Down the rabit hole.

Some interesting points on The Matrix. Some that I hadn't really thought about in the same way:

• The taking of a new name, which is very Biblical: Saul of Tarsus -> Paul, Simon -> Peter, Abram -> Abraham, Issac -> Israel, Thomas Anderson -> Neo...
• The heros forsake the comfortable life in the Matrix for a suffering life of eating bland protein glop in an austere hovercraft in a cold and bleak blasted wasteland.
• The mission of these heros is to free the minds (save the souls?) of as many people caught in the Matrix as they can.
• The siren song of "the easy life" over "the 'holy' life" is always there, and one of the "heros" succumbs and betrays his comrades so he can be plugged back into the Matrix with the easy life of eating fake steak, and smoking fake cigars.
• The machines are the "Devil" pulling the woll over the eyes of easily deceived humanity for their own nefarious purposes. This "Devil" is later shown to be a passionless, merciless, loveless and apathetic being. Not like the passionate Devil we're used to seeing portrayed. This representation may be closer to the actual fact.

I have always loved the first movie but was disappointed by the other two. I'll have to rewatch the last one some time.

[Thanks Mom]