I see in the comments there is belief that this was a WH production somehow. But it's an open question whether The Matrix's intent was a reveal/warning, or a blueprint? Aldous Huxley said in his own words that Brave New World was not a warning, it was a blueprint. So who's to say?

Consider the sordid lives of the Wachowski brothers. They stole the original script idea and tweaked it to remove what had a stronger messianic theme. Their own version of freedom appears to deny biological physical reality at any level, including sexual. This personal vice is incompatible with advocating the sanctity of the individual and sanctity of the general welfare, so I think there's an elaborate shell game going on with the social engineering of the Matrix.

I suspect they believe the real "Matrix" we are all trapped in is one of outdated metaphysical beliefs grounded in a divinely superintended moral order. So apparently we all get what we deserve (control, shallowness, misery of the mundane), unless we break free with Nietzchien gusto, by embracing the new gnostic era originally advocated by Crowley.