The Gospel According to Neo

May 13, 2003

I found this article from a link on Christdot. It speaks directly to the subject of my last post (I am in the Matrix). I especially like the last paragraph of the following quotes…

Theologians and pop-culture experts see ‘The Matrix’ as a phenomenon shaping public opinion about religion.
…where previous films made vague references to the Christian story, “The Matrix,” some theologians argue, appeals directly to the heart of Christian identity. Its script, however, draws on Platonic philosophy, Greek mythology, Buddhism, and postmodernism, religious experts say.

“One is that it’s retelling the story of Christ,” he says. “The other way to look at it is a very violent film filled with garden-variety blasphemy that exploits people’s resonance with the Christian narrative to fool people into a story that is fundamentally atheistic.”

Posted by pablohart on May 13, 2003 06:07 PM

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Here are a few additional viewpoints on the same subject:

"Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix" by Glenn Yeffeth

"The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in The Matrix" by Chris Seay [press release]

A list of links to Christian World-view via Matrix discussions/articles
Last but not least later this afternoon on WKLQ they will be interviewing Chris Seay the author of the above mentioned book.

Posted by Samuel at May 15, 2003 12:45 PM

thanks, samuel. i'll be sure to check these out. stay tuned for my impressions of the movie... still processing it.

Posted by pablohart at May 16, 2003 1:31 PM

NPR is discussing the spiritual side of the Matrix as well. [link]

Posted by Samuel at May 16, 2003 4:06 PM

so, it's may 19. where are the post-viewing comments (from one who did not see the film but is very interested in the take)?

Posted by dad at May 19, 2003 7:46 PM

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