"Like, why are members of the Trump administration talking about The Matrix like it was made for them and their ideology when it came from you, and that's not you at all?"
"I don't make stuff anymore with the idea that I want it to reach as many people as possible. I make to make, right?"
"Right-wing ideology appropriates absolutely everything. They appropriate left-wing points of view and they mutate them for their own propaganda, for"
Lilly Wachowski has observed that right-wing groups have appropriated The Matrix and its imagery, especially the "red pill" metaphor, to promote conservative and anti-LGBTQ or anti-feminist narratives. The appropriation repurposes left-leaning ideas into propaganda that misaligns with the original intent. Wachowski has had to accept a loss of control over the film's interpretation and stop creating with the primary aim of reaching the widest possible audience. She now focuses on making work for its own sake rather than tailoring it for mass acceptance or specific readings.
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