Analysis of 'Matrix Trilogy' using the 'Orwellian Concept'

International Journal of Communication and Media Science

© 2015 by SSRG - IJCMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Shivani Jagan

10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V2I4P102

How to Cite?

Shivani Jagan, "Analysis of 'Matrix Trilogy' using the 'Orwellian Concept'," SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science, vol. 2,  no. 3, pp. 8-11, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V2I4P102

Abstract:

The Matrix Trilogy is a science fiction, cyberpunk story, and bears close resemblance to many theoretical ideologies. This paper looks to analyse the Matrix Trilogy using the key concepts given by George Orwell in his book ‘1984’. The ‘Orwellian Concept’, as George Orwell’s theory is known, provides 5 important parameters by means of which the Matrix Trilogy can be analysed. These 5 parameters are the core components of the Orwellian concept. The paper seeks to apply these concepts to the Matrix Trilogy in order to find if the films fundamentally reflect these concepts. The paper also seeks to use this analysis to understand the common prediction that both the Orwellian concept and the Matrix Trilogy make, with regard to evolving media technologies, namely surveillance.

Keywords:

Surveillance, dystopian future, Matrix Trilogy, Orwell

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