The Deus Ex Machina

[Fanible]

Just a thread to discuss the main machine. These are kinda spoilers if you don't want to know.

Anyways, so far we know that Neo comes face to face with the Machina, to discuss a deal. It has a baby face, but from Code Matrix, there's been talk that the face was actually a scan of one of the actors doing him.

There are two men for the part apparently. One is the person that does the voice, a man named Henry Blasingame. His name is a mystery to me, and I can't find any past information on him. He hasn't done anything before apparently.

The other, whom is an actor. Kevin Micheal Richardson. This seems to mean that the Deus Ex Machina will be appearing in human form at one point or another. Unless his soul purpose was just to scan the baby face, but im not sure it looks like him, but there is always the possibility:

http://pic9.picturetrail.com/VOL290/1474741/2824629/36175951.jpg

This actor has done many cameo and tidbits in films and TV before. Mainly voice acting though. Which doesn't make sense. You'd think since he is a voice actor, that he'd be the one doing the voice, and not some other unknown guy. Maybe there's a mistake in the credits?

Anyways, he did voices in stuff like Star Wars. He was Thadeus in the Flight of the Osiris. He did some other voices in the Animatrix as well. He's done hundreds of voices from lots of famous stuff actually, and you might be suprised.

[G-Matrix]

cool info fanible

[Fanible]

If anyone can find out who this Henry Blasingame is, that would be good.

Im still confused about the whole situation. I would think that it would just be Kevin doing the voice, and being the character. Why would they get the two different people for it? I mean, Richardson's main job is voice acting, meaning he can do any voices. So why the need for this other guy doing the voice, and then Keven Micheal Richardson, is apparently the Deus Ex Machina himself? That's according to the credits anyway.

Plus I guess I can kinda see the baby face in KMR. Maybe they did scan his face for the machine that we see in that short scene.

[superxero88]

The only matrix related info i found while searching for Blasingame was that Alisa Blasingame is Andy Wachowski's wife. This is what i think. KMR is the voice of deus ex machina, and Alisa Blasingame's son (if she has one) Henry Blasingame, is the baby face of deus ex machina. Her birthday is September 18, so her son's "appearance" in the lase movie could be a late birthday present.
I got the birthday and spousal information from this page (http://www.matrix-explained.com/matrix_timelines.htm). hit Ctrl+F on your keyboard while viewing that page and type in the search box: "Marginal note: 18.Sep is the birthday of Andy Wachowski's wife Alisa Blasingame."

[GMaN]

Damn... Your like a super-spy. lol

[superxero88]

Originally posted by GMaN
Damn... Your like a super-spy. lol
;) shh!

[SoundScream]

Is Deus Ex Machina the name of the charcter neo is talking to? If it is that brings up alot of questions. Deus Ex Machina means god from machine, you can draw your own parallels from that.

[superxero88]

Originally posted by SoundScream
Is Deus Ex Machina the name of the charcter neo is talking to? If it is that brings up alot of questions. Deus Ex Machina means god from machine, you can draw your own parallels from that.
1. yes, he is the big machine neo speaks to
2. yes, it does bring up alot of questions, most of which will be answered november 5th
3. yes, we can draw our own paralells from that

[Boiiinng]

Originally posted by superxero88
1. yes, he is the big machine neo speaks to
2. yes, it does bring up alot of questions, most of which will be answered november 5th
3. yes, we can draw our own paralells from that

easy tiger

[Fanible]

The thought that maybe the baby face might actually be a scan, and a scan of one of the Wachowski's sons (or step sons?), is a very good guess.

If true though, then the the credits really would have to be wrong. Right now it says that Henry Blasingame is the Deus Ex Machina (Voice). KMR is simply Deus Ex Machina.

Either that or maybe they took their sons voice, got him to somehow say the lines, and then lower it dramaticly =P

Nah, that sounds weird. We'll see. Considering these are official credits from the Matrix website, im curious why they would of made the error.

[Cloud Buster]

I'm not real active in the Matrix board, and I know you guys do a LOT of discussion so I've hesitated to bring it up, but ever since I saw the soundtrack listing (fake or not) the words "Deus Ex Machina" jumped off the page. Now that I know the "Deus Ex Machina" refers to that overlord-machine thing, my eyebrow is raised even higher. The reason is, well...

Does anyone here know anything about the plot device that is referred to as "Deus Ex Machina", very common in Elizabethan theatre?

I've give people a chance to answer before continuing...

[Fanible]

In Greek and Roman drama, a god lowered by stage machinery to resolve a plot or extricate the protagonist from a difficult situation.
An unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot.
A person or event that provides a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty.

[Cloud Buster]

Fanible, you nailed it! In Elizabethan era plays it was often the "Queen" who would show up on stage, as though she'd been there all along, and tell the characters how to resolve their differences and make everyone happy. It's a last second, unexpected, often uncanny, "quick fix" to all the wrongs done throughout the play.

So how, then does our "Deus Ex Machina" in the Matrix tie in to this? Speculation?

[Fanible]

Just a name relation thing. If you want you can easily tie it in with the last line that I noted.

He may not have such a specific direction, but that is essentially what he is. He's a solution to a lot of wonders. And help put together a lot of what we're going to see.

[Riddle]

"Deus Ex Machina" literally translates to : "God in (or "of ") The Machine".