Decoding Gnostic Symbolism in The Matrix

The Matrix embodies the concept of a false material world. The Matrix, being a prison created

by a lesser deity, the architect of the demiurge, from which humanity must be liberated.

Special knowledge, or gnosis, is the key to escape in this illusion, with guides like

Morpheus, representing Sophia, and a messianic figure, Neo,

representing a Christ-like redeemer, leading the way to spiritual awakening and freedom from

the oppressive forces, which are the Archons that maintain the illusion. In the movie,

the Matrix is the simulated reality where humans are unknowingly enslaved by machines,

which is meant to represent the material world created by Yaldabaoth, which is considered