»Why is Neo Blind?«

"Then the disciples came to him and asked, 'Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?' He replied, 'Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.'"

Matthew 15:12-14

Jesus is referring to the Pharisees, and ancient Jewish sect whom Jesus had serious ideological differences

It seems to me that there is some connection with this quote and Neo's blindness. If you consider that Neo is blind and so are everyone he is leading (blind because they didn't know that the Real World was in fact another Matrix), then does this mean that they will fall into a pit? Have they already fallen into a pit (Zion)? Are the Pharisees a metaphor for humans or the machines? Am I out of my mind? Someone tell me if there is any significance to this quote, I just found it when I typed blind in some sort of Christian search engine. I don't profess to know anything about Chrisitianity.

We will dissect your explanation word by word.

HolEavataR wrote:

It seems to me that there is some connection with this quote and Neo's blindness

First of all Neo is our protagonist, a single being. Pharisees were more than one beings, belonging to a sect, never protagonists. It is highly unlikely that Neo could present the Pharisees.

HolEavataR wrote:

If you consider that Neo is blind and so are everyone he is leading (blind because they didn't know that the Real World was in fact another Matrix), then does this mean that they will fall into a pit? Have they already fallen into a pit (Zion)?

Neo is not leading anybody in the sense of a leader and follower. Some believe in him, but they follow the path of the Prophecy, even they doubt in Neo from time to time.
Neo being blind. The Bible referring to Pharisees* - please take a look a the end of this post - being blind is a metaphor, they had "vision" as a sense, but their hearts and minds were shut to the divine light.On the other hand, in the allegedly trailer we see a bandage covering Neo`s eyes. In a very “medical” sense, there has been a trauma to his eyes, which we do not know its nature. Since this incident occurs after Neo`s revelation which caused him to stop the Sentinels , now he “sees” his surrounding with yet another vision hidden from him till now, we could safely assume his “blindness” is a metaphor for “revelation of an another world, which is veiled by our own senses”.

Please try another search to find references for Zion and if in fact it could be a metaphor for “pit”.
I recommend Dictionary.com, see if you could find a reference to “pit”.
You certainly have discovered many other interesting things about Zion.

HolEavataR wrote:

Are the Pharisees a metaphor for humans or the machines

You are not out of your mind.

Your proposal is very unlikely.

HolEavataR wrote:

I typed blind in some sort of Christian search engine

There remains something that I have an urge to discuss. By the way, my “intuition” – first mentioned by our dear emp – tells me that our beloved “stinkz” is also reading this loquacity of mine.
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that - seeking blindly in any search engine – could be the very pitfall of Internet as a source. Every subject, verse, … shall be first understood in its “context”, which brings us to the point that anyone quoting from any text, being a Scripture or not, is recommended to thoroughly read the text, have a concept of its “context” in general and in details, discuss it with others, both pro and against, then let it be assimilated by her/his conscious. Doing all that, he could use Internet as tool to quote from.

Then again one may choose not to do so.

I do not have any intention to accuse, advise, or guide anyone.

Regards,

Atreides

Main Entry: phar•i•see
Pronunciation: 'far-&-(")sE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pharise, from Old English farise, from Late Latin pharisaeus, from Greek pharisaios, from Aramaic perIshayyA, plural of perIshA, literally, separated
Date: before 12th century
1 capitalized : a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
2 : A hypocritically self-righteous person

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

atreides... It doesn't take much intuition to figure out that I would most likely continue to post here...

And, you accusation is unfounded. When I went to find information on Islam, and not just to get a quick rebuttal statement, I went to the source... the Quran. Only, what I found was not pretty. Still, I doubt I could ever bring myself to read its entirety, though I might try.

Has anyone thought that BANE could be the man who has stolen NEOs eyes...

In the theatrical trailer you see NEO with and with out a sharp arond the head. NEO isn't wearing a sharp in any scenes inside the matrix.

In four scenes in the real world NEO is not wearing a sharp:

NEO is first talking to BANE and afterwoods fighting with him with a light gun. Could the light gun destroy his eyes?
In the last two scenes where NEO isn't wearing a sharp he is talking to Morpheus and sitting next to Trinity on a ship...

But in the trailer Merovingian says: Get me the eyes of the oracles and I will give you back your savior. How do we explaine that? Is Merovingian in some way working with Bane/Smith? And how can a person like Merovingian inside the matrix, chance a thing (NEOs eyes) outside the matrix?

I do not think the reference was to the Pharisees. Jesus said they were blind as an illustration. He had just healed a blind man, and they objected to it. Jesus said they were blind because they could not see the spiritual significance of the miracle that he just performed. They actually expelled the once-blind man from the synagogue (much like excommunication or disfellowshipping practiced today) because he expressed faith in Jesus. In response, Jesus said "For this judgement I came into the world: that those not seeing might see, and those seeing might become blind." The Pharisees then asked "We are not blind also, are we?" Jesus reply: "If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, 'We see.' Your sin remains." - John chapter 9

Having said all of that, is there a Biblical character similar to a bliind Neo? I think so. I think it is Samson.

Samson was not a Messiah, by definition. But he was a savior. A prophecy about him before his birth said that he would take the lead in saving the nation of Israel "out of the hand of the Philistines".

The account in Judges shows that Samson was captured and blinded by his enemies. It was in this blind state that he regained his strength and sacrificed himself to destroy the Philistines, killing them all (and himself) in one blow.