Jungian Archetypes within the AI-Simulated Māyā in the Film The Matrix

The study explores the intersection of Jungian archetypes and Vedantic philosophy within the context of The Matrix film focusing on the manifestation of archetypal structures within an AIsimulated reality The study examines how the Wachowskis employ the concept of My the divine illusion of perceived reality rooted in Vedic philosophy to construct a technologically mediated universe governed by artificial intelligence AI These archetypes are not merely character functions but are symbolic representations of universal psychic patterns that are repurposed by machine intelligence for control and containment Through a close textual and theoretical analysis this study argues that The Matrix film constructs a mythopoetic digital space in which archetypal narratives are simulated and commodified by AI transforming the collective unconscious into a programmable and manipulable system The cinematic landscape of the film reveals a complex philosophical engagement with the nature of reality identity and freedom in the posthuman age By mapping ancient psychological and metaphysical concepts onto a cybernetic framework the film offers a profound critique of digital modernity and the evolving relationship between human consciousness and machine intelligence

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International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.22161/ijels.103.62
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Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
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Jungian Archetypes within the AI-Simulated Māyā in the Film The Matrix

P. R. Soni
1 citations
International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
15.18
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Jungian Archetypes within the AI-Simulated Māyā in the Film The Matrix

P. R. Soni
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Abstract

The study explores the intersection of Jungian archetypes and Vedantic philosophy within the context of The Matrix film focusing on the manifestation of archetypal structures within an AIsimulated reality The study examines how the Wachowskis employ the concept of My the divine illusion of perceived reality rooted in Vedic philosophy to construct a technologically mediated universe governed by artificial intelligence AI These archetypes are not merely character functions but are symbolic representations of universal psychic patterns that are repurposed by machine intelligence for control and containment Through a close textual and theoretical analysis this study argues that The Matrix film constructs a mythopoetic digital space in which archetypal narratives are simulated and commodified by AI transforming the collective unconscious into a programmable and manipulable system The cinematic landscape of the film reveals a complex philosophical engagement with the nature of reality identity and freedom in the posthuman age By mapping ancient psychological and metaphysical concepts onto a cybernetic framework the film offers a profound critique of digital modernity and the evolving relationship between human consciousness and machine intelligence

International Journal of English Literature and Social SciencesVol. 10(3)
C. U. Shah University (IN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 2%
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
15.18
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