Interesting Parallels

Rating: Null/10 (30 September 2002)

(Possible Spoiler) The Matrix was certainly a most thought provoking movie. As I was watching it I began to become aware of some interesting parallels between it and the story of Jesus Christ in the Bible.
A pretty easy comparison would be the one of Neo. His story follows the story of Jesus, beginning with his baptism and ultimately ending up in his death and resurrection. Jesus was brought to this world to save us from our sins. Neo was brought out of the Matrix in hopes of fulfilling the prophecy - that "the One" would be able to overcome the Matrix and set the people free.
The part where Neo is taken out of the Matrix (set free from the system), is the beginning of his journey. It represents the start of Jesus' ministry - his baptism. Neo's eyes are finally opened to the reality of the world and he begins to realize he has to do.
But even before his baptism Neo has to choose whether or not he wanted to know "how deep the rabbit hole goes". Either the blue pill or the red pill. His choice mirrors the choice that each of us has to make. Are we going to see what life is really about, or are we going to just go along with all the stuff the world tries to sell us. And, like the movie showed, it was a free choice, not something that was forced upon Neo. That is the way is is with us, we are given the choice of salvation, we just have to take it.
The agents in the Matrix represent either the devil or demons. They are totally evil and have tricked and enslaved mankind. They came across as good (like the devil and sin do today), and even offered Neo a chance to wipe his record clean - if he would stop looking for Morpheus and asking questions about the Matrix. But their real intent was evil. They wanted him out of the way, no possibility of him being "the One" who would set the world free. And they made great efforts trying to stop him, even trying to destroy him.
Of course there are many more parallels that I don't have time to mention, but I would just like to suggest that there's more to this movie than an interesting plot, cool special effects, and a nice face to look at (Keanu Reeves of course). There is that of course, but if you are looking for real insight you need to look deeper than just the surface line.