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Originally posted by TK-069:
*Neo's Newfound 'Power'* So, he can stop Sentinels now huh? I think that goes back to the whole Smith/Anderson connection. Smith is alive cause Neo changed him, and it's quite possible Smith changed Neo too. S'Funny how the machine is more human now, and human is more machine... ain't it? [izzat so?]
I have a theory on this, if you'll hear me out. Mind you, it's just a theory and, as I've only seen the film once (about an hour ago), it's not clearly thought out. I'm just getting my thoughts out...

From what I saw when I came back from the movie today, I couldn't help but think that the world itself is, in fact, another Matrix - another set of 'controls' put in place by the Architect.

Why? Reason One: Neo stops the Sentinels in the same way he stops the bullets. Now, the Agent Smith connection TK mentioned is a possibility, but Smith himself said in the film that he was 'cut loose' and was headed toward deletion. He's an exile, and only programs can be exiled. He's not a machine, but a program set up by the machines to perform a function to help maintain order within the realm of the Matrix. And, by that logic, how can the creation carry dominion over the creator? What power does a simple precautionary program have over the minds behind the Matrix?

Now, in the Matrix itself, Neo found a way to bend the laws of physics beyond what anyone else had previously been able to accomplish - i.e. he could stop bullets. What if, since he is, as the Architect/Agents put it "an anamoly" in that system, wouldn't it also be possible for him to be an anamoly in another system as well? Simply put, if he is "only human" then how would he be able to stop Sentinels... unless they, too, were apart of another system - another Matrix?

Reason Two: Okay, there really isn't a reason two. I thought there was, but then I lost it. Maybe if I see the movie again, I can get a lock on it. Then again, maybe not. Who knows? All I remember is it had something to do with the Architect. If I remember, I'll be sure to post it here.

However, lemme know what you think about Reason One. I'd be anxious to hear any thoughts you may have...