Stephen Faller plugs into the richly textured and deeply interwoven network of religion, philosophy, Western values, and popular culture inherent in The Matrix movie trilogy to reveal the many layers of meaning inherent in the films. He parallels the conceptions of Andy and Larry Wachowski -- The Matrix creators -- with those of such visionaries as Socrates, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Freud, Orwell, Huxley, and Spielberg, exploring "the Matrix" as an expression of the fears, the quests, and the dreams that humankind has struggled to define and conquer. Faller's journey through the matrix does not stop at the movies. He uses the concept to uncover the matrices that exist in our own society and in our lives. Faller encourages us to examine the systems that keep us captive and inspires us to have the faith to make the jump to liberation, to be truly free. He dares to ask the question, "Can we unplug?"
