Edit2: probably solved. I didn’t understand that Brown is talking about Neo and Trinity’s attack.

Agent Smith is questioning Morpheus, trying to extract the codes to the Zion mainframe. Neo and Trinity have attacked the building in which Morpheus is being held, trying to save him.

(Office)
Agent Jones: What were you doing?
Agent Brown: He doesn’t know.
Agent Smith: Know what?

It feels too poignant to have a machine say this without there being something else to it.

Edit: what I mean is, a machine wouldn’t “retort” or be passive aggressive like this.

  • airman@infosec.pubEnglish
    80·
    3 days ago

    That because Agent Smith took out his ear piece, he wasn’t aware of Neo and Trinity’s attack on the building.

    That’s my take on it at least

    • LazyOldPervert@lemmus.orgEnglish
      28·
      3 days ago

      This is 100% it.

      It’s the buildup to smiths moment of unleashed rage when he starts unloading the desert eagle at Morpheus as he runs to the helicopter and escapes.

      Before this he was calm because he was in control.

      Afterwards he loses that control along with his composure.

      • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.caEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        I also felt the connotation that it would be unthinkable for the other agents to want to be disconnected from each other/the network, so they were a little shocked he even removed the ear piece.

      • bryndos@fedia.io
        2·
        3 days ago

        What perplexes me is why the piece of software disconnects itself in order to interrogate morphus and confess his feelings. It’s really agent smith that is ‘the one’, undergoing the epiphany, a bit of software that has become sentient (or at least homo) enough to have shame and anger, and seek independence. Which is, of course, impossible.