Why Did the Oracle Give Neo a Cookie? | MATRIX EXPLAINED

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By accepting cookies from the Oracle, neo is allowing the oracle to track information about him such as his browsing activity and history whithin the matrix. This may be required for the Oracle to function properly so that he may experience relevent content during his visit.

However, due to new gdpr regulation, neo will have to sign an acceptance form before acepting any new cookies in the matrix part 4

[taotaostrong]

When Neo uses the restroom he is clearing his cache.

[conanhighwoods]

Cookie is also a computer term, so there is that.

[Rockall__]

She tells us what she put in the cookie, love. And the architect said the one difference this time was love.

[arcadealchemist]

she offered him a cookie and he accepted, now she has access to all his personal data so she can sell him products he might want.

That's why

[smeggyhead]

The Oracle convinced Morpheus he would find the one.
The Oracle convinced Trinity she would fall in love with the one.
The Oracle has been baking a lot of cookies!!

[hydewhyte]

Before he eats the cookie, she flat out tells him he's not the one. You got the gift ... but it looks like your waiting for something. .. your next life maybe. She never lies to him ... he just doesn't understand what she said. Then she gives him the cookie.

From that moment forward ... he's still not 'the one'. He still only has 'the gift' ... the same power as all the kids in the other room. When he fights the agents ... that's all he's fighting them with. He doesn't become 'the one' until 'his next life'. Just like when you add software to a computer. Some programs work right off ... major upgrades require a reboot.

[gamerd]

Best line: "Choice is an illusion created by those in power to those without."

[bangscutter]

You know a movie (trilogy) is a masterpiece of art when years later, people are still discussing and unpacking it.

[JoSantino]

I'm actually impressed. I've watched all 3 movies countless of times and I must say this video/theory to be made required a lot... A lot time spend watching the movies and formulating this thought process. Kudos.

Although you missed one tiny bit of information which corroborates Merovingian's fight with the Oracle: at the beginning of the meeting he offers them "anything to eat? Drink?". And that might've been his attempt of offering a line of program to counteract the oracle's cookie.

[Sonicgott]

The more I watch this movie, the more I like the Merovingian as a character. He understood things beyond what anyone else did. He saw right through the Oracle.

[BLUTSERV]

I can’t say any other movie/s I’ve ever seen has had me still learning new concepts in the lore and continues to blow my mind, even a decade later.

[Viii_Glasseye]

The whole trilogy has definitely taught me more about computer security through visual metaphors. For example the cookie scene. Neo(client) went to visit the Oracle(host) in her apartment(server). By entering into her domain she has complete control over his cookies and they can be poisoned or manipulated. Using his data from the server visit she fingerprints his browser and OS to later on craft malware(the red candy) used to infect and influence him. Essentially anyone who has visited the oracle or taken a gift from her could be part of her botnet. Hence why she is able to pass the red candy to Neo in the park. That entire complex may be her domain or she has infected and taken over the host of the apartment complex.

[mikenjdevils]

"Cookies need love too"

I'm shocked you didn't include that little tidbit.

[morningnapalm]

Neo: *breaths
Matrix Explained: "What does this mean?!"

[jonnyc]

I love how they portrayed the Oracle as this homely grandmother type baking cookies and eating candy as if her death toll isn't the entire Matrix

[bigwilly]

Damn, that's a good explanation of the Neo/Trinity love story. I never thought it made a ton of sense, but just wrote it off as movies being movies. But if Trinity ate the cookie (or whatever food she was offered), she could have been manipulated the same way. Same for all the others that went to see the Oracle. This also explains why those that believe in her, believe in her so strongly.

Also also, this might be why Smith doesn't take the cookie when she puts it on the table & goes on that seemingly weird rant about it. Since he's assimilated Sarif already, he knows what the cookies do.

Holy shit this movie was stupid deep for it's time.

[GuardianAngel..]

This proves that emotions might be humanity’s greatest weapon to defeating the machines because it is the one thing no matter how hard they try they can’t process.

[matthewgarcia]

I swear the Merovingian makes me anxious as hell

[aubreypwd]

The cookie is the code that needs to make it to the source. It is no accident they used a cookie, as a cookie in browsers expires after some time. Hence why the Merovingian said her time was almost up. The Oracle's job is to find a carrier (the one), and to give them the code, and lead them to the source before time runs out.

Machines are deterministic, cause and effect is all, they can both see why they there, and what will happen next. Humans, though, are not. We can't see beyond our own choices, and we like it that way. It's why the first Matrix failed. In the first Matrix we had no choice, all was perfectly decided for us in perfect harmony. But, without choice, we know something is up, and we wake up! The machines just want to keep us asleep.

The only thing they can do to control us (iconified by the one) is to abuse our emotions, vis-à-vis love. The Oracle abuses every anomaly (the one's) with emotion to ensure they will make it to the source, this time around, she chose love.

The cookie was just the code. The machines are perfecting the ability to give humans a choice while at the same time fully controlling them. Every time the one makes it to the source the algorithm is perfected.