Slavoj Zizek said it best

I never got into the Matrix series, I can remember seeing the movie but I would fail a trivia question concerning the concepts (or message) behind the movie. Reading The Matrix, or, the two sides of perversion, I come to realize that my lack of understanding may be attributed to the ambiguities of details in the movie. Zizek points out several flaws in the "little things" that matters. The Matrix suggest that the world humans perceive as reality is actually not reality but a dimension control by a being that is not of the reality. Virtual reality pretty much plays God and puppet masters on those unaware. "The One" is the diamond in a rough that realizes whats going on and have the power to rise above imprisonment impose by the controlling being. Our reality is structured for us.

Its hard for me to agree or think "what if" when reflecting on the movie because the movie in itself contradicts. If there is a being that controls reality with infinite structuring power, how is it that people like "The One" are developed? If the being has full control, why would it create people or beings that could possibly overpower? I agree that there are real beings behind virtual reality but I do not agree that those beings are autonomous from the rest of society. Zizek provided a quote from the Matrix itself claiming that the world was suppose to be a perfect but failed because "no one would accept the program"but that controdicts Morpheus' account which compares the VR to being "born in bondage." This is confusing to me because one suggest Democracy while the other suggest Slavery.