Each of these films offer similar comparisons to Star Wars.
The Matrix has similar oppositions of old and new technology. It also incorporates a Christian messiah element in the character of Neo, the chosen one, in much the same way as in Star Wars The Force represents spirituality.
Uniformity and repression of individuality can be evidenced by the cloning of the agents.
There are other common conventions of the genre in The Matrix in terms of warnings how overt state control (i.e totalitarianism) can have a negative effect on our lives. In The Matrix the population are completely controlled to the point that they are not even aware of what is real and what is unreal or simulated.
The Matrix has similar oppositions of old and new technology. It also incorporates a Christian messiah element in the character of Neo, the chosen one, in much the same way as in Star Wars The Force represents spirituality.
Uniformity and repression of individuality can be evidenced by the cloning of the agents.
There are other common conventions of the genre in The Matrix in terms of warnings how overt state control (i.e totalitarianism) can have a negative effect on our lives. In The Matrix the population are completely controlled to the point that they are not even aware of what is real and what is unreal or simulated.