An overview of some of the competing religious interpretations of The Matrix. "Both sides see a movie phenomenon that, for better or worse, is shaping public thought about religion." (Josh Burek, The Christian Science Monitor, May 9, 2003). Update: The BBC has an article, "Forget sci-fi and guns - The Matrix is really about religion" that covers some of the same territory. (Steven Tomkins, bbc.co.uk, Wednesday, 14 May, 2003)