»Telekinesis/Psychokinesis/Pyrokinesis«

plural psy·cho·ki·ne·ses /-"sEz/
: movement of physical objects by the mind without use of physical means called also PK

Was it just me, or was anyone else on the lookout for this heading into REVOLUTIONS for the first time? I mean, we SAW it in M1 when Neo visits the other "potentials", the kid and the floating blocks. It seemingly happens again with the Spoon Boy. And then we see Kid bring the spoon to Neo in M2, echoing back and reminding us of it. Why? Finally, when we saw Neo stop the Sentinels at the end of M2 through what sure as hell SEEMED like psychokinesis, I thought FOR SURE we were in store for the humans rising up and focusing against the machines - tapping into some new state of being as a way to opposite the mathematical superiority of the machines. The definition of telekenisis is in fact "The movement of objects by scientifically inexplicable means". I was really on the lookout for an EVOLUTION in Revolutions - and what would have signified that any more than the people of Zion tapping into a part of their mind that had been there all along? It would have been fantastic to see the Machines scientific superiority trample Zion, only to have the HUMANS themselves rise up and counter via the power of their minds...pyrokinesis might have been relegated to a few as well! THINK of how that would have looked on screen!

I am not opposed to the ending however...the "truce" and symbiotic relationship forged between the Humans and Machines was a great ending, but seeing the humans fighting back via tele and pyro kenesis would have been much more exciting than just a crap load of bullets. And it would NOT have been out of nowhere, as indicated by the above reasons.

I agree that would have been a great ending as well, however to my knowledge of the matrix, i believe that he was only able to stop the sentinals because he is the one, and the reason he is the one is due to the Code he carries. He carries a transcript that allows him to do unbelievable things (even more so then Morpheus or Trinity, etc.) This is only a theory but it seems to fit. Neo has developed his mind beyond that of any other "unplugged" human, and therefore he is able to extend his powers beyond the matrix. The oracle does mention this in Revolutions so study what she says and you may find this to be accurate, or you may find a new answer.

Keep the faith

Satori wrote:

I agree that would have been a great ending as well, however to my knowledge of the matrix, i believe that he was only able to stop the sentinals because he is the one, and the reason he is the one is due to the Code he carries. He carries a transcript that allows him to do unbelievable things (even more so then Morpheus or Trinity, etc.) This is only a theory but it seems to fit. Neo has developed his mind beyond that of any other "unplugged" human, and therefore he is able to extend his powers beyond the matrix. The oracle does mention this in Revolutions so study what she says and you may find this to be accurate, or you may find a new answer. Keep the faith

Great post. Hm...."developed his mind"....how exactly did this happen? I completely agree with the "how" Neo was able to stop the sentinels, but after this instance of Neo doing this, it occurred to me that there was potential here. Perfect inverse symmetry would have found Zion doing what Neo did, but as a collective. Just as Neo was the one following the "super" abilities that Trinity, Morpheus, etc. were capable of performing in the Matrix (M1), the rest of Zion now follows Neo, only in the real world.

I don't know, I'm kind of stuck on this...perhaps a later work created within the Matrix universe will explore this possibility further. Are you familiar with the works of Alex Gray? Check this out:

I have not heard of Alex Grey before now, but thank you for the link, his writtings are very intriuging. I do see the connection between what i read "The Vast Expanse" and the Matrix.

The Level/System Theory
As well I noticed Alex talked about Levels, I have actually come up with my own theory of levels, although it may not be in correspondence with his level theory if you will, however my theory of levels is the theory that we all as humans have abilities that are unknown to ourselves. Basically what i mean is that we are for example we are on level 9 and we are trying to get to level 10. Level 9 for example is what we know now, the power of "choice", we do not have Absolute Choice because no matter which way you look at it (religious or not) there are hierarchy's, and they do have a higher level of choice then we do. Whether that hierarchy be the Government or God, we have the "choice" to do good or evil, to murder, steal, or to love and care for, however our destiny's (from a religous perspective) is pre-determined. Because God knows all you are bound to "Fate", therefore you do not have "absolute choice/control". However because we do have some choice we are on a level system. Morpheus has more options of choice then the "networked plugged-in people", so Morpheus would be a level 10, but Neo has even more options or choice then Morpheus because he is the One so he would be a level 11. However this is still not "Absolute Choice/Control" because no matter whom you are or where you are from (Matrix, or Zion), to beat the System you must create a new System. "The Matrix" is a System that controls everyone and everything linked to the network, however Zion is fighting against this System, but in doing so they have formed a system by telling Neo to go and bring peace, he is now part of Zion's System, and therefore does not have "Absolute Choice" he could say "no screw you", but then he would face the consequences of the machines destroying him. Like the Red pill and the Blue pill or the scene when he has the choice to go with Trinity in the car or get out of the car and head back to his life he knows his "comfort zone", if he had absolute choice, he would literally be "God". As far as the Systems theory goes, until us as human’s experience True Enlightenment we will never become truly "unplugged" from the world we know.

Keep the faith, enter Enlightenment

I started a new forum on my theory, so its posted twice. I just figured out how to create a new forum so thats why i posted it here incase you are wondering. Sorry about the theory in the no theory room!

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