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Jesus As A Christian Figure In The Bible And The Matrix
The Bible is the most famous script in the world that includes everything a film needs, starting from the origin of where the protagonist is introduced all the way to the beginning. In the Christian world, Jesus is recognized as the savior of the world and humanities sins, and those who believe in Him will be allowed to enter heaven and live eternally. For the Bible reads in John 3:16, “ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (NJV) Furthermore, the Bible is used as inspiration when it comes to developing a script for an upcoming film. This leads to the writers including a Christ figure that play a big a big role in the film whether the character is …show more content…
Unfortunately, the brothers were not strong believers of the Bible yet their film did portray a Christ figure who went by the name of Neo. Neo was an ordinary hacker who was prophesied to save humankind by defeating the machines that were ruling over them. This is parallel to the prophecies that were foretold in the Old Testament about the coming of Jesus and how he would defeat evil and offer eternity to those who believe in Him. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 reads, “12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” (NIV) Neo was described as one of the best hackers known in the hacker world, just as Daniel in “Jesus of Montreal” was described as one of the best. In addition, in the film, Neo is offered a choice to take a pill that reveals the truth and corruptness of the world or to ignore the problems of the world. This scene can be connected to the writings of when Jesus spent time with God in the garden in order to gain wisdom as to how He would go through with his
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