When I'm Down
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Alton & Hortense Ellis 1. Невозможно понять это время, Что с каждым годом быстрей. …
Artist Formerly Known As P.P. I don't wanna be friends I need you to fall in…
B-Violet I don't understand the deepest side of me I got too…
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Lucas & Steve Show me through your eyes How you see this life Make sure…
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@maxfrank13

4y↑1.2K

The Ancient Greek aphorism "know thyself", is one of the Delphic maxims and was inscribed in the pronaos of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi according to the Greek writer Pausanias. In Latin the phrase, "know thyself," is given as nosce te ipsum or temet nosce.

The Delphic maxims are a set of 147 aphorisms inscribed at Delphi. Originally, they were said to have been given by the Greek god Apollo's Oracle at Delphi, Pythia, and therefore were attributed to Apollo. The 5th century scholar Stobaeus later attributed them to the Seven Sages of Greece. Contemporary scholars, however, hold that their original authorship is uncertain and that 'most likely they were popular proverbs, which tended later to be attributed to particular sages.' Roman educator Quintilian argued that students should copy those aphorisms often to improve their moral core. Perhaps the most famous of these maxims is 'know thyself,' which was carved into the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. The specific order and wording of each maxim varies among different versions (and translations) of the text.

147 Delphic maxims as cited by Stobaeus:

No. Greek English
001. Ἕπου θεῷ Follow God
002. Νόμῳ πείθου Obey the law
003. Θεοὺς σέβου Respect the Gods
004. Γονεῖς αἰδοῦ Respect your parents
005. Ἡττῶ ὑπὸ δικαίου Be overcome by justice
006. Γνῶθι μαθών Know what you have learned
007. Ἀκούσας νόει Perceive what you have heard
008. Σαυτὸν ἴσθι Be/Know yourself
009. Γαμεῖν μέλλε Intend to get married
010. Καιρὸν γνῶθι Know your opportunity
011. Φρόνει θνητά Think as a mortal
012. Ξένος ὢν ἴσθι If you are a stranger act like one
013. Ἑστίαν τίμα Honor the house
014. Ἄρχε σεαυτοῦ Control yourself
015. Φίλοις βοήθει Help your friends
016. Θυμοῦ κράτει Control anger
017. Φρόνησιν ἄσκει Exercise prudence
018. Πρόνοιαν τίμα Honor providence
019. Ὅρκῳ μὴ χρῶ Do not use an oath
020. Φιλίαν ἀγάπα Love friendship
021. Παιδείας ἀντέχου Cling to discipline
022. Δόξαν δίωκε Pursue honor
023. Σοφίαν ζήλου Long for wisdom
024. Καλὸν εὖ λέγε Praise the good
025. Ψέγε μηδένα Find fault with no one
026. Ἐπαίνει ἀρετήν Praise virtue
027. Πρᾶττε δίκαια Practice what is just
028. Φίλοις εὐνόει Favor friends
029. Ἐχθροὺς ἀμύνου Defend against enemies
030. Εὐγένειαν ἄσκει Exercise nobility of character
031. Κακίας ἀπέχου Shun evil
032. Κοινὸς γίνου Be impartial
033. Ἴδια φύλαττε Guard what is yours
034. Ἀλλοτρίων ἀπέχου Shun what belongs to others
035. Ἄκουε πάντα Listen to everyone
036. Εὔφημος ἴσθι Have good reputation
037. Φίλῳ χαρίζου Do a favor for a friend
038. Μηδὲν ἄγαν Nothing to excess
039. Χρόνου φείδου Use time sparingly
040. Ὅρα τὸ μέλλον Foresee the future
041. Ὕβριν μίσει Despise insolence
042. Ἱκέτας αἰδοῦ Have respect for suppliants
043. Πᾶσιν ἁρμόζου Be accommodating in everything
044. Υἱοὺς παίδευε Educate your sons
045. Ἔχων χαρίζου Give what you have
046. Δόλον φοβοῦ Fear deceit
047. Εὐλόγει πάντας Speak well of everyone
048. Φιλόσοφος γίνου Be a seeker of wisdom
049. Ὅσια κρῖνε Choose what is divine
050. Γνοὺς πρᾶττε Act when you know
051. Φόνου ἀπέχου Shun murder
052. Εὔχου δυνατά Wish for things possible
053. Σοφοῖς χρῶ Consult the wise
054. Ἦθος δοκίμαζε Test the character
055. Λαβὼν ἀπόδος Give back what you have received
056. Ὑφορῶ μηδένα Down-look no one
057. Τέχνῃ χρῶ Use your skill
058. Ὃ μέλλεις, δός Do what you mean to do
059. Εὐεργεσίας τίμα Honor a benefaction
060. Φθόνει μηδενί Be jealous of no one
061. Φυλακῇ πρόσεχε Be on your guard
062. Ἐλπίδα αἴνει Praise hope
063. Διαβολὴν μίσει Despise a slanderer
064. Δικαίως κτῶ Gain possessions justly
065. Ἀγαθοὺς τίμα Honor good men
066. Κριτὴν γνῶθι Know the judge
067. Γάμους κράτει Master wedding-feasts
068. Τύχην νόμιζε Recognize fortune
069. Ἐγγύην φεῦγε Flee a pledge
070. Ἁπλῶς διαλέγου Speak plainly
071. Ὁμοίοις χρῶ Associate with your peers
072. Δαπανῶν ἄρχου Govern your expenses
073. Κτώμενος ἥδου Be happy with what you have
074. Αἰσχύνην σέβου Revere a sense of shame
075. Χάριν ἐκτέλει Fulfill a favor
076. Εὐτυχίαν εὔχου Pray for happiness
077. Τύχην στέργε Be fond of fortune
078. Ἀκούων ὅρα Observe what you have heard
079. Ἐργάζου κτητά Work for what you can own
080. Ἔριν μίσει Despise strife
081. Ὄνειδος ἔχθαιρε Detest disgrace
082. Γλῶτταν ἴσχε Restrain the tongue
083. Ὕβριν ἀμύνου Keep yourself from insolence
084. Κρῖνε δίκαια Make just judgements
085. Χρῶ χρήμασιν Use what you have
086. Ἀδωροδόκητος δίκαζε Judge incorruptibly
087. Αἰτιῶ παρόντα Accuse one who is present
088. Λέγε εἰδώς Tell when you know
089. Βίας μὴ ἔχου Have no violence
090. Ἀλύπως βίου Live without sorrow
091. Ὁμίλει πρᾴως Live together meekly
092. Πέρας ἐπιτέλει μὴ ἀποδειλιῶν Finish the race without shrinking back
093. Φιλοφρόνει πᾶσιν Deal kindly with everyone
094. Υἱοῖς μὴ καταρῶ Do not curse your sons
095. Γυναικὸς ἄρχε Initiate / lead / guide your wife
096. Σεαυτὸν εὖ ποίει Benefit yourself
097. Εὐπροσήγορος γίνου Be courteous
098. Ἀποκρίνου ἐν καιρῷ Give a timely response
099. Πόνει μετ’ εὐκλείας Struggle with glory
100. Πρᾶττε ἀμετανοήτως Act without repenting
101. Ἁμαρτάνων μετανόει Repent of sins
102. Ὀφθαλμοῦ κράτει Control the eye
103. Βουλεύου χρόνῳ Give a timely counsel
104. Πρᾶττε συντόμως Act quickly
105. Φιλίαν φύλαττε Guard friendship
106. Εὐγνώμων γίνου Be grateful
107. Ὁμόνοιαν δίωκε Pursue harmony
108. Ἄρρητον κρύπτε Keep deeply the top secret
109. Τὸ κρατοῦν φοβοῦ Fear ruling
110. Τὸ συμφέρον θηρῶ Pursue what is profitable
111. Καιρὸν προσδέχου Accept due measure
112. Ἔχθρας διάλυε Do away with enmities
113. Γῆρας προσδέχου Accept old age
114. Ἐπὶ ῥώμῃ μὴ καυχῶ Do not boast in might
115. Εὐφημίαν ἄσκει Exercise (religious) silence
116. Ἀπέχθειαν φεῦγε Flee enmity
117. Πλούτει δικαίως Acquire wealth justly
118. Δόξαν μὴ λεῖπε Do not abandon honor
119. Κακίαν μίσει Despise evil
120. Κινδύνευε φρονίμως Venture into danger prudently
121. Μανθάνων μὴ κάμνε Do not tire of learning
122. Φειδόμενος μὴ λεῖπε Do not stop to be thrifty
123. Χρησμοὺς θαύμαζε Admire oracles
124. Οὓς τρέφεις, ἀγάπα Love whom you rear
125. Ἀπόντι μὴ μάχου Do not oppose someone absent
126. Πρεσβύτερον αἰδοῦ Respect the elder
127. Νεώτερον δίδασκε Teach a youngster
128. Πλούτῳ ἀπίστει Do not trust wealth
129. Σεαυτὸν αἰδοῦ Respect yourself
130. Μὴ ἄρχε ὑβρίζειν Do not begin to be insolent
131. Προγόνους στεφάνου Crown your ancestors
132. Θνῆσκε ὑπὲρ πατρίδος Die for your country
133 Τῷ βίῳ μὴ ἄχθου Do not be discontented by life
134. Ἐπὶ νεκρῷ μὴ γέλα Do not make fun of the dead
135. Ἀτυχοῦντι συνάχθου Share the load of the unfortunate
136. Χαρίζου ἀβλαβῶς Gratify without harming
137. Μὴ ἐπὶ παντὶ λυποῦ Grieve for no one
138. Ἐξ εὐγενῶν γέννα Beget from noble routes
139. Ἐπαγγέλλου μηδενί Make promises to no one
140. Φθιμένους μὴ ἀδίκει Do not wrong the dead
141. Εὖ πάσχε ὡς θνητός Be well off as a mortal
142. Τύχῃ μὴ πίστευε Do not trust fortune
143. Παῖς ὢν κόσμιος ἴσθι As a child be well-behaved
144. Ἡβῶν ἐγκρατής As a youth be self-disciplined
145. Μέσος δίκαιος As of middle-age be just
146. Πρεσβύτης εὔλογος As an old man be sensible
147. Τελευτῶν ἄλυπος On reaching the end be without sorrow

@SovietWomble

3y↑227

Right, so I'm calling it now - that damn cookie was the thing that made Virus Smith.

The Oracle, presumably disillusioned with the ongoing system of human enslavement (being an intuitive program), sought to massage events behind the scenes to ensure that: a.) The next One would fall in love and reject the choice of the Architect, that all prior Ones accepted. Putting Neo out of reach with that crucial coded needed for 100% Matrix acceptance. b.) That the Machines would be experiencing something unexpected and destabilising that would threaten their survival, forcing them to ask for The One's help.

During the second film, The Merovingian demonstrated that you write custom code to affect humans - with the cake that makes that lady orgasm. And he's, presumably, much further down the Machine world food chain than The Oracle.

Smith claimed that in his fight with Neo, 'something' imprinted onto him. And afterwards he felt "compelled to stay". And become the massive virus threat that forms the foundation of b.) So has Neo eaten anything that might contain custom-written Matrix code? Something that might be designed to turn an Agent into a self-replicating headache, like nothing The Machines had faced before?

Something given to him by The Oracle? Who is later revealed to be a machine programmer en par with (or maybe even superior to) The Architect in skill?

Something like that cookie?

@BigMac8000

2y↑12

The Oracle has one ability - she was created by her intuitiveness.

She offers you a choice, even if only on an unconscious level. The Architect states this clearly. The One resists this choice entirely - not just contrarily, but even the choices themselves.

She tells Neo multiple times not to worry about the vase, but he worries about the vase - this is the beginning of her examination. She offers him a choice - he could listen to her or choose not to worry about the vase.

Because he is "The One" and representative of those who do not accept the choices given to them, he breaks the vase. If he was not The One, the vase would have remained intact. The Vase is representative of The Matrix, a system of control. He resists machine influence even on an unconscious level and immediately strikes against them - on an unconscious level.

"I'd ask you to sit down, but you aren't going to anyway". Another resistance. She's just underlining how uncomfortable he is.

Every exchange he resists despite his conscious politeness and clear affection for this program. The real question is - should he be resisting this vigilantly? That's a bigger question for here. Circling back...

When she offers Neo a choice, to save Morpheus or himself, he resists even this. He resists to his dying breath. He resists in the end and awakens as the One. The only way she could have convinced him he was the One was by giving him a choice and letting his natural resistance take over. He isn't the one until he chooses to resist, both consciously and unconsciously. She's right that he'll die - but it's not because she's a future-reader. She knows that's what it will take, sooner or later, Neo will have to accept Morpheus's proposition that he is the one and will have to transcend life and death in the Matrix.

She doesn't know how, but he will... just like she wasn't 100% sure he'd destroy the vase.

How did she orchestrate that little trick? Simple - two parts.

1) The vase is obnoxiously close to the door.

2) Neo will resist her the minute he walks in the door.

3) The inscription was a trap.

How do you know that's true? You can see it in Keanu Reeves excellent acting and staging. He immediately steels himself as if cold, yet the room has a warm oven going. He's resisting automatically feeling her presence as a machine. She makes every attempt to calm him but Neo, on an instinctive level WILL reject everything she's saying... and his body language says it all. He's so transfixed on this instinctively he doesn't even notice the vase.

If he hadn't destroyed the vase as quickly as he did - he likely wouldn't have been the one... and when she asked him to look at the inscription that would have been when he may, or may not, have destroyed it... except it'd be too late, as that version of him would've been too late to save the Matrix.

Since he is the one however, and he freezes up almost instantly, which she likely senses immediately... she just warns him about the vase. She knows he's destined to destroy the Matrix so she can have her students fix it - notably the child in the last movie. It explains her entire ethos, her entire plan.

.... sound far fetched? Well I've got one last little nugget for you.

The vase...

is blue.

And you know how important color is in this universe. Neo, when given the choice, takes the red pill always. This is him advancing the theme. Him smashing the vase was simply another manifestation of him destroying this reality.

She doesn't need to see the future, she's just an intuitive program. Neo can see the future and we see her get some semblance of foretelling - but it comes from what is right there. She understands The Matrix and humans, and predestiny then is a finite event... but you can follow the logic. She's not invincible or a fortune teller. Neo sees visions of the future much the same way in the second film, as his understanding of the Matrix grows - and the finite amount of choices you can make within it. When you know yourself, and you're the One, you know the future. You can follow the logic. It's cyclical. Understanding yourself and the world around you make things much clearer.

This is why Smith can't use her future-telling abilities, because he doesn't know himself. He thinks he does, but deep down he doesn't understand his own motivations - he lets The Matrix dominate that, he's just become a monstrous version of his original self. In much the same way, realization has to come first - and on an unconscious level, Neo's already there.

He just has to accept the truth, and in so doing, it becomes the truth. This conscious fallacy is holding him up... but that's why he's here. He can't rely on the function of the One to guide him here - simply resisting isn't enough. He has to want something more - Trinity is that. That's her namesake. Unity. Mind body spirit, the father the son and the holy ghost - doesn't matter. All in balance. That's how she knows, very obviously, they're in love... and why he doesn't know why.

Her tricks are not all that savvy, they are empowered in the Matrix but... most Grandma's you know will do this the same.

@SaithMasu12

This movie is just exceptional on everything.
The expactation that the oracle is some sort of flying in the heaven angel that you meet, turns out be your average looking moma that has some cookies in the oven.
And it begins with the line:

Oracle: Dont worry about the vase
Neo: What vase?
Vase breaks
Oracle: That vase
Neo: Im sry
Oracle: I said dont worry about it. I get one of my kids to fix it.
Neo: How did you know?
Oracle: Ohhhhh, whats really going to bake your noodle later on is would you still have broken it if i hadnt said anything.

Just wow. Love those lines, love the phylosopical nature of this movie.

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@maxfrank13

4y↑1.2K

@user7421

4y↑99

Why write a whole textbook chapter

@Perry1769

4y↑65

Thanks for this!

@mr.balloffur

4y↑31

Ummm....what?

@mallo1334

4y↑60

Really Nigga..

@jonteaches

4y↑40

I see why this is the top comment.

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@ryancvecko9735

3y↑2.2K

As a kid you love all the fight scenes, as an adult you love this scene

@captainamerica7051

3y↑51

Bro 😍 how deep msg it was

@jumbojack2701

3y↑37

I was thinking the exact same thing

@cadencek3576

3y↑51

As a teenager I love both

@BranoneMCSG

3y↑43

Such a good point. It's amazing how find ourselves enjoying the dialogue scenes a lot more as we grow older.

@akramkarim3780

3y↑5

very true

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@SovietWomble

3y↑227

@IAmTheAce5

2y↑13

That's on par with MatPat- my compliments

@arthursalim3120

2y↑51

HOLY SHIT!!!!
She handed him a cookie! A cookie in the computer world are text files with small pieces of data.

She literally fed him a custom code

@TheGreenTaco999

2y↑23

me: visits website
website: "here, have a cookie!"

@AegisReflector

2y↑3

Mind Blown, Thanks for this

@JarvisBaileyVA

2y↑10

This is 4D chess shit right here, I love it.

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@PalmurcioWorld

4y↑1.9K

What an amazing performer Gloria Foster was. She's barely on screen for 5 minutes, but somehow, her creepy and unsettling charisma is present through the whole movie.

@sahiltrivedi69

4y↑137

A good actor makes you forget that it's a film and they are actors

@hypemugen

4y↑12

@@sahiltrivedi69 well said.

@Gggmanlives

4y↑93

How the fuck is she "creepy"?

@MrWinter85

4y↑27

Question: Do anyone think that there was something in that cookie Neo ate? It popped into my mind when I saw the scene with The Merovingian.

@GilbertKibunjaXQueezit

4y↑21

May she RIP

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@eddiecardwell

4y↑612

This scene is perfection. It’s fully realized where everything couldn’t have been better. Perfect acting. Perfect dialogue. Perfect tone and atmosphere. No ambient music. Just a real one on one conversation in a kitchen and it has you fully incapsulated.

@GamerbyDesign

3y↑14

Also perfect casting.

@jamesbunch8932

3y↑32

There literally was ambient music though.

Firstly: The diegetic jazz music coming from another apartment.
Second: The strings and low winds cue that sneaks in under the phrase "Morpheus Believes in You." The jazz music disappears.
Third: On his way out of that part of the dialogue, the jazz music sneaks back into the soundtrack.

It's actually BRILLIANT film composing.

@royhsieh4307

thats only because neo accepted the cookie

@guillermovaccarezza7105

2y↑4

Indeed. The scene is built up to make you feel in a homie, cozy environment where this grandma looking woman is baking some cookies and inviting you in, and little by little towards the end of the end of the conversation tension arises as she tells Neo about the big choice that is coming... it's such a good scene

@lollmemmSm0keweed

She is so antagonizing at the end. When she says "Remember your in control". She is calling back to the first time Morpheus and Neo met where Neo explained how he does not belive in fate because he can't accept that his not in control. It's like the friendly kind lady fassad just crumbles away the more the scene goes on.

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@steeevealbright

5y↑2.2K

The Oracle didn't lie to him. He wasn't The One in this scene. He was waiting for his "next life, maybe". He only became The One after sacrificing his own life to save Morpheus, dying, and coming back.

@arsenic9619

5y↑65

You damn right

@bmpetrov

5y↑103

being the one is just like being in love. No one can tell you you''re in love, you just know it. (so i don't have to explain no more, noting to do with "next life") basically telling him he can be the one

@selenapolk5676

5y↑15

Big Brain thinking right there

@AS-dc8sq

4y↑25

Is true. Agent Smith is actually The One.

@bohanxu6125

4y↑111

Also before she told Neo he was not the one, there was the vase scene that strongly suggest Oracle knew if she told him, he would not have become the one/succeed in fulfilling his purpose as the one/or whatever.
"How did you know [about the would-be-broken vase]?" "Oh....WHAT'S REALLY GOING TO BAKE YOUR NODDLE LATER ON is would you still have broken it if I haven't said anything"...I typically don't like to read too much into things, but she specifically said LATER ON. If this is a conversation irrelevant to future plot, there is really no reason to say "later on"...as if Neo and audience would look back to this phrase and think about it.

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@ricodelgado9

4y↑414

"would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"
Still one of my favorite lines ever in movies.

@GamerbyDesign

3y↑2

Felipe Gomes I'm a computer guy so I always thought her program was just good at speculative execution.

@waynepayne864

3y↑14

it really is a beautiful line. years later, i realize now if one understood this line they understood the plot of the matrix. if your interpretation was yes she did cause the vase, then all the events like neo and trinities love, morpheus blind faith toward the one, neos choice to save Trinity all NEATLY tie together as a manipulative game played by the oracle's clever wording and purpose as a human psychology calculator.

if your interpretation was no she didnt cause him to break it, then the oracle was just a magic black lady that could see the future.

@frodrigues2008

Well in the future vases near the door or in other places can be predictable because they have lots of flowers and passing by them can lead to touch and crashing in the floor. We all have to be extra care with situations that can lead or not to crashes specially in "movies".

@sterilepickle544

Link sweats nervously

@destinydynamites

2y↑3

this blew my mind as a kid

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@lukexavierderivan

4y↑643

Gloria Foster gives one of the most naturally heartwarming and hopeful performances I have ever seen.

@eamonndeane587

3y↑9

It's a shame she died before the Matrix Trilogy was completed.

@awnaur0no919

3y↑6

fo real, it mad bizarre how she capable of conveying a soothing & hopeful demeanor een as she crushes neos hope & reveals how he must allow either morpheus or himself 2 die

@chrispeplinski7306

2y↑3

I wonder how Gloria foster would have handled the oracle in matrix revolutions had she been able to finish the role.

@zambooty4518

4y↑723

I can’t express how much I freaking love the oracle 😂

@uncharted7againblackking256

4y↑28

Facts man fucking facts indeed

@gglovesgorillazmj7784

4y↑4

yes omgg

@MCoconut97

3y↑1

Agreed, but was that emoji needed?

@zambooty4518

2y↑2

@@MCoconut97 doesn’t really make a difference

@gbodybala9295

2y↑1

rip

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@YophiSmith

4y↑684

Anna Randi She suggested many things to him in the scene. “I can tell why she likes you.” This put the thought of Trinity being a love interest in his head (Not to mention she also said to Trinity that she would love him COMBINED with Morpheus sending Trinity to find him because he is “The One.”)

She also said, “Being The One is like being in love. No one can tell you you’re in love, you just know it.” She could see his lack of confidence and suggested to him that he can’t be told he’s The One...then she proceeds to have HIM say to HER that he’s not The One (She never says he isn’t. She even says he’s got the gift). This suggestion would cause him to choose Morpheus over his own life because she said; “Without (Morpheus) we are lost.” If she had told him he was The One, Neo would have chosen his own life over Morpheus. So, technically, this entire scene was her manipulating his choices, not allowing him to choose freely.

@cj-7148

4y↑132

she really just knew everything and how it’ll play out, that’s why after the vase broke she said “whats really going to bake your noodle later on is if you were still going to break it if I said anything?” didn’t matter what she said, bro was chosen. She flexing

@jlassijlali290

4y↑7

don't Forget she is on control the balance the Matrix

@uncharted7againblackking256

4y↑1

Talk about the Oracle wew this is my favorite movie period hands down

@uncharted7againblackking256

DJ Legend that's understandable by itself my friend how can u not interpret this the first matrix is some what more harder than reloaded hmmm really

@YophiSmith

4y↑28

@Bbgb Manipulating and controlling are two different things. A better word for me to use would have been "influencing." The architect wants control. The oracle allows things to happen, but she still says and does things to influence or manipulate people. I believe the line between influencing and controlling are the outcome. The architect wants to control, so he manipulates in order to get an outcome that he desires. The oracle desires an outcome as well, but does not manipulate the people in the same way. What she does is "suggest" things and see if people take the bait of her suggestions.

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@diegocebrerostamayo1991

4y↑188

A theme that is always present in The Matrix trilogy is the theme of choice. When the Oracle pretend to examine him and said "but you know what i'm about to tell you", Neo chose to believe he wasn't the chosen one, because he was insecure at that time, so the Oracle play along and told him she's sorry. Later, the Oracle asked him if he wanted to know what was going to happen to Morpheus, and Neo chose to know. That decision opened another scenario of choice: for Neo to protect his life or sacrifice to save Morpheus. Neo is constantly making decisions without being fully aware of it, even in something as simple as to take a cockie. "To know yourself", in this context, i thing it has to do with being aware of the decisions you make.

@xaverywilliams1432

3y↑8

EXACTLY. Just about type of all of this. This needs more upvotes and it seems most people don't get this. The whole thing is about knowing. KNOW thyself is an action of self, not just something that we mentally "do". I'm so glad someone else sees this. he could have said 'I AM the one' and boom movie over but even the dialogue after is so perfect. she doesn't infringe on his freewill. "he almost had me convinced" oracle: "I know...." lol like it's RIGHT there.

@nabu4637

I would say that's a perfect observation because that's exactly what the architect mirrored in his argument. He said that he already made the choice he's just trying to understand it.

@ScarletSword22

47w

I know its late response to a 2y comment. I know what a cookie is, but Idk what a cockie is. Lol. Im sure it was just a typo.

@teddyramagole1904

38w

You made me aware of something so subliminal yet in my face....You explained this better than anyone....Now i know why im still obsessed with this movie.
Thank you.

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@KenyaTheMighty

3y↑68

No matter how many times I watch this scene I always feel an immense deal of relaxed comfort. Gloria Foster was so lovely in this scene with her gorgeously calm approach, I loved this scene because of the wondrous vibe that I'd get. RIP to her. 🙏🏾🔥🕊

@machdude3366

3y↑70

Here's the thing. She never actually confirms that he was not the one. She only let him come to his own conclusion, which was the point. She's there to tell him what he needed to hear. She can't say he is the one, he has to choose that on his own. A big part of her identity is in pointing out the choice that they made, BUT NOT MAKING IT FOR THEM. You can see it when he knocked down the vase. "Don't worry about the vase" is very noncommittal and it is the simplest expression of events. He chooses to turn (decision) and he is blind to the vase (choice). The words she says guides him to where he needs to be, but the choice to be the one has to be his own. He chooses to save Morpheus (decision), but he doesn't understand that the outcome of the events were the ones that would lead to his death (choice).

@ryanjones6944

2y↑2

I respect this take and there’s some veracity to it. But I also think what she says is true. He wasn’t the One yet. After he died and Trinity revived him, he became the One

@jessphillips5168

21w

This was a great explanation, I read a few of them and still didn’t quite understand it until I read yours. Thank you!

@Atomic_Comic2077

3y↑40

The cast, the script, the originality?! What’s not to love?!

@garrghhh

46w↑8

This scene is a 5 minute masterclass in Eastern & Western philosophy, as well as psychology, etc.

As others have commented, the entire thing is so perfectly written, acted, edited, etc. So, it's additionally a masterclass in film-making.

Thanks for posting, I absolutely love this scene (and, the lead-in scene, a great preface to this).

@andrewclark3649

4y↑539

The Oracle never lied, she always told the truth. When Neo says he's not the one, she then replies "in your next life maybe". This is true. Neo becomes the one after he dies and Trinity brings him back to life, his "next" life.

@tbowie614

3y↑9

The one was actually Agent Smith.

@tuneunleashed

3y↑2

Actually Oracle is a villain and a liar!

@MrKevin486

3y↑18

@@tbowie614 This us just a theory. Not confirmed at all. I dont get how one video made so many people believe it as absolute truth which it is not.

@MrKevin486

3y↑1

It's not Trinity that "brings him back" if you watch reloaded Neo does it himself in a sense abit he needed his love for Trinity to do it. For cinematic purposes it seems like Trinity does it, but that's not how it happens at all.

@princemateosparta5882

3y↑12

Trinity refers to Christianity = resurrection of Jesus.

Neo resurrected and become the one

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@EFreezy716

3y↑75

This scene always gives me the feels.....Oracke reminds me so much of my mother (RIP). Her mannerisms, the sage advice and foresight.......I miss her.

@camidomingues

2y↑1

Hey buddy, sorry to hear about your loss. But im happy that she raised her kid in the right way. The fact that u are able to recognize her goodness in others, proves that, as Neo himself, you also passed the test.
And I bet she is damn proud.
Best regards all the way from Brazil🌺

@MicolashHostOfTheNightmare531

3y↑94

My favorite part of this scene is how the Oracle coyly foreshadows everything and pretends she doesn't already know the plot of the movie. Simply telling Neo he's The One wouldn't help he realize he was The One, so she planted a few funny ideas in his head, just like she nudged him to knock over the vase, and sent him away on his journey. And then she proceeds to goof on him by making him say "aaahhh" and palm reading as if she didn't already know. By the end, like the Oracle said "he just knows it" - like love, something no one can tell him.

Gloria Foster also gave a great performance saying so much that was poignant and insightful but acting like someone's cool grandma rather than a soupy mystic.

@dgatan

3y↑8

As for the goofing, prior that she clearly says that no one can tell you that you are the one, its like being i love. So when she asked him, you already know what Im going to say...Neo should have remembered what she said about how no one can tell he is the one.

@VickStarkiller

4y↑28

Cannot help but to smile at this scene. The Oracle reminds me so much of the elder women in my family. I think we all know someone who seems to be the motherly type to young souls looking for guidance. The Oracle is not going to tell you what you think you want to hear. She tells you exactly what you need to hear and it always comes back to you when you need it most. Ms. Gloria did so well in this scene and in part 2. God bless her.

@Exoticbuttters

3y↑1

Looks like you dont understand the movies , she was a Rouge computer program that could predict the choices of humans to mathematical precision especially if she dropped suggestive seeds and allowed neo to come to his own conclusions believing he was making the right choice when he was guided from the beginning. The vase was to take him from being a skeptical man to a believer in less than 3 seconds. Pretty genius actually.

@dominicomegon4714

4y↑291

"You're in control of your own life. Remember?"

So beautiful and simple.

@patginty

4y↑9

and before that she told him he would have to choose who would die, Morpheus or himself. He was in control. Her knowing how he would eventually choose didn't lessen his free will

@marcotuliotodeschinicoelho5724

21w↑1

What some people don't get is, to be the one is a journey. Neo didn't become the one when he came back to life, stopped bullets and erase agent Smith. He became the one at every single moment he knew he could succeed. When he fought Morpheus in the training program. When Morpheus decided to sacrifice himself for Neo. When cypher failed to kill him. When he decided he could go back to the matrix to save morpheus. When he moved almost as fast as an agent in the bullet time. When he decided to fight Smith instead of running. And finally, when he decided he wasn't going to die in the matrix from a gunshot. Not one moment, but a collection of them. When Morpheus said "I can show you the door, but you have to cross it." this is what he meant. It was a journey.

@jordanflynn6215

3y↑165

Can we take a moment to appreciate how HD this is for 1999

@railsplitters79

3y↑31

Films have lost resolution in conversion to home video media form decades. Whether it’s VHS or laserdisc or dvd. But the film itself has had move than enough resolution to match a blue ray disc even back in the 40’s

@TheWiseMonkey8888

33w↑1

0:11 & 1:14 ...

@symbiote3220

2y↑43

2:40 no one ever mentions how prolific this part was. Her tone in “what’s funny?” Was the VERY first clue that he was Neo who chose wrong for the right reasons. She’s surprised, because just like the architect afterwards when his reactions were quicker…it was unexpected from the 18 generations, 8,000 years of the hardest thing human life can accomplish, that separates us from algorithmic AI: breaking free of our deepest habits, becoming unpredictable even to ourselves because the enemy sure can’t beat you when it can’t predict sanity.

@michaellee888

1y↑8

Gloria Foster was absolutely riveting as the “Oracle.” That performance alone deserves an Oscar. Rest in power. Miss you!!!😢❤

@Phobos2864

37w↑4

After closely rewatching this scene, The Oracle manipulated him into thinking he's not the one. But she says "You got the gift, but you're waiting for something. Your next life maybe, who knows?"

When Neo was shot by agent smith and presumably "died", he got revived by Trinity, and that's his next life when he gets revived. What the oracle said is still true. He was waiting for his next life. When he died, only to get revived. That is his next life. He got reincarnated into the one

@hypemugen

4y↑164

Quite possibly the best scene in cinema history.

@uncharted7againblackking256

Facts

@wowfrosted13

@@uncharted7againblackking256 is this the only you've ever watched?

@Opomax

uncharted7again black king
True romance Sicilians scene.

@GamerbyDesign

@James Lucas No way bro just no way.

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@lucasfv1357

3y↑6

I know most people hate the matrix sequels, but I can't help but love how this scene alone says so much of the whole story. It all comes true, word by word and not only in the first movie. I gotta love the whole "you don't believe in this fate crap" and yet all of this conversation and even the Prophecy (which is a lie, just another form of control) becomes true, word by word.

@lovetownsend

2y↑11

I LOVE how the oracle is basically telling neo; yeah you can't control fate but that doesn't mean pushing against it doesn't work sometimes.

@adelaseeri768

33w↑2

Nobody picks up the subtle,subliminal and sarcastic hint that she gives Neo right off the bat when she tells him "open your mouth, say ah" looks at him like a lot of fake fortune tellers and looks at his palms and says "but you know what I'm going to say", this was almost her way of sarcastically Joking and showing Neo that no hocus pocus fortune telling will decide his path and she reassures him that yes she can glimpse into the future but what makes him the one is that he has the power to beat and change the outcome of his own path.

@SC-om5ko

3y↑8

I absolutely love this scene, thanks for posting it. For all you out there that love looking out for continuity glitches (a rare bunch !) check out the actual cookie in Neo's hand, as he's leaving the Oracle's kitchen entering into the hallway where Morpheus is, it looks like he's already taken a piece from it (though we don't actually see him eat from it). But just after Morpheus speaks to him, it looks like the cookie is whole again, and Neo is just taking his first bite ! I reckon they filmed the moment Neo is stepping into the hallway AFTER they had already filmed the rest of the scene where Neo has already bitten the cookie, and forgot to switch the cookie to a new one, if you get my drift. Too much time on my hands I know.

@Hmellon92

38w↑2

In a movie with so many incredible scenes to choose from, this stands out as my favourite. This scene has stayed stuck in my mind for over 20 years. Beautiful.

@kuroneko3451

47w↑5

As I'm going through my own spiritual journey, this scene bangs different then it did back in the 90s. All comes full circle lol.

@EternalVoice11

35w↑1

This scene helped me to know about myself.

@dec23

4y↑38

In viewing this scene many times I have concluded that she knew from the beginning that he was The One. Her bright smile at the start reveals this. The Oracle was by no means dumb. Her message at the end, while seeming uncertain, was just an attempt to steer him on the right path. So that when the opportunity presented itself, he would take it, rightfully.

@simonlancaster1815

4y↑4

He didn’t believe and he had to believe for himself.. Yes, she steered him towards that self realisation.

@Exoticbuttters

Did anybody watch the trilogy, there was no (One)

@chaddtaylor4451

2y↑32

As a black man, who never met his grandma, all i can say is......I LOVE HER!!!

@bronghusphidalski522

3y↑32

When Neo leaves the room, you can see Morpheus give that characteristic grin. Love the little details in this movie. Shame Fishburne isn't gonna be in the new movie.

@D0NTREPLY

2y↑6

well thank fuck fishburne wasn't in the new movie, because its getting trashed up the ass, its that bad. his legacy remains intact.

@latenightlogic

3y↑13

For all the brilliant philosophical ideas and brilliant fight scenes this movie has it’s arguable that this is the films finest scene.

@guillermovaccarezza7105

2y↑1

Such a good scene, there is no exposition at all, the whole dialog from the Oracle is a riddle, with layers to be uncovered. It's very clever scripting and what can I say about the acting.... Gloria Foster is so excellent, she owns it completely, brilliant cast!!

@realrobrose

2y↑20

It took me many viewings of this movie to realize that she doesn't say he's not the one. She tells him that she can't tell the one that they're the one, the one just needs to find out for themselves, and then just follows his lead on what he believes about himself, to the point where he's the one that says he's not the one.

@duffyy1

43w↑1

Such a amazing scene. Forget the other movies. You can’t beat this one.

@spooneater9001

20w

A masterclass in context.

Neo was not "The One" at the moment of the conversation, but he had the gift, which means he can BECOME "The One", but to do so, his own lack of faith in himself (waiting) needed to die. He needed to fully accept Morpheus' faith in him, and therefore, fully "knowing thyself" to be The One, through and through, balls to bone, just like being in love.

And he wouldnt have been able to do this if the oracle never "told him what he needed to hear".

@jacksonkerr2095

2y↑12

Also notice that the Oracle tells Neo that when he eats the cookie he'll feel "right as rain." In the next shot, however, he hasn't eaten the cookie. He clearly doesn't want to forget and feel right as rain. He's processing the information he's been given.

@golden-63

4y↑529

Notice how the Oracle never actually said he wasn't the one. She merely said, "I'm sorry."

@JCech40

4y↑25

Yea that means the same thing as "no"

@OreadNYC

4y↑104

@@JCech40 Not necessarily. Depending on context and interpretation, "sorry" can also potentially mean "wrong answer." She could actually be saying in her usual inscrutable and oblique way "sorry, kid -- you ARE the One."

Let's face it...the path of the One is by no means an easy one (especially if what the Architect tells Neo in the second film is true and there have been five others before him, all of whom failed). The Oracle also tells Neo in the second film that none of us can see past choices we don't understand. At this point in the film, Neo is still profoundly skeptical about Morpheus's claims that he is the One -- he still can't accept and indeed does not really WANT to accept the possibility that he might be the One. This could be why the Oracle says that Neo already knows what she's going to tell him...he's simply not ready to hear anything else yet. Hell, she's already told him that being the One is like being in love -- nobody can tell you that you are but once you are, you know it. It's only when Neo makes the choice to save Morpheus (just as she told him he would!) -- believing Morpheus to be more important than he himself is, because the Oracle told Morpheus that he would find the One -- that Neo begins to take the first step toward accepting the possibility that he could be the One. The Oracle tells Neo that it looks as if he's waiting for something -- and I think she already knows that what he's waiting for is knowledge which will motivate him to accept and decide that he's willing to risk his own life for Morpheus's sake.

@uncharted7againblackking256

4y↑8

@@JCech40 u need to go back to school lol

@DMVDigital703

4y↑10

@Golden69 exactly, she said sorry because in order to be “The One” he had to know he was. No one could tell him he was or wasn’t

@inthecutstudios9505

3y↑16

She says sorry, you got the gift (meaning he is the one) but he is waiting for something.

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@nikjojo

40w↑2

Destiny is a real force in the Matrix universe:

Multiple factors needed to fall in place for Neo to be the one:
- He needs to believe he is. However, another interpretation could be that he needs to believe he isn't the one, yet still believing that he controls his own destiny (through making his own choices).
- Morpheus needs to believe Neo is the one
- Trinity needs to admit to herself (and the universe) she's in love with Neo

All 3 are met at the end, when Trinity confesses her love- making Neo the One.

@brendanasser7714

3y↑41

She is the most badass person in the movie and no one is changing my mind

@tuk955

1y↑1

I just notice the oldies song playing in the background after all these years! It really set out the mood of this scene along with Gloria’s performance. When she was talking about Morpheus the more serious tone came in and went back to the oldies after she offered Neo a cookies. Such great attention to the details which makes this scene soooo great!

@Ky0shin

I love this scene. Rewatching the oracle goes through all the motions and almost seems bored by the process. The only point she gets invested/involved is the moment she can't understand/predict. This is where she asks what Neo finds so funny. Humor being the ultimate point of language learning this would also be something a program would have the most difficulty and frustration in understanding.

It's one of if the only few times she asks Neo a genuine question she doesn't know the answer to...and in this sense it shows that robots and AI still have a long way to go in order to understand us....and in turn us,.

@Nerwik

2y↑1

I liked how in first appearance of recasted Oracle, when confronted by Trinity about her different look, the oracle (now played by Mary Alice) says "I'm sorry this had to happen. I'm sorry I couldn't be sitting here like you remember me, but it wasn't meant to be." Like, they've included this certain amount of grief within the script.
Gloria Foster had this motherly warmth about her and I'm happy she got to play this role. Mary Alice did an awesome job as well, her potrayal of oracle was tad different but fitting within the mood of the third movie.

@chopcooey

4y↑31

this scene is a masterpiece within a masterpiece

@Manu--AR

3y↑32

Can we talk about the many hints this scene has ?
She is dressed in green clothes (Matrix code) and she maintains the same pattern throughout the series ..
'Being The One is just like being in love...' - Clear reference that he needs to fall and feel love to become The One ..
'You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something.. Your next life, perhaps.. (...) One of you is going to die' - Smith 'killed' Neo saving Morpheus and he 'came back' as The One ..

Extra
'Cookies need love.. Like everything else..'

@anglosaxon9604

4y↑35

One of the best Sci fi movies to date. Rip Gloria:)

@uncharted7againblackking256

4y↑1

Wait she passed damn

@rajeshmithun9455

3y↑31

Most brilliant acting of Oracle. Still mesmerized

@mds6387

3y↑2

What's amazing about this scene's dialogue is that the oracle was 100% correct. Neo does in fact die. She didn't tell him that he would come back to life though. Just like when she says, "Your next life, who knows."

@hisdudeness8328

4y↑287

"What's really going to bake your noodle later on is, 'would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?'."

Still bakes my noodle even after all these years...

@SoDaoudi

3y↑34

Well ill let you bake your noodle even more by letting you know that she was talking about what would have happend if she didn't tell neo about morphues's fate. He wouldnt have sacrified his life and thus would not have become the one.

@PLGRN8R

3y↑13

@@SoDaoudi ...... fuck's sake.

@Ray2311us

3y↑4

The forests...

@BigMac8000

2y↑12

@samuelvilz

@his dudeness83: Thank you, you made me laugh :D

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@emperorpalpatine783

31w

What an amazing actress Gliria Foster was she was known for TV role playing Moms and theater. She pulled of all that dialogue perfectly

@Swalexbass

4y↑15

When I first saw this movie as a kid, I didn’t understand why I felt so much relaxation and tingling sensation during this scene. ASMR at its finest.

@VickStarkiller

2y↑15

“Do you think you’re The One.”

“I don’t know.”

That’s the answer right there. Can’t be what you don’t think you are. If you don’t believe it, you can’t be it. That’s why later on when Neo decides to stop running and fight back against the Agents, the line “he’s beginning to believe” is so important. Neo finally believes he’s The One, therefore he is.

@sarcasticsaber8902

2y↑1

So. The One is not prophetic. You are only the One if you believe it to be. Neo could've turned his back on all of this. But the architect told him there were others before him. So each iteration eventually becomes the One.

@MrCharrrles

Scenes like this make you realise how how flawless every scene in this movie is, no line or action sequence is wasted unlike in Reloaded where many of the early zion scenes could have been shortened or removed

@sft8693

20w

The black oracle. The one must visit. She is a Sophia- a wise women, Delphi, the Morgan/ Dark Mother. A guide, the fates, 3 in 1 ❤ Thanks Sophia 🙏🏾👁️👌🏾

@emmanuelagudo4918

'What's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything...' This is very beautiful scriptwriting, considering the challenge of the argument (how ideas has to fit structurally) and the challenge of introducing the character (to the audience). The Kitchen's interior design also remind me of that Western America vibes. This screenplay is beautiful intangibly as well (for those whose in endless pursuit of such), enough said.

@Phlotonic

4y↑2

I love this part. Ah, who am I kidding this entire anthology is pure gold.

@jamesb.9155

3y↑8

One of the best movie scenes of all times ~ If you have ever had a 'reading' by someone who sees, you'll know what I mean! In Jungian Psychology, "The Oracle" is an Archetype, and in no way illusion.

@Exoticbuttters

3y↑1

When you breakdown how she manipulated the entire resistance and have seen all three films, you can appreciate how theres no fat anywhere in this scene, every line, every word had meaning

@R0binah00d

I love she knew he was The One long before he walked in the apartment. But she still does that “let me have a look at you” Doctor like check over to make him think she’s not sure about it. IMO she’s the best character in the franchise.

@JustSomeCanadianGuy

38w↑1

She's a machine and she talks the straightest of anyone in the movie.

@beclops

3y↑17

I think there's a great connection between the vase and Neo. She asks, "Would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything". Maybe that's implying Neo wouldn't have become the One if she didn't tell him he wasn't.

@rebekahjackson5996

Agreed!!

@user-zl8nh1bp6e

3y↑22

Lots of good interpretations in the comments! I'm thinking that maybe she intended to free Neo from what he ought to be, in order that he might become it. It seems like it is possible to reach a point in development when the only thing holding you back is the ideal that you began with. That's the last piece of the old you that has to burn away so that something new might emerge.

@Ray2311us

" and if we all called the tune, then the piper would lead us to reason "

@Ray2311us

to detach is to call the tune

@nerdverb2268

Every time I see the part where Neo steps out the kitchen and you see the slight smile on Morpheus face…gets me every single time.

@mystictouch9

4y↑21

Powerful scene and overlooked where neo breaks the Vas...

Basically it invites one to question did the oracle predict the future, or did she create the future?
The architect of the matrix said in movie number 2 that the oracle was created as an intuitive and predictive program...

Neo is the algorithmic anomaly, but previous incarnations could be guided...
Manipulated via the illusion of choice

@waynepayne864

3y↑3

yes. but neo was also manipulated by the illusion of choice. he just had a hot goth gf (also manipulated) while the other Ones didnt

@abandonallhope.1040

33w↑1

I rewatch this scene just to listen to the calm huskiness of Gloria Foster’s/The Oracle’s voice.

@YophiSmith

4y↑7

They are playing lighthearted jazz in the background but then shift at 3:02 to increase tension as she tells him that either he or Morpheus WILL DIE and it’s HIS choice. Then, at 4:19, to kill the tension, they cue the jazz music back up. Problem is, Neo is already overwhelmed. Great scene.

@Exoticbuttters

That was to mislead us watching

@paulmesserle1615

3y↑4

And the name of the song is "I'm beginning to see the light." Genius.

@ralow702

@@paulmesserle1615 Yes! It's a nice "Easter egg".

@Jay_Baumans_Stuntdouble

I love just how subtle and un eventful The Oracles introduction is. Like Morpheus gives the impression that she is an all powerful supreme program, but is introduced kinda the same way you would meet your friends grandmother for the first time. Pleasant, kind hearted, humble and and un assuming.

@Shadyme00

39w↑1

She told him exactly what he needed to hear. If she had told him he was the one he wouldn't have believed her!

@rannierunsfast

1y↑4

I come back to this scene when I'm feeling anxious lol. Idk why but her character makes me feel safe

@rjkimbrough8627

4y↑834

Her voice is so damn soothing.

@kewltony

4y↑90

Morgan Freewoman

@Supreme-gu1jz

3y↑4

Agreed.

@mtkkt7040

3y↑11

Asmr

@akramkarim3780

3y↑9

a mother voice

@lancehenderson9844

3y↑5

@@akramkarim3780 Was just gonna say that

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@chrisbree3402

What a fantastic bit of acting by the great Gloria Foster. Such a shame she wasn't able top appear in the sequels. RIP Gloria.

@infjmale91

1y↑1

As an INFJ, I relate so much to the oracle. Love all her scenes. Great actrors, both of them.

@bilelbily6599

1y↑1

"as soon as you walk outside that door you'll start feeling better you'll remember you don't believe in any of this faith crap you're in control of your own life remember ?"
that moment when you realize that in a paradoxical way you're in control and not in control of your life and no matter how hard and smart you try the falls always remind you that a little faith is always crucial to having a life that is considered worth living

@deathbycognitivedissonance5036

4y↑3

From the 1st time I watched this and infinitely more so now that I know the background, she absolutely nailed this role. Amazing. It's a shame that there was a contract dispute that severed her taking the role in the 2nd and 3rd movies.

@Exoticbuttters

3y↑1

She was in the second, she died while filming

@deathbycognitivedissonance5036

3y↑2

@@Exoticbuttters ooh. Now I feel foolish Joe. 😔

@fristytron

2y↑1

This film was so bloody well done!

@worldsbestmediasource

3y↑6

A long time ago. It stuck, the meaning of this to me was knowing how to understand the little things in life. Knowing you are the One doesn’t mean everything will just activate. When she says he is waiting for something that’s exactly what she means, you can’t wait for it. So he had the choice to believe in what Morpheus believed in or eat cookies and ice cream and just be happy. Trinity tends to do that. The option, where nothing matters and you believe whatever you want to believe. That you’re fine with the way things are rather than how different they can be. the other option, the pill diaphragm is very clear in this scene in how it applies, he can choose the unknown and look for deeper meanings. It’s true, when he leaves the door it is all forgotten unless he’s strong enough to believe in what’s larger than him. Watch again.

@Mene0

The fact that she offers Neo a cookie can be a hint to what's revealed about her in the second movie. Love it.

@crithon

35w

I love the cookie line, I still quote it for the past 24 years.

@ill2daMAX

This IS the definition of manifestation! BE WHO YOU ARE MEANT TO BE! FEEL IT IN YOUR SOUL AND NOTHING CAN STOP YOU!!! <3

@Ricardo-cl3vs

At the very end of part 3 there’s a scene with the Oracle and the Architect, where it’s revealed that our whole existence is simply a game between those two. One is “trying to solve the equation” the other one is “trying to disturb it”. The Architect calls himself the “father” of the Matrix and the Oracle the “mother”. The Architect is an old man with a white beard who made, sees and knows everything. He resembles pretty much what most people imagine God would look like. He is portrayed as cold and unsympathetic but he never lies to Neo.

The Oracle doesn’t tell the truth, she speaks in riddles and uses manipulative techniques to influence people. She literally lures Neo with cookies and candy, something we all have been told to never take from strangers! She is the exact opposite of the Architect, yet both come from the same source. She is protected by a guy called “Seraph” who has “lost his wings” as some of the Merowingian’s henchmen notice in part 3. That’s clearly a reference to Beelzebub. Conclusion: The Oracle is really Lucifer.

@bradmccanna

3y↑55

Anybody else who is into ASMR think her voice is perfect? Love this scene.

@never2late881

5y↑42

The Oracle only tells you what you need to hear . All artist already realize that there is no original thought Its all inspired .This is not exactly mind control but heavy thought suggestion.I feel the main point to this scene is where she tells him not to worry about the vase and Neo is confused and then knocks it over .She tells him basically he should be more worried about whether or not he would have actually broke it if she hadn't said anything . Thought suggestion telling him what he needs to hear to make the sacrifice of his own life is what makes him the One he has a choice .Hint they cant really tell the future or read your mind .

@karmacoma405

5y↑2

Love your theoretical approach.... So very true! I see it as so much more though. Theoretic and Estoteric although intimately, (seems to me), it all boils down to philosophy since reality itself can not and has not ever been actually proven Or rather, which reality is actually the real one... Lol.....
Which is what makes this film so amazing. The imeshing of so many speculations into a singlular perspective of multiverse.... (Or a multiverse of perspective).... Either way... Xo, Karma

@never2late881

the I that is me 100 % agrees But the ONE is trying to reach the all so they can set themselves free .No one can set you free but you .

@BenReillySpydr1962

@@never2late881 I always thought she could read minds and emotions but couldn't predict the future. The architect can predict many different futures but doesn't understand it. So they're mirror reflections of each other. That's why Neo asked his second question to the Architect, "Why am I here?" To test his responses as he would hers and realizes they must be dealt with differently. Idk just a thought.

@YophiSmith

@jacobrod976

This is a Hollywood movie you’re not talking about a legit palm reader here lol

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@AgentExeider

Now that we know who the oracle is in the greater scheme of things, AND we also know eating/drinking loads code into you, you gotta wonder, what "code" was in the cookie, and what if anything, did the oracle give to him. Maybe it was just code to make him feel better, like she said. Or maybe she gave him some critical piece of source code to kick start a process. We obsess so much on what the oracle says, we try to interpret it. But most anyone I talk to never pays attention to what the DOES, and what she does is constantly offer people food. Cookies in this movie, candy in the next, and Neo accepts them and eats them. So you kind of got to wonder what code has she been imparting to him this entire time.

@seanwiederholt7554

2y↑1

This is one of the most beautiful and emotional scenes in film history. She is so amazing. Know thyself. And by the time I step outside that door, I'll start feeling better. 🍪

@katiematkowski7478

2y↑2

I love this movie.
On a sidenote, Scary Movie 3 really did an amazing job at making this iconic scene hilarious.

@isaackim7675

That was my favorite moment in that scene

@xx_ummer_xx1039

very true. Very iconic scene and scary movie as well did very well making fun of the scene even though the scene was very deep

@theacousticrabbithole9608

Duke Ellington's original "I'm Beginning to See the Light" was written in G, which i see as Aqua-marine in color. G feels cool, fluid, and rather grounded and elemental. The version here in The Oracle scene is in B-flat. Purple. A magical key. The key of dreams, as per Bobby Vinton's "Blue Velvet." By they way, at the end when Neo is finally able to stop the bullets in mid-air (instead of dodge them), the score sort of merges into a B-flat. Conformation. --- Frank Montoya in Bent, New Mexico.

@ChrisWill

2y↑3

She never explicitly tells Neo whether he's the One or not. He says, "I'm not the One" and she doesn't explicitly confirm or deny this. Her response is entirely open to interpretation...by us and him.

@JarvisBaileyVA

3y↑25

This scene is littered with ASMR. The way Gloria speaks, the music in the background, the sound she makes as she takes a drag of the cigarette.

@Vaerox

Powerful and great scene. Keep coming back to this and rewatch it.

@simonsteve-nw5bm

He believes it so blindly he’s prepared to sacrifice his life to save yours. Best line.

@GuyAtTheSix

This scene is timeless!

@CNT536

Neo having to accept a cookie from the Oracle is such a fun piece of program related writing. The Oracle (a program) required Neo to enable cookies.

@spartanlz

Morpheus' desperation for Neo being "The One" is something they cut out. Apparently in the script or novelization, Morpheus had found at least 5 previous Ones. Rather, 5 people he had believed were The One. At this point, he's getting desperate to be right. Even though The Oracle said that Morpheus would definitively find The One, it began getting to him and even she knows it.

Obviously this was changed a bit when Neo meets The Architect and he is told that this is the Sixth Version of the Matrix.

Personally, it would've added a bit more to the plot to see where Cipher's doubt is coming from; his disbelief in Morpheus for having dragged them all along on his little search for "The Chosen One" and failing 5 times already. Who knows how many humans had died trying to extract and protect the people, that Morpheus had believed were Neo.

The Matrix has a lot of depth and potential, and instead we get Matrix 4, because meta is cool and fuck the fans for wanting more.

@haldosprime3896

3y↑12

4:40 every time I get to this scene I picture Neo saying “Morpheus she told me that” and Morpheus instantly puts his hands over his ears and runs away going “LA LA LA LA I CANT HEAR YOU”

@SaithMasu12

@wrdup1984

19w

I remember first seeing as a kid this being disappointed that the oracle was just an old lady making cookies and chain smoking. Now I realize my grandmother was my oracle-non judgmental, patient, wise, chain smoking, baked a lot, and able to put things in perspective that made life feel manageable and that I was up for the challenge. Dammit I miss her.