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Lilly Wachowski on Right-Wing Misinterpretations of ‘The Matrix’
Lilly Wachowski rejects conservative reinterpretations of The Matrix's 'red pill' as political, emphasizing the film's original themes of personal truth and identity.
- Recently, Lilly Wachowski, co-creator and director of The Matrix, addressed right-wing reinterpretations on Caleb Hearon's So True podcast, urging fans to recall the red/blue pill's true choice-to-seek-truth meaning without political intent.
- In recent years, right-wing conservatives repurposed the phrase, with Elon Musk tweeting `Take the red pill' in May 2020, amplifying its adoption by MAGA supporters.
- Wachowski said she now lets interpretations go, explaining `you have to let go of your work`, and she has sometimes reacted sharply, replying `F--k both of you` per Deadline.
- Wachowski has said the trilogy was intended as a transgender allegory, noting trans fans found the films life-saving and the red pill imagery resonates with transition experiences.
- Various online movements have repurposed the pill imagery, including incel movement and manosphere groups, alt-right and QAnon, while Urban Dictionary's 2004 definition helped shift it to a political symbol.
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Lilly Wachowski on right-wing misinterpretations of ‘The Matrix’
What was originally a transgender allegory has been hijacked over the years by various extremist groups. Now, 'The Matrix' co-director Lilly Wachowski has addressed the “crazy, mutant” misinterpretations of the sci-fi classic. "Right-wing ideology appropriates absolutely everything," she says.
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Read Full ArticleLilly Wachowski on Right-Wing's 'Wrong' Interpretation of The Matrix: 'This Is What Fascism Does'
Lilly Wachowski says that she's learned to "let go" of her art, as you can't control how it's interpreted, after MAGA has "obfuscated" the meaning behind the "red pill" scene in The Matrix -- while at the same time saying it's an intentional twisting of the film's real message.
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