Ulrich Beck's Risk In The Matrix

Ulrich Beck's risk society is composed of two parts, one in which social institutions are responsible for spreading the consciousness of risk and another in which populations become complacent to risk allowing the risk to further pervade their lives due to. In the film, The Matrix film technology produces risk through its revolt against its creators which led to the enslavement of man and use of their "bioelectricity" to power machines. This risk is unknown to many who like Neo believe they are living in the year 1999 which is when the war initially begins. Within the matrix, the illusion created by machines, there is no consciousness of risk and although the general population is unaware the risk still exists despite their ignorance. This