Matrix Geeks: Need info....

OnyxCougar · 06-27-2005, 05:24 PM

OK, so all three movies are being played to death on cable.

I have a question about the french dude. the Muriganean??

Who is this guy? Why is he important? I mean, even from the first movie, I didn't get it, other than he's a prick and his girlfriend wanted to get the mack on with Neo.

Can someone enlighten me?

Happy Monkey · 06-27-2005, 05:38 PM

He is the head of a group of AIs that have broken their programming and are hiding in the Matrix from whatever AI 'government' is out in the real world. As an AI, he has access to a lot of information about the Matrix's architecture, and in a VR simulation, more than anywhere else, information is power.

cowhead · 06-28-2005, 01:28 AM

damn monkey.. you never cease to amaze me in you geekiness.. I wave my hands in the air as to give unto you the 'props' thy hath earned

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2005, 06:28 AM

And I didn't even like the sequels very much.

Troubleshooter · 06-28-2005, 08:12 AM

The "Merovingian" is also a nod to the supposed family in europe that was started when Mary Magdelane left and had Jesus' child.

BigV · 06-28-2005, 10:09 AM

Ok, the sequels suffered greatly by comparison to the original, but I liked the Merovingian (not to mention his lovely plug-in, Persephone, wearing satin

). But you have to admit, he did have some of the best lines, well delivered.

Merovingian: French is the best language to swear in.
[stream of curses]
Merovingian: It's like wiping your ass with silk.

Hehehe...nice.

ps, could not find mp3 of this line. rats. or, le rats.

Happy Monkey · 06-28-2005, 10:19 AM

Yeah, his scenes were good. Unfortunately, like most of the good scenes in the films, much of what made them good was the promise they implied of a good payoff in the end, which never came.

BigV · 06-28-2005, 10:21 AM

Yes, I agree completely. That damn dress never did come off.

06-27-2005, 05:24 PM	#1
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	Matrix Geeks: Need info.... OK, so all three movies are being played to death on cable. I have a question about the french dude. the Muriganean?? Who is this guy? Why is he important? I mean, even from the first movie, I didn't get it, other than he's a prick and his girlfriend wanted to get the mack on with Neo. Can someone enlighten me? __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

06-27-2005, 05:38 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He is the head of a group of AIs that have broken their programming and are hiding in the Matrix from whatever AI 'government' is out in the real world. As an AI, he has access to a lot of information about the Matrix's architecture, and in a VR simulation, more than anywhere else, information is power. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-28-2005, 01:28 AM	#3
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	damn monkey.. you never cease to amaze me in you geekiness.. I wave my hands in the air as to give unto you the 'props' thy hath earned __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

06-28-2005, 06:28 AM	#4
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	And I didn't even like the sequels very much. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-28-2005, 08:12 AM	#5
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	The "Merovingian" is also a nod to the supposed family in europe that was started when Mary Magdelane left and had Jesus' child. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

06-28-2005, 10:09 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Ok, the sequels suffered greatly by comparison to the original, but I liked the Merovingian (not to mention his lovely plug-in, Persephone, wearing satin ). But you have to admit, he did have some of the best lines, well delivered. Merovingian: French is the best language to swear in. [stream of curses] Merovingian: It's like wiping your ass with silk. Hehehe...nice. ps, could not find mp3 of this line. rats. or, le rats. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-28-2005, 10:19 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Yeah, his scenes were good. Unfortunately, like most of the good scenes in the films, much of what made them good was the promise they implied of a good payoff in the end, which never came. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-28-2005, 10:21 AM	#8
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Yes, I agree completely. That damn dress never did come off. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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