[Imladris]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> I do not see any Christ figures in the Lord of the Rings, except maybe Gandalf. Frodo, the ultimate Savior of Middle-earth (in a sense), does not resemble in any way the Catholic idea of Christ, since he succumbs ultimately to temptation. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Christ figures are different than "Christs." I like to consider Neo like King David/Moses/other Christ figures in the Bible. You're right that there technically is no Christ figure in ME: I don't know why, but I always pictured Aragorn as a loose Christ figure (loose is the key word there).<P>Here's how I feel about the religious qualities of LotR vs Matrix: I don't like listening to the oracle's mumbo jumbo, and in a way the whole movie is tied to that. LotR does not have that mumbo jumbo. Clear enough?