''...I know Kung Fu''

I just have to ask this question first
...Why is that line so popular?
Moving on, This is the first time I've ever seen The Matrix and I wasn't expecting much.I honestly thought it was just an action movie but I was clearly wrong.
There was a lot of philosophy and metaphors in the movie that are easily realized. For example, trinity says ''Follow the white rabbit'' As we all know that's from Alice in Wonderland [and a kick ass Janis Joplin song!] .. Alice gets into all these weird scenarios when she curiously follows the white rabbit, and Neo gets involved with ''The Matrix''.
Also the name of Morpheus's ship is called the Nebuchadnezzar which was obvious to me because its the name of a biblical king who was troubled by his dreams. Cypher's name is usually associated with evil/satan and it makes sense that he ends up turning his back on all of them. The oracle, offers only things that Neo needs to know in order to make up his future.
I also noticed a tinge of gnostic & samsara elements in this movie. Gnosticism is the belief that humans are souls trapped in a material world.As Morpheus is training Neo he is also testing his beliefs by asking him questions like ''What is Real?'' and showing him this computer program ''The Matrix''
It's funny because Ive always thought to myself if there was some type of alternate world.I think we all think sometimes if the world were living in now is ''real'' are we really waking up every day to go to school,to work, eating steak? Sometimes I feel like im lucidly doing the things I always do. Sometimes I feel like we dont actually choose to do certain things we just feel obligated to do them. Its like when Neo is getting yelled at by his boss. The boss gives him an ultimatum show up on time or get fired. No one in the ''real'' world is going to walk out the door. But in The Matrix Neo actually gets to choose this time and he chooses the red pill and morpheus says ''You stay in wonderland forever,and ill show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes. All Im offering is the truth.Nothing more.''
The Matrix to me is what we make of it . Allegory of the Cave explains it all, we see only what we are ALLOWED to see,some of us even after being showed what is true and real will still refuse to open up our eyes because we are so used to seeing things as shadows on a wall.