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05-19-2003, 02:18 AM
Quote:This is totally off the mark. First, *THERE IS NO SPOON*. The Matrix is a construct, a programmed model.

Exactly. This, IMO, is why he survived taking a clip in the chest in the Matrix. Nothing in the Matrix is real; those bullets were just code packets, and when they "hit" Neo, the Matrix sends a signal through his neural jack saying "You're dead, fool."

This is where Neo's special status as The One comes into play. Anyone else faced with this situation would die; their heart would simply stop beating (or, to be more precise, their brain would shutdown or stop sending "beat" impulses to the heart). Even Morpheus or Trinity, who know that the Matrix is only a virtual construct and can't really kill them, couldn't resist that data packet downloaded straight into their brain. They would die.

However, Neo is The One. His understanding of the Matrix goes beyond the construct, into the code itself. Thus, he can disregard or completely reroute subroutines such as the "bang, you're dead" bullets with enough concentration. IMO, his "death" and revival in the first movie is just him discovering this. This is (I think, at least) backed up by the visual of him seeing the Matrix's code itself as he stands.

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