Re: The Matrix Has Me
Grishny, on host 63.24.57.157
Sunday, December 31, 2000, at 09:13:38
Re: The Matrix Has Me posted by Den-Kara on Saturday, December 30, 2000, at 20:38:28:
> > One church near here used the movie to teach the youth group about the Bible. I think that's going a bit too far. > > Well, I see one similarity between the Bible and The Matrix. To me, Neo seemed like he was supposed to be a Christ-like figure. He was "the one" and he had been born to save the world and spread the truth to the people who were living in a world full of lies...I dunno, maybe I read too much into these things... > > ~Den-Kara
My sister is a missions major at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I heard from her that Moody actually offered an entire class on "The Matrix." They watched the movie, and then studied it as an analogy of the Gospel.
I just thought you might find that tidbit interesting. I agree with eric that they're taking it too far. I don't believe that using a Hollywood movie to teach Biblical truth is a wise or even right thing to do. Even movies based on Biblical stories generally seem to take "artistic license," often at the expense of truth and doctrine.
Grishny
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