The Matrix

The Matrix

The movie selection chosen was “The Matrix” staring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. The character Morpheus is persuasive, has good communication with the group and participative leadership. The action driven movie is based on a computer generated dream world, in which the natural world as we see it does not exist. Morpheus belief and motivation allowed his followers to continue the journey to survival.

The characters are chosen to join an elite group that plans to change the world and live within the matrix. Few believe but Morpheus is in charge of selecting a person to ultimately lead this group into another life. He gives options to his followers allowing them to understand and participate in their destiny. That is one reason he gave the the option of taking the blue pill or the red bill. Either you trust me or you dont. In the beginning he is aware of whats in their minds and he uses that to get them focused.

Morpheus participative leadership guided his followers especially Neal to develop his purpose. His qualities include self-assurance, dominance and tough-mindedness. A scene from the movie where Morpheus teaches Neil how to let go and accept who he is displays his determination for the best. During the fight Neal could never hit Morpheus until he started to belive. You have to be sure of yourself when making decisions because the wrong answer or move could result in a negative outcome. In this case Morpheus was not giving up on his mission.

The team believed in Morpheus and was very loyal to him. He began the Matrix and nothing and no one was going to take his vision away from him. Through all the signs he never gave up on Neil being "the one" as he refered to him as. Others had mixed feeling about Morpheus's decision about Neil but they always trusted his word. However one person traded sides but the outcome was not good for him. Morpheus even sacrificed his life to save his followers. But because he trained the best they came back to save his life.

In conclusion this movie was based on computer programs leading the way. I enjoyed watching the movie and looking beyond the action to find that without a leader nothing could exist. In society today with all the updates in technology can you determine what is actually real?