quote: Originally posted by Proteus: Hmm. I think no. I stand with the matrix-within a matrix theroy.
I seriously doubt the Brothers would choose such an obvious, hackneyed approach. It would be a horrendous cop-out and a supreme disappointment if turns out to be so.
As for how Neo is suddenly able to fry Sentinels, it seams reasonable enough that being "The One" is more than just the ability to fart arse about in the virtual world. More likely it has something to do with the next stage in human evolution, brought on by the interaction of mind and machine. Also remember that the human body is capable of producing a significant amount of electricity (the whole reason for the matrix). So perhaps the abilities of the one are all about control, control over the world of the Matrix and control over the body itself (Neo did rise from the dead once). Which could also partially explain the reason for his coma, he simply used up a great deal of his body's electrical charge and his brain just shut down, or rather went onto standby to conserve power.
If I understand the plot correctly, the other "Ones" didn't live much longer after they met the Architect so they could also have gone on to develop this skill, if only they had chosen the Architect's own "Blue Pill" as it were.
As for the subject of the next film, I have a feeling it'll be mostly concerned with the consequences of Smith's actions, he seams to have become some exotic form of computer virus which is ironic (perhaps intentionally so) considering his words to Morpheus in the first movie.
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Part of it will depend on exactly why Neo is The One. Did the anomalies in the Matrix just choose him at random? Or did the machines in control modify him in some way so that he would, by design, become the One? And if so, did they make any sort of biological modifications that might account for his new abilities?
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Every time any character ingests anything in the films it has some sort of significance. The Merovingian makes his special cakes. Red pills. Blue pills. What have you. Anyway. After the Oracle tells Neo he isn't the one, the first time they met, she gave him a cookie. He ate it.
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Maybe. On the other hand, now that I think about, Cypher's steak didn't seem to serve as anything other than what it was presented as. Anyway, I just thought that maybe the cookie was the bit of code they wanted reinserted into the "source."
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Of course they had the code, regardless of its immediate origin. They're the ones who set up the "One" protocol in the first place. The manner in which it is reinserted is the important part, as per Colonel Sanders.
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