"The Matrix" is a series of sci-fi action epics written and directed by the Wachowskis in 1999, by Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. And starring stars such as Carrie-Anne Moss. It tells the story between the rebel army led by the savior Neo and the artificial intelligence machine that created the Matrix in the future of dystopia.
"The Matrix" is a representative work of the cyberpunk subgenre. The film’s use of slow-motion special effects and the combination of twilight and kung fu has exerted its utmost influence on the filming concept of Hollywood action movies. The birth of "bullet time" (bullet time) can be included in the classic lens of film history.
The philosophical and religious concepts contained in the series of films are also countless. It is these elements that make the theme of the series obscure and give it a deep theme to a certain extent, so that the light of the theme can easily be crossed by the film. It is overshadowed by the action scenes of the times.
This article will list the naming of some characters or place names in the "The Matrix" series, and talk about the metaphors behind the names.
1. Keanu Reeves (Keanu Reeves), the male protagonist Neo is often called "One", and the three letters of Neo are shuffled and recombined to be One.
One means "one" in English, and in "The Matrix", the number of the room where Neo lives is 101.
2. The name "Matrix" of the virtual world in the film is inspired by the three major slam sci-fi work "Neuromancer" by American science fiction writer William Gibson .
3. The name of Morpheus, played by Laurence Fishburne, is derived from Morpheus, the god of sleep in ancient Greek mythology, and what is interesting is that in the movie, Morpheus’ mission It is not to make humans sleep soundly or to shape dreams, but to liberate humans from dreams in the virtual world into reality.
When Morpheus’ spaceship Nebuchadnezzar was destroyed in The Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded), Morpheus said a few words about his dreams ("I have dreamed a dream, but now that dream has gone from me."), these lines are from "Book of Daniel" (Book of Daniel), the new Babylonian monarch Nebuchadnezzar II (Nebuchadnezzar II) Dreaming of the golden illusion, and then asked Daniel to help him interpret the dream.
4. It can be seen from the above that the name of Morpheus’ spaceship Nebuchadnezzar comes from the new Babylonian monarch Nebuchadnezzar II. He conquered the Jewish kingdom and Jerusalem and exiled the Jews. He also built The Hanging Garden of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and his deeds are recorded in the Book of Daniel. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar often dreams and is often panicked by dreams, so Warlocks are often asked to help interpret the dreams; and in the movie, the name of the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar Morpheus is derived from Morpheus, the god of sleep in ancient Greek mythology.
5. The name of the heroine Trinity, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, also means "Trinity." When Trinity first appeared in The Matrix, where It is room 303.
6. The company that Neo works for is called Metacortex, meta means transcendence, cortex refers to the cerebral cortex, so Metacortex means "beyond the cerebral cortex", and the story told by the "The Matrix" series is also positive. It is the story of the relationship between man and artificial intelligence, consciousness and matter.
7. When Neo was late to talk to the boss played by David Astone at the company, the boss once talked about the issue of choice. The boss’s name is Rhineheart (Rhineheart), the inspiration for the name For American writer Luke Rhinehart (Luke Rhinehart), his representative is "The Dice Man" (The Dice Man), the subject of the novel explores the issue of choice.
8. The high school that Neo attended was named Owen Paterson High, which was named after Owen Paterson, the art director of the film.
9. Cypher, played by Joe Pantoliano, has a surname of Reagan. He once expressed in the film that he wanted to be an actor-like person with an identity, and he wanted to forget In everything, it is reported that the inspiration for his surname Reagan is the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan (Ronald Reagan), he is the only president of the United States with an actor background, and he was full in his later years. Suffer from Alzheimer disease (Alzheimer disease).
10. The name of Vicky Su (Switch) played by Belinda McClory was originally derived from the role of the character itself. The role was originally positioned as a hermaphrodite role, a female in real life, but in a matrix It was male, but Warner Brothers later rejected this setting, and the gender of the character was uniformly fixed to female, but Belinda’s dress and performance still gave the character an indistinguishable taste. .
11. The name of Agent Smith is derived from the Bible. When "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" was unveiled, the number plate number of the Audi driven by Agent Smith was IS 5416, which refers to the James Version of the Bible's Isaiah 54:16 (Isaiah 54:16) states: "I made the blacksmith who boasted about coal fire and made common equipment. He who harmed people and destroyed them, It was also made by me." (Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.) In English, Smith has " "Blacksmith" and "Smith" mean.
12. The name of the spacecraft called "Hammer" is actually Mjolnir. Because it is too difficult to read, no one in the movie calls the ship by its real name; Mjolnir The name comes from the name of the weapon used by Thor, the god of Norse mythology, also known as Thor's Hammer (in English, Hammer means "hammer" and "Hammer").
According to the myth, after being thrown out, Mjornir will always fly back to the owner’s hands automatically, and the Mjornir in the movie is also one of the few spaceships that will not be destroyed. "The Matrix Revolutions" (The Matrix Revolutions) returns to Zion at a critical juncture and suppresses the Sentinel's attack.
13. An unnamed teenager played by Clayton Watson in "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" is actually in "The Animatrix" The character that appeared in the short film "Kid's Story" in "Kid's Story" is named Michael Karl Popper (Michael Karl Popper), whose name is inspired by the Austrian philosopher Karl Popper, who is dedicated to research The nature of free will, and the relationship between spirit and choice and the physical realm.
14. The name of Seraphim, played by Zou Zhaolong, is derived from the Seraphim mentioned in the Old Testament, also called Seraphim, who is the highest person among the messengers of God.
15. The name of Merovingian, played by Lambert Wilson, is derived from the Merovingian Dynasty, the first dynasty of the Frankish kingdom.
His wife besser Fanny (Persephone) by Monica Bellucci (Monica Bellucci) played, the name comes from the ancient Greek mythology, queen of the underworld, Persephone (Persephone), and add text Mello holds The right to control the afterlife in the virtual world. The program of exile can escape the fate of deletion by going to the afterlife. The role positioning is similar to Hades, and it owns a nightclub called Club Hel ).
16. The station located between the mechanical world and the matrix in the real world is called Mobil Ave. After recombining the five letters of Mobil in a random order, it is Limbo, commonly known as the border of hell, which refers to the Catholic theology. Located between heaven and earth.
17. Sati, played by Tanveer K. Atwal, whose name means "friend" in Nepali.
18. Zion, the last underground city of mankind, comes from Hebrew, referring to Zion in the Catholic Bible, that is, Jerusalem, where the Lord resides.
19. In the short film A Detective Story in The Animatrix, Ash, voiced by James Arnold Taylor, raises one Cat, named Dinah (Dinah), the source of the name is the character Dinah Brand in Dashiell Hammett's detective novel "Red Harvest" (Red Harvest) ; And in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice (Alice) also has a cat named Dinah.
Concluding remarks
"The Matrix" uses advanced special effects and meticulous sci-fi and philosophy to create a virtual universe with long-lasting vitality. The Wachowski brothers used their own understanding to add elements with a strong religious color, making this The series is not only unique in the field of commercial films, but also has its own unique position in feature films. The names and metaphors of various characters are just the tip of the iceberg for understanding this "Matrix". The five generations of saviors before Neo failed to complete the prophecy. Mission, after Neo, how many savior stories remain to be developed?
Everything has become a fixed number, and what we need to consider is only the question of choice.
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