Those essays were extremely well written and argued. I encourage anybody with even a slight interest to at least check out the first one. Personally, I didn't like the Matrix sequels all that much... Not because of the questions it made me think about, but because I thought the action sequences sucked and were distracting. I would have rather read a book ;P However, the author of those essays offers very cogent reasoning and shines the light on a lot of themes by explaining reoccuring motifs throughout the films. Try not to be bogged down by his use of various religious deities and pantheons to explain all the metaphors!
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