'A Glitch In The Matrix' A Review

 A Glitch In The Matrix is a documentary about simulation theory, through archival footage, talking head interviews(where the subjects are depicted as CG avatars), CG renderings, and as the back bone a 70's interview with author Philip K. Dick the theory is thinly explored.

For those not already interested, maybe even obsessed, with the subject this offers little beyond what one could learn from a quick Google search or having read Allegory Of The Cave/ watched The Matrix. It becomes clear relatively quickly that the majority of the interviewees discoursing on the theory all come from varying degrees of traumatic back grounds and suffer from mental health issues which isn't acknowledged till the very end. The one British scholar who's specialty is the subject is woefully underutilized. And through all the ramblings and digressions it is never clear what the movie is about, what conclusions or insights it's meant to impart, or basically anything beyond the basics on what simulation theory is. As a result it comes across as a frustrating waste of time.

Ultimately, at every turn, the viewer is left with a so-what, the ideas being grappled with here are the same humanity has struggled with since civilization began and which Religion has attempted to tackle all along. Presenting some of these existential ideas as new, or cutting edge, is quite frankly insulting. And the reality of why this idea grabs many conspiracy theorists, namely unaddressed/undiagnosed trauma/mental health issues which provide them with a feeling of belonging with an "elite" group(other conspiracy theorists) and superiority(they are the only ones who know the "truth") is shelved for the very end, unsatisfyingly.

Presumably the filmmakers are interested in the subject, fair, but it does not seem as if they actually have an opinion on it and as a result A Glitch In The Matrix is more like so many meandering conspiracy theory videos on YouTube but with a higher production value.

Currently available for rent on most VOD platforms.

Don't See It.