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3. Neo As Jesus
Attracting numerous complaints from religious groups following its release, the comparisons between Neo and Jesus Christ are both profound and numerous.
Neo is, of course, a messiah-like figure whose arrival has been foretold and is here to bring salvation to mankind. Early on in the film, Choi greets him with "halleluiah" and refers to him as "my saviour", and towards the end he is declared dead but, through some sort of miracle, returns to life.
Finally, even Neo's original name of Anderson has its own religious connotations, tracing its etymology to mean 'son of man', a common title given to Jesus in religious texts.