Was Neo or Smith The One?

In the end, Neo and Agent Smith fuse together, which means that Smith joins with the source, which is the stated eventual goal of The One. So basically, Neo isn't so much The One, as he is the conduit by which Agent Smith is used to be the One.
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Was Neo actually The One?

Trinity, seeing Neo die in the real world while his mind is still in the Matrix, tells his evidently lifeless body that the Oracle had foretold that she would fall in love with the One. When kissed by Trinity, Neo comes back to life, finally fully emerging as the One.
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Was Neo the chosen one?

One of the biggest twists in The Matrix: Reloaded was that Neo wasn't the first One - the Chosen One who would save humanity from extinction in the war with the Machines — and there were several hints to this twist in both the first and second films.
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Why was Neo considered The One?

Eventually, Neo is the One because he was chosen from Morpheus, what made him The One. It could be that Neo is so special, because he was freed at his age, what normally isn't allowed (as Morpheus said). Trinity falls also in love with Neo and sealed his fate to become The One.
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Who is stronger Agent Smith or Neo?

When Smith becomes an exile in The Matrix Reloaded, however, his assimilation redresses the balance, eventually making Smith equal to Neo (more on that later). Only by conspiring with the Machines and taking advantage of his enemy's hubris does Neo defeat Smith in the final battle.
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Film Theory: Neo ISN'T The One in The Matrix Trilogy



Why did Neo lose to Smith?

Neo is blinded in the fight, but discovers that his new awareness of Machine technology allows him to perceive Smith's essence despite his destroyed eyes, allowing him to take Smith by surprise and kill him.
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Is Trinity as strong as Neo?

By the end of The Matrix Resurrections, Trinity and Neo appear to have the same powers and are now both The One within the virtual world. With that in mind, the answer to whether Neo is more powerful in The Matrix Resurrections is both a yes and no.
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Is Trinity or Neo The One?

The Matrix trilogy presents Neo as The One, the destined savior of mankind, but The Matrix Resurrections turns that on its head by adding Trinity. Neo's status as The One in The Matrix universe is thrown into question by The Matrix Resurrections, which makes Trinity part of The One as well.
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Are both Neo and Trinity The One?

Neo and Trinity are both “the One.” It's important to remember that the entire idea/concept of the One was a result of a systemic anomaly; one which was necessary to continue the overall function of the Matrix in general.
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Why did the Oracle say Neo wasnt The One?

The Oracle's role was not to tell Neo that he was the One, but to set him on the right journey. She had to set him on an adventure of self-discovery. One final point to make comes right after the Oracle tells Neo that he's waiting for something.
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How did Trinity get Neo's powers?

In The Matrix Resurrections, Trinity develops the same reality warping powers as Neo after being reawakened to her true identity. By touching hands, Neo and Trinity can let out a powerful telekinetic shockwave and she is later able to manipulate the appearance of the Analyst with just snaps of her fingers.
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Who was The One before Neo?

The One that came before Neo was a legendary human figure who could shape the Matrix at will. He freed many humans from the machines who then created the underground city of Zion.
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Who is the chosen one?

People. Adam, "The Chosen One", the first man in the Bible or First man in the Qur'an nicknamed Adam-I-Safi.
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Was Agent Smith actually The One?

In the end, Neo and Agent Smith fuse together, which means that Smith joins with the source, which is the stated eventual goal of The One. So basically, Neo isn't so much The One, as he is the conduit by which Agent Smith is used to be the One.
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How was Neo not The One?

Neo was not the one, he didn't reset the matrix, he didn't do any of the things the one was supposed to do. He fulfilled the human prophecy as the savior of the human race.
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Is Neo human or a program?

I don't think he was born in the human farms, but he is a program imprinted onto a human brain. In Reloaded, Smith shows that this is possible when he copies himself onto the humans body, allowing him to answer the phone and enter the real world.
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Does Neo love Trinity?

Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) is introduced to the reality of the Matrix by Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity, (Carrie-Anne Moss) and thus a relationship was born between these three, with the friendship between Morpheus and Neo and Neo's love for Trinity.
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Why can Trinity fly in matrix resurrections?

The Analyst discusses how it's Trinity and Neo as one - and now, seemingly, The One - that is special, at least in the rebooted version of the Matrix, which likely explains how she gained the ability to fly too: the Analyst likely meddled with her code, giving her access to the Prime Program and at least some of Neo's ...
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Is Trinity the chosen one now?

Trinity has a teaching moment with Neo

But here's the catch: In this iteration, Trinity is actually humanity's chosen one, and she's trying to tap into Neo's prior programming. One of the big ways to reveal this could be in the roof-jumping scene that's been shared in trailers and leaked videos.
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Is Neo not The One?

In 1999's The Matrix, The Oracle tells Neo that while he has the requisite gifts, he is, in fact, not The One.
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Why can Neo stop the Sentinels?

His new “system admin” privileges allowed him to control sentinels and forced them to shut down even outside the Matrix.
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Why can Neo see after he is blinded?

By going blind, Neo obtains a "third eye" through which he can perceive the true nature of things, instead of being fooled by their external appearances. It is this true sight that guides him through the climax of the series and allows him to defeat Agent Smith.
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Why is Morpheus not in Matrix 4?

Why is Morpheus not in Matrix 4? Fishburne had confirmed, in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, in August last year, that he was not a part of the new Matrix. He had then said that he did not have the 'answer' to it, since he believed only the director of the film, Lana Wachowski, could answer it.
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Is Zion real in the Matrix?

Zion is NOT the real world; it's simply a Matrix within the Matrix. In other words, both movies have been fooling us, and the characters never left a computer-generated world. The evil machines have designed a Matrix that lets people ”escape” without ever leaving their control.
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