Neo i agent Smit kao svetskoistorijske ličnosti trilogije Matriks

Abstract

U članku se filmska trilogija Matriks tumači na zaleđu Hegelove filozofije istorije. U prvom delu analizira se lik Nea i pokazuje da se na izbor koji pred njega postavlja Arhitekta ne mogu primeniti Kantova moralna načela, ali može Hegelovo objašnjenje uloge strasti u svestskoistorijskim pojedincima. U drugom delu pokazuje se da je lik Agenta Smita objašnjiv prisustvom hegelovskog svetskog duha koji upravlja istorijom, u filmu to je splet Arhitekta-Proročica. Treći deo otkriva hegelovski proces napretka svesti o slobodi kroz preobražaj pojma slobode kod Nea i spleta Arhitekta-Proročica što vodi hegelovskom priznanju prava ljudi na slobodu. Na drugoj strani je Agent Smit kod koga nema takvog procesa i koji zato na kraju biva uništen.

The article interprets The Matrix film trilogy against the background of Hegel’s philosophy of history. The first part analyzes the character of Neo and shows that it is impossible to apply the Kantian moral principles on the choice that before Neo is posed by Architect; nevetheless, it is possible to apply Hegel's explanation of the role of passion in the world historical individuals. In the second part it is shown that the character of Agent Smith could be explained by the presence of the Hegelian world spirit that manages history; in the film it is the plexus Architect-Oracle. The third part reveals the Hegelian process of progress of the awareness of freedom through the transformation of the concept of freedom in Neo and in plexus Architect-Oracle. That leads to the Hegelian recognition (from the Phenomenology of Spirit) of the rights of people to freedom.