[avenir]

Interesting. Recently I was doing an online bible study and the pastor brought up the Matrix. There are some interesting parallels there.

[cuban leaf]

I was in a prison ministry band and did the “speech” from the first movie. I had a crewcut, wore the shades and even the long black coat.

It began with “Let me tell you why you’re here.”, right out of the movie. I had to modify the end a bit to bring it to Christ and not Alice in Wonderland, but I most definitely think the movie is an allegory of the teachings of Christianity.

There is a controversy that Sophia Stewart actually came up with the story for The Third Eye, but apparently the court case did not go in her favor because she didn’t show up for a hearing. I believe she saw it as a Christian allegory.

It could explain why the second and third movies were such stinkers.

But yes, the Christians took the red pill.

[boatbums]

I had to watch that movie about three or four times before the WHOLE story made sense to me. I recall reading that the Wachowski brothers (now sister and brother) had the idea to make it a parallel to Jesus as the Savior who would lead mankind out of the false dream world built around them. Some people would refuse to escape and chose to remain, preferring the comfort of what wasn't "real" (Cypher, for example). I could see many real life comparisons.