# decarte and the matrix **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decarte-and-the-matrix/725554 "2015-07-18T22:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AviaC8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AviaC8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AviaC8)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decarte-and-the-matrix/725554/1 "2015-07-18T22:50:40Z")
Did anyone else notice how many decartian references were in the matrix?🆒 ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decarte-and-the-matrix/725554/2 "2015-07-18T23:15:30Z")
Yes. Also, the plot (especially in the first \*\*Matrix \*\*film) is a version of [Plato’s Allegory of the Cave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave). ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decarte-and-the-matrix/725554/3 "2015-07-18T23:27:04Z")
I haven’t seen the two sequels, so I really can’t comment without putting Descartes before the horse… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decarte-and-the-matrix/725554/4 "2015-07-19T00:00:02Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > Yes. Also, the plot (especially in the first \*\*Matrix \*\*film) is a version of [Plato’s Allegory of the Cave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave). I assumed you’d [link to this](http://marker.to/efJcg7)…