The One Movie Symbolism

The film depicts many of the characters wearing sunglass for a significant amount of the time. Both the good guys (crew of the Nebuchadnezzar) and the bad guys (the agents) wear them consistently. However, it is in the instances where the characters take off their sunglasses that the meaning behind them is shown. These moments indicate moments of truth. In the movie, eyes symbolize seeing the Truth. Neo is seeing for the first time once he is unplugged both figuratively and literally. This is the reason that the characters where sunglasses so often; they cover their eyes in the matrix, or in other instances of illusion. This is why Agent Smith takes his sunglasses off when interrogating, especially when he is interrogating Morpheus. When he tells Morpheus that he hates the matrix, he first removes his sunglasses and
It is also an important moment when Neo’s sunglasses fall off after he dodges the bullets for the first time. After he does, Trinity asks him how he managed to move as fast as the agents, and this indicates the beginning of the realization that Neo truly is The One. This realization of the truth is why Neo no longer wears sunglasses until the very end of the movie, when he reenters the matrix to further undermine those in charge. The mirrors, conversely, seem to show the external world as perceived by those looking into it, just as in real life. However, when Neo looks into the broken mirror in The Matrix, it could be because the external reality that he is in is broken. The mirror