Constantine the Movie: Science Fiction or Anti-Catholic and Anarchist Propaganda?

New Republican Archive ^ | April 2005 | James Burke

[Strategerist]

That blockbuster science fiction trilogy starred Keanu Reeves in the role of a "Neo" (actually false) Jesus Christ who rejects Christian and Western culture in favor of Nihilistic revolution to save a Bolshevik-influenced "Zion" by imposing a revolutionary Eastern "order" controlled by an Indian goddess ("Sati") upon the "bourgeois" (quoting the Merovingian) capitalist commodities inside "the Matrix."

I'd like to know the list of controlled substances this clown was taking when he was watching the Matrix movies.

The ability of the new "perpetually indignant" (a term PJ O'Rourke coined for perpetually whiny and offended leftists, but unfortunately it now seems there are plenty on the Religious Right) to find an anti-Christian agenda when none exists is astounding.

[goldstategop]

The Matrix is science fiction drawing upon Gnostic, Eastern philosophy and Deconstructionist lines of thought. It was a somewhat interesting look at a world in which computers reshaped reality and thought processes. I don't think the new film will get the same reception, since it seems to be to be a thinly-disguised slam at Christianity.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

No kidding. And writing style is so turgid. Change a few words around, and this could be a screed from a Communist Party Newsletter.

[Right Angler]

Wow. I can't wait to miss this one.

[goldstategop]

The Matrix is open to many interpretations. If you lived in the world of the movie, "reality" is in the eye of the beholder. However you see it, that's the world that exists. We all live in a solipsistic universe of sorts.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Strategerist]

Actually I suspect this guy never saw any of the Matrix movies and somehow put together his synopsis from some other fevered morons.

[Brett66]

The movie made me laugh, it was too silly to take that seriously.

[Oztrich Boy]

sounds like a cool movie

[thombo]

There is a lot of anti-US and anti-Christian bias in films,but i don't see the parallels the author is trying to draw with the Matrix.Maybe i'm just not "deep" enough.When Hollywood wants to make a political statement it's usually pretty blatant.BTW i haven't seen Matrix2 yet.I heard it's not very good.

[TheBigB]

Coming soon: Garfield the Cat: Harmless yet sarcastic house tabby or evil anti-Christian Communist Pussy?!

[vpintheak]

Way too many words about a bunch of crappy movies.

[wizardoz]

WB is the firm that promoted the overtly anti-Christian and pro-Communist "revolutionary virtual" trilogy called The Matrix.

Say WHAT?? I read it just the opposite: you live in a system wherein the government takes care of your body while feeding off your energy (socialism). The real world is a lot uglier, but it's real and you're free.

But okay, whatever.

[tang-soo]

Not to mention that he claims (twice) Gabriel announces the birth of Mary? In a word, No.

[Erasmus]

You mean like some otherwise-hot actresses?

[TheBigB]

Heh, heh...exactly! ;o)

[little jeremiah]

Ping to self for later pingout?

[Sonny M]

This dude is seriously wacked out.

[spetznaz]

Yep. He was either on drugs or he never even watched any of the Matrix movies in the first place (and 'heard' about them from others).