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Did anyone at all watching the movie in the cinema at the time think that the character's name was "Neil" but spoken sort of London style "Neeh-ul" with the fin
by scandox 7y ago
Did anyone at all watching the movie in the cinema at the time think that the character's name was "Neil" but spoken sort of London style "Neeh-ul" with the final "l" more or less silent?
I ask because despite sort of knowing it could not be so I still found myself not 100% certain. On the one hand why would Americans say Neil that way. On the other hand what kind of daft name was "Neo" especially if you're trying to create a solid sense of reality prior to ripping back the curtain?
Certainly kept me guessing anyway...
- keiferski 7y agoNot particularly, considering that it is his hacker name and not his "real" name (which is Thomas A. Anderson) and that all of the other characters have similar names (Trinity, Morpheus, Switch, Cypher, etc.)
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- rid 7y ago> On the other hand what kind of daft name was "Neo" especially if you're trying to create a solid sense of reality prior to ripping back the curtain? Neo is an anagram of One.
- clouddrover 7y agoThe character's names are a reference to his messianic destiny in the movie. So: - Neo is an anagram of "one" because he is "The One" who will change the destiny of mankind - His first name is Thomas which is a reference to Doubting Thomas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubting_Thomas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubting_Thomas - His surname is Anderson, which translates as "son of man" which is a reference to Jesus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man_(Christianity) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_man_(Christianity)