The Matrix star, Hugo Weaving, has spoken out to address the alt-right.
For years, the alt-right has used The Matrix‘s “red pill” symbol for their own agenda. Weaving emphasizes in a recent interview that these individuals are missing the point of the film, altogether.
Going back to the original Matrix scene, here’s the breakdown of the red pill symbol: The characters are presented with a choice between taking a red pill, revealing an unpleasant truth, or taking a blue pill and remaining in blissful ignorance. Red-pilling has since become a term used online to describe a conversion to extreme, far-right views.
This past May, Elon Musk took to Twitter to encourage his followers to “take the red pill.” The tweet prompted a response from Ivanka Trump, who responded, “Taken!”
The Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski expressed her disapproval, replying to Trump, “F— both of you.”
In a recent interview, Weaving shared his befuddlement with the use of the red pill symbol by the alt-right.
The actor describes the situation as being due to people failing to actually learn about the meaning of things.
