Forget Mr. Anderson,Hugo Weavingis now coming afterDonald Trumpand the alt-right for exploitingThe Matrix.
“I am befuddled by it,” he toldThe Daily Beast.
“It just goes to show how people dont read below surfaces.
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They dont read between the lines.
“Id say the same thing about theV for Vendettamask,” he explained.
That couldnt be more the opposite of what it stands for!'
To me, that mask has always represented questioning the government.
“The same withThe Matrix.
“Its a very, very shallow reading of the intention of a film.
What are you trying to do all this for?
Is it all narcissism and ego?
Or is it about community and thinking about whats right for other people?
When you get such a split in society, its because there isnt the leadership at the top.
They arent thinking about other people and are only thinking about themselves.Trump is the classic, most unbelievable example.
‘Narcissist’ is a stupid thing to say, its so obvious.
He doesnt give a flying f about anyone else but himself.
Its just unbelievable that hes the president.”
Lilly has since gone on to disclose how the film serves as a “trans narrative.”
“I’m glad that it has gotten out,“she says inDisclosure.
“That was the original intention, but the corporate world wasn’t ready for it.
