We missed the eclipse last night because it looked totally foggy at the time… I should have just waited twenty minutes for the moon to rise over the layer of clouds. Ah well. Instead Brian and I did a bunch of abdominal exercises, stretches, and punching exercises in my living room. Then we made these awesome bacon and veggie samwiches.
We stayed up til very late, watching The Matrix Reloaded in a crowded theatre. I enjoyed it, and today I am just thinking more about the themes it raised. I love original stories. People of course try to make it into a Christian allegory, as they do with all modern-day epic sagas (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, etc). These people can shut up. It’s an original fantasy story, and not about Jesus, okay?
Anyway. I didn’t get enough sleep, since we didn’t really settle down until 2am. Brian slept in until 7:30, he needed it more than I did. Tonight I plan to go to bed early. I LOVE TO SLEEP.
Fitday.com says I consumed 1666 calories on Tuesday, 1598 on Wednesday, 1925 yesterday, and 852 so far today. These are of course just computer guesstimates. I don’t even know how many calories are a good target to aim for. But I do know that doing a bunch of crunches and other calisthenics every night is going to give me four-pack abs. Eventually.
For what it is worth, the whole Jesus Allegory in the first Matrix is sort of laughably telegraphed. At the very beginning, when Neo opens the door to the guy with the girlfriend with the white rabbit tat, and sells him the disk, the guy says something like, “You’re my savior! My personal Jesus Christ!”
Later on, Neo surprises Cypher and Cypher says, “Whoa! You scared the bejesus out of me!” Cypher, of course, is Judas. Then later on, someone else (I forget who) curses, “Jesus CHRIST!” at Neo. And at another point, Trinity says, “Jesus Christ, they’re killing him.” This is all more relevant since no one really curses in the first film. Instead of stuff like “head fuck,” they say stuff like “head job” and “bake your noodle.” And I mean, SPOILER AHEAD FOR LEONARD “HASN’T SEEN THE MATRIX” PIERCE) Neo actually has to die and rise again before his power and destiny can be fulfilled. Also: “Trinity” is kind of an interesting choice of name.
(I could have made this list more ridiculously detailed and accurate with the help of any number of websites I just found doing a search for “Matrix Jesus Allegory,” but all these were just off the top of my head.)
I went to school in the sixties and seventies, and believe me, they really shoved the Jesus Allegory crap down our throats in every goddamned English Lit or Poetry class I ever goddamn took. So I’m also kind of touchy about attributing it without cause. But the first Matrix, anyhow, is just packed with references to various religions. Also rabbits.
Yeah but Jesus didn’t kill people with Uzis and shit.
As for saving all the people, maybe he’s more like Moses?
Oh I dunno. I consider the Bible to be a big mythological fairytale as it is.
Yeah but Jesus didn’t kill people with Uzis and shit
I WISH!!!! Nor did he have an excellent wardrobe of sunglasses or a superhot girlfriend.
Yes, the Matrix is full of allegory…Jesus/Moses….not to mention the concept of Plato’s “cave” philosophical diatribe.
Sorry, but I couldn’t miss putting my change in…
ryan
Jane,
I see you posted in Budobrian’s journal…well…since he doesn’t seem like he posts too much, I’ll answer your question for you.
The full name is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (I’m assuming that’s what you were asking him the full name for?)
domo arigato, onegai shimashta..
ryan
Oh, I was actually talking about the five fighting poses; sanshin no kata. Need to learn those…
christian themes in matrix
Nothing biblical about Zion or Trinity, no…nothing at all.