Matrix revolution is full of symbolism

Rating: 8/10 (27 January 2006)

The Matrix, named "Matrix Revolution". A movie not meant for common people due to UN-common amount of philosophy. The most interesting part of the movie is the amalgam of different religious thinking. Neo, the hero itself live like Jesus. He speaks Buddhism while direction of movie is all Hinduism. The concept of Karma, the UN-common yet expected ending of movie was all part of it. Like Lord Brahma re-initiating the whole world in every day of his, like Lord Shiva being the mean of destruction of the whole world, the architect and the Oracle plays the same role. In the end nobody wins, its the END the EXPECTED end, "Everything that has a beginning has an end". In the end matrix is Re-Loaded, same way as Lord Brahma creates a new world after the end of first one.
Though pro-founded, the directors eventually show it by final view of architect machine as lotus. The directors haven't stopped there. They talk about the nature of Maya or matrix by the mouth of none other then Evil Mr Smith. Mr Smith in his last communication pitied human race with his knowledge of Srimada' Bhagwat Gita. He further realize that all of this has happened before too. Again a clear indication, that there is nothing new happening, what so ever happens is predefined or pre-devised, CHOICE itself is an illusion. Our life is itself bounded by almighty matrix of Lord Brahma.
But then what is the purpose( of life)? For rest of us its the karma, we do what we do because we are all bounded by the nature of Karma and Maya.
How do hero differ? A hero, or a free person, or an enlighten person differ by his understanding of basic nature of Maya. The knowledge of this help him to device his work according to his will. Alternatively this signify that to have a scenario like "I did this, because I want to this", we have to understand and realize the nature of Maya without which, all action are just a predefined algorithms.
Matrix revolution is full of symbolism. The event of Neo becoming of capable of "Inner Light" of object symbolize the concept of "Divya Dristi". In Gita, Lord Krishna told Arjuna that his real form cannot be viewed his eye. Lord gave him "Divya Dristi" by which he no longer sees him, in normal form but only his incomprehensible form.
Mr Frenchman is king of our time. Time which is control by money , power and lust. While true love can give us Moksha', lust on other hand take us to deepest dungeon of Maya. The Frenchman control everything in this world, and hence wants the Maya to be everlasting. He understand that he only reins till the time people are slave of Maya.
Its interesting to see, how Sati the little girl has been used to identify the link between human AI programs. Sati who is better half of Lord of destruction, Shiva, re-incarnates her as Parwati taking birth in a human family.
Other than the usual philosophy doses, one thing really amuses me, is the destruction of Mr Smith. Programmatically Neo as being the anomaly itself and Mr Smith being result of the anomaly justifies the end. If the source is finished the resultant anomalies will also become non-existent.
Philosophically it means eventually all bad thing arose from good thing. Like Adam and Eve were thrown out of heaven due to knowledge. Ultimately the knowledge led to downfall of Menkind. Confusing? isn't it? Will it lead to indecisiveness? I will have to agree. But if the world is a matrix and everything that happened in it is a game played by creator and destroyer, then we already have reason to be in state of inaction.
I believe this is where Srimada' Bhagwat Gita starts.