In the film The Matrix, the human race is forced into a "dream state" by a powerful group that controls its reality. “The Matrix” is a false reality in which people live ordinary lives. However, this reality, or illusion, is imposed on people who readily accept it as truth. This concept is the point at which Friedrich Nietzsche's essay “On Truth and Lies in the Moral Sense” (1873) begins its argument. Nietzsche begins his argument by explaining that we need to form groups or “herds.” To keep these groups together "a uniformly valid and binding designation is given to things" (452). This idea basically boils down to groups creating metaphors to further the group's purpose. Nietzsche goes on to explain that “This creator [of metaphors] designates only the relation of things to man” (453). Ultimately, we can only derive metaphors from a human point of view. With the attribution of these human designations, the entire identity of the “thing” is lost. Nietzsche wants us to move away from the designation given to “things” by groups because the designations will only categorize things in black and white. One might object here that if Nietzsche is arguing against the truth, how could that argument be true. Of course, Nietzsche's argument implies that we are “deeply immersed in illusions” (452). But Nietzsche is saying that truths have lost their meaning over time. What Nietzsche really means is: “Truths are illusions which we have forgotten are illusions; they are metaphors worn out and drained of sensual strength, coins that have lost their luster and are now considered metal no longer money” (455). The essence of Nietzsche's argument is that a metaphor, over time, loses its meaning. Even at... middle of paper... Nietzsche's argument may seem trivial, in reality it is decisive for today's attention to politics, religion, consumerism and even education. Let's look at the movie The Matrix again. The human race is enslaved by a powerful army of robots. The matrix, also known as false reality, is created to keep enslaved humans unaware of what is happening. Finally, the main character, Neo, rejects this illusion called the matrix; and fights to free itself from slavery. Although somewhat unrealistic, this argument seems to parallel Nietzsche's argument that we are "deeply immersed in illusions." Nietzsche insists that an individual who accepts the truth “is like a servant who seeks spoil and prey for his master. On the contrary, the individual who rejects this illusion "becomes the master and dares to erase the expression of destitution from his face”.” (461).