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A Statistical Anomaly: Unraveling Schizophrenia in 'The Matrix'

Neo believes reality is fabricated, hidden forces are pursuing him, and he may possess extraordinary abilities. Viewed through schizophrenia and psychosis, The Matrix becomes an unsettling study of contested reality—with one enormous complication: Neo is right.