»What's the story with the subway station?«

Can anyone explain to me what the significance is of the Indian guy and his family at the subway station? Who are those guys?

they're all hamsters from the 5th demention COMEING FOR YOUR SOUL AND CHEESY SNACKS! or something

studiogirl wrote:

Can anyone explain to me what the significance is of the Indian guy and his family at the subway station? Who are those guys?

that's a bigger question than u might think.

but just briefly, they are programs trying to smuggle their daughter into the matrix. she is the first (as far as we know) program to be created without purpose in 01, so faces deletion. Rama strikes a deal with the Merovingian, selling the termination code for the Oracle's original shell in exchange for the opportunity for Sati to be smiggled safely into the matrix as an exile.

as far as what they represent, that is open to much debate, but i personally like to believe that one of the biggest significances of that scene is Neo's realisation that programs/machines are not always so different to humans and consequently that the key to the future may rest upon harmony rather than conflict.

like i said its a massive question and i have only touched the surface.. i'll let some other pitch in to elaborate/disagree or whatever..

you might also want to do a forum search, there are various threads on the different aspects of the scene: Mobil Ave itself, Rama, Kamala and Sati...

You sound like a "H2G2" with an answer like that.

Snotty and condescending, yet humorous.

erm thats wrong... Its hamsters i tell you...

MantaRey - that H2G2 reference was for you.

Wake up Neo - this one's for you. thanks! It gets tragically confusing when programs, let alone machines start having kids!

lol, yes its all very confusing..

Condescending? I dont think Wake Up Neo was being condescending. He was trying to help. Im lost.

Askat - Are you familiar with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? The humor is like that Mantarey

lol i can see where the confusion is coming from.. but Akshat.. she wasn't calling me condescending.. that message was for mantaray, but i posted a message in between while she was writing a reply to mantaray.

hehehe yeah H2G2 is awesome books, TV show and radio show etc
sorry bout that, I will now try to help, but I was kinda drunk on cider last night, hence the strangeness... sorry