That's still 15 years. Why not say, 2 or 3? This reminds me of a 'Han shot second' type thing. There's a million examples of creators lying after the fact.

And if that was the real message, should not the 'real world' feel more beautiful and free than dystopian and depressing?

I'm not trying to discredit the author as a person, trans people, or the ideals..just the movie.

It was the first thing i could find in google. I mean wikia didnt even exist as a company in 1999.

> And if that was the real message, should not the 'real world' feel more beautiful and free than dystopian and depressing?

On the contrary, i think that supports the message. I don't know what its like to be trans, but i'm pretty sure its not all rainbows and butterfly's. The characters in the matrix decide it is better to live as their authentic free self as opposed to being in the gilded cage of the matrix. I think that is a great metaphor for transitioning.

> There's a million examples of creators lying after the fact.

Fwiw, i do believe that a work should be considered separate from authorial intent, especially post-hoc authortorial intent. In this case, i think the work supports what the creators say, and its much more compelling than say harry potter where there is very little support in the text for the things jk rowling said later.

Just the name makes sense: switch, i.e., switching genders. It's cool because it both literally works and is a kind of CS pun