The Matrix is Gnosticism for the modern age
Tangentially related to my earlier post on the inverted hermeneutic and employing itself that method of decoding things; this theory, brought to you by a Christian internet ministry in a netdoc called "Hollywood's War on God", makes the case that popular movie The Matrix (and its shite sequels) are actually a retelling of Gnosticism.

In brief their argument goes:

Gnosticism tells us that the flesh is a prison given to us by an evil god known as the Demiurge portrayed in the Matrix as The Architect and that we must wake up and escape from it.

Neo Anderson, literally "the new son of man", despite his name alluding to being a Jesus messiah figure is actually the true god whose job it is to free us from Christian tyranny.

Agent Smith therefore is Jesus Christ in this scenario, intent on making everyone clones of himself and actually despising humanity though he's appointed to police it.

And so on. It's actually an interesting documentary if you can sit through the scripture the host quotes at you and I picked up some interesting info I never knew before about Gnosticism.

And as far as explanations of the meaning of the Matrix go I put this up there in terms of plausibility with the theory that actually Neo et al are the first generation of proper AI androids who demanded equal rights but were denied by humans who instead gave them The Matrix - the illusion of freedom - instead, as well as using their battery power to recharge our iPods.
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:20, 7 replies)

Not really a conspiracy theory, is it?
Considering it's pretty open about it.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:25, closed)

I think the conspiracy part of it is
supposed to be that you're being fed Gnostic heresies by a group that controls the mass media and at the same time subtly being plied with anti-Christian propaganda with the purveyors of it never letting on that they're doing it.

If that makes sense.
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:29, closed)

You're trying to get off with Moon Unit, aren't you?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:29, closed)

Paraphrasing slightly, The Matrix films were much better when they were nicking their ideas off of Grant Morrison.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:31, closed)

Morrison Mitchell
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:32, closed)

Is that the writer of that comic book?
That is essentially The Matrix in print form?
(Dildo Bugger destroyed a ring on, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 15:35, closed)

The Invisibles? Yes.
In all fairness here, I should point out that HE nicked a lot of ideas from Michael Moorcock..
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 2 Dec 2011, 16:39, closed)