Podcast E10 The Matrix – The Red Pill or the Blue Pill
Below are the show notes, and should have the info you may want or missed when listening. Email me at David@AnvilMinistries.com and let me know what you think.
The Matrix Series Sponsor: Olive-Branch.org
Intro song: (Modified) “Spy Break” by The Propellerheads
Podcast E10 The Matrix – The Red Pill or the Blue Pill
Hello, and Welcome to the Anvil Podcast E10! Today we are starting a brand new series continuing with our movie theme. In this series we are going to talk about lessons we can learn from The Matrix, and how to apply them to our lives.
If you havnt already – Check out some of our episodes you missed. Or last series was on FC, and was pretty cool.
Thanks for listening. Find Value. Listeners 15+
Learn more AnvilMinistries.com or follow us on FB or T @AnvilMen
This FC series is sponsored by Olive Branch Church in Corona CA.
This weeks episode as we introduce our new series on The Matrix we are going to be talking about The Red Pill, and the Blue Pill.
Obviously if you have not seen The Matrix *spoiler alert* this will ruin it for you. Also the M came out in ’99, so if its been awhile since you’ve seen it, try and check it out. It will help the things we are going to talk about be a little more clear.
For this series there I have a new challenge for you. I’d like you to start really considering who you are. Start taking small steps today, and hopefully a little everyday to start taking an honest look at what kind of a man you are.
What kind of a man you think you are, what kind of man others think you are, and what kind of man God thinks you are.
With that lets get into it…
So the Red Pill or the Blue Pill.
There are so many themes, and lessons in the M. It is full of all kinds of philosophical, and religious ideas, and concepts. To me it is the best secular Christian movie out there. The entirety of the movie is the best secular depiction of the Gospel that I have seen.
Also for clarity I am going to focus on the M, not the trilogy. It was never supposed to be a trilogy, and well I’d rather just pass on the 2nd and 3rd movies from the trilogy.
There is a lot to the M, and the concepts inside and behind them, but the first one I’d like to talk about is the Red Pill or the Blue Pill.
The most significant part of this is really the choice. Neo has a choice to make that will forever change, and shape not only his life, but the lives of others.
Let’s back up for a second though in case it’s been awhile since you’ve seen the movie. The main character Thomas Anderson aka Neo starts off litterally asleep (which is important and significant, but we will get into that later) in his search for a man named Morphious to really try and find out what the M is. He has some sort of illegal computer hacking hobby on the side, and a good stable job at a reputable software company.
In his search for Morphious, it is Morphious that actually finds him. Just before Neo meets Morphious, Trinity advises him to “Be honest. He knows more then you can imagine.”
Before we get too much further, there are so many parallels that can be drawn here, I’d like you to know where my head is at before continuing on.
Most people see Neo as the savior, very similar to Jesus. Some see Morphious as John the Babtist, and the list continues. Most would agree that he is the “One” to bring an end to the war, and to the M. If you look at the trilogy as a whole, that is all fairly clear, but I’d like to offer a different perspective.
Because Neo is saved by others that kills the parallel to Christ, or a Savior in that sense.