Beyond the Matrix: Revolutions and Revelations

By Stephen Faller

Can we unplug? The groundbreaking Matrix trilogy dares us to do something as terrifying as Neo's leap from a skyscraper and discover our true selves and live our unique lives. Citing scenes from all... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827202350
• ISBN13: 9780827202351
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Chalice Pr
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

From the Author:

Are you interested in life beyond the Matrix? I wrote this book to explore questions of freedom and to take a serious look at the implication of the entire trilogy. You won't find an encyclopedia of the movies, but you will find a literary attempt to recreate Neo's journey into a larger world. If you want to get a taste, google the book to find the secret companion website which has additional content and more explanatory and analytic essays. No one can be told what it is...

Live the Revolution

If you thought you knew what the Matrix movies were all about - think again - and again. This book will challenge you to explore all the nuances and intricacies presented by the movies against a background of history's great philosophers. The material is presented in thought provoking comparisons by an author who speaks with authority about the great questions. This book is a must have for the Matrix enthusiast who is convinced that a movie can change their lives, but needs to understand why

To Be Awake Is To Be Alive - Thoreau

'Beyond The Matrix' by Stephen FallerIf you have seen any of the three 'Matrix' films, then you are aware of their complex nature. Afterwards, one walks around the world and wonders: 'What did that mean?' or 'What did I miss?' or 'What does that name mean?' The answers to all your philosophical and theological Matrix questions, as well as a clear road to understand this mammoth cinematic work, are contained in this delightful, concentrated book. The author, like any good philosopher, defines his terms, then takes us on a guided tour of comparitive scholarship. He takes apart The Matrix films, with their mythological names, their stark images, their suggestive dialog, and then ties them to philosophy, theology and literature in a confident, clear and thought-provoking mannner, paired with a provocative, fresh style of writing. Like Gulliver who, as a giant, takes all the ship's little ropes and pulls the fleet to shore, so this author gathers diverse images and symbols to provide us a new perspective of the three films, a view I never suspected or expected, and one which will send me back to view the films, armed with this book. I recommend this to anyone who has been affected by 'The Matrix.' You will find agreement and surprise in these pages. Mr. Faller's 'guided tour of The Matrix' is an exercise for the mind. The book will give all Matrix fans food for the journey, both through the films, and through life. If you're a fan of the Matrix films, then you must own this book. It is the best of its genre, and you will not be disappointed.