1/24 Prehistoric Cave Art and The Matrix Correlation

All throughout today lecture, a few key points stuck out in my mind, and even wrote them down to further elaborate. The key points that stuck out to me, were enlightenment, and vision quest, and I also have written down “Perceive world as it truly is.”

What does the prehistoric art caves such as Lascaux and Chauvet have to do with “The Matrix?” A lot actually! Neo, during the course of his time with Morpheus and crew, was on a quest to become enlightened, or as they would call him, “The One”. He would take vision quests in the form of training simulations within the Matrix in order for him to truly perceive the world as it is.

With ancient humans in prehistoric times, humans probably sought after the same path, taking vision quests to help further their chances of enlightenment. A huge step for humans, was the ability, or the consciousness to actually document these vision quests in the form of painting. The ability to take an idea or vision, and be able to transfer that media from mind to stone takes a huge jump in human intelligence and comprehension of the world around them. To me, this was a sign that humans weren’t just mere animals, but enlightened beings, becoming fully aware of themselves and their world. Just like Neo, the ancient humans were merely seeking answers and to find what it means to be aware of the self, and the world.