The events that are occurring in Sophie’s World remind me a
lot about other films that I have seen. Not so much because of the actual philosophical
content, but more because of the whole “notes from a stranger” idea. This book
we are reading reminds me of is The Lake House, starring Sandra Bullock and
Keanu Reeves (hey, we just watched a movie with him!). While I really didn't like
the film at all (whatsoever), I did find it similar to Sophie’s World because
of the notes. In The Lake House, Reeves is in the past and Bullock is in the
future, but they communicate to each other via mailboxes. This sends the two of
them into learning more about each other’s lives and the notes each convey a
different personal message that leads the two to find deeper meaning in their
lives. This reminds me of Sophie’s World because these notes that she is
getting make her think harder and harder about her own life.
In the film The Matrix, the character Neo is living inside a
virtual world run by computers, which he is eventually woken from when
Morpheus, the leader of the Resistance against the machines, finds him. One of
the themes is the idea of anonymity because you never truly know who is woken
up and who isn’t. Honestly, I have no idea who is awake and who isn't. While I
am a literalist and believe that the film is just a film, I could see how other
people could find deeper meaning within the storyline. If there was anybody who
I knew was awake, I would say it was the Oracle. She seems to know everything
that is happening and everything that will happen, so I do believe that she is
awake. Aside from her, I have no idea…
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