Thread:Love Robin/@comment-1672596-20160203212759/@comment-1672596-20160203235442

Love Robin wrote: Well, I would say any of the programs are arguably Villains, as their purpose was to keep everyone plugged in. At best they were acting for their own interests.

At worst, they were acting according to how they were *designed* to act by the Architect, seeing as how there were multiple iterations of the Matrix through the centuries which left the Free Humans decimated.

I cannot see Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, or any of the loyal Free Humans as Villains. They were acting to free humanity. The only one I'd consider is the traitor who made the deal to be plugged back in (as if that was ever going to be honored).

IMO the Matrix was not "the law" since it was ultimately a regime oppressing humanity. Okay, fair enough, though I must admit, that post there DID make some convincing arguments to them being villains (especially the bit about them actually murdering a lot of people who aren't actually in the fight). Besides, didn't the Wachowskis also indicate they were indeed terrorists and they were glorifying terrorism? I really wouldn't call that rave scene part of "the law" either.