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MORPHEUS
At last.
MORPHEUS
Welcome, Neo. As you no doubt have guessed, I am Morpheus.
NEO
It's an honor.
MORPHEUS
Please. Come. Sit.
MORPHEUS
Thank you, Trinity.
MORPHEUS
I imagine, right now, you must be feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole?
NEO
You could say that.
MORPHEUS
I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up.
MORPHEUS
Ironically, this is not far from the truth. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Can you tell me, Neo, why are you here?
NEO
You're Morpheus, you're a legend. Most hackers would die to meet you.
MORPHEUS
Yes. Thank you. But I think we both know there's more to it than that. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
NEO
No.
MORPHEUS
Why not?
NEO
Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
MORPHEUS
I know exactly what you mean.
MORPHEUS
Let me tell you why you are here. You are here because you have the
gift.
NEO
What gift?
MORPHEUS
I've watched you, Neo. You do not use a computer like a tool.
You use it like it was part of yourself. What you can do inside a computer is not normal. I know. I've seen it. What you do is magic.
NEO
It's not magic.
MORPHEUS
But it is, Neo. It is. How else would you describe what has been happening to you?
MORPHEUS
We are trained in this world to accept only what is rational and logical. Have you ever wondered why?
MORPHEUS
As children, we do not separate the possible from the impossible which is why the younger a mind is the easier it is to free while a mind like yours can be very difficult.
NEO
Free from what?
MORPHEUS
From the Matrix.
MORPHEUS
Do you want to know what it is, Neo?
MORPHEUS
It's that feeling you have had all your life. That feeling that something was wrong with the world. You don't know what it is but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad, driving you to me. But what is it?
MORPHEUS
The Matrix is everywhere, it's all around us, here even in this room. You can see it out your window, or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, or go to church or pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
NEO
What truth?
MORPHEUS
That you are a slave, Neo. That you, like everyone else, was born into bondage...... kept inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind.
MORPHEUS
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
NEO
How?
MORPHEUS
Hold out your hands.
MORPHEUS
This is your last chance. After this, there is no going back.
MORPHEUS
You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and you believe whatever you want to believe.
MORPHEUS
You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
MORPHEUS
Remember that all I am offering is the truth. Nothing more.
(Neo opens his mouth and swallows the red pill. The Cheshire smile returns.)
MORPHEUS
Follow me.
Disclaimer: Script taken from http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Matrix,-The.html
MORPHEUS
At last.
MORPHEUS
Welcome, Neo. As you no doubt have guessed, I am Morpheus.
NEO
It's an honor.
MORPHEUS
Please. Come. Sit.
MORPHEUS
Thank you, Trinity.
MORPHEUS
I imagine, right now, you must be feeling a bit like Alice, tumbling down the rabbit hole?
NEO
You could say that.
MORPHEUS
I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up.
MORPHEUS
Ironically, this is not far from the truth. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Can you tell me, Neo, why are you here?
NEO
You're Morpheus, you're a legend. Most hackers would die to meet you.
MORPHEUS
Yes. Thank you. But I think we both know there's more to it than that. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
NEO
No.
MORPHEUS
Why not?
NEO
Because I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
MORPHEUS
I know exactly what you mean.
MORPHEUS
Let me tell you why you are here. You are here because you have the
gift.
NEO
What gift?
MORPHEUS
I've watched you, Neo. You do not use a computer like a tool.
You use it like it was part of yourself. What you can do inside a computer is not normal. I know. I've seen it. What you do is magic.
NEO
It's not magic.
MORPHEUS
But it is, Neo. It is. How else would you describe what has been happening to you?
MORPHEUS
We are trained in this world to accept only what is rational and logical. Have you ever wondered why?
MORPHEUS
As children, we do not separate the possible from the impossible which is why the younger a mind is the easier it is to free while a mind like yours can be very difficult.
NEO
Free from what?
MORPHEUS
From the Matrix.
MORPHEUS
Do you want to know what it is, Neo?
MORPHEUS
It's that feeling you have had all your life. That feeling that something was wrong with the world. You don't know what it is but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad, driving you to me. But what is it?
MORPHEUS
The Matrix is everywhere, it's all around us, here even in this room. You can see it out your window, or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, or go to church or pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
NEO
What truth?
MORPHEUS
That you are a slave, Neo. That you, like everyone else, was born into bondage...... kept inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind.
MORPHEUS
Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
NEO
How?
MORPHEUS
Hold out your hands.
MORPHEUS
This is your last chance. After this, there is no going back.
MORPHEUS
You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and you believe whatever you want to believe.
MORPHEUS
You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
MORPHEUS
Remember that all I am offering is the truth. Nothing more.
(Neo opens his mouth and swallows the red pill. The Cheshire smile returns.)
MORPHEUS
Follow me.
Disclaimer: Script taken from http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Matrix,-The.html
