Matrix Reflections: Choosing between reality and illusion

By Eddie Zacapa

"There is a battle before us. It is the battle for good and evil. It is a battle for truth and for the greater purpose to be revealed. Something that the world and the enemy will fight against to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142080782X
• ISBN13: 9781420807820
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Matrix for Real

When I bought Matrix Reflections I knew what it was about but I wasn't sure what it was about. Being a Matrix trilogy fan I thought it might be a good read. Well I wasn't disappointed. Mr. Zacapa has both good insight and good writing skills. As noted by reviewer Greer the layout of the book itself is well done. I particularly enjoyed the interplay of the movie's dialogue, this author's reflections and the ancient dialogue of God in Holy Scripture. The Matrix movies have a sort of ancient-future quality and Mr. Zacapa captures this well while bringing real concerns to the reader's heart. A good buy! Good bye!

Excellent insights

From the time I saw the first Matrix movie I knew a book like this had to be written, and of course I wasn't the only one who had that thought. Matrix Reflections is not alone in finding hidden meanings in one or more of the movies in the Matrix trilogy, but it is unique in form and style and would make an excellent study guide for any fan of the Matrix movies interested in exploring the parallels between what the movies have to say and what the Bible has to say. In fact, it would be a great tool for a church youth group (older kids) who wanted to have a movie review followed by some study sessions. Pulling from the red pill/blue pill question, the author follows each section with a "red page" of questions. Designed to spur deeper thinking whether used alone or in a group, these questions are ultimately there to help the reader see truth. But perhaps the best feature of the book are the scripture selections which follow each insight from the movies. Assuming you haven't seen inside the book, I'll explain. Organizationally there are six sections in the book which loosely follow the arc of the movies. Each of those sections is further divided into a series of one page readings, starting with a snippet of dialog, followed by interpretive insights into that dialog, followed by a verse or two from the Bible. These are so well selected that they add to the already well written insights. NB: I worked with the author of this book as he was preparing his work for publication and spent quite a few hours helping him with any number of issues, including the design of an electronic version of the book. All of that work was done gratis, however, and while I have no financial interest in the book I still hope you'll buy it, use it, and benefit from it.