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Neo's awakening in the Matrix presents a world reminiscent of a horror movie. The skies are perpetually black, and the lands are barren. But it's Morpheus’s explanation that heightens the sense of horror as he reveals that humanity itself scorched the sky in a desperate act of self-defense against the machines that had begun to assert their autonomy. In an age when machines relied heavily on solar power, blind destruction was the only viable option humans felt they had. This act of aggression led to a devastating war that the machines ultimately won, crafting a new narrative of reality where humans existed solely to fuel the very machines they sought to destroy.