%0 Journal Article %A Monico, Francesco %T White rabbit on the moon %D 2006 %J Technoetic Arts, %V 4 %N 2 %P 141-149 %@ 1758-9533 %R https://doi.org/10.1386/tear.4.2.141_1 %K Matrix %K virtual reality %K technological adaptation %K Gnostic %K syncretic %I Intellect, %X In syncretic thought one of the forms of reality is virtuality, in other words description as detailed by man of the forms and technologies belonging to his era. Information, bytes and history. An analysis of the film Matrix reveals an interesting Gnostic design for the narrative virtual reality in which we find ourselves immersed. The white rabbit in Wonderland, virtual reality as man's adaptation strategy for technology, and the close connection between narrative elements and allusions in the film with works that are the patrimony of post-modern culture and critical theory's way of listening and seeing. %U https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/tear.4.2.141_1