Why did Bane/Smith cut himself?
In the Matrix part II and the beginning of part III the crew member who was infected by Agent Smith (Bane) cuts himself.
The female crew member in part III who brought Trinity food told her the same and speculated that they might be "VDT's".
I don't fully understand this. What are VDT's and why would Agent Smith engage in self-cutting unless he has borderline personality disorder or depression or something?
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In the Matrix part II and the beginning of part III the crew member who was infected by Agent Smith (Bane) cuts himself.
The female crew member in part III who brought Trinity food told her the same and speculated that they might be "VDT's".
I don't fully understand this. What are VDT's and why would Agent Smith engage in self-cutting unless he has borderline personality disorder or depression or something?
the-matrix
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
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If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
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We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50
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In the Matrix part II and the beginning of part III the crew member who was infected by Agent Smith (Bane) cuts himself.
The female crew member in part III who brought Trinity food told her the same and speculated that they might be "VDT's".
I don't fully understand this. What are VDT's and why would Agent Smith engage in self-cutting unless he has borderline personality disorder or depression or something?
the-matrix
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
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asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
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In the Matrix part II and the beginning of part III the crew member who was infected by Agent Smith (Bane) cuts himself.
The female crew member in part III who brought Trinity food told her the same and speculated that they might be "VDT's".
I don't fully understand this. What are VDT's and why would Agent Smith engage in self-cutting unless he has borderline personality disorder or depression or something?
the-matrix
the-matrix
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
410k11029833205
asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
3,50252560
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
410k11029833205
asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
3,50252560
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
410k11029833205
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
410k11029833205
edited Jun 30 '16 at 23:00
Valorum
410k11029833205
410k11029833205
asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
3,50252560
asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
3,50252560
asked Jun 29 '16 at 3:30
Hack-RHack-R
3,50252560
3,50252560
If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
1
We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50
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If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
1
We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50
If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
1
1
We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50
We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50
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Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload. Although he's experienced a range of inputs before, the sheer volume and intensity of the five human senses, especially sound and smell (something he mentioned in the first film as being one of his personal triggers) are simply overwhelming to him.
The film's original script specifically states that his reason for cutting his skin is to give him a single sensation to focus his attention on while he waits for Neo.
Bane sits hidden in the shadowed caves connecting Zion to the dock. He
crouches in an alcove, both arms marked with dozens of knife cuts.
His eyes are animal wide, shifting, blinking, reacting to every sound,
every smell but always returning his attention to the cut as if using
it to focus his thoughts.
Finally, through the tangle of pipes and stalactites, he sees what he
has been waiting for: Neo.
Matrix Reloaded: Script
As to what VDTs are, the simple answer is that we don't know.
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Smith is made by the machines which view everything as an equation. Neo and Smith are polar opposites balancing out an equation. Neo's goodness, kindness and love are balanced with Smith's anger and hatred for all things human. When Smith enters a human body (Bane) he can't help but harm it even though he is feeling the pain of doing so.
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Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload. Although he's experienced a range of inputs before, the sheer volume and intensity of the five human senses, especially sound and smell (something he mentioned in the first film as being one of his personal triggers) are simply overwhelming to him.
The film's original script specifically states that his reason for cutting his skin is to give him a single sensation to focus his attention on while he waits for Neo.
Bane sits hidden in the shadowed caves connecting Zion to the dock. He
crouches in an alcove, both arms marked with dozens of knife cuts.
His eyes are animal wide, shifting, blinking, reacting to every sound,
every smell but always returning his attention to the cut as if using
it to focus his thoughts.
Finally, through the tangle of pipes and stalactites, he sees what he
has been waiting for: Neo.
Matrix Reloaded: Script
As to what VDTs are, the simple answer is that we don't know.
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Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload. Although he's experienced a range of inputs before, the sheer volume and intensity of the five human senses, especially sound and smell (something he mentioned in the first film as being one of his personal triggers) are simply overwhelming to him.
The film's original script specifically states that his reason for cutting his skin is to give him a single sensation to focus his attention on while he waits for Neo.
Bane sits hidden in the shadowed caves connecting Zion to the dock. He
crouches in an alcove, both arms marked with dozens of knife cuts.
His eyes are animal wide, shifting, blinking, reacting to every sound,
every smell but always returning his attention to the cut as if using
it to focus his thoughts.
Finally, through the tangle of pipes and stalactites, he sees what he
has been waiting for: Neo.
Matrix Reloaded: Script
As to what VDTs are, the simple answer is that we don't know.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:43
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answered Jun 30 '16 at 22:45
ValorumValorum
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Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload. Although he's experienced a range of inputs before, the sheer volume and intensity of the five human senses, especially sound and smell (something he mentioned in the first film as being one of his personal triggers) are simply overwhelming to him.
The film's original script specifically states that his reason for cutting his skin is to give him a single sensation to focus his attention on while he waits for Neo.
Bane sits hidden in the shadowed caves connecting Zion to the dock. He
crouches in an alcove, both arms marked with dozens of knife cuts.
His eyes are animal wide, shifting, blinking, reacting to every sound,
every smell but always returning his attention to the cut as if using
it to focus his thoughts.
Finally, through the tangle of pipes and stalactites, he sees what he
has been waiting for: Neo.
Matrix Reloaded: Script
As to what VDTs are, the simple answer is that we don't know.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:43
Community♦
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answered Jun 30 '16 at 22:45
ValorumValorum
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Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload. Although he's experienced a range of inputs before, the sheer volume and intensity of the five human senses, especially sound and smell (something he mentioned in the first film as being one of his personal triggers) are simply overwhelming to him.
The film's original script specifically states that his reason for cutting his skin is to give him a single sensation to focus his attention on while he waits for Neo.
Bane sits hidden in the shadowed caves connecting Zion to the dock. He
crouches in an alcove, both arms marked with dozens of knife cuts.
His eyes are animal wide, shifting, blinking, reacting to every sound,
every smell but always returning his attention to the cut as if using
it to focus his thoughts.
Finally, through the tangle of pipes and stalactites, he sees what he
has been waiting for: Neo.
Matrix Reloaded: Script
As to what VDTs are, the simple answer is that we don't know.
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Smith is made by the machines which view everything as an equation. Neo and Smith are polar opposites balancing out an equation. Neo's goodness, kindness and love are balanced with Smith's anger and hatred for all things human. When Smith enters a human body (Bane) he can't help but harm it even though he is feeling the pain of doing so.
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Smith is made by the machines which view everything as an equation. Neo and Smith are polar opposites balancing out an equation. Neo's goodness, kindness and love are balanced with Smith's anger and hatred for all things human. When Smith enters a human body (Bane) he can't help but harm it even though he is feeling the pain of doing so.
answered Jul 22 '16 at 20:19
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Smith is made by the machines which view everything as an equation. Neo and Smith are polar opposites balancing out an equation. Neo's goodness, kindness and love are balanced with Smith's anger and hatred for all things human. When Smith enters a human body (Bane) he can't help but harm it even though he is feeling the pain of doing so.
answered Jul 22 '16 at 20:19
REWREW
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Smith is made by the machines which view everything as an equation. Neo and Smith are polar opposites balancing out an equation. Neo's goodness, kindness and love are balanced with Smith's anger and hatred for all things human. When Smith enters a human body (Bane) he can't help but harm it even though he is feeling the pain of doing so.
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If you want to know what VDTs are canonically, that question has already been asked (and has not been answered). There is speculation, though.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:33
@Obie2.0 Fair enough and good call out. If the rules here are the same as on StackOverflow I think that I still get to re-ask it as part of the question though if the prior post didn't have an accepted answer.
– Hack-R
Jun 29 '16 at 3:34
I think so. I'm not closing as duplicate, anyway.
– Adamant
Jun 29 '16 at 3:35
Why is he doing it? Because he hates being trapped in a meatbag. What are VDTs? No one seems to know.
– Wad Cheber
Jun 29 '16 at 4:00
1
We have a reasonably canonical answer why Bane was cutting himself. The other question should (hopefully) deal with what VDTs are. Since you've asked two distinct questions (1 - Why is Bane cutting himself? & 2 - What are VDTs and why would someone with them cut themselves?) I'd suggest trimming the second question out of your question entirely.
– Valorum
Jun 30 '16 at 22:50