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Originally Posted by conradbrean  He holds that both films are filled with hidden philosophical connotations. |
Yes they are, but the Wachowski brothers themselves have said on record that it was not a Buddhist film per se. They make references to many different myths and philosophy including Messianism, Buddhism, Vedanta, Advaita Hinduism, Yoga Vashishta [Hinduism] and Gnosticism. It is also influenced by Cyberpunk, Lewis Carrol and various recent films and literature. It is heavily indebted to Japanese Animated movies. Joel Silver said that the Wachowski brothers asked him to do Anime "for real".
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Originally Posted by Joel007 They tried to fit as many different religious symbols in as possible, to give it that "more than just an action film" feeling. The apparent dominance of any single religion in it is purely coincidental, and probably in the imagination of the viewer. |
Yes, that's what I just said without the all waffle!