
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Saucers and Secrets in the Sunset: Season Nine of The X-Files

Saturday, March 12, 2011
AstroGnostic: Revelations of the Matrix
The Matrix has any number of pop culture antecedents, but the most significant and by far the most well-known of them as far as the basic plot is concerned is 'The Cage' (aka 'The Menagerie'), the original Star Trek pilot that was reworked as a two-part episode during the original series' first season.
We have three nearly-omnipotent figures with the power to alter a person's (specifically, an abductee's) perception of the physical world and do so while their subjects are imprisoned.
Slouching Towards Atlantis
Monday, March 07, 2011
Christopher Nolan's Memento: The Mirror-Matrix
There’s a metatextual sequel to The Matrix that isn't recognized as such. The film in question features two of that blockbuster’s lead characters in prominent and analogous roles, and it tells much the same type of story that The Matrix does.
Only in reverse.
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