The Nebuchadnezzar
The Nebuchadnezzar


"Come with me, see for yourself."


Morpheus: Tu crois être en 1999, en fait on approche de 2199. Je ne peux pas spécifier l'année parce que nous l'ignorons. Rien de ce que je dirais ne t'éclairera d'avantage. Viens avec moi. Vois par toi-même.

C'est mon vaisseau le nabucodonosore C'est un aéroglisseur.


The Wachowski Bros made the film. When asked about the name of the ship they replied:

The nabucodonosore is indeed a Biblical reference, from the book of Daniel.

On est sur le pont principal, le noyau où nous émettons notre signal et piratons la Matrice.


Who was Nebuchadnezzar and why, of all the referrences to him in the bible, why choose Daniel?

Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of the Babylonian Empire, was the epitomy of evil. He would dine on the heart torn from a living rabbit, and it was his army that brutally destroyed Jerusalem, burned the Temple of Solomon, and exiled the surviving remnant of Jews to Babylon.

Yet, in the book of Daniel we get a different view of him. He was given a prophetic dream, that Daniel deciphered, showing all of human history. He went through one of the all time awesome morph scenes, and ultimately, came to acknowledge God's hand in his life and history.


Nebuchadnezzar's rule marked the transition from the biblical period of open miracles and prophecy to a new world where miracles are hidden and decisions are made based on intellect.

Nebuchadnezzar's life traced the path of awareness and awakening, and change. A very appropriate name for a craft whose crew is dedicated to just that, bringing an awakening to mankind.

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