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Similar to [[George Lucas]]'s references to the Force in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, there were several New Age references throughout the films, being primarily a hodge-podge of different religions. The Wachowski brothers, however, indicated that the primary belief system of the film was "know yourself" when asked about it.
Similar to [[George Lucas]]'s references to the Force in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, there were several New Age references throughout the films, being primarily a hodge-podge of different religions. The Wachowski brothers, however, indicated that the primary belief system of the film was "know yourself" when asked about it.
Leo K. O'Drudy, III also deduced that the Matrix films were likely to be Marxist propaganda.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20041117232802/https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Commentary\archive\200307\COM20030718d.html</ref>
Leo K. O'Drudy, III also deduced that the Matrix films were likely to be Marxist propaganda.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041117232802/https://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Commentary\archive\200307\COM20030718d.html</ref>
In addition, some Christian groups, including Christian Broadcast Network, also criticized ''The Matrix Reloaded'' for the Architect scene, citing that it depicted him as being "God-like" yet malevolent and not inherently good, as well as the hints from the exchange of Eastern mysticism, in particularly the implication that Zion may be an illusion, and even that all of reality is an illusion.<ref>http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/Ans_matrix_reloaded.aspx?option=print</ref>
In addition, some Christian groups, including Christian Broadcast Network, also criticized ''The Matrix Reloaded'' for the Architect scene, citing that it depicted him as being "God-like" yet malevolent and not inherently good, as well as the hints from the exchange of Eastern mysticism, in particularly the implication that Zion may be an illusion, and even that all of reality is an illusion.<ref>http://www.cbn.com/entertainment/screen/Ans_matrix_reloaded.aspx?option=print</ref>