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Matrix Analysis No Movies
A Gospel Analysis
“The truth will set you free.”
         John 8:32
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Character Studies
        3
Neo / Thomas Anderson

                4
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

                         5
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".




                        6
Trinity
   7
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.

                    8
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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Morpheus
10
Captain of the
hovercraft
Nebuchadnezzar,
Morpheus believes in
The Oracle's  Morpheus:
prophecy, and he
believes he has finally
found the One. He
acts as Neo's mentor.
                 11
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.




                     12
Agent
     Smith
13
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.




                     14
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").
                         15
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."


                         16
Cypher

17
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.


                   18
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.
                         19
The
     Oracle
20
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.



                      21
Switch

22
A member of Morpheus' crew, Switch
is curiously the only one who appears in
white clothes when they enter the
Matrix.



                   23
Tank

24
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.
                      25
Dozer

26
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.

                        27
Apoc

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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.

                      29
Mouse

30
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.




                     31
Agents
 Jones
   &
Brown    32
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.




                   33
Links to
Christianity
     34
35
Prophecy….
    35
35
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
                         35
35
• 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
     35
35
36
NEO is an anagram of ONE




              36
NEO is an anagram of ONE
      “He is the one…..”




              36
37
Where?

  37
37
Zion – the last city, one of
   safety and of great
       importance.




                          37
37
• 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



    37
37
38
Preparing the way….


         38
38
•                                        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!"

                       38
•                                        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!"

                       38
38
• 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."

                         38
• 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."

                         38
38
39
Followers



    39
•
              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!"


                         39
Followers



    39
•
            Followers
             The Disciples
    Mark 3:14 - And He appointed twelve,
    that they might be with Him, and that
      He might send them out to preach




                     39
Followers



    39
40
Betrayal
   40
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
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.


                  Betrayal 40
41
Sacrifice
41
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
                           41
42
Resurrection



           42
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.
                             42
43
Ascension
    43
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.
              Ascension43
Photo
Analysis of
the Matrix
44
Room 303
Where we meet Trinity (three!!) for the first
                 time
              Room 303
          Where Neo “dies”
          (see next picture)

                     45
Trinity
46
Trinity
46
Trinity
47
“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)



                     48
Nebuchadnezza
49
Choices in our life…. “Open your eyes”




                  50
Choices
51
“Virgin birth”



       52
Virgin Birth
53
Crucifixion (note the pose)
   Ascension to heaven


            54
Crucifixion
55
Ascension
56
Communion / Eucharist


          57
Communion/Eucharist
58
Communion/ Eucharist
59
“There is no spoon…….
Then you will see that it is not the
spoon that bends, it is only yourself.”

                    Buddhist philosophy



                     60
No Spoon
61
Power of Belief
Power of Belief
63
The Three (anti-“Trinity”)
Neo=Jesus
Jesus = the Trinity
Smith = Neo?
.: Smith is the negative part of Neo
Smith= Temptation?


                    64
Anti-Trinity
65
Anti-Trinity
66
Anti-Trinity
67
Anti-Trinity
68
Death



  69
Death
70
Resurrection/ back to life



             71
Resurrection
72
Ressurection
73
Ressurection
74
Realisation of his destiny



             75
Realisation
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Realisation
77
Ascension to heaven



         78
Ascension
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End




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Matrix Analysis No Movies

  • 2. A Gospel Analysis “The truth will set you free.” John 8:32 2
  • 3. 3
  • 5. Neo / Thomas Anderson 4
  • 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 5
  • 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". 6
  • 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. 8
  • 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. 9
  • 12. Captain of the hovercraft Nebuchadnezzar, Morpheus believes in The Oracle's Morpheus: prophecy, and he believes he has finally found the One. He acts as Neo's mentor. 11
  • 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. 12
  • 14. Agent Smith 13
  • 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. 14
  • 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"). 15
  • 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." 16
  • 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. 18
  • 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. 19
  • 21. The Oracle 20
  • 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. 21
  • 24. A member of Morpheus' crew, Switch is curiously the only one who appears in white clothes when they enter the Matrix. 23
  • 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. 25
  • 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. 27
  • 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. 29
  • 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. 31
  • 33. Agents Jones & Brown 32
  • 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. 33
  • 36. 35
  • 38. 35
  • 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 35
  • 40. 35
  • 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 35
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  • 44. NEO is an anagram of ONE 36
  • 45. NEO is an anagram of ONE “He is the one…..” 36
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  • 49. Zion – the last city, one of safety and of great importance. 37
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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 37
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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!" 38
  • 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!" 38
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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." 38
  • 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." 38
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  • 63. Followers 39
  • 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!" 39
  • 65. Followers 39
  • 66. Followers The Disciples Mark 3:14 - And He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him, and that He might send them out to preach 39
  • 67. Followers 39
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  • 69. Betrayal 40
  • 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. Betrayal 40
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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 41
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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. 42
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  • 79. Ascension 43
  • 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. Ascension43
  • 82. Room 303 Where we meet Trinity (three!!) for the first time Room 303 Where Neo “dies” (see next picture) 45
  • 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) 48
  • 88. Choices in our life…. “Open your eyes” 50
  • 92. Crucifixion (note the pose) Ascension to heaven 54
  • 98. “There is no spoon……. Then you will see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.” Buddhist philosophy 60
  • 102. The Three (anti-“Trinity”) Neo=Jesus Jesus = the Trinity Smith = Neo? .: Smith is the negative part of Neo Smith= Temptation? 64
  • 113. Realisation of his destiny 75
  • 118. End 80