What Is The Biblical Allusions In The Movie The Matrix

The Matrix and Its Biblical References

The movie “The Matrix” there are many reoccurring motifs that we seem to see while watching the film. One single motif that seems to stand out the most is the biblical references that have to do with chrsitanity. The film seems to show the viewer many ways on how it relates to the chrisianty relgion and all the blibical references that stand out to us. Some of the more common biblical references that stand out to us are the names of the main characters like “Neo”, “Trinity”, “Morpheus” and “Cypher” all of which have some relation to christiantty religion or a biblical reference. There is also varuous other scenes in the movie where we see biblical references and scenes that relate to christanity. The

film “The Matrix” by the Wachowski Brothers not only is a science fiction action film but it is also a christanity related film with many biblical references.
The very first biblical reference we come to encounter in the film is the name of one the main characters “Neo” who is more of a Christ figure in The Matrix sent to free men from their fallen and imprisoned state.

Neo's full name in “The Matrix” is Thomas A. Anderson. The last name “Anderson” means "Son of Man" or "Man's Son. Both of these refer to the Biblical Savior. He is foreshadowed by Morpheus and other believers as the “One.” Neo Anderson sets humans free from the matrix which in biblical reference would be seen as a sin. In Christian religion, Jesus Christ is the Leader which means Son of God, Son of Man, and “Light of The World". In the Bible, Jesus dies on the cross, but later is resurrected and rises up to heaven. In the movie “Neo” dies as he is shot to death but later comes back to life. At the end of the movie, a resurrected Neo rises up into the sky. Neo in the film is followed by believers that he has “set free,” just as Christ is described in the

Bible.
One other character in the movie who shares to a biblical reference is “Morpheus” who in Greek mythology, Morpheus is the “God of Dreams”. In the movie, he is the leader of the rebellious forces who fight to awaken humans from a imaginary reality called “The Matrix”. Morpheus has a hovercraft which in the film is called “The Nebuchadnezzar”, in the Bible, “Nebuchadnezzar” was a Babylonian ruler who searched for the significance of his dreams while Morpheus seeks out a revelation to interpret reality; which is really a dream. Morpheus like in the Bible would certainly be similar to John the Baptist. In the Bible we can read that John proclaimers the arrival of Jesus to the world. The scene in which we see Neo being “unplugged” involves of a tube that Neo falls through into water. The water in the scene would represent the baptism of Christ, as aided by John the Baptist in the Bible. Morpheus also is told by the Oracle who in the film “The Matrix” is a foretelling woman who represents Biblical fortunetellers, that he will be the person who will free the “Neo” who is said to be the “One”.
Trinity one of the additional characters in the film has some relations to Christianity and biblical references, trinity her name itself has implications to the Christian faith.

“Trinity” is a word that symbolizes the incarnation of a three-in-one Godhead. She represents the “Holy Spirit” because many people are brought to the “One” which is said to be Neo by her. In the film we have Morpheus which in biblical references is "the Father," Neo who is "the Son," and Trinity who is "the Holy Spirit." In of the scenes Trinity talked to Neo when he died in the Matrix. Her kiss raised him, which would reference the biblical verse Romans 8:11 “…. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you…” Trinity in one particular scene in the film she insisted that Neo needed her assistance in order to help Morpheus, Trinity symbolizes our lives that we need to walk in the Spirit. We might know what needs to be done in life, but we can't accomplish it on our own value or strength. We need the “Holy Spirit” to be our

helper.
Cypher who also plays a role in the film has some biblical reference as he deceives his crew and gives Morpheus to the Agents. Cypher is similar to the Bible's Judas as well as the Devil. Cypher is seen in the film with red light reflecting off his sunglasses, creating the image of being a fouled character. In the actual unfaithfulness scene that we see in the film Cypher refers to himself as “The Messenger” a name commonly used for Satan in scripture. Cypher has many blibical refencenes that can relate to the bible. In the bible we can read that Judas was one of Jesus's believer’s just like Cypher was one of Morpheus's followers in the film. In the movie Cypher agrees to betray his leader, Morpheus, over a steak dinner, while Judas betrayed Jesus in exchange for 30 pieces of silver.
Both Judas and Cypher's fortunes as traitors are sealed over a meal, Judas’ was the Last Supper and Cypher was his meal with Agent Smith. In the bible Judas shares a drink with Jesus at the Last Supper and in “The Matrix” Cypher and Neo share a drink at the computer monitor station. All of these scenes are related in some way to biblical references which gives the viewer the motif that is being seen repeatedly in the film. One other blibical reference that is shown in the film is Agent Smith’s license plate reads “IS5416”, meaning Isaiah 54:16; “See it is I who have created a smith who blows the fire of coals, and produces a weapon fit for its purpose; I have also created the ravager to destroy.”