[Petronski]

The Matrix also caught the wrathful attention of moral watchdogs when the fatal shootings at Columbine High School occurred a few weeks after the movie's opening, and it appeared that the two perpetrating teens had seen the film—as had 15 million people who didn't kill anyone.

Paging Michael Moore.

[Skywalk]

Oh and the problem some people had with the Matrix wasn't the overall level of violence, but the scene where Neo and Trinity cooly slaughter unwitting security guards. Not a touch of remorse, not a hint that their lives were valuable, no ATTEMPT to find a way to avoid taking the lives of people who did not know the role they were playing.

Nope, just slaughter them with cool looks and black sunglasses. For all the myth those involved with the Matrix invoke, I don't see where THAT type of action fits in with any myth I respect.