‘I won’t lie to you, Neo. Every single man or woman who has fought an agent has died. But where they have failed, you will succeed.’
‘Why?’
‘I’ve seen an agent punch through a concrete wall; men have emptied entire clips at them and hit nothing but air; yet, their strength, and their speed, are still based in a world that is built on rules. Because of that, they will never be as strong, or as fast, as you can be.’
‘What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge bullets?’
‘No, Neo. I’m trying to tell you that when you’re ready … you won’t have to.’
— Morpheus (The Matrix, 1999)
But, I still don’t get it. Why was Neo so special that he could not follow the rules of that system?
I’ve got the whole point of the system being artificial, so when you understand that, it has no power over you. While agents, they are still inside the system, and hence they’re the subject to the rules. While Neo is not. That’s why he’s stronger.
But why was Neo himself that special person? Why did they chose him, and no other person, huh? Or is it simply because that’s the story we’re told, and it could be any other random person they chose.