) The writers of the film used many religious influences. The Oracle is obviously a pagan, non-Christian figure. Some factors: 1) She has the title of 'Oracle'. Although this term is used in the Bible as well, the far more abundant scriptural term is 'prophet', whereas 'oracle' reminds us of the pagan Oracle of Delphi and the oracles of mythology. 2) She is female, as were the Delphic and mythological oracles. 3) She has attendant 'priestesses'. 4) The clothing of the priestesses. 5) The gathering of 'potentials', with many strong allusions to eastern religions. 6) The Oracle studies the body and reads palms - note that the penalty for pagan fortune-telling and witchcraft was death in the old testament of the Bible. 7) She smokes - possibly an allusion to the intoxicating fumes used by the Delphic oracle.Despite the Oracle character definitely not being based on Christianity but on the pagan oracles of history and myth, some of the aspects of the scenes with the Oracle can still be adapted to fit a Christian allegory.Thus ignoring the pagan trappings, we will let the Oracle symbolize the "Word of God" - the scriptures. In the Bible, the term 'oracle' is used to mean a speaker from God, a prophet, a prophecy, or a truth from God.About the "spoon boy": The idea of "there is no spoon" is not valid for the Christian. Instead, the Christian principle might be, "There is a spoon, for now...but God can do as He wishes with it". God does not teach a Christian to ignore a present reality - but to realize that God as Creator holds reality in His hand and can effortlessly control it any way He pleases! Thus, faith in God's infinite power is the key for the Christian as he faces any perceived obstacle.Throughout the movie, we see and are constantly bombarded with names that are synonymous with characters from the bible.Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who searched for the meaning of his dreams. Morpheus names his ship Nebuchadnezzar and visits...
