THE MATRIX
The Matrix Characters
• Morpheus
• Thomas
Anderson/Neo
• Trinity
• The Oracle
• Cypher
• Apoc and Dozer
• Switch
• The Agents
The Matrix Characters
• Morpheus
• Thomas
Anderson/Neo
• Trinity
• The Oracle
• Apoc and Dozer
• Switch
• The Agents
• Cypher
the matrix and message
• Trinity Morpheus and Neo are searching
for each other
– that which you search for is searching you!!!
• SEARCHING AND CHOOSING
• GUIDANCE; LEADER; LEARNING
• The Agents say Morpheus is dangerous!!
– THIS “DANGEROUS” THEME KEEPS
POPPING UP!! HOLY ROSARY!!!
the matrix and message
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Search and Choice
Identity and Self Esteem
Faith Hope Love
Sacrifice
Unconditional love
The Matrix
• DISCOVERING:
Truth and Reality and Fate and Destiny
• “The first matrix was created and
designed to be perfect, everyone was
supposed to be happy with no suffering.
It was a disaster no one accepted the
program, crops were lost”
• We created the machines; then they
tried to destroy us???
MORPHEUS AND NEO
• Morpheus believes in Neo more than
Neo believes in himself
• Morpheus tells Neo “to let it all go”
• “Free your mind” Fear Doubt Disbelief
• What is Morpheus really asking of Neo?
• Neo asks “Why Me?”
• Neo learns his identity and strength
through his love and loyalty for
Morpheus
Morpheus
• As John the Baptist:
• As God the Father:
Thomas Anderson/Neo
• As Jesus, the Son of God who takes away the
sins and suffering of the world
• NEO: sacrifices himself; Dies, Rises, Ascends
• Has 2 natures: human and divine
– Thomas Anderson and Neo
• Neo is the One they have been waiting for:
The Messiah, THE Savior of the world
• He learns his identity and strength through
his love and loyalty (Sacrifice)
Trinity
• As Mary Magdalene:
• As the Holy Spirit:
The Oracle
• “KNOW THYSELF”
• The Oracle tells Neo exactly what he
needs to hear to motivate him to
discover his true identity… that he is
not the One, so he can discover himself
• Neo wants to tell Morpheus that He is
not the One but there is no time. Neo
has to make a choice!!!
Cypher
• As Judas Iscariot The betrayer
• Cypher turns off the screen when Neo
enters the room, why?
• Switch says, “not like this” why?
The Agents
The Roman Government &
Religious Authorities
Are we really free?
The Agents say “never send a human to
do a machine’s job” what does that
mean?
• The agents always call Neo Mr.
Anderson and only human, why?
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The Blessed Trinity
• God the Father, The Creator
• Jesus the Son, The Redeemer
• The Holy Spirit, The Sanctifier
• The Helicopter Scene!!!
The Blessed Trinity
• The Father gives everything to the Son,
all power, knowledge, love and glory
• The Son wants to glorify the Father, so
He does everything in His Fathers’ name
and returns all power, knowledge, love
and glory to the father
• The Holy Spirit is the joining force of
Love uniting Father and Son together
The HOLY SPIRIT Trinity
• Is a powerful force
• The power of the Holy Spirit in Luke’s
Gospel guides Jesus through His
ministry ……
JESUS
• FULLY HUMAN AND FULLY DIVINE
• How do you think Jesus figured out his
identity as God’s Son? And who He was
meant to be?
• He grew in age, wisdom and grace!!
• How do you think you will figure out
your identity as who you are meant to
be?
The Matrix Reflection Paper:
• Connect each of the following characters from
the movie with their biblical counterparts!!!
• include specific quotations from the Bible!!
• Morpheus
• Neo
• Trinity
• Cypher
• the Agents
• End your paper with a powerful conclusion.