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BBC NEWS says The Matrix is really about religion "The Matrix is a pot pourri. You can't pin it to any one religious system."
The Matrix Reloaded is out and its writing/talking/preaching time for the Christians, who got 2 years worth of material from the first movie. Here are some quotes from other religions found on the BBC site:
As a Muslim, the one thing from the original Matrix I found to be in alignment with my religion was the amazing scene when Keanu actually "wakes up" and sees the world for what it is. As Muslims, we believe that the life of this world is, in effect, like a dream. It will pass us by in the blink of an eye. Hence, we should use our time here wisely and not get too caught up in material things or idle life but excel in prayer and spirituality to realise that this life is merely a stepping stone and a test prior to what comes after.
Mak, UK
It's not about Christians, it's more about Jewish. Look at Zion, and look at Neo's name "Mr Anderson" the root "Ander" evokes "Andros" which means "Man" in Greek, so "Anderson" becomes "The Son of Man" which is what the Jewish call their Messiah, the one that will liberate them from their enmeies by means of force.
Jose, Spain
I think there are a lot of similarities with The Wizard of Oz and Frank Baum was a Theosophist and they were psuedo gnostics.... remember in the first film when Neo chooses the green pill and is taken into a room where he is wired up to go into the Matrix, one of the other characters says.....and I feel this is a classic line "grab your seat Dorothy, Kansas is about to go bye bye"
Jonathan, Ireland
The Matrix can be seen as an anti-religious movie. Karl Marx once sad that religion is opium to the people; meaning that the people can be controlled and oppressed by religion. According to Marxism, the Matrix is what religion is to people i.e. opium. The Matrix is, though, superb high quality opium.
Alex Karlsson, England
The Matrix Reloaded is out and its writing/talking/preaching time for the Christians, who got 2 years worth of material from the first movie. Here are some quotes from other religions found on the BBC site:
As a Muslim, the one thing from the original Matrix I found to be in alignment with my religion was the amazing scene when Keanu actually "wakes up" and sees the world for what it is. As Muslims, we believe that the life of this world is, in effect, like a dream. It will pass us by in the blink of an eye. Hence, we should use our time here wisely and not get too caught up in material things or idle life but excel in prayer and spirituality to realise that this life is merely a stepping stone and a test prior to what comes after.
Mak, UK
It's not about Christians, it's more about Jewish. Look at Zion, and look at Neo's name "Mr Anderson" the root "Ander" evokes "Andros" which means "Man" in Greek, so "Anderson" becomes "The Son of Man" which is what the Jewish call their Messiah, the one that will liberate them from their enmeies by means of force.
Jose, Spain
I think there are a lot of similarities with The Wizard of Oz and Frank Baum was a Theosophist and they were psuedo gnostics.... remember in the first film when Neo chooses the green pill and is taken into a room where he is wired up to go into the Matrix, one of the other characters says.....and I feel this is a classic line "grab your seat Dorothy, Kansas is about to go bye bye"
Jonathan, Ireland
The Matrix can be seen as an anti-religious movie. Karl Marx once sad that religion is opium to the people; meaning that the people can be controlled and oppressed by religion. According to Marxism, the Matrix is what religion is to people i.e. opium. The Matrix is, though, superb high quality opium.
Alex Karlsson, England
