Biblical Parallels

Rating: Null/10 (5 December 2002)

A lot of people have commented on the parallels between The Matrix and the Bible. There is an obvious parallel between Neo and Jesus. Not only does Neo become a savior to the people, events in the movie symbolize Jesus' baptism, rebirth, death, and resurrection. It's hard to believe that all the similarities are just by chance. Everything fits, even the other characters portray the various people who affected the life of Jesus. Morpheus is reminiscent of John the Baptist who began the ministry of Christ. Cypher was obviously the Judas figure. The other crew members can be seen as disciples, having some doubt at the beginning of the story, but totally believing at the end. Whether these parallels are intentional or not, I think they're pretty interesting.