My opinion is that both the Matrix and the planet Tatooine are steeped in real-world allegory. A great story, no matter how fantastical on the surface, doesn't just land in your lap out of the blue. A dose of reality, no matter how big or small, has forever inspired writers to produce the greatest works of fiction. Myths and legends arise from experience, but are dressed in magic by the abundant imagination.
As for the Elves, who knows? This is a complex inquiry, and I am far too new to Tolkien's lore to express a solid opinion either this way or that. For some reason though, I can readily imagine an Elf with a tell-tale beret on his head, yelling "action!" at Keanu Reeves. Well, maybe that's just because I have, in general, a very strange mind.
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~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~
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