Matrix: 12 franchise characters and their meanings
This is one of the sagas of action and scientific fiction that has been the most unknown in the last two years, made up of four films: Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Matrix Revolutions (2003) and Matrix Resurrections (2021).
With the release of the last long film of the franchise, the adventure of Neo and his companions returned to our imaginary. We present, below, some striking figures of the saga, also revealing their hidden symbols.
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1. Neo (Keanu Reeves)
In the saga, full of clues and references, the names seem to carry important messages. It is the case of Neo, or the protagonist, with some hacker possui duas interpretações possíveis.
On the one hand, we can consider that vem da palavra grega means "new". Through his actions, he inaugurates a time in that humanity fears, finally, the possibility of defeating the machines.
On the other hand, it is an anagram for "One" or "The One": a way of designating someone who was chosen, a savior. Among the Christian allegories that arise in the franchise, this is the first and most evident: Neo
represents Jesus.Although a true Messiah is revealed for the Resistance, or the hero also dies and returns to life, something that refers to the resurrection of Christ. Nele we also see um dual character: the Matrix is a kind of deus, in the real world he fears the fragility of a human being.
2. Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss)
A major ally of Morpheus, she was the one who first contacted Neo, to join the Resistance movement. Or name what you chose when you became a hacker, Trinity, it's a reference to Santíssima Trindade do Christianity: Pai, Filho e Espírito Santo.
On one hand, we can interpret it as a symbol of its versatility. I know, serious hair multiple talents, fosse várias pessoas em uma: a distinguished fighter, a strategic woman, a paixão de Neo. We need, alias, to remember that it is she who made or loved come back to life, not the first film.
Our perspective, can be seen as a metaphor for the link between Trinity, Neo and Morpheus: work in union and the three are absolutely necessary for that fight.
3. Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne)
Leader of the Resistance movement, his name was inspired not deus grego do sono e dos sonhos. Currently, we still use the popular expression "cair nos braços de Morfeu" as a synonym for "numb".
Contudo, no entanglement, or his role is exactly the opposite: Morpheus is responsible for awakening human beings to a harsh reality, outside the Matrix. Recruiting members to fight for humanity, we also lead to true knowledge.
Of all, or his greatest power is the faith that he deposits us others in the way that he manages to inspire them to fight. Besides being Neo's mentor, Morpheus is the only one who never doubted the prophecy without his Messianic character. Assim, the figure can also be compared to Joao Batista, or preacher who announced the chegada of Jesus.
4. Cypher (Joe Pantoliano)
Cypher is the one Neo brings to Resistance, because he prefers the false comfort of the Matrix. Following religious allegories, we see a parallelism with the figure of Judas, who attracted Jesus, giving up his enemies.
A fallen human, with a doubtful character, gives up fighting for the salvation of his own species and "sells" his companions, instead of returning to the illusion of before.
In English, or her name is synonymous with "secret code", an expression linked to the universe of two espiões. This was also her role in the Resistance group.
On the other hand, the nome in Arabic means "zero". Some theories suggest that by her name, along with that of Neo (One), we would be referring to binary language two computers, formed by algarism hairs 0 and 1.
5. Oracle (Gloria Foster)
A notable character of the saga, or Oracle is a program created in the early days of the Matrix, which assumes the appearance of a middle-aged woman. Initially, either her intuit was or study human nature, so that the machines have a better understanding of it.
However, her link to humanity became so strong that she chose to support Resistance. Or its differential is the capacity of foresee or future: she was the one who prophesied, a long time before, to the chegada of a savior. Seen as a huge source of knowledge, she advises humans through riddles and clues, giving hints and no direct orders.
Seu name of her face reference to Classical Antiquity, a time in which the oracles were consulted before big decisions (such as marriages or wars), being greatly respected because they managed to exercise "além do present".
6. Niobe (Jada Pinkett Smith)
The name of Niobe is also related to the classical imaginary. Second or what is reported na Iliad, by Homer, was about a mortal who was more than 12 times. Tendo or costume of being proud of isso, or seu excessive pride offended you deuses.
dominated bareback hubris, ancient Greek term to designate arrogance or sentiment of superiority, Niobe ended up being punished by Apollo and Artemis who killed her children.
Do not film, she is uma powerful woman, with great leadership capacity, who fights to protect the human population. As soon as she commands the Logos ship and her crew, inside the Matrix she is an excellent fighter of martial arts.
7. Merovingian (Lambert Wilson)
Um dos vilões da saga, his name is related to ancient Merovingian dynasty, which dominated the region of Gália. This lineage, which originated in great rulers, was associated with a myth: it was proven that it had divine ancestry and had magical powers.
No entanglement, it is a program that exists Since I was raised in the Matrix, had been or own system that controlled, numa initial phase. As time passed, it was considered obsolete, because it could not understand the most complex human emotions.
Daí em diante, he became associated with organized crime, identifying himself as an "information trafficker". German of collect the maximum information that he obtains, he also transports elements inside and outside the virtual reality, with the help of the Machinist.
8. Persephone (Monica Bellucci)
Outra greek mythology figure that inspired the film, Persephone was portrayed as Demeter with Zeus. No myth, she was kidnapped by Hades, or deus of the underworld, and forced to marry him.
In the saga, Persephone is the Merovingian wife, someone she doesn't love and attracts, not ending. it's about um sentient program very old, which knows the functioning of the Matrix and its secrets.
Because she hates the virtual reality where she lives, her cycles and repetitions, she encourages her husband to provoke or chaos where does it go
9. O Chaveiro (Randall Duk Kim)
More a program that rebelled against the system, or Chaveiro seems to represent a tool that creates passwords sure, something more and more common in the world in which we live.
Generating the keys that hurt access to everything that there is no virtual world, it carries an incalculable power that transforms a number into a killer. For this reason, for a long time, he was forced to work as a prisoner in a desk, commanded by Merovingian.
Later, he agrees to be released by the Resistance, but ends up succumbing to the hands of two agents of the Matrix.
10. O Architect (Helmut Bakaitis)
One of the two greatest enemies of humanity in this entanglement, his name can be interpreted as a allegory for the Creator, or "great architect" of all things.
It is about a program that arose after the Machines had won the war and subjugated human beings. its purpose was conceive that virtual reality that happened to be used to imprison them.
Due to his privileged position, the Architect credits being aware. For this reason, he judges himself invincible and ends up underestimating his Resistance capabilities.
11. Deus Ex Machina (Kevin Michael Richardson)
The main and most terrifying antagonist of the saga, Deus Ex Machina is a artificial intelligence that sees and commands all. I do not found, it is a cluster of computers that work together, assuming the shape of a huge human head.
The expression arose in no context Greek tragedies, when a divinity appeared to us céus (suspensed by a kind of guindaste) and summarily resolved the conflicts.
Creator of its own architect and force that governs the Matrix, this entity is the greatest enemy that Neo needs to overthrow: "or deus arisen in a machine".
12. O Machinist (Bruce Spence)
A surprising character, or Machinist lives in Mobile Avenue, a kind of limbo between reality and the Matrix. OR local was forged by his imagination, which commands everything that happens through it.
For this reason, it is practically impossible to defeat him in Mobile Avenue. Or his absolute power is something that we would not guess at first sight, since he he presents himself as a beggar that goes not trem.
As two allies of the Merovingian, he allows his domains to be used as clandestine doors to enter and exit the virtual reality.
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