The Gnostic Illusion: Problematic Realized Eschatology in The Matrix Reloaded
While a Gnostic interpretation of The Matrix illuminates that film's presentation of enlightenment and salvation, the sequel The Matrix Reloaded takes the inadequacy of the Gnostic worldview as one of its themes. The community of the enlightened is revealed to be in the thrall of dangerous illu...
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