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pkgrl · 22nd May 2003, 05:16 PM

Well, easy things first.

2/ Morpheus got out of the corridor of doors because Neo picked him up and flew with him through the open door. I think I missed it the first time, too, but just accepted that Neo had brought Morpheus with him. I saw it clearly the next... uh... three times. :blush:

3/ I don't think the year matters. If the Architect was telling the truth, then the inhabitant of Zion think it's around 2199 or 2200, but does it really matter? Not to the Zionites, it doesn't. Their history is only as old as they remember it to be, so the 100 years that Morpheus talked about is the only relevent thing. Before that, if there was another Zion that fought another 100 year war, then he and the other humans don't know about it. It's simply irrelevent here.

4/ I no longer think that they are still inside the Matrix at the end of the film. I think that Neo's beginning to bring his powers with him to the real world, much as Smith was finally able to transfer his consciousness (or part of it) to the real world. What happens between the two there will be very interesting.

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1/ I think you got it right with calling Smith a virus. He's almost become the thing he hates most. Remember that he called humans a virus in the first film.

What he wanted to take from Neo was his purpose. Problem is, even Neo doesn't know what his purpose is... not yet. We're getting hints at it all the time, but he still doesn't understand the "WHY" that the Oracle, the Marovingian and the Architect all told him he needed to understand.

I've been forming a theory about all this... since I saw it the fourth time... and I'll post another thread about it soon.

I have a new question though. As soon as Neo said, "It's a bomb," why didn't the others blast the bomb itself with the EMP? Why ditch the ship and run? The bomb itself is electronic, wouldn't hitting it with the EMP disrupt its circuits enough to disable it? It's the only thing bugging me now, so I hope someone who knows more about electronics can explain it to my satisfaction... or I probably won't be able to let it go.

22nd May 2003, 05:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
pkgrl Ultimate J/A shipper! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 2,423	Yeah! Dave got to see it! Well, easy things first. 2/ Morpheus got out of the corridor of doors because Neo picked him up and flew with him through the open door. I think I missed it the first time, too, but just accepted that Neo had brought Morpheus with him. I saw it clearly the next... uh... three times. :blush: 3/ I don't think the year matters. If the Architect was telling the truth, then the inhabitant of Zion think it's around 2199 or 2200, but does it really matter? Not to the Zionites, it doesn't. Their history is only as old as they remember it to be, so the 100 years that Morpheus talked about is the only relevent thing. Before that, if there was another Zion that fought another 100 year war, then he and the other humans don't know about it. It's simply irrelevent here. 4/ I no longer think that they are still inside the Matrix at the end of the film. I think that Neo's beginning to bring his powers with him to the real world, much as Smith was finally able to transfer his consciousness (or part of it) to the real world. What happens between the two there will be very interesting. and 1/ I think you got it right with calling Smith a virus. He's almost become the thing he hates most. Remember that he called humans a virus in the first film. What he wanted to take from Neo was his purpose. Problem is, even Neo doesn't know what his purpose is... not yet. We're getting hints at it all the time, but he still doesn't understand the "WHY" that the Oracle, the Marovingian and the Architect all told him he needed to understand. I've been forming a theory about all this... since I saw it the fourth time... and I'll post another thread about it soon. I have a new question though. As soon as Neo said, "It's a bomb," why didn't the others blast the bomb itself with the EMP? Why ditch the ship and run? The bomb itself is electronic, wouldn't hitting it with the EMP disrupt its circuits enough to disable it? It's the only thing bugging me now, so I hope someone who knows more about electronics can explain it to my satisfaction... or I probably won't be able to let it go.