21. "I think the recreation of things from the first movie has more clues" In response to In response to 13
than just this is a soft reboot of that movie with some of the same actors and some different people in similar roles.
Two things could be going on IMO: the Matrix is multiple layers, and the Matrix was just the, like, core layer where the code gets written.
Or, Neo is currently plugged into his own custom version of the Matrix/life support, because if he hasn't died then the cycle can't restart and it's how the machines/humans maintain the peace, but it also means he's trapped in a sort of Groundhog Day scenario
all I really know is I hope it pays off, and this isn't just another Aliens/Terminator type situation!