He is a program, but somehow he also demonstrates an evolution of character and purpose. Hugo Weaving portrays Smith as a confused, complex entity. Smith is a program, but he also seems to possess human qualities.
Overview. Smith began as an Agent, an AI program in the Matrix programmed to keep order within the system by terminating human simulacra that would bring instability to the simulated reality, as well as any rogue programs that no longer serve a purpose to the Machine collective.
Why was Agent Smith such a brilliant bad guy without, arguably, being inherently 'bad' or technically even a 'guy'. The answer lies in him appearing human, despite being an AI program.
Agent Smith (known simply as Smith in Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions) is the primary antagonist of The Matrix Trilogy. A sentient computer program created by the Machines, Smith's job was to enforce the laws of the Matrix and protect the system from both redpills and renegade programs.
At the start of the series, Neo is one of billions of humans neurally connected to the Matrix, unaware that the world he lives in is a simulated reality.
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How did Smith become a virus?
Agent Smith is a former Agent of the Matrix. After initially being destroyed by Neo, he became an Exile and manifested as a computer virus with the uncanny ability to copy himself over the minds of Bluepills, Redpills and programs alike.
Scaling Neo's power is easier when comparing Keanu Reeves' character to Agent Smith. Before fully awakening his potential, Neo is soundly beaten by the Agent, but overtakes the enemy program after evolving into The One.
The Oracle is a major supporting character in The Matrix franchise. She is a program with such insight into human psychology that she has clairvoyant abilities. She was initially created to interpret aspects of the human psyche and was responsible for the key principles behind the third "current" version of the Matrix.
The penultimate scene of The Matrix Revolutions sees Neo jacking into the Matrix one last time, where he and Agent Smith engage in a cataclysmic battle. Neo quickly realizes that he and Smith are evenly matched, and he allows Smith to assimilate him.
The renegades and the Agents always wear sunglasses in the Matrix. Sunglasses hide the eyes and reflect those who are being looked at. The removal of sunglasses signals that a character is gaining a new or different perspective, or that he or she is vulnerable or exposed in some way.
Neo's self-doubt affects his mindset and makes him weaker as a result. He also engages in intense battles against Agent Smith and his army of clones which takes a toll on him both physically and mentally, making him appear progressively weaker.
Everything that has a beginning has an end, Neo." This is the only point where Smith does not refer to Neo as "Mr. Anderson". Confused by his own behavior, Smith suddenly becomes frightened by the effect Neo has on his words—then, on the effect, his words have on Neo.
They are sentient computer programs disguised as human government agents, physically appearing as human but with a tendency to speak and act in highly precise and mechanical ways. A notable individual Agent is Agent Smith, played by Hugo Weaving.
Before being reborn, Smith was the perfect antithesis to Neo; where Neo freed minds, Smith took them over, adding them to his web and taking their abilities. He even gained the power of flight and proved he could do almost anything Neo could. As a result, his return in Resurrections showed him at more of an advantage.
Warner Bros. has officially confirmed the development of "Matrix 5," marking a significant return to the iconic sci-fi franchise. This upcoming installment will be the first without the directing duo, Lana and Lily Wachowski, who have been instrumental in shaping the series since its inception.
Hence, when she apologizes to Neo, saying that he, in fact, is not the One, she is subtly planting the idea in his mind that to assume the mantle of the One, one needs to earn it through sacrifice, which is ultimately what she nudges Neo towards when she says that he needs to either save himself or Morpheus from ...
To this end, Smith becomes less like the antivirus he represented in the original film and more like a virus, spreading and infecting the Matrix. In The Matrix Revolutions, Smith enters the body of a human called Bane while he's plugged into the Matrix, and then uses Bane as a vessel to escape into the real world.
In the showdown between Smith and Neo in the pit, we learn that the Oracle can control Smith and make him do what she wants. Smith literally speaks the Oracles words to Neo. This means she purposefully let Smith cause all that damage and kill every inhabitant of the Matrix to orchestrate the showdown in the Pit.
Realising what he has to do, Neo chooses to be assimilated by Smith – allowing Neo (and Deus Ex Machina) to destroy him from the inside, exploding all the Smiths as they glow with pure white Source light.
Agent Smith had grown to hate the Matrix, something that by itself was going against the program's nature, and he wanted out no matter what. To Smith, humans were a virus, something disgusting, and the Matrix was a prison from which Smith had to escape.
To The Analyst's surprise, the rogue program Smith is immune to his "bullet time" controls - owing to his past as a glitch program, "opposite" of The One, so powerful that he once nearly overran the entire Matrix itself.
Every human who has ever fought one has died. One such program, Agent Smith, finds himself feeling trapped by this artificial world, however, and his motivation for destroying humanity becomes his escape from the Matrix rather than service to his creators.
