In Zizekon, “The Matrix” he often speaks about popular movies where an alternative reality is being played within another reality; movies like the Truman Show and The Matrix are some movies he talks about, but other movies he missed are A Beautiful Mind, Inception, Shutter Island, Donnie Darko, Momento and many more. These movies are widely talked about because of their confusing nature. Often, Audiences walk away in shock and reviewing the clues of the movie to try and understand it. These movies revolve around a conspiracy theory, and Zizekon says that “we are not to be accepted as "fact" - however, one should also not reduce them to the phenomenon of modern mass hysteria.” A conspiracy theory consists of fantasy and paranoia, and Zizekon talks about “The Big Other” which is basically what is beyond what we don’t know. We have so many theories for this as well and this is why religion is so popular, even through science has proven it wrong. However, predictions through scientific fact have been incorrect. “We are again and again compelled to decide, although we are well aware that we are in no position to decide, that our decision will be arbitrary.” Therefore, the Real is confusing and we might not really know what that real is. In the Internet world, we can create a world that is virtual reality. Some might say it isn’t real, but we should accept it rather than dismiss it. This could potentially be our future.
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