Several months ago, I got the impulse to watch the movie, The Matrix. 

Yes, the one from 1999. I had never seen it. I didn’t know why, but it kept coming to mind. I’ve learned not to ignore these pings from my intuition, so I ordered  a copy from the library–you know, back when the library allowed you to borrow items via their inter-library loan program, that has since been suspended indefinitely … but I digress.

Once the movie arrived, I put it into the player and settled in. I got to the part where Neo’s body is found in the network of all the pods and he begins to wake up, to pull that tube out that is in his throat, and then I stopped. I didn’t want to watch anymore. I didn’t know why, but as I said, I trust my gut on these things. I ejected the movie and returned it.

Fast forward to June 6th, 2020. I got that pull again. “You have to watch The Matrix“. This time, I googled the movie, looking for another way to watch it for free, and I found it. This time I sat riveted until the very end.

What was different?

When I watched it the first time, I didn’t know as much as I know now about what has led up to what is going on in the world. There were several scenes from the movie that would not have held the same meaning for me had I not waited to watch it in full. Bottom line: I didn’t know then what I know now. I wouldn’t have understood. The movie wouldn’t have held the same messages for me, the same validations.

Past predicts future.

Have you ever seen this movie? If you have, I recommend you watch it again now. If you have not, I also recommend that you watch it!

If you watch (or re-watch) The Matrix: I would love to hear your opinion about the relevance of this movie to current events–comment below. I read and respond to all the comments!