The Matrix And Exodus Comparison
Exodus vs. The Matrix The Matrix and Exodus share some familiarity that can be recognized by anyone. With similar themes and plot they can be closely related. However, both go about their situation very differently from each other. The literal parallels between Exodus and The Matrix both share a story centered on a man who is called upon to set his people free from slavery to salvation. In Exodus, Moses is assigned by God from the talking burning bush that he must rescue the Hebrews from Pharaoh and lead them to Mount Sinai. While in The Matrix, Neo is brought out of The Matrix to the real world, Zion, and many believe him to be “The One.” Neo denies the claim, but later in the end of the film discovers his true role and destiny as the prophesied savior of humanity. The literal parallels between Neo and Moses are similar and share a related background in the beginning to middle of their stories, but both diverge from their actions towards the cause very differently. To start, both of the heroes start out in their normal lives and are introduced to their true destinies sometime in the middle of the stories and discover their purpose. Both main characters start out as slaves, Moses in Exodus is the son of a Hebrew slave and Neo is a slave to the system controlled by the Machines. Both heroes have a similar goal they are tasked, but are set up differently from each other. In Exodus, Moses encounters God from the burning bush and is given the task to save all the Hebrew slaves from Pharaoh’s reign and bringing them to Mount Sinai. In The Matrix however, it is Neo that is rescued from a chase with “The Agents” (bad guys of the film) and is brought
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On one hand The Matrix brings up the question if our own reality and surrounding is actually reality or not reality, while in Exodus asks to not question and have faith in Moses and God and believe that they will bring everyone
On one hand The Matrix brings up the question if our own reality and surrounding is actually reality or not reality, while in Exodus asks to not question and have faith in Moses and God and believe that they will bring everyone