In Christian Theology: Jesus Christ is the Messiah who saves mankind from its sins. Christ translates from Hebrew into "Anointed One."
In The Movie: Reeves plays Neo, supposely "The One" who will lead mankind out of computer-generated bondage. An anagram of Neo is One.
In Greek Theology: Morpheus is the god of dreams.
In The Movie: Morpheus is the leader of rebel forces who fights to awaken enslaved masses from a dreamlike reality.
In The Book of Revelation: Zion is the kingdom of God where the righteous will be saved after the destruction of the earth.
In The Movie: With earth destroyed, Zion is the only city where humans are free.
In The Bible: Nebuchadnezzar was a Babylonian king who searched for the meaning of his dreams.
In The Movie: Morpheus names his ship Nebuchadnezzar and visits an oracle to interpret reality -- really a dream.
In The Bible: Judas, one of the 12 trusted apostles, betrays Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
In The Movie: The traitor is Cypher (think 'Lucifer'), one of Morpheus' seven trusted crew members. He betrays Morpheus for a steak dinner.
In The Bible: Jesus dies on the cross, but returns three days later, proving he is indeed "The One". It's a miracle now celebrated as Easter.
In The Movie: Neo experiences a similar fate, but it's likely we'll celebrate with a sequel.
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