Uncanny, and perhaps unintended, Christian allegory

Rating: 10/10 (3 December 2000)

One of the best films of the decade and perhaps the finest sci-fi of all time finds these merits--not from its excellent visual and special effects--but from its philosophical underpinnings.
The power of The Matrix comes from its (unintended?) inspiration from the Christ story of bondage and blindness to the illusionary natural world of pleasures for a season vs. the truth of eternal life through the sacrificial blood of the Lamb of God, Christ the Messiah. There are so many comparisons between the Christian world-view as portrayed in Scripture and The Matrix---be it the natural/supernatural and Matrix/non-Matrix experiences or Christ as Redeemer and Neo as Savior---that is is impossible to belief that were it not for the Christ-story, The Matrix (the movie) would have ever existed.
That is not a criticism. Just a testament that the greatest stories find their sources in a reality higher than our own and a select few have opened their minds enough to tap into this truth.