ilate served as the Roman procurator of Judea, a regional ruler for the most powerful empire in the history of the planet up to that time." 7 When Pilate met Jesus, he mainly saw one more sense of trouble and he felt that Jesus death would create order in Rome.8 This relationship between Jesus and Pontius Pilate is eloquently represented in the scene when Agent Smith arrests Neo, and he interrogates him about his knowledge of Morpheus and the other rebel forces. (This is the sixth chapter on the DVD.) The Wachowski brothers used green filters in this scene to represent the sickly, decaying world of the matrix.9 They also use normal lenses in this scene to create the feeling that the viewer is in the interrogation room with the agents and Neo. It is mainly a still composition for the first part of this scene. Agent Smith and Neo are sitting across from one another. Later in the scene when Neo becomes threatened by the Agents, the composition begins to move more because Neo is attempting to fight off the agents. The composition is fairly flat for the entire scene because the room is so small. High key lighting is also used in this scene. There is a lot of fill light to create a brighter scene. These bright lights put the viewer in Neos point of view. The abundance of fill lights make the viewer feel pressured and hot, as Neo must feel at this point in the plot. This scene marks the beginning of the ongoing battle between Neo and Agent Smith.Morpheus, the leader or father figure of the rebel forces, represents The Holy Bibles John the Baptist.10 John the Baptist is something new and he certainly stood out from his surroundings. This is comparable to Morpheus mysterious costume and mannerism. The character of Morpheus is shocking to the audience at the first introduction. In The Holy Bible John the Baptist spreads the message that the Messiah is coming and when he first meets Jesus he recognizes him as "the Lamb of G...
