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It’s the Symbolism, Stupid!
It is a trilogy that should have stopped at No. 1, which, at least, was, technically, an innovative film.
But the Matrix Revolutions offered none of that innovation that caused the first film to be such the outrageous hit of 1999. A movie, as was claimed, that began a “new millennium” in filmmaking.
In the supposed final installment, one thing is for sure: all of those critics who disputed us in regard to its Christian symbolism have been proven completely wrong.
For those who would claim otherwise, we never once in this latest installment counted the use of the name buddha, mohammed or de molay being used in vain. But in regard to the Name of our Lord, the film seemed to relish taking the Holy out of Jesus. More than a dozen times the Name of our King was taken in vain.
Compound that with every time the film is seen, whether in theaters, on video, DVD, etc., and that is an awful lot of sin and offense to our God. We could do only that which our Lord Himself asked us to do. Whenever one hears the Holy Name of our God used disrespectfully, one should counter with the expression: “Admirable is the Name of the Lord!”
Yes, we are aware of the buddhism, gnosticism and outright paganism of the Matrix trilogy, as well as the fact that the film rips off Star Wars, Alien and its own genre; but when one really gets down to the perverted message of the script, it is nothing more than a takeoff of the Greatest Story Ever Told — in high-tech fashion, of course.
How can we be so sure?
For the idiotic unbelievers who disputed us in our first two articles and put our critiques up on their web sites as a joke, remember the famous political slogan and just apply it to the Matrix Revolutions; and so we say to them: it’s the symbolism, stupid!
Whether the Wachowski brothers — the writers and directors of the trilogy — intended it or not, they did nothing more than apply the Gospel of Christ to their poor science fiction scripts. But remember, as they applied it, the message was either twisted or stolen to fit their own characterizations.
Therein lies the spiritual danger.
Therein lies a pathway that could lead a soul to hell.
For they have substituted Neo for Jesus; the Matrix for Mary.
The proof of the perversion of Christian Truth is found throughout the 2 hours of dialogue in the last installment:
* Love, the greatest attribute of God, is, in the film about electric-generated machines, considered nothing more than “just a connection.”
* The character of the “Trainman” equals, for the film, “god,” as he allows people and programs to move between Machine City and the human city of Zion.
* A new program known as the “Exodus” is being ferried by the Trainman between the two, where she can, as a new “creation,” grow up in the freedom of the Promised Land.
* At “Mobil Avenue,” the “Exodus” program meets Neo, the “savior” of the world, for the first time. Neo is stuck at the station in a purgatorial-like situation (“Mobil” is an anagram for “limbo”), unable to get out on his own. Is he paying for the sins of his dialogue?
* In order to free Neo, Trinity — his female lover — enters into “Club Hell,” where she is willing to sacrifice herself in order to save the “savior” (remember, in the Scriptures, how the Lord — who is the Most Holy Trinity — descended in order to Ascend!)
* And “Club Hell” is exactly that, as the viewer is, a la the first film, subjected to scenes of people engaging in illicit sadomasochistic acts while dressed in B&D outfits.
In order to combat this scene, we recommend that believers pray for the actors engaged in it, although one must understand that the “extras” are people who are part of an “S&M” club in Sydney, Australia.
This gives curious rise to the thought that perhaps, as according to news reports, it is true that one of the Wachowski brothers has left his wife for a dominatrix and is currently undergoing treatment for a sex-change operation. Is it any wonder that such a mind would have their characters descending in an elevator to “Club Hell”?
* The name of “Judas” is used to depict the disloyalty of another character in “Club Hell.”
* The ship Neo is to use to save mankind is known as the “Logos.” A Greek word which literally means the “Word.” As the dictionary states, Logos is “the self-revealing thought and will of God, as explained in the Gospel of John, often associated with the second person of the Trinity.”
* Another character, in referring to Neo, states that they “never believed in Providence” but “in him.”
* We are told that “hope is an indulgence” by the devil-like character, Agent Smith.
* After fighting an incarnation of Smith, Neo, as the “savior” moves into a semi-blind state, with his face mimicking that which we see in the Passion of Christ. Since Neo is called by another character “my messiah,” this, to us, is extremely interesting, as before we saw the last film, we have paired both the evil face of Agent Smith in one article, and the baby face of Keanu Reeves in another with the Holy Face of Jesus, and asked the question, “Which one saves souls?”
* Another character uses a beaded chain as a “good-luck” charm. The chain is reminiscent of the Rosary beads believers use to pray with.
* When Morpheus — the John the Baptist of the film — is referred to, other characters talk that he “believes in miracles” when it comes to Neo.
* Trinity, the woman resurrected by Neo in the Matrix Reloaded, tells Neo that she believes in him as the messiah. She dies in this scene, which reaffirms the film’s true message: death, instead of life. For those who read our “Matrix Unloaded” article, we were predicting as an “oracle” that Trinity would give birth. After hearing the soliloquy actress Carrie-Anne Moss speaks as the dying Trinity, one wishes we would have heard her screams in childbirth instead.
* With Neo partially blind, he, as the savior can now “see” as others cannot. In flying over Machine City — known as Deus Ex Machina — the entire complex is bathed in heavenly light. Interestingly, the music snippets accompanying Neo at this time are apparently from Handel’s Messiah.
* Like the fallen angel, “Agent Smith” has created numerous doubles of himself, all with evil intent, for, like the devil, this character claims the Earth is “my world.”
* In order to defeat the thousands of “Smiths,” Neo, as the savior, actually makes a pact with what can only be described as the ultimate incarnation of evil, portrayed through a master machine living in a hell-like world. This master machine (anyone see the Wizard of Oz? talk about rip-offs!) is the Matrix. So, in great symbolism, instead of turning to Mary, the true Matrix, to rid the world of evil, Neo, as the “one,” makes a pact with the devil.
* Continuing the theme of death, Smith, in a face-off with Neo, claims that he has finally discovered what reality is: the “purpose of life is to end.”
* But like our Lord, Neo will not succumb to the evil temptation by Smith and give up the battle to defeat this fallen program. Why is Neo like our Lord in this regard? Because he mimics the reason Jesus became the Incarnate Word, dying on a Cross to save mankind. As Neo tells Smith why he fights to save the world: “Because I choose to.”
* Now this may be hard to follow for those who have not seen the film, but understand that the characters in this make-believe world act out many scenes after being “connected” to a mainframe. In order to defeat Smith, Neo allows the evil Matrix to plug into him. Kind of like an electronic “consecration”!
What is symbolic about this scene bespeaks of the spiritual battle: electronic snakes surround the body of Neo as he lies in a cross-like position. One serpent then slithers inside the back of his skull to connect him to the Matrix’s mainframe.
Is this not a reversal of our Lord “connecting” Himself to the true Matrix, Mary, the One who “crushes the serpent”?
* Neo, whose last name is Anderson, which translates to “son of man” — as Jesus called Himself — then redeems Zion in a cross-like position surrounded by light.
At that point, as the evil machines retreat peacefully from mankind’s underground stronghold called Zion, it is stated that as a result of Neo’s action, “It is done!”
Aren’t these the exact words our Lord spoke from the Cross when He accomplished His Salvific action with the Daughter of Sion (Mary, His Mother!) at the Foot of the Cross? For those pagan, atheistic, buddha-loving zen morons who disputed our Catholic perspective of this film, it is no longer the symbolism, stupid! It’s outright copyright violation!
* Now others, awaiting an attack of the evil machines in the “temple of Zion,” rejoice, chanting “he saved us!” This continues with more messianic music.
* The scene culminates with another Zion resident lovingly stating, “Neo [who is now presumed dead], wherever you are, thank you!” Woe to those who refuse to say to our true Savior who art in Heaven: “thank You!”
* Now another character reenters the scene, the “Seraph,” as in seraphim, and brings to the fortune-telling “Oracle,” as in Vatican, the child of the “Exodus,” as rays of sunlight bask the newborn “promised land.”
Is this the film’s way of embracing biometrics?
Giving us the “hope” of a new day in the infusion of human and machine?
Is the ultimate message of the Matrix that mankind, as we know it, would be better off dead with, instead, a new breed of “hope”: machines, that as the “Architect” in Matrix Reloaded had spoken of, loose the “anomaly” of this human emotion?
One can only “hope” that we will never find out and that this film, as those who made it claim, is truly the “last” one; for as was pointed out for us over and over again in death-wish dialogue, “Everything that has a beginning has an end.”
That is, of course, unless it’s the credits to the Matrix Revolutions, which were almost unbelievably longer than the movie!
Which brings us to the ultimate end of this soap opera: in a conversation with the little girl that is the “Exodus” program, the Oracle states that she believes one day Neo will return!
No correlation here to our Lord Jesus — that is, of course, unless you are blind, deaf, stupid, and dumb; which seems to be the case with those who wrote the film and those who follow it.
As a reminder for, again, those who dispute what we are stating, they obviously have forgotten the opening dialogue when we were first introduced to Neo in the original 1999 film. Pointedly, as Neo hands an illicit computer disk to his paying customer, Anderson, the “son of man” is told: “Hey man, you’re my savior! My personal Jesus!”
If only those who have such a passion for this genre would understand that is why they are so attracted to films like the Matrix. For it is nothing more than a substitute for the One who they are truly looking for.
For Jesus did save us.
He did come from the love of the Trinity.
He is the Son of Man.
He led the people in the Exodus to the Promised Land.
His Mother is the Matrix.
He did cry, “It is done!” from His true Cross.
His Love is the “connection.”
We can avoid “club hell” and Mobil Avenue “purgatory” with Him.
Hope in Him as our Messiah is an indulgence.
His Mother’s Holy Rosary is our chain link to true freedom.
We can believe in miracles because He is one.
He has built a City of Light, waiting for those who believe.
The purpose of life is not to end but to live in Eternity in the Love of God.
It is not our world, but His.
The seraphim praise Him night and day.
And unlike Neo, He will return!
There is a reason why so many critics are panning the last installment to the Matrix.
There is a reason why many will be disappointed in the film.
There is a reason why the film just basically stunk.
It’s the symbolism, stupid!
Because, in reality, the makers of the movie, whether they did it consciously or not, are trying to do Jesus — and you can’t outdo Him!
© 2003 Agnus Dei Presents!
a review of our article, the comment was made that “wow,
I didn’t realize Catholics could find Trinity [pictured above] offensive! But it makes sense.” It’s amazing; they still don’t get it! Isn’t it more important to realize one should not offend
the Most Holy Trinity?!
John the Baptist, decreased
in order for the “savior” to increase. Laurence Fishburne character’s, central to the first Matrix, is reduced to a bit
part in Revolutions.
