Re: Matrix: The mirror scene

Sebastian Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The one where Neo touches the mirror and gets covered in reflective goo.
> Anyone know it's significance? Theories?


    It has become a common belief that vampires cast no reflection. 
    Supposedly the vampire, since he is a damned creature, has no 
    soul and thus does not appear in mirrors. Yet this aspect of 
    vampire mythology didn't even exist until Bram Stoker wrote 
    Dracula. Where did he get it from? 

    There are a number of Eastern European superstitions that link
    mirrors with souls. For example, in Bulgaria, when the body of 
    a deceased family member is displayed in a home, all the mirrors 
    are covered or turned to the wall. It is believed that if the 
    corpses' face is captured in the reflection of the mirror, he 
    will bring death to another member of the family in a short 
    while. A similar custom is observed during the Jewish period of mourning. 

    Mirrors are believed to reflect more than the physical visage: they 
    are thought to capture something of the soul as well. Because of this, 
    they can become thresholds onto the spirit world. The spirits of the 
    dead can appear to the living through a mirror, and sometimes the 
    spirit may even enter the realm of the living through the gateway 
    created by a mirror.

    http://www.vampyres.com/content/iwav/content/vampmirrors.html 


Neo passes through a gateway created by the mirror before
going underwater to experience rebirth. The cracks in the
mirror, which symbolize bad luck, puzzle me.