Hello!

After I sent the mail yesterday, I wrote the following snippet for the FAQ:

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I have constructed the following sentences so that they can be read to be
true for both
Alternate Reality and The Matrix movies at the same time. It's rather
chilling to see
the amount of things which are exactly alike:

1. YOU ARE BEING KEPT CAPTIVE IN ANOTHER WORLD
* Your body is being kept alive inside a metal cocoon controlled by
machines.

2. BLUE PILL/RED PILL = ALTERNATE REALITY: DESTINY
* To continue to live in the other world, or reject it and fight it from
the outside.

3. BULLET TIME = TEMPORAL FUGUE
* An ability to move incredibly fast.

4. AGENTS = ALIENS
* The captors of humans.

5. NEO/THE ONE = ACRINIMIRIL
* A person with unique knowledge on how to use Agent/Alien powers
against them.
* Has failed before to overthrow the Agents/Aliens.

6. MORPHEUS = OZOB
* A person who believes in Neo/Acrinimiril.
* He is at one point imprisoned by the Agents/Aliens.
* He teaches how to "cheat" in the other world.

7. ORACLE = THE RIDDLER
* An apparently friendly Agent/Alien.
* Helps by giving only small bits of information.

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You see, since Acrinimiril was more powerful than Ozob, I think it is more
appropriate to put down Acrinimiril as one of the failed "The One" persons,
which then makes it very fitting that Ozob is Morpheus since he was his
apprentice and "believed" in him. The part where Ozob/Morpheus teaches The
(new) One/The Hero about Bullet Time/Temporal Fugue then also fits like a
glove.

We have no idea what the Oracle of The Dungeon is (for all we know, it could
be the Architect), however it is confirmed that The Riddler is a friendly
alien.

The FBI Agents was a thing I haven't thought of, though. I will put that in
too.

/Robert

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From: <ar--marktaw.mailshell.com>
To: <<Address Masked>>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: Monolith doing the Matrix Online?


> <neo>Woah.</neo> I think you might be making sleightly tenuous connections
there.
>
> Both are multi-layered worlds with many cultural references that you one
day discover is actually a computer simulation designed to keep you content
for various purposes. During both you discover the truth about your world,
and have to make the choice - whether or not to continue to live in the
computer world, take revenge on your captors, or return home.
>
> Temporal Fugue / Bullet Time is a good analogy becuase once you realize
you're in a computer simulation, how else would you be able to slow down
time if magic didn't exist?
>
> I think The Oracle = The Oracle, I don't know that the Gargoyle actually
tells you that much about yourself or your future, but I could be wrong, I'd
ahve to go back and read the riddles.
>
> The numbers on the top of the screen, I think are a clue to the fact that
you're inside a computer (can someone confirm that this was the intent, I
remember Phil saying something about this), just like at an unconscious
level everyone inside The Matrix knows the truth about their situation.
>
> What about Danjor? The 7 knights you defeat who say "Are you the one?"
BTW - I just got it. What's wrong, Kevpin didn't roll of the tongue?
>
> The subtle manipulation of colors inside The Matrix (green) and AR ("the
darkness comes they take the colors away.").
>
> Acrinimaril == Morpheus:
>
> "He was a complete unknown to the aliens and caused them all sorts of
problems.
> For one since he wasn't run from the computer, he was not traceable. Also
he had
> a lot of experience in these situations."
>
> The FBI Agents == Agents - they happen when you tamper with the "real"
that contains the program. You can't escape them and they do tremendous
damange. "The SPECIAL AGENT'S Log contained many more entries..." (from the
FAQ)
>
> You need to go back and read Section 2.4 THE COMPLETE PLANS FOR AR from
Philip to get the full scope of how similar the two are.
>
> There's mention of an alternate "ending" to the Dungeon and a sanctuary on
level four... did this make it's way into the game?
>
> >From Robert <robert--atari.org> on 10 Jun 2003:
>
> > Last thing before I go to bed...
> >
> > I wonder if Morpheus == Ozob would be stretching it? Also... Neo ==
> > Acrinimiril perhaps?
> >
> > /Robert
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Robert" <robert--atari.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: Monolith doing the Matrix Online?
> >
> >
> > > The Alternate Reality vs. The Matrix connections are getting so
> > frequent
> > now
> > > that if I were paranoid, I'd be running down the street shouting
> > conspiracy!
> > >
> > > The next update of the FAQ (which, if I ever finish it, will be huge)
> > will
> > > contain a special section with Matrix connections.
> > >
> > > On the top of my head, I wrote down the following items, and now I
> > need to
> > > browse the mailing list archives to see what I missed (I deleted all
> > Matrix
> > > related mail since I hadn't seen the second movie until last week):
> > >
> > > * You are being kept captive in another world
> > > * Your body is inside a metal cocoon controlled by machines
> > > * Blue Pill/Red Pill == Revelations
> > > * Bullet time == Temporal Fugue
> > > * Agents == Aliens
> > > * Oracle == The Riddler
> > >
> > > /Robert
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <ar--marktaw.mailshell.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:08 PM
> > > Subject: Monolith doing the Matrix Online?
> > >
> > >
> > > > I think we might have discussed this before, but does anyone think
> > it's
> > > strange that Monolith is doing the Matrix Online game?
> > > >
> > > > http://thematrixonline.warnerbros.com/
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
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