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That topic continues to make the news and get attention even years later. Today Jim Davila<\/a> drew attention to several articles, among which were the following two from Screened<\/em>: Keoni Chavez on \u201cKnowing Is Half The Battle: Dark City, The Matrix, And Inception As Gnostic Manuals\u201d<\/a> and Andrew Godoski on \u201cUnder The Influence: The Matrix.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"