In the world of The Matrix, what is “popping”?
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When Neo is shown the world as it really is, he seems to struggle with the revelation, jacks out and then collapses to the ground. Cypher says ...
He's gonna pop!
... and Neo is sick all over the floor.
What is "popping"?
the-matrix
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
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When Neo is shown the world as it really is, he seems to struggle with the revelation, jacks out and then collapses to the ground. Cypher says ...
He's gonna pop!
... and Neo is sick all over the floor.
What is "popping"?
the-matrix
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
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Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
3
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06
add a comment |
When Neo is shown the world as it really is, he seems to struggle with the revelation, jacks out and then collapses to the ground. Cypher says ...
He's gonna pop!
... and Neo is sick all over the floor.
What is "popping"?
the-matrix
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
When Neo is shown the world as it really is, he seems to struggle with the revelation, jacks out and then collapses to the ground. Cypher says ...
He's gonna pop!
... and Neo is sick all over the floor.
What is "popping"?
the-matrix
the-matrix
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
edited Mar 7 at 10:09
Valorum
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
asked Mar 7 at 10:03
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
413k11230123234
8
Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
3
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06
add a comment |
8
Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
3
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06
8
8
Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
3
3
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06
add a comment |
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An earlier version of the script (dated April, 1996 and available online here) indicates that "popping" is a possible negative consequence that can occur when a person, especially an adult, is released from the Matrix. They literally die as a result of the shock caused by seeing/learning the truth of their existence.
CYPHER: Morpheus, I know what you believe but I think this is a mistake. We're rushing him.
He's old. I'm afraid he might pop.
MORPHEUS: Haven't I always told you, Cypher, not to let fear control your life.
Apoc, are we on-line?
This process appears to be akin to a full-body seizure with a simultaneous rise in intercranial pressure and a violent heart attack.
[On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.]
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
and
TRINITY: He's going into arrest!
CYPHER: He's gonna pop!
We actually see this occurring in the Matrix webcomic Saviors. The lead character, Hitch extracts his parents but they die almost immediately from shock.
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
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It would appear to just mean that he was going to throw up, which is precisely what happens. However, the script also indicates that he had a massive amount of pressure building up inside his head which could also be an explanation for what is happening here. The pressure builds up as he comprehends what is happening, then is suddenly released (popped) in the form of throwing up.
INT. MAIN DECK
His eyes snap open and he thrashes against the chair, trying to rip the cable from the back of his neck.
NEO: Get this thing out of me!
TRINITY: Easy, Neo. Easy.
_Dozer holds him while Trinity unlocks it. Once it's out, he tears away from them, falling as he trips free of the harness.
NEO: Don't touch me! Get away from me!
On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.
NEO: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
Vomiting violently, Neo pitches forward and blacks out.
The Matrix
On a side not "He's gonna blow/pop!" has always been a common saying for "He's about to throw up!" where I'm from, so I immediately assumed that was the case here.
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
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answered Mar 7 at 10:15
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I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
add a comment |
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An earlier version of the script (dated April, 1996 and available online here) indicates that "popping" is a possible negative consequence that can occur when a person, especially an adult, is released from the Matrix. They literally die as a result of the shock caused by seeing/learning the truth of their existence.
CYPHER: Morpheus, I know what you believe but I think this is a mistake. We're rushing him.
He's old. I'm afraid he might pop.
MORPHEUS: Haven't I always told you, Cypher, not to let fear control your life.
Apoc, are we on-line?
This process appears to be akin to a full-body seizure with a simultaneous rise in intercranial pressure and a violent heart attack.
[On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.]
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
and
TRINITY: He's going into arrest!
CYPHER: He's gonna pop!
We actually see this occurring in the Matrix webcomic Saviors. The lead character, Hitch extracts his parents but they die almost immediately from shock.
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
add a comment |
An earlier version of the script (dated April, 1996 and available online here) indicates that "popping" is a possible negative consequence that can occur when a person, especially an adult, is released from the Matrix. They literally die as a result of the shock caused by seeing/learning the truth of their existence.
CYPHER: Morpheus, I know what you believe but I think this is a mistake. We're rushing him.
He's old. I'm afraid he might pop.
MORPHEUS: Haven't I always told you, Cypher, not to let fear control your life.
Apoc, are we on-line?
This process appears to be akin to a full-body seizure with a simultaneous rise in intercranial pressure and a violent heart attack.
[On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.]
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
and
TRINITY: He's going into arrest!
CYPHER: He's gonna pop!
We actually see this occurring in the Matrix webcomic Saviors. The lead character, Hitch extracts his parents but they die almost immediately from shock.
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
add a comment |
An earlier version of the script (dated April, 1996 and available online here) indicates that "popping" is a possible negative consequence that can occur when a person, especially an adult, is released from the Matrix. They literally die as a result of the shock caused by seeing/learning the truth of their existence.
CYPHER: Morpheus, I know what you believe but I think this is a mistake. We're rushing him.
He's old. I'm afraid he might pop.
MORPHEUS: Haven't I always told you, Cypher, not to let fear control your life.
Apoc, are we on-line?
This process appears to be akin to a full-body seizure with a simultaneous rise in intercranial pressure and a violent heart attack.
[On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.]
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
and
TRINITY: He's going into arrest!
CYPHER: He's gonna pop!
We actually see this occurring in the Matrix webcomic Saviors. The lead character, Hitch extracts his parents but they die almost immediately from shock.
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
An earlier version of the script (dated April, 1996 and available online here) indicates that "popping" is a possible negative consequence that can occur when a person, especially an adult, is released from the Matrix. They literally die as a result of the shock caused by seeing/learning the truth of their existence.
CYPHER: Morpheus, I know what you believe but I think this is a mistake. We're rushing him.
He's old. I'm afraid he might pop.
MORPHEUS: Haven't I always told you, Cypher, not to let fear control your life.
Apoc, are we on-line?
This process appears to be akin to a full-body seizure with a simultaneous rise in intercranial pressure and a violent heart attack.
[On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.]
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
and
TRINITY: He's going into arrest!
CYPHER: He's gonna pop!
We actually see this occurring in the Matrix webcomic Saviors. The lead character, Hitch extracts his parents but they die almost immediately from shock.
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
ValorumValorum
413k11230123234
edited Mar 7 at 16:44
answered Mar 7 at 11:01
ValorumValorum
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answered Mar 7 at 11:01
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answered Mar 7 at 11:01
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It would appear to just mean that he was going to throw up, which is precisely what happens. However, the script also indicates that he had a massive amount of pressure building up inside his head which could also be an explanation for what is happening here. The pressure builds up as he comprehends what is happening, then is suddenly released (popped) in the form of throwing up.
INT. MAIN DECK
His eyes snap open and he thrashes against the chair, trying to rip the cable from the back of his neck.
NEO: Get this thing out of me!
TRINITY: Easy, Neo. Easy.
_Dozer holds him while Trinity unlocks it. Once it's out, he tears away from them, falling as he trips free of the harness.
NEO: Don't touch me! Get away from me!
On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.
NEO: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
Vomiting violently, Neo pitches forward and blacks out.
The Matrix
On a side not "He's gonna blow/pop!" has always been a common saying for "He's about to throw up!" where I'm from, so I immediately assumed that was the case here.
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
50.2k20273317
2
I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
add a comment |
It would appear to just mean that he was going to throw up, which is precisely what happens. However, the script also indicates that he had a massive amount of pressure building up inside his head which could also be an explanation for what is happening here. The pressure builds up as he comprehends what is happening, then is suddenly released (popped) in the form of throwing up.
INT. MAIN DECK
His eyes snap open and he thrashes against the chair, trying to rip the cable from the back of his neck.
NEO: Get this thing out of me!
TRINITY: Easy, Neo. Easy.
_Dozer holds him while Trinity unlocks it. Once it's out, he tears away from them, falling as he trips free of the harness.
NEO: Don't touch me! Get away from me!
On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.
NEO: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
Vomiting violently, Neo pitches forward and blacks out.
The Matrix
On a side not "He's gonna blow/pop!" has always been a common saying for "He's about to throw up!" where I'm from, so I immediately assumed that was the case here.
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
50.2k20273317
2
I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
add a comment |
It would appear to just mean that he was going to throw up, which is precisely what happens. However, the script also indicates that he had a massive amount of pressure building up inside his head which could also be an explanation for what is happening here. The pressure builds up as he comprehends what is happening, then is suddenly released (popped) in the form of throwing up.
INT. MAIN DECK
His eyes snap open and he thrashes against the chair, trying to rip the cable from the back of his neck.
NEO: Get this thing out of me!
TRINITY: Easy, Neo. Easy.
_Dozer holds him while Trinity unlocks it. Once it's out, he tears away from them, falling as he trips free of the harness.
NEO: Don't touch me! Get away from me!
On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.
NEO: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
Vomiting violently, Neo pitches forward and blacks out.
The Matrix
On a side not "He's gonna blow/pop!" has always been a common saying for "He's about to throw up!" where I'm from, so I immediately assumed that was the case here.
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
50.2k20273317
It would appear to just mean that he was going to throw up, which is precisely what happens. However, the script also indicates that he had a massive amount of pressure building up inside his head which could also be an explanation for what is happening here. The pressure builds up as he comprehends what is happening, then is suddenly released (popped) in the form of throwing up.
INT. MAIN DECK
His eyes snap open and he thrashes against the chair, trying to rip the cable from the back of his neck.
NEO: Get this thing out of me!
TRINITY: Easy, Neo. Easy.
_Dozer holds him while Trinity unlocks it. Once it's out, he tears away from them, falling as he trips free of the harness.
NEO: Don't touch me! Get away from me!
On his hands and knees, he reels as the world spins. Sweat pours off him as a pressure builds inside his skull as if his brain had been put into a centrifuge.
NEO: I don't believe it! I don't believe it!
CYPHER: He's going to pop!
Vomiting violently, Neo pitches forward and blacks out.
The Matrix
On a side not "He's gonna blow/pop!" has always been a common saying for "He's about to throw up!" where I'm from, so I immediately assumed that was the case here.
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
50.2k20273317
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
edited Mar 7 at 10:20
Valorum
413k11230123234
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Valorum
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413k11230123234
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
50.2k20273317
answered Mar 7 at 10:15
TheLethalCarrotTheLethalCarrot
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50.2k20273317
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I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
add a comment |
2
I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
2
2
I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
I always assumed it meant he was going to throw up. Wasn't he sick on grated floor meaning all the vomit would travel down through the ship?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 7 at 14:48
3
3
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Seamusthedog - The earlier script suggests that Cypher was concerned that Neo was going to actually die. Being sick and passing out was merely symptomatic of a greater malaise.
– Valorum
Mar 7 at 15:05
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
@Valorum so Cypher wasn't originally going to sell them out or was he to wait until Neo was in the Matrix?
– Seamusthedog
Mar 8 at 8:15
1
1
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
@Seamusthedog - In the earlier draft he doesn't make contact with the Agents until later. The first we know of his betrayal is when he goes to the restaurant with Smith and the Agents find out about Neo not from Cypher but from examining the room that Trinity was occupying.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 8:40
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Also asked on Movies & TV.
– Rand al'Thor♦
Mar 7 at 10:15
3
I guess it means vomit.
– Hardik Vaghani
Mar 8 at 7:02
@HardikVaghani - You guess wrong! But I can see how script editing might leave you with that impression.
– Valorum
Mar 8 at 7:06