I recently rented Reloaded and liked it. Before when I saw it in the theater, I absolutely hated it. I am totally into giving second chances and decided to be a little more open to it, and found that it actually had some really cool stuff in it and I was too shallow before. Sure, there was some stupid stuff, (Big Dance scene, horny computer program girl, extended extended agent smith fight scene) All in all, it was a definite rental!
Then, I watched the first Matrix, (On VHS, Yeah!:D) and had a few questions come to mind: like, who brought Morpheus out? and why did that mirror turn too ooze and start crawling over Neo? or who was Neo talking to on the phone at the very ending of the film?
ALSO, I realised in a shoestore that “Neo” re-arranged is “oNe” Which basically proves he is the one. My brother told me that “Morpheus” is (greek?) for two, and well…“TRInity” basically speaks for it self. He said that many things in the Matrix world are allusions to old mythology stories. Does anyone have more information or a cite about these things? I would absolutely love to learn more.
Morpheus means 2? I can’t find that anywhere… I have found “the frightening apparition”, though.
Watch the first one and listen for how many times Trinity answers to “God” or “Jesus”
Neo: Jesus!
Trinity: (looking to him) What?
Neo: I used to eat there.
Neo: God!
Trinity: What?
Etc.
Then there is the holy trinity…
Watch the Animatrix. It explains a lot of backstory (the rise of the machines, especially) and explains the story of the kid in Reloaded that ‘saved himself’.
Also, play Enter the Matrix (video game). I haven’t , but I’ve been told that it does add to the plot a bit.
Oh, and the guy who gets the disc at the beginning (with the white rabbit girlfriend) tells him “you’re my own personal savior”. DING DING! FLASHING RED LIGHTS!
A pretty good sequel, but the dumb rave scene in Zion was pointless, the sex scene with Neo and Trinity was too long (yeah, we get it, they have holes all over their bodies) and Neo vs 1,000 agent Smiths got tiresome after about five minutes.
The first screening of Revolutions was in LA was last Monday, and since then the plot and dialogue has been widely available. I’m not going to spoil it here, you can take a look at any of the Matrix fan sites to see it. I’ll just say that I think the end of the series is a letdown and possibly made so that WB could turn the story into a cash-cow with the coming The Matrix Online. I’m sure the fight scenes will be great, but those looking for satisfying resolution, or resolution at all, will be disappointed.
OH, Savior! I get it…
To be honest i’ve never read the bible!
To add, I was also told that there was another mythology story of someone named Sypher who betrayed the good guys, just like Matrix 1. Any link to this?
I don’t know. The first Matrix movie didn’t exactly have a satisfying resolution, but if they had ended it there, I wouldn’t have considered it a disappointment for that reason.
The movies and that matrix thread got me interested in Gnostic Christianity. I can’t believe I’ve been a Phillip Dick fan for this long and never read more about it. It certainly has some interesting ideas and concepts.
The Matrix Revolutions spoilers are already out? Must… Resist… Temptation…
Teelo, here’ssome information about The Matrix Online. I’m sure you’ll be able to extrapolate the plot once you find out more about the third movie. I… Must… Resist…
