# A 'The Matrix' Movie Question - If Neo had taken the blue pill?

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**Created:** [April 16, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-the-matrix-movie-question-if-neo-had-taken-the-blue-pill/812546 "2018-04-16T23:10:27Z")
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### Author: ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-the-matrix-movie-question-if-neo-had-taken-the-blue-pill/812546/12 "2018-04-18T10:52:26Z")

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> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#):
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> I asked this same question a year ago: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823157](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=823157)

Here’s the best reply from that thread:

> [@What if Neo took the blue pill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neo-took-the-blue-pill/783694/6):
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> The film would’ve lasted more than four hours

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