’The Matrix Resurrections’, the Meaning of Freedom, and the Nature of Reality
01/13/22 • 44 min
Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.
When it originally came out, The Matrix trilogy was a pop culture phenomenon, changing the way movies were made, and influencing the way we think about technology, politics, gender, sexuality, violence — even the nature of reality itself. The new sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, attempts to, well, resurrect the franchise, but does it capture our imaginations like its predecessors? Free your mind, as Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky take the red pill and tumble down the rabbit hole of The Matrix Resurrections.
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Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.
When it originally came out, The Matrix trilogy was a pop culture phenomenon, changing the way movies were made, and influencing the way we think about technology, politics, gender, sexuality, violence — even the nature of reality itself. The new sequel, The Matrix Resurrections, attempts to, well, resurrect the franchise, but does it capture our imaginations like its predecessors? Free your mind, as Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky take the red pill and tumble down the rabbit hole of The Matrix Resurrections.
How do you listen to PopTorah? You have a lot of options you know? iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, RSS, it’s your choice!
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