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Leopardskinfynn... sexy mama Started conversation Sep 16, 2004
Great article! 
My own perception was that The Matrix was loosely based on Buddhism, in that the world in which we live is a myriad of illusions, and to see the illusions for what they are is to become enlightened.
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Fragilis - h2g2 Cured My Tabular Obsession Posted Sep 16, 2004
The Matrix is steeped in a number of religions, including Gnosticism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The scripts are meant to be ready on a number of different levels and to be applicable to a variety of faiths.
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Jerms - a Brief flicker and then gone again. Posted Sep 17, 2004
You may want to check this out: it is a long article, but it's really quite interesting once you get into it. I'm not /certain/, but I believe the guy was the technical advisor to the Wachowski(sp? 
) brothers... There are sections on the religious connotations contained within the movie, as well as more technical considerations.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0553.html
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