matrix revolutions why do you persist

I was looking for a good video of this scene, like with quality and just this part but couldn't find a nice one so I figured I'd just put one up myself :)

[puckstopr]

Dark Souls bosses watching me come back for the 63rd time

[nurse]

The power of this scene in every way is amazing. Hugo's delivery, the absolute disgust and contempt for Neo's humanity is palpable! His hatred for the things Neo has that he never did namely freedom and choice are like venom. And ironically it was Smith's own newfound "freedom" that ultimately led to his own demise.

[viktorsilva]

*"Because i choose to"* gets me everytime

[kanishkaveediyabandara]

Hugo deserves an Oscar for his performance as Agent Smith... 👌 Unparalleled acting...!

[bfgbender]

Did anyone catch that " because I choose to." Implies free-will and smith can't contemplate this because he is a machine.

[chrismathewson]

Smith: Goes on a 1.5 minute speech about the futility of life and choice.

Neo: okay

[guts]

“You’re right, we are mortal and fragile. But even if we are tortured or wounded, we’ll fight to survive. You should feel the pain we feel and understand. I am the messenger that will deliver you to that pain and understanding.” – Guts

[kookookachu]

a lot of people don't understand the meaning of this scene. Smith is a program and is designed to mathematically calculate the worth of doing something. Everything has to be a purpose, otherwise it gets deleted. Neo simply doing it just because he chooses to is something that Smith can't understand. He doesn't understand that actions can have no purpose which is something that this movie has really stressed over and over again.

[hypnometal]

After trying to refute every possible reason to fight, Neo came back with the simplest, most unrefutable reason possible: “Because I choose to.” 😁

[NohjAnec]

Say what you want about the movie, but this is such a great monologue. I can't tell you how many times in my life I think of Neo's response "Because I choose to" whenever life gets me down and I feel like everything is pointless. You never give up, even when everything seems hopeless because good always wins in the end.

[ladvargleinad]

1:31 No, but I can loose, again, and again, and again and again. Forever. And that makes you my prisoner.

[wanderlustwarrior]

The point isn't the question, it's the answer.
Given a cynical or nihilistic world, one could give up, and surrender to the herd of those self-satisfied in their own darkness.
Or, even in the face of existential threat, of certain defeat, and without hope, or anything to gain, one can continue to strive for good. Without being jaded, but knowing one can make a choice, and a positive difference, and that is enough.

[major_desync]

" ... can You tell me what is, do you even know ? "

yeah I do. its a brilliant scene.

[quiggaxx]

I kinda like that it almost seems like he doesnt really hate humanity . he just doesnt understand them to the point of driving him mad lol

[Landafta]

One of the best script and one of the best play in movie history, standing ovation for Smith and the scriptwriter. The transition from a question asked calmly to a crescendo of anger trying to find possible answers is exceptional! Hat's off.

[sansmoment]

The simplicity of this quote but also the complexity of it is massive. This is one of the most important scenes in cinematic history. Smith is a program and can never truly understand the mind of a human, with no emotion and only logic. He does not have a choice because he is a machine. This speaks to the core of AI as it cannot think outside of the box and is always calculated and predictable. Nothing outside natural can truly experience the art of the human mind or have a choice. This makes this quote very powerful in its own way showing that neo could not and never was going to win again smith in his state but he persisted because he chose to.

[orlandomiguelherrera]

Agent Smith finally realizing and showing emotion for the first time as a machine. This anger and confusion consume him. Also this is the OG “I can do this all day long” that Captain America also exhibits. WE MUST PERSIST!

[agustinfranco]

difficult to say which actor here is the best, even with a simple act as crawling and saying one phrase, keanu's acting is as good as hugo's

[RaineAvina]

Probably my favorite quote of anything ever. Nothing tops this. It is the scariest thought in the world for me that we are not really making any of the choices we make. That everything was predetermined by a cold and mathematical universe, and Agent Smith makes you face that here. Neo knocks it down with one line:

"Because I choose to."

Simply, beautiful.

[TheHopSays]

This quote has helped me through a multitude of hurdles in my life. There is so much power in those four words.