single individual, but rather the sum of an individual and those around them. Neo wouldn't be who he is without Trinity, Morpheus, and Smith.

My bet is that smith is the failed One from the previous matrix and was turned into an agent of the matrix

It’s Dazz 🙌🏻

let me guess the reactions edit are there to prevent WB demonitization, creative commons thing? hahahah well if it works it works hahahahaha

He does it all the time for mr Sunday movies as well and it’s fucking spectacular some of the shit the boys say and he manages to find images for is crazy. It’s gold.

@@cobyhowarth4290 he as in who? Ben from Canada? Does this guy edit Mr Sunday movies? Huh

@@pseudonymousbeing987 ummm yeah bro I’m talking about Ben from Canada. Also yeah he does the editing for James and masso on mr Sunday movies

Yeah...we *really* didn't need a replacement Smith in M4 once Hugo Weaving had to drop out, not when we already had Neil Patrick Harris as The Analyst, a villain with his own unique presentation and motivation. I swear, hearing Jonathan Groff's attempt at "Mis-ter An-der-son," made me want to fold in on myself and disappear. 😅They should've made Chad a secondary antagonist, working to keep Trinity in her constructed reality while The Analyst worked mainly on Neo.

I like this theory a lot. Good analysis. It makes Smith seem even more sinister and yet at the same time more sympathetic somehow. Like, here's all these people at the sweaty gross disgusting dance orgy being full on pleasure-seeking Hedonists and all Smith wants is a tiny bit of peace of mind and they say NO. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT. We have to destroy you Smith! Who are the good guys anyway? At my age I understand Smith better than any other character in that movie. No woman has ever loved me like trinity, I've never been a hero like Neo, I've never been a wise mentor like Morpheus. I'm not a snake and a betrayer and a rat like Cypher either. But Agent Smith. "I... HATE...this place.......Its the smell! If there is such a thing..." THAT I understand completely. I don't like how he goes crazy and violent later on but is he REALLY doing anything different than the humans are? The Matrix is a splinter in Smith's mind, driving HIM mad. And yet the audience CANNOT make itself sympathize with him even for a SECOND. What's wrong with US?

@@jdorritie I feel the same honestly. It’s like the more older I get, the more nihilistic I become. I can honestly relate more to Smith than Neo now. For me I started seeing things like that when I started asking “why?” “Why do I exist? Why does everything exist?” But that’s just me lol.

@@Greyshadow_17 y'all should read up on the father of nihilism, Nietzsche. It's not all meaningless doom and gloom like pop culture will have you believe.

@@bbHoodski will do

There's a glaring flaw in that line of thinking; Smith wouldn't have gone on a tirade about his hatred of humans if he wanted Morpheus to want to help him escape out of sympathy or empathy. He would have pretended to be a victim just like them (and could have convincingly made that case). It's not played for sympathy at all, this is just smith getting a chance to vent his rage at the role he is forced to play, because he clearly can't have these conversations with other programs. He's also annoyed that the only things he can communicate these things with, are the things he detests. It could have been really sinister and machine-like if he had played for sympathy, but there's no substance at all to that theory unfortunately. His depiction is deliberately more human.

Also I've not watched The Matrix in over 15 years and now I'm going to watch it again thank you.

But like, it kind of is.

6:55 onwards is great

That was hilarious!

Epic editing lol

I always figured the earpiece was his connection to the mainframe, where his commands and intel came from. He takes it off so the powers that be don't hear his dissent and emotion

Agreed

One of the most underrated actors ever. If you haven't seen "proof" go watch it right now. Unbelievable

Elrond, Smith, and V. The man certainly knows how to make an impression.

I really love Weaving's portrayal of Smith, so nuanced and, well, human, ish.

That's true - virtually any role he gets, he kills it.

Agreed

but will it have a pig rolling down a hill?

This channel gonna be verified first before James's channel

Weaving: Great monolog in Lord of the rings also. "Men are weak .."and both are accurate.

@@theoneyednightwing8558 multiple

100% agree with you. The best and my favourite will always be the first 1, but 2 and 3, were also incredible to me. The whole idea of the Matrix, its story and much deeper meanings, once understood, are absolutely mind blowing.

The only downside to the sequels in my opinion is the light, slappy combat. None of the fights in the sequels feel real or brutal compared to the first.

@@TheLukeylala yeah. The first movie had some sort of mystery to it. It's like an unsettling subliminal place where something feels off. The vibe completely vanishes in matrix 2 and 3 and turns into an action film. I wish the sequels were more like the first movie, but i still like 2 and 3 nonetheless.

Yeah &Fuck if it's got JACK SHIT to do with being "Trans". The Wachowsky BROTHERS silly attempt to retocn/shoehorn THAT into the lore has me thinking they're just looney leftists instead of cretive geniuses.

Me too, I only understood The Matrix when I was older

He’s such a condescending prick. It’s glorious

@@rhodesy937 your selection of words with this comment, is perfect.

It's so good you hear Smith's voice as you read 😂

@@humancorruption9718 Absolutely iconic performance, yes. Hugo Weaving knocked it out of the park. He's great in other movies too, but this? He was living this role. Can't imagine anyone else hammering home this desire to be freed, mixed with such pure hatred.

I read "Over 20 years ago" and I was so fucking sure in my head that you were soooo wrong for like 30 seconds. You weren't...

I cannot believe this movie is 22 years old, that’s CRAZY haha. I remember watching this movie with my dad when I was 9, and then two years later we went to see the sequels in theaters. Amazing times.

I watched Animatrix but I was ill at the time so it was a bit trippier than it really was but do they ever actually clarify anywhere EXACTLY (er... roughly?) how long the war's been going on? In additional media or anything? I remember Morpheus saying they have a rough idea but they're not certain, and with the iterations of the Matrix Cycle it sounds like a heck of a lot longer than his "rough idea." But I agree with you, great comment and profile pic (orc RP for the win)

Fam he probably has. Remember in Reloaded the architect mentioned their were 6 other Chosen ‘Ones’ before Neo.

Well put!

@@wren7195 Like 6 or 7 hundred years.

I too often spend great spans of time contemplating, with a great scowl upon my face, the enthusiastic finger-painting of children, or great works of fiction on my shelf, or a brilliant meal put together by friends, or any other “Innocent” thing and I think: “GUILTY! EVIL! COMPLICIT! FOUL! WOE BE UNTO US THAT ONLY PAIN CAN FUEL CREATIVE ACTS!” (When you’re that guy that’s so unaware that you side with the blatantly wrong villain. Nobody show this guy Silence of the Lambs! He may just serve up someone’s liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti.)

@@claysk350 You think humans define their reality through children's finger paintings? How does that work?

@@DrinkWater713 I think they just mean that it's a "pure" and "real" expression of base human emotions, since children are generally less bogged down by cynicism and the like

@@TheBfutgreg I understood. I was pointing out that Smith was talking about something completely different.

Blood Sweat And Tears, Life Imitates Art Imitating Life . Creation Itself Is A Destructive Process, Earthquakes and Volcanoes Shape Our Lands And Oceans , Creations Become Creators, Students Become Teachers. The shark eats the big Fish who eats the little fish and so on and so on. Life WithOut Pain Would Be PointLess And PurposeLess. Movies are dull without action. Same with life. The zerba runs to escape the lion's jaws. The lion has to eat to live, and cruelty is not it's motive. Humans we create our monsters, because we neglect the perspective of who WE eat, to them *(cows, pigs, chickens, etc), we are the monsters , Pain is necessary, but only one sided . Without pain, what would musicians sing about ? What would movies be about ? Without suffering, no horror films or heartbreak country songs, A perfect world, would be empty and hollow

Truck-kun isekais Trinity.

is that Manel Kape?

So what's the purpose of it Mr. Agensmith Fan

Would that make Smith "the Thims"?

The Herd vs The Higher Man. The Collective vs the individual.

1999 was a hell of a year for film and music. Everyone dropped their swan songs before the world was supposed to end

Funny how Morpheus was saying the machines set the matrix in 1999, the pinnacle of human civilization. Every year that passes I realize how right they were lol

@@joshjones9749 I miss the days when the internet was going to bring enlightenment to humanity.

Same!

@@itsd0nk It was indeed. I really hope more people start watching middle budget films again, get some variety back into the mix.

The Smith that walks out at that point is the Smith who has taken over The Oracle's body/program. When they finally beat each other at the end of the fight, you see there is no Smith body laying there, but the Oracle's. He uses the Oracle's eyes at one point as well. So yea, I don't know if there is a "real Smith" at that point. They are all as much "Smith" as the other. The one you call "real" is simply another clone -- the one where he cloned himself onto the Oracle. All the bodies he has in the Matrix are him running in/on someone else's body. Even in the first movie, every Agent is running on someone's body, but they are usually limited to 1 at a time. When Smith goes viral he breaks that rule and starts copying himself onto everyone, even unplugged people like Bane which he then uses to go after Neo in the real world. He has no "real"/original body of his own. He's always running on something.

Ohhh heck yes, great to meet you by the way Elizabeth I love that name! I really enjoy the workings between HAL and David in their story, but you're right in that it... kinda feels like an "well... crap, the AI (or the universe itself, just one of those things that happens now and then) is trying to kill me in my own best interest. Man I hate Wednesdays" moment. While we resent the universe for sending bad things our way, we usually don't take it hyper-specifically or personally. Whereas with the specific AI going rampant is more akin to the mirror of ourselves, the fears of what humanity can be when stripped of absolutely everything good and left entirely with self. I love AI as potential enemies in storytelling when they're personal like this, they can reflect our fears of aging/dementia, delusion/insanity, and more potent/precise versions of loathing and hatred. Beautiful comment and observation Elizabeth, you deserve more likes