The film was a superb re-envisioning of the insightful Nicholas Ray, Eisenhower-Era melodrama about the family,Bigger Than Life (1956)- hat also critiqued the suffocating and claustrophobic conformity of 1950s middle-class life in an earlier era.McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and Kirk, after surrendering the ship, beamed onboard unarmed and vainly attempted to save Gorkon""s life, but then were arrested by one-eyed warrior General Chang (Christopher Plummer), Gorkon""s Chief of Staff - accused of assassinating the Chancellor and leading the unprovoked attack.A voice-over conversation was in progress (and being secretly listened to by a third line) between two unidentified individuals (later revealed to be Cypher and Trinity), two rebels fighting the forces of The Matrix under the leadership of Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne).His heart was filled with longing as he watched it drift off.Something must""ve told him that we""d never live these days of happiness again, that they were gone forever.She also inquires: "Shall I be imprisoned?" Howard indicates that she might not be released on bail by the Attorney General in a murder case:Howard: It depends on what the charge is.