-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,- THE MATRIX TRILOGY Frequently Asked Questions -.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,-.,- written by: paranoidxe email: paranoidtsi@hotmail.com This was orignally designed to cover aspects of matrix revolutions, however plans have changed and this is now a FAQ to the matrix trilogy. This also covers SOME animatrix stuff in order to further understand the matrix trilogy. This is however, intended to cover the main movies. PLEASE NOTE, THIS DOES CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE MATRIX SERIES, DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU ARE ALERGIC TO SPOILERS. YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED. M1 = The Matrix, specific question M2 = Matrix: Reloaded specific question M3 = Matrix: Revolutions specific question = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = MATRIX TRILOGY QUESTIONS = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1. HOW DID SMITH DIE? (M3) +- -+ The theory is that Neo is Smith's antithesis. Therefore if Neo dies so does Smith. How Neo "dies" or if he dies at all is not explained. Neo's plug was pulled when he became Smith, thus killing Smith as well. Its also possible that, in turn Neo actually was able to manipulate Smith's coding to destory him, similiar to that in The Matrix. The machine then pulled the plug on Neo to recode and reinsert him into the Matrix. 2. HOW DID NEO GAIN HIS ABILITIES IN THE REAL WORLD? (M3) +- -+ Interaction with The Architect gave him a new upgrade that allowed him to be somewhat connected to machines, therefore giving him the ability to kill machines with limited power. Neo essentially becomes "connected" with machines after his meeting with the Architect. 3. WHY WAS SMITH SUDDENLY ABLE TO FLY IN THE FINAL BATTLE? (M3) +- -+ He gained the abilities when he changed the oracle into Smith. Its obvious he gains some sort of power from the Oracle when the room suddenly fills with a gust of air and the new smith laughs. 4. WHY WAS SMITH ABLE TO KNOW THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEFEAT NEO? (M3) +- -+ Once again, converting the Oracle gave him the ability to see what exactly was going to happen. 5. WAIT IF THE MACHINES AND HUMANS MADE PEACE WHAT HAPPENS NOW? (M3) +- -+ Since the machines need humans for power, the question remains how exactly do they unplug everyone from the Matrix if the machines need them for power. Its possible that the machines could slowly start releasing humans from the Matrix, with a joint effort find a way to get solar energy back. 6. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TWINS? (M2) +- -+ In reloaded, they explode in the truck. However they make it very apparent that they survived when they turn into spirit form as the truck explodes. Why they are not in this feat. is unknown. Rumor has it they are in the credits. 7. HOW DID THE CHILD MAKE THE SUNLIGHT FOR NEO? (M3) +- -+ Her parents were programmers, therefore she had probably picked up the ability to program the Matrix somewhat. 8. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO NEO? (M3) +- -+ That remains to be seen. Neo is either a) Dead or b) being reinserted into the Matrix as a program. We will probably never know exactly what happens to Neo. 9. HOW DID CYPHER MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH SMITH? (M1) +- -+ We never do find out how Cypher was able to enter The Matrix and be able to escape without the assistance with someone else. This is actually quite a huge plot hole. Theory could be that Cypher had invented some sort of program to be able to pull him out at a set time and since Cypher was with the rest of the crew all the time he could have ploted it while the crew was sleeping. Update: it has been confirmed that cypher used a automated system to enter the matrix, at a set interval he was automatically pulled out of the matrix. 10. SEEING AS NEO GAINED POWER WHEN SMITH TRIED TO CONVERT HIM, WHY DIDN'T MORPHEUS?(M2) +- -+ Morpheus simply lacked the ability to gain any power from it, While Neo could. While this may not be obvious this is probably the most accurate explaination. 11. WHAT WAS TRINITY THINKING JUMPING OUT THE WINDOW? (M2) +- -+ She wanted to get away from the Agents (obviously) the problem is what was her plan if she did in fact avoid getting shot? She would crash into the car below..so essentially she would have been screwed either way. 12. WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THE ARCHITECT? (M2) +- -+ Essentially it could have been a early victory for Neo had he chose the other door. At the same time the Architect told Neo "She is going to die and there is nothing you can do about it." Meaning that picking EITHER door she was going to die, you see she dies in Revolutions anyways Neo just delayed it and delayed the victory of the machines. 13. WHAT DID SMITH MEAN WITH THE STATEMENT, "IT'S HAPPENING EXACTLY AS IT WAS BEFORE..." "WELL..NOT EXACTLY."? (M2) +- -+ This is either a reference between Neo and Smith fighting in The Matrix with Smith being plugged in, which he is no longer plugged in which might be what his comment is. Or its possible he is referring to the previous versions of the Matrix in which he didn't have Neo's coding in him before. 14. HOW DID SMITH MANAGE TO UNPLUG? (M2) +- -+ Neo destroyed the manifestation of his program, this meant he failed in his purpose. This gave him the choice/command to return to the source for deletion and reloading, but Smith chose otherwise. 15. WHY DID THEY NEED NEO TO STOP SMITH? (M3) +- -+ Smith was uncontrolable by the source, much like Neo. Smith couldn't simply be deleted. Thus by sending Neo in, Neo becoming Smith...Neo is essentially what made Smith controllable again. By Unplugging Neo all Smiths died. Essentially by using Neo, they could establish a link to Smith so they could destroy him. 16. WHY DO THE MACHINES NEED HUMANS TO SURVIVE? (M1) +- -+ During the machine vs human war, the humans scorched the sky to cut the solar power. This failed and ultimately the machines found a way to use humans as a source of power. 17. WHAT IS A DEJA-VU IN THE MATRIX? (M1) +- -+ In the matrix this simply means that something has changed about the program. contrast to what some people thought, the Agents changed the program NOT NEO. 18. WHY DIDN'T THE MACHINES KILL NEO WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE REAL WORLD? (M1) +- -+ The architect states in reloaded that the one is needed to restart the matrix. Also, it is possible the machines thought he was dead due to the pill. 19. WHY DOES SMITH CALL THE ORACLE MOM IN REVOLUTIONS? (M3) +- -+ This is because in the matrix world, the architect is viewed as the father of the matrix and the oracle is viewed as the mother. 20. HOW DID NEO END UP AT THE TRAIN STATION? (M3) +- -+ Theorically, Neo was able to hack into the matrix and control the sentinels somewhat..destroying them at the end of Reloaded. Not fully understanding his power his mind was locked into the Matrix. The train station acts as the firewall if you will, it controls what can or cannot enter the matrix, Thus Neo is there. 21. HOW/WHY DID MORPHEUS KNOW NEO WAS THE ONE? (M1) +- -+ Simply put, faith. Morpheus believed in something just simply believed that Neo was the one. Much like one that believes in a god, there is no proof it is just there. 22. WHY CAN'T NEO DESTROY THE AGENTS LIKE IN THE 1ST MATRIX? (M2) +- -+ As Neo states in the beginning of reloaded, the agents have been upgraded to prevent this. 23. WHY DIDN'T EVERYONE DIE WHEN THE MACHINES DELETED SMITH? (M3) +- -+ Smith essentially became a virus which overwritten programs with his code. However, the orignal code is still in-tact with his infection, by deleting the infection you have the orignal code back. Thus no one was killed when Neo deleted Smith. For visual purposes: 010101010 < orignal code 01110101010 < infected smith code 010101010 < deleted smith code, orignal code restored 24. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE TVS IN THE ARCHITECT ROOM? (M2) +- -+ They were essentially there to show choice. Each TV represented a different reponse Neo could have gave the architect. 25. DID NEO DIE AT THE END OF REVOLUTIONS? (M3) +- -+ The general thought is yes Neo did die. He was going to be inserted into the matrix as a code, and this code would then be used in the matrix when it was reset. Thus essentially Neo would be in someone else's body. 26. WHAT WAS NEO'S MAIN PURPOSE THEN? (M1/M2/M3) +- -+ Neo's purpose was to create peace between the machines and the humans. 27. WHAT WAS WITH THE SILVER STUFF NEO GOT ALL OVER HIS BODY? (M1) +- -+ Shortly after taking the pill it shows Neo touching a mirror, which soon goes all over his body. This is caused by the pill interfering with his senses of the real world and the matrix. 28. WHO WAS THE SECOND SURVIVOR AT THE END OF RELOADED? (M2) +- -+ If you paid attention, it was Bane. Bane was essentially the one who gave Smith any real world interaction. 29. WHY WAS THE HIGHWAY A THREAT IN RELOADED? (M2) +- -+ In reloaded you'll notice that trinity and morpheus get in a discussion about not going onto the freeway. This is because the sheer numbers of people makes it hard because there are so many possible bodies the agents can turn into. 30. HOW THE HELL DOES NEO KILL THE SENTINELS? (M3) +- -+ Neo was able to kill the sentinels because he was connected to the source, he was able to connect to each sentinel and make them self-destruct. He connected to the source through the architect. 31. WHY DID SMITH FREAK OUT TOWARDS THE END OF REVOLUTIONS? (M3) +- -+ In the movie, Smith starts to freak out at the end right before he has the chance to kill Neo. Neo stands up, Smith cannot understand choice, and couldn't understand why Neo kept fighting. Smiths vision only showed up to the point where Neo was down, he didn't think Neo had a choice, since he cannot comprehend it. Alternatively, when Smith says "Everything that has a beginning has a end neo." It is possible that the Oracle was speaking to him, in which caused him to choose to keep fighting. 32. WHAT IS THE DEUS EX MACHINA? (M3) +- -+ This refers to the source (the main machine). In technical terms it means a god from a machine, or a entity that solves a previously unsolvable problem. 33. WHAT WAS WITH THE SENTINEL PASSING THROUGH NEO? (M3) +- -+ The sentinel in this scene hits the window of the logos (the ship) and the energy/spirit of it passes through Neo. 34. WHAT 'PEACE' DID NEO GAIN FROM DEFEATING SMITH? (M3) +- -+ The machines no longer attacked Zion, and people inserted into the Matrix now had a choice on weither they wanted to stay in the matrix or live in the real world. 35. HOW DID TANK DIE IN THE MATRIX? (M1) +- -+ There is no official answer to this question, but money dissagreements essentially booted the actor from the following sequels. Theory storyline-wise is that Tank died during the sentinel attack or died after the EMP gun wounds. 36. WHO EXACTLY IS SERAPH? (M2) +- -+ Seraph is the protector of the oracle, but seemingly is a guardian angel. In the club scene the enemies distinctively call him wingless as well as the merv calls him wingless in french. 37. WHEN TRINITY FALLS FROM THE BUILDING, SHE CLEARLY HITS THE AGENT AT LEAST ONCE, WHY DIDN'T THIS KILL HIM? (M2) +- -+ As you may recall, in The Matrix shooting the agent kills the orignal host and the agent dissappears. At the beginning of Reloaded, Neo fights agents and clearly states "Hmmm. Upgrades." Perhaps the upgraded agents do not follow the same rule as before. 38. WHO IS NEO TALKING TO AT THE END OF THE MATRIX? (M1) +- -+ As the closing scene comes we see Neo talking on the phone to someone while the trace program is shown. Neo is talking to the source telling it that he is going to show all these people a world without boundries or control. 39. WHY WAS THE MATRIX WORLD CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHY NOT LOCK HUMANS UP? WHY THE IMAGINARY WORLD? (M1) +- -+ There are a couple reasons for this, a human in a sleeping state is easier to control, plus an active brain produces much more energy than one that is not active. 40. WHAT STARTED THE MAN/MACHINE WAR? (ANIMATRIX) +- -+ In the beginning civilization had advanced to the point where machines did most of the work, until a machine codename B166ER commited murder of both his masters. This caused a trial, in the end the order was to destroy all the machines of his kind. Massive genocide started and many machines were destroyed, however many escaped and formed their own home called ZERO-1. The machines later attempt to get along with the humans, the humans reject it..then feed them with nukes "power of 1,000 suns" which had little to no effect to the machines. The machines then struck back taking various areas over, as a final attempt "Dark Storm" which would turn the sky pitch black to prevent sun from powering the machines. 41. WHY DIDN'T THE APUs HAVE A ENCLOSURE TO PROTECT THEM? (M3/ANIMATRIX)? +- -+ The enclosures proved to be useless in animatrix, the sentinels could easily pull off the enclosure and kill the human inside. 42. IS THE MACHINE CITY IN THE MATRIX TRILOGY ZERO-1? (M1/2/3/ANIMATRIX)? +- -+ ZERO-1 is the home town built when many machines were terminated. In the matrix the machine city is believed to be (according to interviews) ZERO-1 as well. 43. WHAT WAS MEANT BY CIPHER SAYING "...you know we're going to kill him right" AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MATRIX? (M1) +- -+ This is a indication that Morpheus and Trinity freed others before Neo in believing they were "The One" also, only to have them all die from the agents. This is the first clue that Cypher did not believe what Morpheus believed. 44. WAS THE ARCHITECT THE DEUX EX MACHINA? +- -+ Yes, this is established at the end of revolutions when the architect tells the oracle "What do you think I am, human?" Some believe it is not because at the end of Reloaded Neo tells him He hopes they will not meet again, the architect said we won't...but this might be referring to meeting in the Matrix not outside of the matrix. 45. WHAT DID NEO DO TO AGENT SMITH AT THE END OF THE MATRIX? +- -+ After Neo recieved the kiss from Trinity, this is where he officially becomes the one, he is able to see the code. Neo goes into his code and disrupts it, This is why people were unable to defeat agents, they were trying to kill them in a physical sense. What Neo didn't know was that Smith could not be officially deleted unless the source did it for him. 46. WHAT IS THE MATRIX? +- -+ The matrix is a delusional world made up to keep humans under control. In the meantime the machines would havest power via brain waves, by creating the matrix the mind was more active, hence gave off more power for the machines. 47. WHY WOULD ENTERING THE RIGHT DOOR SAVE ZION WHEN HE IS IN THE ARCHITECT ROOM? +- -+ This is the point where the Architect gives Neo a choice, he can either "save" zion by allowing Neo to select 23 individuals to rebuild Zion after the machines kill it this time around, OR go through the other door and save Trinity, and have your entire species wiped. Essentially the Architect was trying to con him into picking the door to rebuild Zion, this way The One would just give up, which has happened to the previous 5.