Morpheus quotes from The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Morpheus

Zion, hear me! It is true, what many of you have heard. The machines have gathered an army and as I speak, that army is drawing nearer to our home. Believe me when I say we have a difficult time ahead of us. But if we are to be prepared for it, we must first shed our fear of it. I stand here, before you now, truthfully unafraid. Why? Because I believe something you do not? No, I stand here without fear because I remember. I remember that I am here not because of the path that lies before me but because of the path that lies behind me. I remember that for 100 years we have fought these machines. I remember that for 100 years they have sent their armies to destroy us, and after a century of war I remember that which matters most... We are still here! Today, let us send a message to that army. Tonight, let us shake this cave. Tonight, let us tremble these halls of earth, steel, and stone, let us be heard from red core to black sky. Tonight, let us make them remember, this is Zion, and we are not afraid!

Morpheus

Then tomorrow we may all be dead, but how would that be different from any other day? This is a war, and we are soldiers. Death can come for us at any time, in any place. Now consider the alternative. What if I am right? What if the prophecy is true? What if tomorrow the war could be over? Isn't that worth fighting for? Isn't that worth dying for?

Morpheus

Everything begins with choice.

Morpheus

What happened, happened and could not have happened any other way.

Damnit, Morpheus, not everyone believes what you believe.

Morpheus

My beliefs don't require them to.

Smith

Mr. Anderson! Did you get my package?

Neo

Yeah.

Smith

Well good.

Morpheus

Smith.

Link

Whoever it is, he's not greeting like an agent.

Smith

Surprised to see me?

Neo

No.

Smith

Then you're aware of it.

Neo

Of what?

Smith

Our connection. I don't fully understand how it happened, perhaps some part of you imprinted onto me, something overwritten or copied- it is at this point irrelevant; what matters is that whatever happened, happened for a reason.

Neo

And what reason is that?

Smith

I killed you, Mr. Anderson, I watched you die- with a certain satisfaction, I might add. And then something happened. Something that I knew was impossible, but it happened anyway. You destroyed me, Mr. Anderson. Afterwards, I knew the rules, I understood what I was supposed to do... but I didn't. I couldn't. I was compelled to stay. Compelled to disobey. And now here I stand because of you, Mr. Anderson. Because of you, I'm no longer an agent of this system. Because of you, I've changed, I'm unplugged- a new man, so to speak. Like you, apparently free.

Neo

Congratulations.

Smith

Thank you.[Smiles for a moment before continuing] ...But, as you well know, appearances can be deceiving which brings us back to the reason why we're here. We're not here because we're free... we're here because we're not free. There's no escaping reason, no denying purpose, because, as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist.

It is purpose that created us.

Purpose that connects us.

Purpose that pulls us.

That guides us.

That drives us.

It is purpose that defines us.

Purpose that binds us.

Smith

We're here because of you, Mr. Anderson. We're here to take from you what you tried to take from us. [Plunges his hand into Neo's chest and attempts to copy himself over him] Purpose.

Morpheus

What can you see, Neo?

Neo

It's strange... the code is somehow different.

Morpheus

Encrypted?

Neo

Maybe.

Trinity

Is that good for us, or bad for us?

Neo

Well, it looks like every floor is wired with explosives.

Trinity

Bad for us.

Morpheus

Here we go.

Morpheus

No, what happened happened, and could not have happened any other way.

Neo

How do you know?

Morpheus

We are still alive.

Trinity

You always told me to stay off the freeway.

Morpheus

Yes, that's true.

Trinity

You said it was suicide.

Morpheus

Then let us hope that I was wrong.

Smith

I want what you want, I want everything.

Morpheus

Would that include a bullet from this gun?

Smith

Go ahead, shoot. The best thing about being me... [is joined by several dozen Smiths] ...there's so many me's!

Morpheus

Where is he now?

Link

He's doing his Superman thing.

Morpheus

What happened back there, Link?

Link

I can't figure it out, sir. Agents just came out of nowhere. Then the code got all weird, encryption I've never seen.

Trinity

Is Neo okay?

Link

Okay? Shit Morpheus, you should've seen him!

That [i.e. 250,000 Sentinels approaching Zion] can't be -

Morpheus

Why not? A Sentinel for every man, woman and child in Zion. That sounds exactly like the thinking of a machine to me.

Morpheus

Link. Given your experience, I can't say I fully understand your reasons for serving aboard my ship. However, if you wish to continue to do so, I must ask you to do one thing.

Link

What's that, sir?

Morpheus

To trust me.

Persephone

If you want the Keymaker, follow me. [to man in washroom] Get out! I’m so sick of his bullshit. On and on, pompous prick. A long time ago, when we first came here, it was so different. He was so different. He was like you. I’ll give you what you want. But you have to give me something.

Neo

What?

Persephone

A kiss.

Trinity

Excuse me?

Persephone

I want you to kiss me as if you were kissing her.

Neo

Why?

Persephone

You love her. She loves you. It’s all over you both. A long time ago, I knew what that felt like. I want to remember it. I want to sample it. That’s all, just a sample.

Trinity

Why don’t you sample this instead? [She holds up her gun to Persephone's head]

Morpheus

Trinity.

Persephone

Such emotion over something so small. It’s just a kiss.

Neo

Why should we trust you?

Persephone

If I don’t deliver you to the Keymaker, she can kill me.

Neo

All right.

Persephone

But you have to make me believe I am her.

Neo

All right.

Persephone

Terrible. Forget it.

Neo

Wait. Okay.

Persephone

Ahh, yes. That’s it. I envy you. But such a thing is not meant to last. Come with me.

Roland

Lock was right. He guessed that the machines would cut off the mainlines in and out of Zion. He thought a counterattack might surprise them. It sounded good. We figured we had a shot, until someone screwed it up.

An EMP was triggered before we could get in position.

Mauser

Five ships were instantly downed.

When the machines broke through, it wasn’t a battle. It was a slaughter.

Link

Was it an accident? Some sort of malfunction?

AK

No one knows.

Roland

Someone does.

Morpheus

Who?

Roland

Once the machines were done with us, they started digging again. We made a quick pass to look for survivors.

Link

You found one?

Roland

Only one.
[cuts to the comatose form of Neo laying on the table with a device attached to his head, while the camera pans over to another comatose form of Bane, who is also laying on the table with another device attached to his own head]