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It's been a million years since I've seen the Matrix, but my boyfriend and I were discussing it last night and he mentioned the whole movie is basically a big Christ allegory.
Of course, then you have the whole Chronicles of Narnia vs The Golden Compass thing.
Really, there are tons of Christ figures in movies and literature. It's a really common theme. Aslan isn't a Christ figure simply because he is Christ, if that makes sense. I appreciate the Golden Compass books for their bolder stance, and very visually inventive world. It's a shame the movie was as awful as it was.
Yes, the first Matrix was intended as a Christ Allegory. I somehow felt that to be missing in the sequels. Granted, in the case of the Matrix (and Robocop) the stories were not written by Christians. I know little about the Wachowski's, but I know Paul Verheoven is a big proponent of Christ imagery simply because it symbolizes the things that are right and just.
He also commented that Robocop was the American Christ. Being an American, instead of forgiving your sins he blows off your head. The whole idea is Ironic. Robocop is a satire on our culture (in the eighties, and still relevent today). While he is the hero, and what he represents is Christ, he is a somewhat maligned view of it.
The Wachowski's just seemed sort of pretentious with their metaphor. it seemed to be there for the sake of being there, rather than having any purpose. They thought it would be great, but never thought out the purpose. Also, Neo slaughters hundreds of innocent people in the course of the movie. Whereas Robocop and Superman use violence, they are just in their actions. Somethings Neo does sort of make me wonder if I want to think of him as a Christ Figure.
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