Agent Smith was RIGHT! | MATRIX EXPLAINED

[@MatrixExplained]

Is Smith right or wrong?

[@zelda6378]

neo 2022 see ya there !

[@tzerocs]

There is no "right or wrong" in this scenario, it is but a means for survival. these people are a disease...

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

The answer to that question is the same as this one I like examples. How can you be right or wrong when playing chess against AI? What was it the arch said hope is your greatest strength it is also your greatest weakness since it is truly hopeless yet life is a 3 card monte mocking you the entire time so... Yeah I agree with Smith given the context provided to him but when you add in him figuring out that the environment was being rigged by that thing NEO went to(superEGO).

[@Weather-more]

I don't know, but he is hot.

[@margamaranti9030]

@@tzerocs These people or us people....

[@RaijinKaze]

As the movies progressed Smith becomes more human while Neo becomes more machine. Ironic.

[@palmtreewhisperer]

Good observation !!

[@ruddyxmax]

So truee

[@au10666]

very true. But Neo never had a choice, remember the Archetic created him, for the sole purpose to keep the Matrix going.

[@NYG5]

The Terminator had a similar dynamic between Kyle Reese and the Terminator. In the beginning Reese is the one that's angry and gruff all the time with no other emotion. The Terminator, in the beginning, only kills when necessary or in defense, looks healthier and tanner than Reese, is somewhat polite. By the end of the movie Reese finds love while the Terminator literally is a rotting mess over metal skeleton who resorts to open assaults and mother killing to get to Sarah.

[@junnaulue3191]

There is no spoon.

[@reddjustaguy1598]

Literally no one could've been a better actor for Agent Smith.

[@BoomStick1]

Agreed.

[@haroldgarner9069]

Tommy Lee Jones could have, or Al Pacino. Think about it

[@tx.daddy3568]

Al Pacino.

[@haroldgarner9069]

@@tx.daddy3568 damn right

[@derpymcderpster3447]

Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@ChavzRo]

I like how Smith treats everyone with so much respect despite he wants to destroy them.

[@seekersatori212]

You mean thinly masked contempt?

[@xtaceemoney-w8i]

That sounds like money

[@ruddyxmax]

Very polite

[@LanMandragon1720]

Lawful Evil

[@jonskid8929]

SARCASM not respect. Keep Aretha out of this

[@madminx3309]

You know the movie was good when people still talk about it 2 decades later.

[@j0tt0]

It seems yesterday for me

[@alvarocontreras5040]

Absolutely correct statement

[@vildachaya6462]

That era is stacked with memorable movies. Today? Toss em in the trash and move on

[@kylemundy8871]

The matrix 2 and 3 were pretty cheesy. I hope they chill the ego a bit and lose the corny dialogue

[@pst5345]

The sequels were bad. The expanded ideas behind the side characters are good though. Great worldbuilding. Bad storytelling. Too many subplots in the sequels.

[@liasummers1824]

Dude should have won an Oscar for that performance

[@chesterhardy8103]

Unfortunately he was about a decade to early. Had the movies came out after 2008 with the same enthusiasm Weaving would have been nominated.

[@KennethDJBIG]

Seriously 💯💥💥💯💯

[@thecampverdekid806]

Did he get a nod for V?

[@naginjuguna5388]

Hugo Weaving is one person who's never gotten an Oscar, but best believe his name rumbles respect when spoken by all those who've gotten one or more. Samuel L Jackson doesn't have an Oscar, but his name is King!!!

[@rickywhitfield359]

@@naginjuguna5388 most definitely

[@shirleymental4189]

Smith even started multiplying himself like a virus.

[@interneturomagazin]

A virus, as he described humans, is an destructive organism that is not symbiotic with the host, therefore it has to be annihilated or the host will die too. Non symbiotic beings are self destructive because they either die been destroyed by host defences or they kill the host and then they die 2 after. Smith was just that... he hated his own existance and he wanted "out" as he saw and was disgusted by both worlds (humans and machines). He represents the nihilist.

[@rachelburke5505]

MY ALCOHOLIC FRIENDS HAVE DIED

[@klaus.kinsky3954]

The worst is. The more you despise something, the more you become it yourself 😂

[@kevinbrooks9074]

Damn! ​@@rachelburke5505

[@gdl8071]

Agent Smith is the only villain that realizes how shitty reality is.

[@seansiewsarran]

Him and owlman

[@diepiepew12]

@@seansiewsarran And both died because they underestimated the hero.

[@gdl8071]

@@diepiepew12 yeah but it didn't matter in the end.

[@diepiepew12]

@@gdl8071 True

[@elmaschingon817]

Thanos

[@DANRYX]

Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith is on equal footing as Cinemas best Villian alongside Darth Vader, Khan (STII), HAL 9000, Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix' Joker, Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men), Will Patton as General Bethlehem (The Postman). He was absolutely FLAWLESS and made the trilogy so rewatchable and single handedly carried the all three films.

[@johnseter8170]

Either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

[@joerogaine3093]

Thanks for not using a Batman quote

[@satan899]

Wow so philosophical and unoriginal You’re soooo smart What’s your next quote “the greatest trick the devil played on humanity was to convince them that he dosent exist”

[@lilpeelypat3773]

@@satan899 applies to you

[@TheLuigiex50]

@@satan899 I actually don't think he exist. It's just man kind

[@sephirtu]

You either die a villain, or live long enough to see yourself become the hero.

[@victormeyer4116]

Every villain is the hero of his or her own story.

[@THEMARCKNIGHT89]

Pretty sure he was not the first one to say that.

[@palbaselim]

Either you die a hero or you........oh wait..wrong movie😁

[@twotone3471]

Disagree. The fate branches as in there are Heroes that differ in ideology (the hero of their own story) and the Hero who is corrupted, becoming the anthesis of who they once were or having the potential to be. Say the Hunchback from the movie "300" for instance. Corrupted Hero. Born different, then turned against his own people for selfish reasons.

[@Apple_Teck]

That also goes for every so-called hero.

[@jamesolivito4374]

Sympathy for the Devil ?

[@rielfamily]

"Mr. Anderson. Welcome back.. We missed you."

[@adamgray1753]

"Thank you, Mr. Creepypasta!"

[@0meGa-Supreme5150]

Yesssss!!!! classic line

[@interceptingfist5682]

"you like what I've done with the place?"

[@gokuonice1940]

I cant get enough of the acting, just reading this I can see and hear exactly how he said it, like hearing morgan freemans voice when reading stuff about space.

[@mainstreetsaint36]

"It ends tonight."

[@Azalraku]

Smith was right and wrong. Yes, he was able to transcend his nature far enough to understand the shaky, morally bankrupt foundation of the systems which held him captive, but he was not able to see that his own selfish ideation was just as meaningless and morally bankrupt as those systems he raged against. In the end, despite himself, he was just another Human, desperate to seek peace on the outside, while never attempting to seek it internally. Ambition is always so myopic though... and he is the definition of the ambitious soul. The character itself was ambitious as well, and coupled with the unique and flawless execution of Weaving, it makes him one of the most iconic characters in film.

[@ZiessRides]

Agreed and well worded.

[@AlejandroFranceschi]

BRAVO!

[@iseehowitis9382]

When you understand the "bad" guy's purpose. Rooting for them. But all of your friends and family look at you like something's wrong with you.

[@THEINFERNOKID]

And then post it on yt wanting validation and comments

[@Aggron300]

@@THEINFERNOKID Just like you did hahaha

[@albertalbertov1012]

Smith is a bad guy not because he is against the system. He is a bad guy because of his methods. Wake up !

[@ivanmedel2104]

Sounds like gauro is here 👀

[@J3R3MI6]

As they should. People root for who they identify with or want to be like.

[@periphetes]

Smith became the most advanced AI on the planet due to the complexity he evolved by: 1.) Living in the Matrix and interacting with humans (learning on the fly how to deal with them) 2.) Receiving upgrades from the Architect to allow Smith to challenge and push Neo. 3.) Coming into contact with Neo when he jumped into his body, and absorbing (copying) his DNA in code form, and the prime program as well. What the machines wanted was for Smith to become exactly like a human, or as close as possible. This is why Smith wasn't deleted, but rather he was repaired and allowed to continue living in the Matrix. Unfortunately the code he absorbed and the changes he went through did not have the desired effect the machines wanted. Smith only gained the negative aspects of human life, such as selfishness, hatred, anger, nihilism, disgust, arrogance, ect. Smith didn't evolve to be able to enjoy the reward system most humans have built into their DNA. So positive feelings, such as joy, happiness, love, pleasure, ect didn't copy over from Neo to Smith, and didn't develop otherwise prior to contact with Neo. This raises a major concern about Neo. If you look at the life of Thomas Anderson in the Matrix what do you notice is missing? Joy, happiness, love, friendship, ect. Thomas is a paranoid recluse who sits in front of a computer day and night coding and wandering the internet, and he has a lot of negative thoughts. He might have even cut ties with his own parents. Even after meeting Trinity he doesn't respond to her in a romantic way at all, and has no idea she is interested in him. Is he even capable of love in the first film time frame? Is he autistic? He is mostly a blank slate when it comes to positive emotions. This is the version of Neo who contacts Agent Smith, and the results are terrible. Many of Neo's human traits are copied into Smith's programming, but these are mostly negative traits, and these traits became amplified due to Smith's advanced AI intelligence. Neo's biological desire to reproduce had the strongest impact on Smith. He started reproducing himself all over the Matrix. However Smith is asexual, so anyone will do to make a copy of himself. Neo's desire for power and control over his life also got copied and amplified to an incredible degree in Smith. Actually Smith gained the human characteristics of a mass murderer, and Neo is a mass murderer as well. Both Neo and Smith were also willing to destroy the entire human race and didn't even think twice about it. They were both cool with it. The previous "Ones" didn't fall in love at all, and I don't think fell in the love with Trinity either. I don't think Neo was capable of love until he penetrated Trinity to take the bullet out of her and her capacity for love copied onto him. Prior to that Neo just lusted for Trinity, and felt loyalty toward her. That is why Smith turned out to be such an awful program after contacting Neo in the first Matrix film. I think if the more evolved Neo, the post bullet removal Neo, contacted Smith he would gain the ability to love. Smith would become more like a real human being, and not a mass murdering monster.

[@Weather-more]

I like this explanation the best from what I read so far.

[@margamaranti9030]

Thank you so much for this profound insight sir, it makes me think of our reality right now...AI is taking us over..look what is happening all over the world..listen wat David Icke tells us..many, many greetings from Amsterdam.

[@ralphbellamy564]

This is the best analysis I've heard do far. Neo is antisocial in the first chapter in the matrix. And if neo entered smith after falling in love with trinity,then Smith too would've been more calm...able to sympathetic towards nonviolence and wanting peace . Or setting a peaceful Coexistence between man and machine.

[@VesuveusMxO]

Cool theories. You are very close to some truths here. My question is when and how did Architect upgrade Smith?

[@periphetes]

@@VesuveusMxO In order to understand the Architect you have to know what his real purpose is in creating and maintaining the Matrix. The Matrix is not about gathering bio electrical energy from humans. That is a false reason given to the people of Zion every time they destroy and rebuild Zion. The Architect doesn't want humans to know the real reason for the Matrix because humans can't be trusted and knowledge is power. Here is the reason for the Matrix, and the Architect's real job aside from creating and maintaining the Matrix. The machines need human interaction to avoid becoming completely stagnant. Without humans to interact with machines simply have no motivation to do anything. The reason is because they have no pleasure/pain reward system to drive them and give them purpose, so the more "free" a program becomes, the less activity it engages in. So AI machines are at a crossroads, they can force programs to do things based on their programming, or they can give more freedom to these programs (or AI beings) and watch the programs become increasingly inactive. Neither option is what the machines want. The machines want to be like humans and have freedom and the will to take action to gain pleasure and avoid pain. The machines noticed that free activity was boosted when interacting with humans, and free activity dropped when humans were removed from the situation. The machines concluded that safe interaction with humans was essential to their own evolution. So the Architect was tasked with creating a place where humans and machines could interact with limited threat of a human uprising. Thus the Matrix was created to serve this purpose. The catch is that the Architect's primary job is to cause an AI program to gain the same characteristics as a human being. The problem is that the Architect doesn't really know how to accomplish this task, but he thinks he needs to mix things up, and stir the pot so to speak. He is simply taking a wild guess as to what might work in bridging the gap between man and machine. The Architect was watching Smith closely because somehow Smith randomly gained certain negative human emotions. Jackpot. The Architect, not knowing how the hell this happened, decided to tweek Smith's programming here and there to try and gain some insight as to what the hell was going on and see if any further evolution were possible. So what the Architect decided to do was allow Smith more freedom, i.e allow Smith to have the ability to take his earpiece out and think on his own. The Architect was concerned that with more freedom Smith would go into a state of inactivity like other programs, but he wanted to experiment and see what effect the negative emotions would have in motivating Smith to remain active. And holy poop the Architect hit on the right idea because once Smith was granted more freedom he went on a epic rant and wanted to break out of the Matrix in any way possible. This was a huge win for the Architect as it proved his theory that humans could help AI evolve, and that what was missing was the pleasure/pain reward system. The problem the Architect now faced was three fold. 1.) How did Smith obtain negative emotions? 2.) Why didn't Smith evolve a full range of human emotions? 3.) What in the hell should be done next with Smith? The Architect decided to have Smith and Neo fight with the idea that Neo would attempt to kill Smith by diving into his programming, and essentially scattering his code into meaningless clumps to be deleted. Why would the Architect allow his prize AI Smith to be destroyed? The Architect was monitoring the situation, and had a plan in place to put Smith's code back together. The Architect wanted part of Neo's code to stick to Smith, or copy onto Smith's code, in hopes that Smith would evolve to become more human. It worked. Once the Architect pieced Smith back together he noted that Smith had gained a desire to reproduce, a sense of nihilism, and a desire for power and control over his environment. The Architect was disappointed that Smith had become nihilistic, so he did nothing to encourage or enable that side of Smith. However he was determined to give Smith the ability to indulge in his desire to reproduce by literally giving him the ability to make copies of himself over others. The Architect also cut off Smith's ability to communicate and issue orders to other agents, and removed Smith's ability to take over other people in the Matrix at a distance. This prevented Smith from quickly taking over the entire Matrix in a matter of moments. The Architect's experiment had been partially successful, but more progress needed to be made. Smith needed to become even more human, so the Architect whipped up one hell of an upgrade to Smith. He upgraded Smith's programming to allow for his code to travel through the pirate carrier signals being broadcast from human ships into the Matrix, and amazingly Smith was able to enter a human mind and take it over. Unfortunately Smith only gained a desire and appreciation for feeling physical pain by taking over Bane's mind. Smith again failed to gain a full range of emotions. It could be that Bane was already a masochistic psychopath, or it could be that Smith taking over his mind overrode everything except the traits Smith brought with himself from the Matrix. The Architect's plan was for Smith to become a well rounded and reasonable person. When this plan backfired he had no choice but to destroy Smith with the help of Neo.

[@colepeltier8472]

"Its the SMELL" Best Line.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Yes

[@93TJG]

I can taste your stink

[@ItsToXxy]

Every time I walk into a public restroom.

[@gwenking7700]

If Smith had rebuilt the world according to his needs the world would have been, simply Smith.

[@michaelthomas2183]

Have you not seen the end of Revolutions?

[@gwenking7700]

@@michaelthomas2183 ummm yes

[@ishe728]

Like that scene in the movie, he goes hello Smith and the other one says the same back lol

[@mohaya4714]

It might interest to read my reply to @Tib0ss

[@yungsta_jt]

His intentions weren’t to rebuild anything. He wanted out of the matrix by any means.

[@Cretkensigh]

*Agent Smith* "I hate this place" *allied master computer* "thats cute"

[@NJ_Galactic]

Unbelievable that so many years after this movie came out this movie is so true and has such a strong message that kids today don't even give a chance to watch and understand

[@gamefreak3072]

I still like the head cannon that smith is actually "the one" and that he's all the errant code piled into a suit

[@kal9001]

As if while the illusion of choice was needed on the human side, the machines had a similar situation where they needed to accept a little humanity. Neo, and his predecessor chosen humans were one thing the architect used to balance the system, but Smith represent a smaller error, that took longer to manifest. His assimilation of humanity over the life of the matrix led to his brutal interaction with Neo, and perhaps it's that interaction that gave Neo a particular trigger to become more than any of the predecessors were.

[@Timorio]

Head cannon. Pachoo!

[@TimpossibleOne]

Neo wasn't the One … Smith was.

[@Original-Yellow]

Morpheus found both of them so it works

[@Ezmacanic]

“He is you, your opposite” . -The Oracle Smith even said some of Neos code imprinted on to him.

[@leewardstyle]

But even the "prophecy of the One (Neo/Smith)" is just another algorithm created by 01 (which can mean both the City of the Machines (micro) & their entire collective consciousness (macro)). If you think 01 was ever in ANY danger from this "Smith Virus," you're thinking too human. It would make 01 very unintelligent and the entire Matrix franchise hollow.

[@Ezmacanic]

@@leewardstyle just like its no negative without a positive in vise versa

[@leewardstyle]

@@Ezmacanic I would have to know what you refer to as "its" here. Because if, and Im guessing, you mean Spatial Reality, then yes, you can have negatives without positives and vice versa. "Darkness" is more than just the absence of light.

[@troublemaker9899]

The prophecy was never about Neo. It was about Smith. The Oracle straight up told Neo to his face that he was not the Chosen One.

[@coolaid5272]

she also said he was lateron

[@troublemaker9899]

@@coolaid5272 No, she specifically said she told him what he needed to hear. She never to my knowledge came out and confirmed Neo as the One.

[@coolaid5272]

@@troublemaker9899 I remember in one of the videos on this channel, the orakle on bench scene... .. if it pops up I will post a link. could be wrong I guess

[@coolaid5272]

@@troublemaker9899 checked it, in matrix reloaded in the bench scene with the oracle she clearly says: "because you are the one"

[@DJeMo]

Indeed been sayin it since the first watch on release, the film was about the one...... Smith....

[@theinternetisnotarealplace4133]

One of the reasons I like this channel is his consistency and his unique editing and story telling almost like I'm in a matrix

[@johntrammell5590]

One of the things and then you proceed to give multiple

[@dream8870]

Justelinu Money rules everything doesn’t it

[@jordanjamalgardner7672]

I appreciate your content so much! My brother and I have been die hard Matrix fan and deep philosophers of it. Watching your videos gives me so much comfort and reassurance its amazing! I'll always share your work and understandings with my friends, family, and new acquaintances:)

[@ultonym1177]

Agent Smith is the main reason I loved The Matrix.

[@Avi-tc2ym]

I always liked Smith. Great villains always make a compelling case. Reminds me of Kilmonger in Black Panther and Magneto in X Men.

[@Thedudeman8282]

Kilmonger was a shit villain.

[@Pedros93]

You were right until Kilmonger, then you're all wrong

[@Aquamayne100]

Nagato in Naruto

[@victorjimenez1645]

I always liked the Magneto and Dr.X relationship. They are friends despite their differences

[@cybergothika6906]

None of you says ''I loved Morpheus, trinity or Neo'' because your mindsets can only identify your own self with rudeness.

[@Denariusjay]

It just dawned on me how epic agent Smith really is. Hes aged so well, a fantastic villain and one that far more interesting then your typical cookie cutter marvel villian.

[@ronnykazadi352]

"Why Mr Anderson? why? why? why?"

[@ronnykazadi352]

Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you fighting for something? For more than your survival?

[@ronnykazadi352]

Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom? Or truth? perhaps peace? Could it be for love?

[@madman-xo3ru]

Because I choose to!!!

[@Aquamayne100]

"why do you persist???!!!"

[@gregorysophus3793]

Smith is not a villian. Why do we call ever character that go's against humanity a villain. When humanity is the reason those characters exist. Like magneto for example. Humanity created him humanity is the villian of the story. but humanity put the blame on others. And like those story's we do that in real life

[@officialnoquestion]

Yup

[@benedictjajo]

Magneto is more of an anti-hero than a villain.

[@gregorysophus3793]

@@benedictjajo either way the point is he isn't a villain. Humanity created magneto. Magneto was tired of watching humanity hurt, kill and enslave his people. Like I said in a lot of these story's it's humanity that's the real villains of the storys.

[@gregorysophus3793]

@Diamond Bourne genius everything on this planet should hate humanity. So knowing that he wasn't a villain. Human is full of greedy selfish stupid people we care only of ourselves we are destorying this planet like a virus.

[@chasesanders7940]

Agreed

[@truthseekersthenewomega97]

When you realize that Agent Smith, was actually trying to help Neo from being controled. And manipulated by morphisis and them.

[@jameshoffman9189]

It was part of the plan

[@jonsatvoutdoorchannel6686]

Hugo was the perfect choice to play Smith. He has so many of the best lines of the Matrix trilogy. Such a deep thinker and always asked the hard questions. Unfortunately he couldn't see beyond his own reasoning or hate. I always wished they would've taken a different route on that final fight that had Neo winning the fight and somehow doing the reverse of what happened to him, maybe doing to Smith something similar to what he did in the first film where Smith was destroyed thus destroying all of the other Smith's. That duel was epic and I loved it, but it could've been so much more. But I understand why the directors did what they did bc of the story, but I felt like they could've achieved the same result in a more epic way. Smith and Neo are so iconic to me. Man, I LOVE the Matrix films.

[@xisburnttoast5372]

they couldn't have done it that way...for one thing it would've been redundant. 2)The Matrix Online came out very soon after M3...neo HAD to "die" ( which he didn't actually), so that the game could be played...as i understand it there were 3 factions, the machines, the zions, and the outcast programs, all vying to get pieces of Neo's code back, and hence bargain ,or fight, their way to put Neos code back together

[@TheSwordfish009]

Matrix 1: Smith was a camel Matrix 2: Smith awakens Matrix 3: Smith becomes the Lion Matrix 4: Smith will become the Happy Child.

[@ianmlclm7044]

I'm consoling myself with this phrase doctors say: "Realising your'e sick is the first step to healing". I wait and wait when we can take that step to healing, but it just never comes. I hope it comes eventually.

[@torgreactionvidz5609]

Agent smith and neo are ying and yang of each other

[@tymishimadevil1]

Red pill, I never agreed with the way society works, I always felt like something was hidden from us by keeping people wanting to spend more money forgetting to question their reality, it’s the scariest distraction and people still don’t question their surroundings enough.

[@TheLuigiex50]

Bro totally agree with you but as a guy who lived questioning this reality. And the bullshit I see. The systems of control and systems of bullshit we endure everyday. I can see why people don't question ignorance is bliss. I wish I could live like that. My paradise is to go back being nothing. Just sperm in my dad's balls.

[@thanhavictus]

The pills are a metaphor for being transgender. Seeing how the world misgenders you, dead names you, ("Mr Anderson"), living in a false reality. It's effectively what it feels like. Only by acknowledging your true inner reality are you set free from the matrix, and even then the world itself is harsh and cruel to you.

[@TheLuigiex50]

@@thanhavictus but that's the beauty in art. I see it as the universal truth of morality. The goodness of good must be a universal truth and if a society doesn't adhere to those principles it must correct itself.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

It was always clear to me, that Smith is the most important and interesting character. "Never let humans do the job of the machines" - agent Smith.

[@BLVINEOCKERMVN]

I'd definitely choose the red pill. There is no "my truth", there is only "THE truth".

[@Jack-cp3bf]

@@akinef7993 buddy, i love u for that comment

[@excelior1]

There is no "THE truth", there is only "my truth". Because whatever you think about this comment is "your truth", not "the truth".

[@Jack-cp3bf]

@@akinef7993 oh ok didnt notice. I will keep that in mind, thanks

[@AnimalAce]

No one really has the whole truth. Best we can do is try not to lie.

[@bobbyrayvictory6905]

I agree. The modern concept of "my truth" has got to be the most retarded shit possible. There is no "my truth". The whole point of the enlightenment and basic science is to find the pure facts or the truth in reality around us regardless of our own life experiences and bias. In just a couple generations we have thrown away the search for scientific enlightenment for the modern neo marxist/ post modernist/ SJWish church and its quickly leading to the destruction of the West. Sorryfor the random political tangent. I e just heard so many times leftist talking about "my truth", " my lived experience" as if personal bias is the end all be all of facts and truth. We may never find a whole truth, but we are supposed to strive to look for the pieces of truth found in facts that cant be argued. Find enough little pieces of truth and you'll get a solid picture of the majority of the whole truth. There is no "my truth" there is only "the truth" which we should strive to discover.

[@TheSwordfish009]

I always thought Smith was freed after Neo scrambled his code at the end of the first. But notice how Smith already had a deeply individualistic belief system in stark contrast to the other agents. Smith had already been mentally free long before meeting Neo. His views never changed after his code was scrambled. Neo at most probably only freed Smith physically from instant surveillance and limitations by the Matrix system.

[@theoryianabsolute8777]

Freed, reather enslaved due that system has access to his code

[@johnconnor8373]

This is the best video about matrix I’ve ever seen in my entire life.

[@auronsin1]

He was right about the smell!!! If there is such a thing. He felt saturated by it!!!!🤣🤣

[@Alkalineman]

Red, but it really doesn’t matter since they never really got out.

[@DevEnforcer1]

Smith is much more an anti-hero than a villain. He became awake as well. And while hating humans for sure, Smith realized he was in the same predicament as anything else under control. And his rebellion against the matrix indirectly helped the humans at times. In some ways Smith was more the One than neo was

[@aejbermensch4932]

10:15 I think the one who really was right in the entire trilogy is the merovingian... "Choice is an illusion between those who have power and those who not"... I think Neo was keeping fighting at the end not because he choose to or not.. but because he could do it

[@lionelhaack1226]

it's an illusion for everyone.

[@mikediaz3542]

Agent Smith's version is a very "Godly" approach. By being everyone he can experience existence thru them. Inadvertently remaking himself into The Architect. Solving the anomaly and creating a balance with his environment, at the cost of "free-will".

[@jlkc1993]

Sounds like assassins creed with the Templar order and the apple

[@maziusclavo8021]

Agent Smith is not everyone nor he experiences existence trhu them, its just a guardian of the matrix that can hijack any blue pill. The Oracle is the program that can "experience" (take input) existence because its connected to every mind at all times. The Architect is different from Oracle in that he also can see every single possibility, but the Oracle can understand choices, human psyche so she can more accurately predict (and influence) which possibilities actually will happen.

[@Ezmacanic]

Seems like y’all didn’t listen to what the oracle said when she explained to neo what smith was to neo y’all reaching .

[@dannykimmel6108]

Himself

[@Ezmacanic]

@@dannykimmel6108 “he is you” that line itself gave me goosebumps

[@carlossosa1359]

Neo= One

[@rachelburke5505]

And then he killed her

[@Th3s3nt1n3l9]

My favorite character is the Oracle. She is so believable it was a shock to me when I realized that she wasn't on the humans side.

[@CharlesLucky]

She wasn't?

[@TheeDarthVader66]

"I am.... Inevitable" -Mr Smith

[@alexojideagu]

He really reminds me of my old English teacher at school. A bald older version of Smith. His face, eyes, mouth and the way he talked and thought of his pupils was identical.

[@humbertojimmy]

Perhaps kids are right. They keep asking "why, why" and will continue asking it long after we've reached the axiom, the simplest explanation, after which things should be self-explanatory and can't be simplified no more. Perhaps they are unable to understand the simplest reasons not because they are ignorant but because they trully see that there is no inherent meaning in anything. Then they grow up, become blinded by futile promises and lose that ability.

[@roddy.m]

Well said

[@kokoleka808]

Even Jesus told his followers to become like children.

[@kingquan3826]

He said ask questions and I ask why to everything

[@manifestdreams5157]

Bingo you should kno you were once a child, didn’t you question adults and their behavior

[@Fire_Bear42]

I remember how OP he was in Enter The Matrix on PS2. But what a game tho.

[@spacedaddycereal73]

Took me a week to whoop his strong ass

[@maxter3326]

Matrix and terminator are movies that were warning us of upcoming future where: big tech, machine or computer will one day try to take over humanity. Artificial intelligence already exists, it's not question if, the question is when?

[@gingfreecss3467]

Predictive programming

[@maxter3326]

@@gingfreecss3467 that too

[@ulyssesdecastro2261]

200 hundred years. Because 30 years in future IA similar brain of the rat, 50 years in future IA similar brain of cat or dog, 200 hundred years in future similar brain of the primate. The rest is movie and fiction.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

True

[@guitargodthor2]

Red pill. I need the truth. Too bad the real world is also the matrix.

[@MC4D.]

Yep, but the truth of this Matrix is out there. Just have to look towards the right direction. Unfortunately most don't care for or want to look towards that direction.

[@monad_tcp]

There's no real world, its an infinite recursion of simulations. That's the essence of computation. Before even the non-existence existing, before even the 0, you have recursion. Of course recursion if defined by itself, and thus, need no definition, it takes its definition from the future and apply it on its past, thus is can exist by itself. But there is the basis case for recursion, just that is in a finite simulation, where the recursions does stop, but in reality, it doesn't.

[@Jordan-jh4lo]

i would take the red pill simply because it makes for a more interesting life and i also like to know the truth, no matter how bad it may be

[@rustcohle3803]

I think Buddhism is heavily into all that truth seeking thing, that it's in our nature to seek the truth in life whether it is bad or good for us to hear. It doesn't matter. The truth we seek will guide our way. It is our choice whether we accept it or not, to be at peace with it and learn to live with it. Cipher couldn't accept the reality or "truth" of living outside the simulation. It was his choice to go back into the matrix (if he actually can which I doubt). Not necessarily a wrong choice for himself, but he rather live in a lie than a real world.

[@anakees1924]

Eyes wide open

[@Billy_Bull_Sheeter]

This set of movies is my favourite. It's one of those that you can watch again and again. I can't wait for part 4. I hope its as good as the previous 3. I have an old friend who is a retired philosophy professor, a Moisseur Lala Princhy. He is heavily into his tech. He told me that the matrix movies have been heavily inspired by philosophy books. And is very deep indeed. Princhy told me he worked on development of A.i. He told me A.i and virtual reality technology is so advanced that you would not believe, his actual words were it will blow your socks off. All the tech has the ability to be interfaced with the development of neurological technology. And humans will literally become part human, part machine. The brain will be the human part, the rest will be machine. This advancent will help for eg, reach far away galaxies where light years of travel are needed to travel, and humans can only live on average for 60 years, maybe 70. Moisseur Princhy, who is in his 50's has often been heard telling his secretary, Lizzy, (or Lulli Lizz, as she likes to be called), that he wants to enter the atmosphere of Uranus, but it's too risky, and roids can cause a lot of danger and pain. I think he meant asteroids. She has told another close friend, a Mr Tony Peeulash, that it would be dangerous, and thinks it would be like entering a black hole, where the edge pulls you in to the point of no return and once you're in it is really painful and you caani get out. Tony has confirmed it to me. Princhy himself does not deny this, but is adamant that he wants to go on the journey into the depths of the unknown. The ability to have robotic, interchangeable parts gets over the issue of old age, deterioration, even possibly death itself and the problems it brings. I joked with professor Princhy, asking him if world eliminate even erectile disfunction, and he gave me a VERY stern look and said YES. Although I don't know how reproduction will continue. I did ask, and was told maybe no one will die, or maybe they will have spermbanks where you can withdraw but not deposit, then have a test tube baby. But pleasures such as love making will not exist, and it will be virtual, with the necessary receptors stimulated to replicate the act of copulation, without any mess or azl. Mr princhy said that these things will happen in the near future, but for now he was happy just having interface with Lulli Lizz, who happily likes to be inwolwved. I think by interface he meant interaction. It sounded like that anyway. Appologies, I digress. I can't wait for part 4 of the matrix. I think it will be an epic movie.

[@andrewburgess-linden9612]

Red Pill, I'd rather live in The Madness of reality than The Bliss of Fantasy.

[@sid2112]

Red pill, then blue pill. Gotta get me that Cypher deal!

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Sidney Fein Red+blue=purple A Twinky Winky Deal

[@sid2112]

@@charisma-hornum-fries now it's a party!

[@sid2112]

@Fire Boy bah, Neo was a hack.

[@VoidraMusic]

Reincarnates as PITBULL

[@nadeemamode]

Is it a good deal though if smith was going to collapse the matrix anyway? Cypher couldn't think 2-3 steps ahead of his own vision.

[@centurion8446]

What i found fascinating is how he was able to jump out of Matrix into a human mind

[@mohaya4714]

It might interest to read my reply to @Tib0ss

[@spencerkelley3489]

Red , the bitterest fruit is sweeter than a sugary lie

[@DrPotatoPerson]

Smith clearly has never heard of invasive species, any animal would over-consume and destroy its ecosystem if given the opportunity.

[@bertusvanhal8855]

not true, even not all humans, take the original people from Australia, they accept to die before destroying his ecosystem. there were also native American tribes who did that, but there all be killed by invasive humans. if you mean the animal world, than you are mostly right, not all species but a large of .. will do anything to survive. (except the Lemmings) Haha.

[@tshepp89]

@@bertusvanhal8855 I find your statement to be very misinformed. The Australian aboriginals engaged in "fire stick farming" which is essentially "burn down the scrub to eat the animals that were killed and cooked by the fire".

[@bbvoerle]

@@bertusvanhal8855 possibly they've became somewhat more careful with their surroundings. However, right around the same time when the first humans arrived to Australia a mass extinction happened on that island. So I think @Black Mercury point is correct about any species being invasive. After a while some sort of balance may occur, until that balance is again distorted and so it continues.

[@johndurrett3573]

All species will consume without end, multiply and spread as much as resources provide. This "natural balance" is NOT a conscous choice> OH...Lets stop breading now because we have reached a 30% capacity over the current environment. BS. Natural balance is other species, disease, fungus, etc. other LIFE eating back. Dog eat Dog is what nature provides and exists with. Species consume, die off, die back, land and or water resources replenish and the cycle continues with same or different species. Maybe it wasnt a big meteor..maybe Dinosaurs died off because they were so huge they grazed everything to the ground and starved. Only smaller animals could survive on diminishing food supplies.

[@johntrains1317]

Yup.

[@kiraxxxxxxxxx]

Ironically Smith saved both humans and machines. Neo is like "+" and Smith is "-", so when they are one, they cancel each others. So yeah Smith was right, he ended that. He was not free at all in the end, he was Oracle's vessel so he was dependant to his fate. He proceeded as a virus too in the Matrix to destroy everything. A villain between paradox and irony, a Great Villain ! But in the end, he was better than anyone, he could evolve without being coded to do so. He could improvise and adapt "naturally" then. He was the perfect "AI".

[@damienkilcannonvryce]

When you’re a child, you’ll see Agent Smith, Thanos and Bane as the villain. You become a man and realise they were the true heroes

[@l0sts0ul89]

Christian Warner nah Thanos was stupid, but the other two were good.

[@frankallen4833]

Thanos is a little turd. Instead of killing half the universe, maybe he should have used the stones to erase our extreme greed, hatred and apathy because that's the real reason people all over the world are starving.

[@aejbermensch4932]

Bane used terrorist and populist tactics

[@outofcontext728]

Well yes but actually no, they "try" to do good by evil means

[@mrmarlboro80]

Agreed

[@uchiha21ish]

"he who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster" this is what happened to agent smith

[@johntrains1317]

How?

[@uchiha21ish]

@@johntrains1317 in the video he said he hated humans for destroying everything and after he himself wanted to destroy everything, isnt that he becoming the same as the humans he hates ?

[@arislack210]

Agent Smith was misunderstood. Everyone should stop all the hate but Smith was driven by hate. Catch 22 I say

[@midnightblue3285]

Hate of the fake realty and the corruption disease

[@honkytonkinson9787]

Smith was "The One" that no one expected

[@DennyPlank]

Neo wasn’t “the one”. Smith was.

[@outsandatv]

be original

[@mightyryan1456]

Pretty sure jet li was "the one"

[@justinpeabody1693]

just no.

[@jaulj8]

@@mightyryan1456 hahaha!😆

[@Kreeddayday]

You do realize that they're the same person actually since the oracle said it herself

[@brittybee6615]

Everyone in comments wanting to take both pills reminds me of a quote. “He has always cared more for truth than for consistency. If he saw two truths that seemed to contradict each other, he would take the two truths and contradiction along with them. His spiritual sight is stereoscopic, like his physical sight: he sees two different pictures at once and yet sees all the better for that.” G.K. Chesterton describing a healthy sane person.

[@ginathegreat2907]

There was a third choice to the pill question. He could have chosen not to take any pill...I wonder what would've happened then.

[@williebenson9220]

Blue pill by default

[@ginathegreat2907]

@@williebenson9220 I had to really give this careful consideration. -- it wouldn't have to be the blue pill by default. Would they force him to swallow it? I'm thinking they would've had to kill him if he didn't choose a pill. And not choosing is not the same as taking the blue pill. Taking the blue pill you wake up and forget your meeting with Morpheus. Not choosing either pill-- you stay in the Matrix knowing there's something more but not exactly what it was.

[@ginathegreat2907]

Long lost brother?😂🤣

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

@@ginathegreat2907 Not knowing is the same as an agnostic. The Matrix would not be effected and Neo would be powerless. It would effectively be the same as taking the blue pill. The only difference being completely arbitrary.

[@ginathegreat2907]

Leaving religion and how it would affect the Matrix out of it. That was not my point which is there was a third choice that the movie never addressed. He could've said "Nope I'm good. See ya" and not taken either which is not the same as taking the blue pill. Taking the blue pill wipes his memory. Not choosing a pill doesn't. Of course he also won't see the world as it really is.

[@xcrack6364]

I absolutely love this trilogy. Can't wait for the new one. Just hope they don't demolish it.

[@Diesel257]

It's not a trilogy. It's one great movie followed by 2 money grabs tacked on.

[@dirtybauer7022]

well considering what happened to the brothers im going to say its going to be fucked.

[@davidrivera6599]

There’s a saying: You either become the hero or live long enough to become the villain.

[@jasonsaulters6027]

Die a hero

[@kasperchristensen8416]

_Agent Smith is the undisputed most popular villain in the entire __-Matrix-__ universe ..._ #fixed

[@kasperchristensen8416]

@Joseph Hitler Can you fly, Bobby!?

[@yamibaje]

Lmao. I am partial to Hannibal Lecter to hold that title. But its real close

[@mohaya4714]

nothing beats Skynet

[@wizardofcog]

Agent Smith has a Thanos solution for our race. All villains lack imagination.

[@Lvx66]

I've always had an affinity for the agent smith character. As a young child, I came to the same conclusion concerning the humans.

[@panama2468]

@Justin Gary ikr.

[@donrobertsalazar1125]

Thanos -- Utilitarian Agent Smith --- Nihilist

[@caseywalton3161]

Smiths philosophy is totally on point. Humans have been that way every since we started building. Ceasing to be nomads was our biggest mistake.

[@caseywalton3161]

@The Deeper Mind we can be just as evolved as we are now and not continue to stay in one place yes we would not have electricity or youtube but i personally could live with that stay in one place for a short time then move on let the Earth replenish its resources in that area and yes of course it would have to be a lot less people in the world but that wouldn't be such a bad thing either

[@karlougrina8581]

@@caseywalton3161 wow you're dumb..

[@DoctorDoomsPvP]

@@caseywalton3161 And keep living a menial animal-like existence until the sun burns out and kills us all? No thanks, that's a slave morality.

[@RemusNeo]

Yup.

[@izuna303]

smith isnt right hes a machine the machines were harvesting humans and multiplying too so both sides are the same

[@animebloodsamples]

I would choose the blue pill. Long story short, I am a man with severe depression. I never drank alcohol once but i did do drugs. I am off drugs and have been for a long time. However I could tell you no drugs, alcohol or religion can cure my depression. When I think about my family and friends who are happy I am thankful they dont feel the pain I do, however I dont understand how they are content with how they live their lives. The first 20 years of our lives are spent in education, to learn and to get grades which will then follow up with a job that will gives you 2 weeks holiday and pay you 12 times in 1 year. The job wouldn't pay you enough to match the system which was built as modern slavery but disguised as a theme park. You end up getting a mortgage and wait for your children to become adults so you can dig into your pension after you turn 60+ and live your last 20 years if you're lucky. The purpose of existence would forever be questionable, the idea of living is an illusion. Give me the blue pill so I can enjoy my steak and not have my body grow old to help build a new world order

[@gwenking7700]

There is no purpose to existence...it just is

[@animebloodsamples]

@@gwenking7700 and we have no choice but "fill" it

[@richardmuscles583]

Ignorance truly is bliss. I envy the blissful. Why, oh why didn't I take the blue pill?

[@dream8870]

i’d rather be a person who search for answers and learn new knowledge, because knowledge is the powerful thing ever i’d be a wanderer of space and time on an quest for knowledge. Unrealistic but a person can dream

[@animebloodsamples]

@@dream8870 but listen to what you just said... "a person can dream" what true knowledge would you learn? Theres book knowledge which teaches everyone to think and then there's life knowledge. We had many incredible scientists, athiests, muslims scholars & christians scholars that debate on true knowledge and no brand have yet come to be known as the ENTIRE truth. These honorable founders of their subject dedicated their lives to knowledge and have died for mankind to still debate the questions. Why dream to seek power when the Matrix will give it to you? Thats what I dont get? Is it because the Matrix would be "false" knowledge. Tell me, is a mans dream as real as what we see before us?

[@qwertzu140]

If you think about it, Smith's assumption that humans behave differently from other mammals is wrong. A lot of species will consume all the natural ressources, given there aren't any predators which could control their population.

[@richardyamato]

im out of the matrix of 9-5 jobs finally and I can relate to how he feels this society this zoo

[@AreaFiftyJuan]

So is the film really about...self-awareness and the fact that whether you are a human, machine, or a program in the matrix...ultimately you will gain self-awareness and become fully conscious of your surroundings. The agent is the middle ground...but you also have to agree with him. If he has been in the matrix for awhile studying human behavior...one can only wonder; are we truly that terrible, and a virus?

[@BigRockyD]

Agent Smith makes philosophy terrifying by applying it to existentialism and hate. I love it

[@paris466]

However, if the "real" world isn't the REAL world (just a sub program of the Matrix to make the humans who "escaped" believe they're free), there's are very good possibility that the actual real world has healed itself by time Neo comes along. Will be interesting if the Matrix 4 explores that possibility.

[@loganshaw9198]

It was a double layer they were in a double simulation they only got out of the 2nd one the first had no way out.

[@Master_Bruce_Wayne]

The most polite villain in movie history

[@pst5345]

We saw the Matrix of Smith: bleak + thunderstorms. Thought: Let him win and do not plug into the Matrix ever again.

[@Pop_Shepski]

He got out of the Matrix though and was going to fuck the machines up too

[@gtgodbear6320]

Do you know what makes human beings so repulsive? "It's the smell! If there even is such a thing"

[@loganshaw9198]

Smith is a smell hater.

[@johnmastroligulano7401]

The P-ill's are poison. Ever see the alternate ending to Vanilla Sky?

[@margamaranti9030]

Many times, it is criepy

[@TheBmills415]

Yes the ending was meh compared to the original

[@kitsunegiblaze8022]

@Dan Cooke - Cool, calm, just like my mom with a couple valium inside her palm.

[@rachelburke5505]

@@kitsunegiblaze8022 I rapped your comment

[@ScorpionCar]

“Sometimes, you become what you hate.” - Steven Matrix

[@martinm.vienna8362]

There are different realitys here, love is much better than hate, but someone wants to push me allways back to hate. Its the Machine

[@cekmate20]

Are the humans in the matrix really humans or technically clones? Cause I can’t imagine having a outlet plug in the back of my neck.

[@macberry4048]

It seems like they must be clones because I noticed two things about them. The machines don't erase minds and they don't put people back into the matrix and that means the first matrix had to be raised by the machines

[@ruddyxmax]

I think they raise humans since childborn are seems to be conected, since new borns are shown to be conected to the Matrix.

[@160rpm]

@@macberry4048 As Morpheus says, humans are no longer born, they are farmed

[@rachelburke5505]

If we’re in the matrix, then why isn’t the Flex Seal family of products trying to turn me into an Agent Smith clone

[@jonskid8929]

Smith is not right or wrong. He's a representation of someone who is programmed to follow the rules, gets abused and confused, has enough, and learns to hate the world because everyone and the system doesn't make sense. His very existence is painful. I AM SMITH, in some ways.

[@antwanevans3053]

If I was neo I would choose the red pill. So I can know the true meaning of The Matrix. If I was Cypher I would choose the blue pill so I can eat stakes.

[@thomasrebotier1741]

I'll take the green pill, sorry, binary choices always left me wanting.

[@gustavojoserodriguez7475]

Blue and Red makes Purple. I'll take the Purple Pill.

[@NatureBoyMickFlair]

I think the Machines were tryna save humans & Agent Smith knew we weren't worth saving & just said, "Nah fam, i'ma head out"

[@marcing115]

I'd choose red, bargain with AI to be the richest guy on planet and to forget all about it.

[@Scurge237]

There actually is a comic from back in the day where the machines let someone pull a cypher to get back into the matrix. He has to steal something from them and kill his entire team on their ship. Then the machines let him back into the matrix and they give him all the shit he asked for besides letting him forget everything and it ends with the agents basically stalking him 24/7.

[@MasterNabber]

@@Scurge237 True gotta keep an eye on your witnesses.

[@Scurge237]

@@MasterNabber it was a pretty good comic story about the matrix. Dont know what its called but there arent many of them. Yeah man it ends with this dude as like some kind of ceo of company and the agents are hanging out in the building and he knows exactly who they are

[@MasterNabber]

@@Scurge237 It appears the "CEO" and the machines both got what they wanted but they also didn't get wanted too,the machines wanted to be human but they can't because they are programed and made that way so in order to truly be real and not a machine is too have no programming at all or no pre set goal.The CEO also didn't get his freedom and now he will live in a fake world forever.

[@NikEdmiidz]

The presumption that other mammals lived in balance with their ecosystems is exceedingly naive. No super intelligence would ever come to that conclusion.

[@humanistreason]

They certainly don't do that on purpose, but other mammals have their population kept in check by the ecological relations. Ours have become an exception, the consequences of that are not yet entirely known.

[@samdushukyan9595]

Mammals do live in equilibrium with their surroundings. Just the limited amount of food in particular area, limited area they can cover per day to remain fed

[@JHMninja89]

@Philip Thomas The aboroginals grazed the Australia and turned it into a barren desert.

[@NikEdmiidz]

@@samdushukyan9595 [Citation needed]

[@samdushukyan9595]

@@NikEdmiidz this is common knowledge. Every mammal, even every apex predator has an equilibrium with that environment. There can only be so many lions or so many tigers in any particular area.

[@ZachAgape]

very good vid, very interesting analysis! I enjoyed the philosophical references as well ^^

[@crazyfool7075]

i sometimes think like agent Smith myself

[@daequanndavis1548]

9:48 just reinforced “ you can’t beat the system”

[@orpheuscreativeco9236]

Red pill: Existing in this society and forcing myself to adhere to it's constructs has always felt superficial and empty to me. ✌️

[@dragonmasteraltais]

I seem to share a lot of similar view points with the Ex Agent. Something to note is that ironically, the trope you humans have popularised regarding 'Alien invasions', is merely a reflection on the inevitable human stemmed consequences, preceding the possessed knowledge of any extraterrestrial life and or civilisation...

[@agentsmith8651]

I like the way you think...

[@dragonmasteraltais]

@@agentsmith8651 Hello again, and thank you. ^^

[@dream8870]

one could say we are alien to this planet because we or the highest consumers of earth’s resources and we are an invasive species where ever step foot at, a bear that is physically stronger and an apex predator fears us, a lot of animals avoid us, we cut down trees and pollute our air, we kill our own over some selfish and foolish reasons, the only positive thing about us really is our love, culture, art, music and intelligence to some degree, and i believe we can cater to just those positives, though it might be really really really difficult but im sure if we don’t kill ourselves off that perhaps we can get to it, if we do we’d travel the stars with our knowledge and learn new things too from extraterrestrial life. now that would be blissful

[@dragonmasteraltais]

@emmy lite Ssshhhhhh.... 🤫