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the actual plot of the matrix was about using human brains in a neural net but they felt the battery angle would be easier for the mainstream to understand.

Humans are not really good or efficient batteries.

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Oh that's a cool fact. I feel that plot direction would've been cooler from a SciFi perspective. Battery angle is fine, but a bit limited. A gaint hivemind type thing is pretty cool plot element.

The battery thing never made sense. There are easier ways to generate power. I thought it was one of the weakest bits of the movie plot.

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