| The REAL meaning of "The Matrix Reloaded" |
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| The meaning behind the names and links: Seraph= Seraphim- "I protect that which matters most." Merovingian= Ancient myth about French kings. Persephone= Persephone in Greek mythology is the daughter of the king of gods, Zeus, and the goddess of fertility, Demeter, and she was kidnapped by the king of the underworld, Hades, to be his queen. This story tells a lot about this character who is not human but wants all the human emotions (alluding to the vampiress movie playing in the background of her scene). Cain (also, there is another character named Bane) and Able= relates to the ancient story of Cain and Able. Commander Lock= Locke, a 16th century philosopher in Europe. Known for humanist ideas. Soren= The father of Existentialist Philosophy. One of his major works is Either/Or. Tirant= a person, usually a ruler, that is rutheless of evil. Hamann= known in the Jewish faith as to be the evil doer during the holiday of Purim. Malachi= a 5th century prophet. Roland= an 8th Century Greek war hero. Kali= a Hindu goddess. Vector= a math term. Symbols: 3= Walk in trios, Trinity means 3, fights with 3-pronged swords, Morpheus speaks of things in 3, ect. Fractals= 101= shown in the first and second movie, 101 represents the "one" who must complete a cycle and be reborn to undoubtedly become the "one". Also, 101 is an allusion to Orwell's 1984. Hallway= Integrals: The area under a curve, which when all the cross-sections are combined make a whole. Neo is an integral, the sum of experiences, realities, and humans. Allusions: ~Gnostic creation, Karma (causality), Dharma (purpose), and Tao (Hallway). ~Biblical= I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream is gone from me." Quoted from a section of the Bible where Nebuchandezzer is speaking. "Allegory of the Cave"- Section from Plato's "Apology". Major Themes: ~Fate vs. Freewill ("Neo, you live in a world without time.")...Our choices are not bound by time-freewill; our choices are bound by time-fate. |
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