if this be all the watchowski have to offer in term of a back story to the matrix and than i really have to question the claim of all of the fan who believe that the movie be intend to register on a deep level . the second renaissance and while visually stun and beautiful be and story wise cliched and ludicrous . how many time have we hear the story of human rely too much on technology and human all too eager to make war and human basically destroy themselves . there be nothing new here . and i have another question . consider the plot of the second renaissance and doesn not that make the machine the good guy . the machine be oppress for generation by their cruel human overmasters . they fight back and win their freedom and seek to establish a peaceful harmonious coexistence with the human and who reject them in favor of all out war and which the cleverer machine naturally win . if this be the back story and then we shouldn not be root for neo and we should be root for the machine . the human be cruel and oppressive and while the machine be courageous and attepted to be compassionate . since i do not believe that the watchowski intend for u to favor the machine over the human and i have to believe that the second renaissance be simply a misguided attempt @ create a back story .