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freedom come from the knowledge of reality; in this sense when the
characters are able to discern the dimension that they inhabit. Perhaps the
duality blue/red pill, knowledge of reality or illusion, will not be the election
of the future of our society, but conversely something more intermediate and
with a temporal effect: the idea of being immersed in virtuality, taking it as
real, but knowing that there are ‘doors’ opened to return to our reality. The
fears start when we cannot open these doors, when we lose the
determination to decide when to open the doors, or when we are not sure
when we have left virtuality.

We have to understand the confusion of reality and unreality in social
and psychological terms. This confusion is in our society: it has social
repercussions, but it also manifests different intensities for each individual in
different contexts and times. The disorientation in our perception of reality
varies depending not only on personal, contextual, perceptual, educational
and identity factors, but also in respect to how we perceive and understand
contact with virtuality. Thus, the range of our communion with virtuality can
vary from an occasional visit to the (un)real world to an ‘inhabitation’ of this
space which can affect us to a lesser or greater degree. However,
independently of how our relationship with virtuality operates, it is important
to be aware of the existence of a virtual dimension and the confusion that it
provokes.

In conclusion, the destiny of our society depends upon a (re)definition
of reality and unreality, and also upon a social and cultural understanding of
the new spaces created by technology and the social consequences that they
produce. This research seeks to provide a guide to understand the relation of
reality and unreality, the new conceptualization derived from the
transformation of this relation and how our perception of the world is being
modified at a time when technology is influencing every aspect of western
society. Therefore, it is essential to comprehend the effects of technology to
be able to understand ourselves, individually and as a society. Hence, using
the ability of cinema to examine our society from a subjective and abstract
perspective, Luna ‘generalizes’ a particular disorientation of reality and
unreality in which technology plays a crucial role. Luna, like films such as The

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