ttkciar t1_j9s18np wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:33 AM

Reply to comment by Workerhard62 in What happens to the education system when AI answers our thoughts on demand? by Workerhard62

They only use the term once in the movie, in passing.

Mostly it's GenXers who heard the term over and over again in 1980s Duracell commercials.

Workerhard62 OP t1_j9s3xsw wrote on February 24, 2023 at 3:55 AM

Remember which movie?

Catspaw129 t1_j9s6bmr wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:15 AM

Here ya go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWj_Pjxm4Tg

Workerhard62 OP t1_j9s7kux wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:26 AM

The first one. Thanks.

Catspaw129 t1_j9s5vjx wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:11 AM

1st one. IIRC, it is Switch who uses the term.

ttkciar t1_j9s68m4 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:14 AM

"The Matrix", like Catspaw129 said.

Early in the movie, when the gang was getting ready to yank Neo out of the matrix, Switch calls him "coppertop". What that meant wasn't explained until later, when Morpheus held up a Duracell battery, but he didn't make the connection explicit. The script depended on the audience knowing that Duracells were colloquially known as "coppertops".

Edited: I thought it was Cypher who called him "coppertop", but Catspaw129 is right, it was Switch.