Re: my analysis of the Matrix Reloaded [SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 12:24:40 MDT

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    On Wednesday 28 May 2003 10:01 am, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:
    > Emlyn wrote:
    > > It seems implausible that his ability to stop the robots was
    > > anything other than a consequence of that environment actually
    > > being software. It is quite possible that the "real world" has
    > > always been another simulation.
    >
    > ### Think WiFi - Neo just found out he could tap into the
    > sentinels' wireless network using his built-in Matrix-derived
    > hardware (those ugly jacks and sockets sticking out of his body).
    > Maybe he downloaded the protocol while being attacked by Smith in
    > the beginning of the movie, maybe he picked it up at the Source,
    > one way or another he obtained software from beyond the Matrix, and
    > this gave him abilities applicable outside it.
    >

    One of the choices given by the Architect was to restart the
    Matrix/human interplay. This to me implies that Zion and the Matrix
    are within a VR/sim. Much that the Architect said implies this.

    - samantha



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