Sunday, 29 July 2012

The Matrix (in Greek mythology)

Neo:

In The Matrix —— 


 He is a computer programmer at day he and works as a hacker at night time

 H went through hero’s journey of being The One, the saviour of the world 

In Greek Mythology ——


• 
In Greek, Neo means new, young and fresh

Morpheus:

In The Matrix —— 


• He is the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar
• He is determined to save the world and helps Neo along the way to fight 


In Greek Mythology——


• The God of Dreams
• He has the ability to transform into human form and appear in our dreams


Trinity:
In The Matrix ——


• She works as a hacker and computer programmer
• Crew member of the Nebuchadnezzar

• She is in love with Neo

In Greek Mythology ——


• A God that exists as three persons the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
God of Fertility according to Christian theology

The Oracle:
In The Matrix ——


 She is an elderly woman
She has accurate powers of precognition
 She gives comment to guide Neo

In Greek Mythology ——


A young woman who was host of the spirit of Delphi
Priestess who acted as a third person between man and God

Zion:
In The Matrix ——


• The last city where human being survived on the Earth after a nuclear war between
humankind and computer program

In Greek Mythology ——


The kingdom of God where the righteous will be saved after the destruction of the Earth




Reference:

The Matrix Mythology. (n.d.). The Matrix Mythology and Characters Homepage. Retrieved 2012 July 29, from 
http://www.matrixmythology.com/

The Matrix. (n.d.). 
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved 2012, July 29, from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix 


By: Fan Jie Yun 1200355

2 comments:

  1. This is cut and paste --give me your thoughts. Hero's journey.

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    1. Sir,

      I didn't cut and paste.
      I wrote this post in my own words after research.

      And for the hero's journey,
      here is what I have posted before on this blog:
      It is about how the Matrix (Neo) fix the Hero's journey.

      The main character in The Matrix, Thomas Anderson a.k.a Neo plays the role of hero. He went through the hero’s journey, from ignorance to knowledgeable, which fits the three main stages of monomyth —departure, initiation and return.

      Departure: Neo receives a call to adventure while he falls asleep. He receives a message that asked him to wake up and to follow the white rabbit. He finally accepts the call to adventure by follow a woman that has a white rabbit tattoo on her arm. Neo then meets Trinity and she leads Neo along the way to seek the answer that Neo has been looking for. He undergoes a rebirth process after he is connected to wires and tube which bring him to another world.

      Initiation: Neo undergoes a series of trials. He receives training to uncover his potential. After he met Oracle, an old woman who helps the freed humans with her foresight and wisdom, he starts his hero’s journey — to discover the truth. Neo fights together with his crew member along the way. He even decided to risk his own life in order to save Morpheus.

      Return: Neo wakes up from the matrix programme and returns to the real world. He said that he is going to show all the people a world without controls and rules, a world where anything is possible.

      - Fan Jie Yun

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