Joined this week is friend of the host, Henry Hiemstra, to discuss the 1999 philosophical action sci-fi: The Matrix. In this episode, they discuss whether the film is dated or holds up, their thoughts on the romance and its similarity in themes to Interstellar, what the true message of the film is and if there is more than one, the idea of choosing ignorance over the truth and the problems with that mentality, taking the red or blue pill, if people have to feed their own impulses to be happy, if sin makes people human, the conflicting ideas of Buddhism and Christianity present in the film, is artificial intelligence the next evolutionary step, is suffering required in the current world, can the world come together to create real change, if the film is meant to appeal to mass audiences or high culture, if there's an age where people stop being as open-minded, and much, much more! November 13, 2018. Check us out in instagram: @nick_ladue @henry_hiemstra