an oracle to interpret reality -- really a dream. Morpheus is the god of dreams. Morpheus is the leader of rebel forces who fights to awaken enslaved masses from a dreamlike reality.Thomas Anderson - The name "Thomas" can be linked to "Doubting Thomas", in that Neo never really believed that he was The One. The name "Anderson" means "Son of Man", which is how Jesus was often referred. Neo's name means "new" or "change". That's exactly WHY he was there. Neo was expected to change things, to bring about a new world order. Neo is also an anagram: Neo - Eon - "One". The name "Neo" is an anagram, meaning the letters can be rearranged to make different words. There are three different anagrams possible - a 'trinity' of meanings! 'NEO', 'ONE', and 'EON'. "NEO" means 'new', just as Christ says "Behold, I am making all things new" (Revelation 21:5) and makes a lost person a "new creation" when he trusts Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)."ONE" can refer to Jesus as the promised One, the Messiah - just as Neo was "the One"."EON" can be defined as "an indefinitely long period of time," i.e., eternity. Christ is eternalMatthew 4:18-20 - ...He saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." And they immediately left the nets, and followed Him. In the movie we have Tank and Dozer, original children of Zion. There are two brothers in this crew on the Nebuchadnezzar. With Jesus, there were 3 sets of brothers among the apostles. The fact that there were siblings in this small group (especially brothers!) makes this noteworthy as a parallel.In a word, the remarkable achievement of The Matrix is flexibility. The film is drenched in hints and references, but the story is never lost at sea. The rich variety of nuance circling the central plot enables the creative viewer to see the tale through many imaginative lenses, ...
