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It bears mentioning that the Wachowskis are both trans women, and there's reason to believe that Lana came into that realization around the time she was working
by sverona 7y ago
It bears mentioning that the Wachowskis are both trans women, and there's reason to believe that Lana came into that realization around the time she was working on the Matrix films, although it was well before she publicly came out.
If you choose to read the first film as an allegory for that experience, it really brings the philosophy that this article kind of haphazardly throws around into focus. I suppose it also helps to have had that experience yourself.
Ironically, most estradiol pills are blue.
- kgwxd 7y agoIf that's true someone needs to fix the wiki[1]: "Estrogen pills used in hormone replacement therapy are commonly red in color." [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pill_and_blue_pill
- a_bonobo 7y agoThere are three main hormone replacement pills, depending on your therapy: Estradiol, Premarin, Estratab. If you look at pictures they come in all kinds of colors depending on dosage https://www.drugs.com/estradiol-images.html https://www.drugs.com/estradiol-images.html https://www.drugs.com/premarin-images.html https://www.drugs.com/premarin-images.html https://www.drugs.com/estratab-images.html https://www.drugs.com/estratab-images.html including blue and red
- kgwxd 7y agoSo the significance of pill colors in the movie is pure speculation supported by misinformation. I should have realized that and dismissed the whole conversation :) What is it about fandom that makes all rational thinking tools fall out of my head?
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- tinus_hn 7y agoOriginally the ‘Switch’ character was supposed to be a man in the real world and a woman in the Matrix (or the other way around).
- bdamm 7y agoThis helps explain the character, thank you! I was wondering what was so switch about Switch.
- ssully 7y agoAfter reading articles talking about this, I felt dumb for never noticing it before. There are plenty of articles that talk about it, but this is one of my favorites [1]. The connection to Lana's suicide attempt as a young adult and the subway scene is really powerful. [1]: https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/03/26/my-name-is-neo-transgender-self-discovery-in-the-matrix https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/03/26/my-name-is-neo-trans...
- ljp_206 7y agoHere's [1] a phenomenal 'video essay' (there actually isn't much or any commentary besides the careful editing) that really puts this into a fascinating light. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORHB9c8e7ok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORHB9c8e7ok