Jedi, are you a Hindu or Buddhist or something? I don't mean to pry or be rude or anything, but it seems that every time you talk about the ending, you get talking about the lotus and how it represents moving up to the next level, likening him to Buddha or a righteous Hindu.
Seems that you almost always fail to mention the big cross we all saw in Neo's chest. Although that may be because it was just TOO obvious and everyone already knows that Neo is supposed to be a lot like Jesus.
No, i am not a Hindu or Buddhist...i am, in fact, a Christian...and i do not mention it, because i think it to be a really, REALLY obvious thing...of course, i find the lotus to be really obvious, b/c i saw it the first time i saw it, but i realize many didn't. Then again, some people seem not to know the name of Zion, either, so i guess i shouldn't take anything for granted. I have mentioned the cross of light before, but i don't think i have since i returned. on that note...
When Neo has been taken over by Smith, and the light pours out of Neo and Smith, there is a cross of light created on Neo's chest. This cross seems to say that Neo's death[sic] was not in vain, and that there was a higher reason. It also alludes to the fact that, like Jesus, Neo will return, but in a changed form. Make no mistake, Neo completely understood what he was doing, and he saved humanity by his conscious decision.
Better?