Matrix and Maya

The Wachowsky brothers will be long remembered for creating the Matrix. The movie has the best visual effects I've seen to date. Apart from that, it delves around one of the concepts of Hinduism : Maya.

'Vedanta : The voice of freedom' by Swami Vivekananda is one of my favorite book. Swamiji states that there are three things beyond the reach of an ordinary mortal : Time, space and causation. Now, if one looks back into the past or tries to imagine the future, which is like cutting across barriers of time, it is nothing but electrical signals in your brain. And what is it called? Maya, mainly because the advaitists and the buddhists believe that everything is an illusion. That forms the whole foundation of 'The Matrix' : Neo is caught up in a dream world and struggles to see reality. Its the same fundamental problem for everyone seeking enlightenment. Then we have Morpheus, who guides Neo but can only hope that Neo realises the power within. He offers Neo the choice of the red or the blue pill and promises to show how deep the rabbit hole goes. Morpheus can be compared to a guru, who shows his student the path but nonetheless the student has to walk the path himself. There are no rabbit holes though. Finally in the book mentioned above, there is a small paragraph on 'Tearing the veil of Maya'. It states that the ordinary mortal becomes a superhuman if he/she can overcome Maya which will enable him/her to get total control over the three biggies : Time, space and causation.Now you know how Neo manages to dodge all those bullets. Ultimately being 'The One' is nothing but the concept of advaita : Everything is one.

Everything apart, the Wachowsky's made money with the movie. Thats something you cant do by tearing the veil of maya and even if you do, you wont care. I should probably try rehashing some ancient philosophy or epic, include stunning visual effects, replace the chariots and the bows and arrows with Ferraris and Ingrams. Mallika Sherawat can do an item number as well. Is there any better way of passing across the message of Maya to the audience?