[Shaun]

Warning, contains Matrix spoilers

Spoiler:

In the first film of the Matrix trilogy, Thomas A. Anderson, a hacker of the alias "Neo" hears rumors of "The Matrix" and a mysterious man named "Morpheus". Neo spends his nights at the computer trying to discover the secret of The Matrix. Eventually he is introduced to Morpheus by another hacker called "Trinity".

Morpheus alludes to the fact that the reality that Neo is accustomed to is a lie and that Morpheus can show him the truth. He is asked to make a choice between two pills, red and blue. The blue pill will cause him to "wake up in [his] bed and believe whatever [he wants] to believe." He is told that if he takes the red pill, however, he will "stay in Wonderland" and Morpheus will "show [him] how deep the rabbit hole goes".

Neo chooses the red pill and is illuminated as to the true nature of the Matrix; a detailed simulation of Earth circa 1999, which keeps the inhabitants, whose physical bodies are stored in massive power plants, complacent in a mental prison, in order to convert their heat and bioelectrical energy into power for machine consumption.

The terms were popularized in science fiction culture via the 1999 film The Matrix. In the movie, the main character Neo is offered the choice between a red pill and a blue pill, with the red pill leading to his "escape" from the Matrix, a fictional computer-generated world, while the blue pill would allow him to remain in the world with no knowledge that anything is wrong.

[spitfire]

Just say no.

[Marc]

The Matrix is such crap so I'd pick the Blue pill

[Lee.]

I didn't understand the fulm.. it was possibly the most boring few hours of my life, so I don't really get the question

[Marc]

Pick blue then Lee

[GypsyGoth]

The Red Pill.

[Stu]

Red always. The whole Cypher philosophy of ignorance is bliss is tempting and all but I'm driven by my heart with things like this. Plus I'd get to have a kick about with Morpheus and the lads and have a go at being Jesus.

The Matrix is also a great example of being one of those movies that really isin't at all complicated yet spawns a viewer that half pays attention and comes out complaining that it gave them a headache.

What the hell like. It's totally straightfoward. They even had two colour paletts throughout the movie so you could tell which world you were in.

[Lee.]

K.. blue pill for me please Shaun.

-thinks this is Shaun's underhand way of administering rohypnol-

[Niall]

The blue pill because I wouldn't want to see the horrific state that reality is in.

[fruit_cake]

I really liked the matrix, probably the red pill

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Lee.

K.. blue pill for me please Shaun.

-thinks this is Shaun's underhand way of administering rohypnol-

In my experience, he's quite transparent in his methods of doing that. lol

If I were in Neo's position I'd take the red pill, because he has nothing to lose and everything to gain, but in my position of having a family etc. then I might as well continue life in ignorant bliss.

[Kate!]

I will say red pill, as red is my fave colour, though it signifies danger. Ah what the hell.

[Z]

Let's take lots of red and blue pills

[Vicky.]

Red, definitely.

[Vicky.]

And whenever I think about this film I start thinking its real. Well...that it could be real and stuff. Its a bit hard to explain unless you know what I mean but in the end or my hour long musings I feel all floaty and faint and have convinced myself that Im not real.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by Zee

Let's take lots of red and blue pills

omg yes! with lots of this

[arista]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Warning, contains Matrix spoilers

Spoiler:

Half of Each



Feel The Force

[Bollo]

Both at the same time, just to see what would happen

[Ninastar]

Blue is a prettier colour, so Blue

[Benjamin]

Blue pill please.

[Scarlett.]

Blue pill, I mean really? Chose between a hard, but overall normal world and a post apocolyptic cold world where you will never see the sun and have to live next to the earth's core just to survive, I'm with Cypher, I'd choose the matrix.

[Shaun]

everyone saying a colour because it's prettier

kill yourself

[Stu]

I can't believe the amount of blue pills. Keanu Reeves died for your sins and this is how you repay him?

[lily.]

Originally Posted by Stu

I can't believe the amount of blue pills. Keanu Reeves died for your sins and this is how you repay him?

[Scarlett.]

Now I made Keanu sad