{"id":1139200,"date":"2021-12-21T19:50:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T00:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1139200"},"modified":"2021-12-21T19:50:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T00:50:05","slug":"matrix-resurrections-writer-says-movie-will-reclaim-red-pill-from-political-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matrix-resurrections-writer-says-movie-will-reclaim-red-pill-from-political-right\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Matrix Resurrections&#039; Writer Says Movie will Reclaim &#039;Red Pill&#039; from Political Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmatrix-resurrections-writer-says-movie-will-reclaim-red-pill-from-political-right%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1139200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">A screenwriter for the upcoming <em>The Matrix Resurrections<\/em> said the meta-movie sequel will reclaim the term \u201cred pill,\u201d saying the phrase was \u201ckidnapped\u201d by the political right.<\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/matrix-resurrections-co-writers-aleksandar-hemon-and-da-1848234303\">interview<\/a> with The Onion\u2019s The AV Club, co-screenwriters&nbsp;Aleksandar Hemon and David Mitchell explained how the new movie is attuned to the current cultural and political climate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThings like the Red Pill\/Blue Pill trope or meme and how it was kidnapped by the right-wing,\u201d Hemon said. \u201cThe verb \u2018to red pill\u2019 and so on. So one thing we were mindful of is&nbsp;how to reclaim that trope. To renew the meaning of Red Pill\/Blue Pill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo get red pilled\u201d became a popular phrase among conservatives to describe the moment when someone breaks free of the mental control exerted by the establishment media and other left-wing forces. It is a reference to the original 1999 movie <em>The Matrix<\/em> in which Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) offers Neo (Keanu Reeeves) the choice between taking a red pill or blue pill.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19216090\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/scale-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19216090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/scale-1.jpeg\" alt width=\"1076\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections. (Warner Bros.)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The red pill gives people the power to realize that their world is just a fantasy constructed by the Matrix. The blue pill allows them return to blissful ignorance.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Matrix Resurrections \u2013 Official Trailer 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nNpvWBuTfrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>The Matrix Resurrections <\/em>also&nbsp;reportedly includes a scene featuring the line \u201cfacts don\u2019t care about your feelings\u201d \u2014 a catchphrase popularized by Ben Shapiro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see myself as a frontline fighter in the culture war, but you also want your work to mean something, to have an ethical edge,\u201d said Mitchell, when asked about the phrase. \u201cOne of the many reasons I\u2019m proud of <em>Resurrections<\/em> is it does have that. What I\u2019m trying to say is, I think the film has integrity, and perhaps that\u2019s the source of the integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hemon added: \u201cI am infused with a need to confront some of the things that are taking place in this country,\u201d but \u201cwe did not set out to get into arguments with right-wingers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow David Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenwriter for the upcoming The Matrix Resurrections said the meta-movie sequel will reclaim the term \u201cred pill,\u201d saying the phrase was \u201ckidnapped\u201d by the political right. 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