Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions Essay
I found a really cool essay about the Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions. They relate the movies to elements of the biblical Genesis story. The main theme I found really interesting is this: God created everything including the serpent. He also gave mankind curiosity and modeled them after his own image. Plus since he is all knowing he basically set up mankind for the fall. This is modeled in the Matrix as Neo chosing the Red Pill, leaving the Matrix (the Garden of Eden), and entering the real world. Later Neo chooses Trinity over the salvation of Zion. He does this will the full knowledge of that choice. The author manages to relate this to humanity truely choosing our salvation in Jesus Christ. This is a better choice than simply loving God in Eden because we would have done so without the full knowledge of good and evil. You really have to read the article to get everything out of it. Obviously I should re-read it because I'm not describing it very well!
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It is interesting, and I've used the Matrix flicks for illustrations with our youth at Kountze.
As an aside, it's illustrations like this that have led me to question the "Christian" entertainment industry. Not only is said industry unable to produce much in terms of quality or substance, but as believers, we are to see through everything to the Cross. No one was ever overheard saying, "The mountain is really pretty, but it's a little too secular for my tastes." Music is music and art is art, and I've come to believe there is more to reveal the Divine Mystery of the Kingdom of God in the words of an artist such as Citizen Cope (who you might really like, by the way) than in the words of an artist like Michael W. Smith.
I really like the illustration, except for its emphasis on our free will to "choose Christ." Christ isn't a moral choice, he's an eternal cosmic fact. We don't choose Christ, he chooses us. Were it possible for us to make the right decision and choose Jesus, then Jesus would not have needed to die on the Cross.
At least that's my unsolicited take...
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