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> fear of becoming mere batteries I really wish that the Matrix had stuck with its original concept [0] that the people were being used for their processing po
by reificator 8y ago
> fear of becoming mere batteries
I really wish that the Matrix had stuck with its original concept [0] that the people were being used for their processing power, not as batteries.
[0] Or so the rumour goes.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoIf that was the original concept, I wish they did. I mean, it's such an obvious one. I must have independently thought of it a dozen times as a teenager. Hell, the movie itself sort of makes use of it - after all, AFAIR, the Matrix is simulated in peoples' heads. Why would they go with this human battery nonsense is beyond me. I guess someone with influence over the movie script must have though people are too dumb for the plot to make sense.
- woah 8y agoIt’s not important to the plot at all and they probably didn’t want to get into the task of explaining the processing stuff to the dumber half of the audience. Everyone in the 90’s was familiar with disposable AA batteries, but not everyone had used a computer much.
- Izkata 8y agoI asked the same thing several years ago and got an answer [0]: You're correct, they didn't care so much about that specific detail and let it be changed because it wasn't actually too important to the main plot. [0] https://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/19817/2242 https://scifi.stackexchange.com/q/19817/2242