On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:19:22 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> I had it worked out at one point as well, but I've now forgotten....
> 
> I'm thinking that's part of the "returning to the source", and the
> Oracle is actually the accumulated knowledge of all the One's that have
> gone before, which is why the Oracle didn't show up in the Matrix until
> around the time the architect gave people choice, as well as why the
> Oracle is changing her appearance as Smith grows out of control
> (obviously I'm retconning there :-).
> 
> So once Neo loses his love, he does indeed return to the Source,
> uploading his program via counter-infecting Smith, who promptly
> de-rezzes into the Oracle.
> 
> It almost seems to imply that no only does the human get a choice, but
> the software gets a choice too, and *that* is what screws up the Matrix
> as well.

Could be.  I did recall that Smith took over the Oracle earlier in the 
film, so the other way of looking at it could be what you said, that not 
only did Neo get to make a choice, but so did the Oracle.

Jim

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