Though the movie doesn't really seem to actually understand the main thesis of the book at all! Up to the point Baudrillard himself denounced it as a misunderstanding of his work. [0]
> "The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment ... The Matrix is surely the kind of film about the matrix that the matrix would have been able to produce." [1]...
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 12.5 ms ] threadIn fact in one of the many various interviews with cast over the years I seem to recall it being mentioned as required reading prior to filming.
> "The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment ... The Matrix is surely the kind of film about the matrix that the matrix would have been able to produce." [1]...
[0] (Translated interview with Baudrillard about the Matrix) https://web.archive.org/web/20080113012028/http://www.empyre...
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/mar/07/guardianobituar...