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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 898115" data-attributes="member: 63">There are two theories I'm in favor of:1. A Twist on the 'It's all a dream' EndingAt the end, Neo is victorious, and he saves the world.  Then we cut, and see a group of machines watching a scanner, monitoring Neo.  He's still plugged into the Matrix, or rather a sub-section of the Matrix, and they're watching him as he 'wins.'  Imagine, it's kinda like you're a computer security engineer, and you have a virus that's causing problems.  So you load the virus onto a non-essential computer, where it can't spread, and you see if you can get rid of the virus.  So the Machines have figured out that Neo really is a threat.  The simulation took only moments to run, and now that Neo has shown he'd be a danger, they kill him.But this one doesn't feel good narratively, and it wouldn't be a happy ending.  Audiences would be pissed unless it was done incredibly well (or unless they only showed the final scene after the credits).  Also, it doesn't make sense why we'd see scenes from the perspective of anyone other than Neo, since Neo is the only one who's real.  As such, though a twist might be nice, I doubt they'd use this.2. Good Job, Now You've Doomed MankindIn truth, around the year 2100, humanity started a global thermonuclear war between rival superpowers, which seared the sky and made the world nearly uninhabitable.  The only possible way to save the human race and culture as it was would be to preserve a digital record of that culture, and to hide the human race from the ravaged wasteland until the world became habitable.  The machines were responsible for maintaining a virtual world, and slowly repopulating the human race while keeping them in a safe environment.  Then, after a few centuries, once the world was starting to recover, people would be able to leave the Matrix and start a new life in reality.  Human culture would be preserved.Unfortunately, human culture can't be allowed to advance too far, or else the machines won't be able to keep the charade up, so they have to reboot the Matrix occasionally.  All of what the architect said is true, and indeed, he knew Neo would take the door that would not reboot the Matrix, because indeed, now is time for the Matrix to end, and for humanity to be released into a new world.  Unfortunately, Zion is still a problem, because its inhabitants would not likely go along with the orders of the Machines, so the city has to be destroyed.Neo saves Zion, and shuts down the Matrix, which kills the AI machines.  But without the AI machines, hundreds of millions of humans are gonna be stuck up in huge skyscrapers crackling with electricity, doomed to die.  So Neo has saved the day, and when he finally gets to the surface, he sees a pristine version of The City (whatever city it is they live in in the movie), just ready and waiting for humans to move in.  Good job Neo, you just screwed humanity.</blockquote>

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