| Okay, just saw Reloaded for the seventh time today and I'm beginning to believe in the MIM theory. It even gives Neo's "it's a bomb" line more weight. If he's already feeling that "something's different" before they leave the ship, and it builds until he turns to stop the squiddies, the MIM sure would explain all that.
Seraph: I remember someone mentioning that the computer programs look different to Neo. That their code appeared golden/white instead of green, because we see Seraph in that golden code. But remember that Neo saw the three agents at the end of the original film in code, too, and they were green like the rest of the Matrix. Based on that, and the fact that Seraph is the only program whose code we're shown, I think that the W bros are telling us that Seraph is special. All we really know about him is that he glows and that, in his own words, he "protects that which is most important." What this important thing is, we don't know for sure. We're led to believe that it's either the Oracle or access to her, since that's what immediately follows his words, but we can't be sure. It's possible that what he's protecting is the future. The Oracle said she's "interested in one thing: the future." So if Seraph is acting as her bodyguard, maybe what he's protecting is the future... through her. Last thing about Seraph. I think he glows golden/white is because he's an angel. The seraphim were archangels, like Michael, so his name is highly symbolic.
I noticed a couple new things about the screens in the Architect's room, too. Like when the Architect tells Neo that Zion is about to be destroyed, Neo says "bullsh*t" and so does every Neo face on those screens, like bullsh*t is the only possible response to such a damning assertion... or the only one the Architect could predict? The other thing was... during all those cries of denial and anger behind Neo after the Architect revealed that there had been five previous One's, one of the responses that is voiced is "I'm scared." That's one I wouldn't have seen coming. It surprised me, and also reminded me that Neo is, in fact, human.
I love the depth of this film! |