It was the Oracle that suggested he redesign the Matrix in this way. The Architect's problem with this new design (the anomaly)of the Matrix is that it require individuals to think freely, i.e. It was redesigned to reflect our civilisation at it's last stage before it was taken over by the machines (the year 1999). II - The Architect explains it again) but humans did not accept it as real so they just kept waking up. The first Matrix was designed as a perfect Utopia (see pt. That flaw is giving individuals the ability to choose. There have been multiple versions of the Matrix because of a flaw in the program (kinda of like Windows). The Matrix was designed to provide a mental stimulus for the human bodies connected to the machines as a source of power. Let me first say i promise u will love the trilogy if u read this Reviewed by afaq888 10 /10 the matrix trilogy explained -hoenestly