The Matrix Trilogy

Sir Godfrey

Sir Godfrey

Pelegrin Crucis
Disclaimer:

I realize these films are rated R and they are not for young children. I also understand they are somewhat controversial, even though in my opinion the main theme or belief correlated in the films is Christianity.
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Welcome.. to the Real World...

What is the Matrix?

It is the virtual world that blinds you.. a place so real.. that you can mistake it for reality. It is a prison for your mind.. a place to keep you blind to the truth.. the truth that you are a battery.. a resource for machines.

This revelation may be startling.. but it is the truth.. the only way we will be free is if we are unplugged from the system.. from the Matrix.

If you see to be free.. come find me.. I am Morpheus.

Are there any who want to free their minds? Any fans of the Matrix?
 
The first one isn't rated R. Interestingly, Paul Martin (Specter), founder and admin of this site, is also a big Matrix fan - so much so that he started a site for it named (ready?) - MatrixFans. You might want to look it up.

I'll admit I didn't see the last two - I was warned off them by those who went. However, the first one was quite fascinating. The story is based on a modern twist of an ancient question: how do we know the reality we deal with is real? How do we know we're not butterflies dreaming we're people, or all simply figments of some giant's dream? (Don't laugh - serious philosophies have been based on stuff like this.) The Matrix took that to a new level. Actually quite fascinating, though I didn't like the violence.
 
Thanks for the link PrinceOfTheWest. I encourage you to see The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, both are filled with profound and spectacular philosophy and Christian allegory. :)
 
I thought the original Matrix has a really cool Christian message. When we come to know Christ, our eyes are opened to the 'real' world, as it were -- and it turns out we can join the heroic fight to help open the eyes of others ... very cool.

I thought the allegorical train jumped the tracks in the second one, and I never saw the 3rd cuz of that.
 
I did indeed create MatrixFans.net! It was the most popular Matrix fansite on the internet, and is largely responsible for the creation of NarniaFans.com, oddly enough. In fact, some of the moderators here started over there.

As far as the sequels go, I had the unique privilege of seeing the movies WITH the critics, so I saw them both without any impressions going in.

While there were things about the second movie that are unnecessary (The rave sequence), the rest of the film has some makes for some great philosophical discussion. The filmmakers only went so far as to explain only a little of the meaning behind the first film, and left the sequels up for personal interpretation. They felt that giving their own interpretation would pigeon-hole it as the only valid thoughts of the movies. People have attempted to give the rave some meaning, as well as the scene that is interwoven with it, but I don't buy it. I don't buy that it couldn't have been displayed any other way. It seemed to be superfluous in a series that started without any of that.

The third film ends in the only way the series could have ended. Had it ended any other way, we would have lost the war to the machines. Interestingly enough, people wanted to see the end be a total victory for the good guys. Typically that's what you want to see. If the good guys are to win, how does it happen. If it doesn't happen, why not? Did we just waste 6 hours on a loss or a tie game? Or is it a lesson that we can learn from?
 
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