very funny name for it!
-rc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William H Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:33 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re: Matrix Revolutions (Spoilers)
>
>
> I was referring to the actual name of the character in the credits. I
> thought it was kind of humorous considering the role the "big fish"
> played in the story, giving Neo the one thing he needed in
> order to win,
> which is the exact function of the classic Deus ex Machina in ancient
> Roman drama.
>
> from dictionary.com:
>
> deus ex machina \DAY-uhs-eks-MAH-kuh-nuh; -nah; -MAK-uh-nuh\,
> noun: 1. In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced
> by means of a
> crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
> 2. Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently
> insoluble difficulty.
>
> It's a very good possibility that the fish was the architect,
> not just a
> construct sent to interact with Neo.
> Just thought the name was amusing.
>
> :-)
>
> will
> Raymond Camden wrote:
>
> > I thought it was the Architect. The white haired guy was the Matrix
> > version, the puffer-fish version (which was far cooler) was the
> > physical version. Or maybe even just a mouthpiece as Mike said.
> >
> > -rc
> >
> > >
> > > I thought the big puffer-fish thing was aptly named (Deus Ex
> > > Machina), as that is precisely its function in the movie.
> > >
> > > Without the "machine of the Gods" Neo was SOL for getting
> back into
> > > the Matrix to destroy Smith.
> > >
> > > will
> > >
> > >
> > > Haggerty, Mike wrote:
> > >
> > > > I thought the city itself was the source, and the face was just
> > > > its spokespiece.
> > > >
> > > > M
> > > >
> >
> >
>
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