6. Neo - neo- as a prefix
means "new": denoting he
is the latest 'One' who can
control the Matrix's future.
Neo is also an anagram
of one, reinforcing his
Messianic status
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7. Thomas Anderson - Thomas can be
considered a reference to the Gospel of Thomas.
Anderson means son of Andrew, and since
Andrew is from the Greek for "man", this
surname could be referring to one of Jesus' titles,
"the Son of Man".
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9. Trinity is Morpheus'
right-hand. Morpheus
freed her years ago
and she has sinceTrinity:
become his most
trusted ally. The Oracle
told her she would fall
in love with the One.
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10. Trinity references the
reflection of the Holy
Trinity with Morpheus as
God the Father, Neo as
the Messiah, and Trinity as
the Holy Spirit.
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13. Morpheus was the Ancient Greek god of
dreams - appropriate since he first contacts
Neo through a series of dream-like events
and his aim is to "awaken" people from the
Morpheus
dream-world of the Matrix.
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15. The main adversary to Morpheus' plan. A
Agent Smith:
sentient program in the Matrix, Smith is able
to do almost everything Neo can. Agents are
supremely powerful, and no one has every
survived a standoff with an Agent before Neo.
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16. Agent Smith - "Smith" is
the most common surname in
many English-speaking
countries, reinforcing his
generic, conformist
appearance as an Agent (all of
the Agents have nondescript
names, and Morpheus
comments "you all look the
same to me").
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17. In an early scene in The Matrix Reloaded, Smith
drives a car with the license plate number "IS
5416"; in the King James Bible Isaiah 54:16 reads
"Behold, I have created the smith that blows the
coals in the fire, and that brings forth an
instrument for his work; and I have created the
waster to destroy."
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19. A member of Morpheus' crew, Cypher
decides the life of a resistance fighter
isn't all it's cracked up to be and
engineers a deal to be reinserted back
into the Matrix, at the expense of Zion.
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20. A Cipher is a a cryptographic
system used for coding and
decoding messages - Cypher's
allegiances are coded and
concealed. A cypher is also the
mathematical symbol 0 denoting
the absence of quantity - zero
(to Neo's One). It is possible
also a reduced form of Lucifer, a
name for the Devil.
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22. An unusual inhabitant of the Matrix, The
Oracle is able to see the future. Morpheus takes
members of his crew to her, most importantly
Neo. The Oracle is also responsible for the
original prophecy concerning the existence of
the One.
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26. Tank: A tank is a type of heavy vehicle. (Cf.
the name of his brother, Dozer). Also a subtle
reference to the "tanks" the humans are kept
in at the power plant towers.
A member of Morpheus' crew, Tank was
born in Zion - he never was a slave to the
Matrix. His brother Dozer is also on the
Nebuchadnezzar. Tank thwarts Cypher's
plan, but not before Cypher wipes out most of
the crew.
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28. Dozer - A bulldozer is another type of heavy
vehicle. "Dozer", meaning "sleeper" could also be
seen as a connection to the "sleeping" state of
those jacked into the Matrix.
A member of Morpheus' crew, and Tank's
brother, Dozer was born in Zion - he never
was a slave to the Matrix.
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30. A member of Morpheus' crew, he is the first
to die when Cypher sets his plan in motion.
"Apoc" is possibly a shortened form of
"Apocalypse", referring the Biblical verses in
the Book of Revelations. The shooting
screenplay for "The Matrix" states that he
wrote "The Four Horsemen" virus.
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32. Mouse:
• A member of Morpheus' crew, Mouse is
the 'digital pimp' responsible for
programming the woman in red - he
offers private visits with her as well.
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34. Two other sentient programs, they
have all the dangerous capabilities of
Agents Jones & Brown:
Agent Smith, but are not as
individualistic or driven as he is.
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39. Humans are engaged in a war
with machines, and the war is
going badly. The majority of
the fleet of hovercrafts has
been wiped out, and the
military situation looks all but
hopeless. Neo is seen by
some as ‘The One’, a saviour
whose arrival was prophesied,
and who is supposedly
destined to end the war
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41. • The Jewish people were
waiting for the Messiah, to
lead them into a golden age.
Their lands were in Roman
occupation. They awaited a
great Messiah to free them
and make them a glorious
nation like they had under
King David. There were
various prophecies about this
Messiah
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51. • The translation of Zion (as
mentioned in the Old
Testament) is Jerusalem.
• A holy and special place in
many religions.
• The ‘promised’ land of the
Jews
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56. • Morpheus
Neo's way was prepared by Morpheus who
fervently believed and proclaimed to everyone
that Neo was "The One". And the Oracle told
Morpheus that HE would be the one to find
"The One".
Morpheus: "We've done it, Trinity. We found
him."
Trinity: "I hope you're right."
Morpheus: "I don't have to hope. I know it!"
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57. • Morpheus
Neo's way was prepared by Morpheus who
fervently believed and proclaimed to everyone
that Neo was "The One". And the Oracle told
Morpheus that HE would be the one to find
"The One".
Morpheus: "We've done it, Trinity. We found
him."
Trinity: "I hope you're right."
Morpheus: "I don't have to hope. I know it!"
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59. • John the Baptist
John 1:29, 30, & 34 - The next day he saw
Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world! This is He on behalf of whom I said,
'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank
than I, for He existed before me'. And I have
seen, and have borne witness that this is the
Son of God."
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60. • John the Baptist
John 1:29, 30, & 34 - The next day he saw
Jesus coming to him and said, "Behold, the
Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world! This is He on behalf of whom I said,
'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank
than I, for He existed before me'. And I have
seen, and have borne witness that this is the
Son of God."
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64. •
Followers
The Crew
Neo is brought into a group of people that
are excited about his presence; that are
willing to believe he is "The One".
Tank: "If you ARE (the One),.....it's a very
exciting time!"
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70. One of the technicians,
Cypher, works with
Agent Smith. He betrays
Neo and the others in
return for being re-
entered into the matrix.
Betrayal 40
71. One of the technicians, One of Jesus’ followers,
Cypher, works with Judas, worked with the
Agent Smith. He betrays Jewish authorities, he
Neo and the others in betrayed Jesus with a kiss
return for being re- in return 30 pieces of
entered into the matrix. silver.
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74. Neo’s realisation that • Similarly, Christians
he was the only hope believe that Jesus
was part of what made knew all along that
him decide to sacrifice for his mission to
himself in the Machine succeed
city. • The people around Jesus tried to
talk him out of his plan
Some people tried to
talk Neo out of his self
sacrifice Sacrifice
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77. Resurrection
In the first of the Trilogy • Jesus was always well
Neo is ‘resurrected’ aware of who he was,
He is shot, killed and and that he would die
returns to life at this and be raised to life.
point he is aware of who • Jesus was mocked,
he truly is. crucified and rose from
the dead.
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80. At the end of the first
• Mark 16:19 - So
movie, Neo hangs up a
then, when the Lord
telephone after telling
Jesus had spoken to
the Artificial Intelligence
them, He was
that this is the beginning
received up into
of a world with no
heaven, and sat
boundaries and no
down at the right
borders; then he
hand of God.
"ascends" into the sky.
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86. “Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell
down before him and cried out, ‘You are the
Son of God.’ But he gave them strict orders
not to tell who he was.”
Mark 3:11 (see first line in photo)
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