John Connor — Jesus Christ, non-random names of the main characters of Hollywood films

Have you noticed that in some films the names of the characters that the authors gave them carry their own meaning? Yes, these names can be called talking. And if you immediately unravel the riddle laid down by the authors in the name, then you can see a hidden spoiler in it, if not to the film itself, then at least to its hero. The most high—profile example is John Connor from James Cameron's Terminator.

The initials JC are the same as the initials of Jesus Christ. John Connor is the savior. And this coincidence, in fact, is mentioned in the second film.

The name of Darth Vader from Star Wars is Darth Vader. Many in our country associate the name with the Ephraim Gift of the Wind. But it is unlikely that the film director George Lucas borrowed the name of the main villain from the Andromeda Nebula. Although who knows. Lucas once admitted that he was inspired to create "Star Wars" by the film fantasy of Klushantsev.But fans explain the origin of the name of the dark lord as follows: Darth is a modified English dark (dark). And Vader is, again, a modified German word vater, which translates as "father". Dark Dad is not a spoiler for puzzle lovers. By the way, Lucas himself confirms this version of the origin of the name.

Another wonderful fantasy film is "The Butterfly Effect" by Eric Bress. The main character's name is Evan Treborn — Evan Treborn. If you rearrange only one letter in the name or pronounce it quickly, you get Event Reborn, which can be translated as "Reviving events".

The next film is "The Hunger Games" by Gary Ross. In it, the main character is called Katniss Everdeen — Katniss Everdeen. Katniss is an arrow—leaved plant. The heroine of the film even uses the roots of this plant for food.But here's what else is interesting. The Latin name of the plant is saggitaria, which is very consonant with Sagittarius — the Latin name of the zodiac constellation Sagittarius. And Katniss was very good at archery.

And do you remember the names of the visionaries in the fantastic detective story "Special Opinion" by Steven Spielberg? Agatha, Arthur and Dashiell. Do you think random names? And if we recall those who always knew the names of criminals — the authors of popular detective works? Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett.

Another example is the film "The Beginning" by Christopher Nolan. Remember the names of the main characters of the film — Dom, Robert, Eames, Ariadne, Mal and Saito. From their names, the word DREAMS is easily formed, which translates from English as "dreams".

It is appropriate to recall another film with a whole team of talking names — this is the film "Cube" by Vincenzo Natali from the 90s, in which a group of people tried to get out of an incomprehensible trap. The names of the film's characters: Holloway, Alderson, Rennes, Quentin, Kazan, Leaven, Worth.And now compare them with this list of interesting establishments. HM Prison Holloway is the largest women's prison in Western Europe, FPC Alderson is a federal prison in West Virginia, Prison des femmes de Rennes is the largest women's prison in Europe, San Quentin State Prison is a state prison on Cape San Quentin in California, Kazan Psychiatric Hospital is a mental hospital for the treatment and rehabilitation of mentally ill persons, committed socially dangerous acts in a state of insanity, United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth — federal prison in Kansas. That is, all the characters are named after prisons. Moreover, you can dig into the specifics of a particular prison and compare it with the character of the corresponding hero.

Another film that deserves a separate analysis of all hidden meanings is The Matrix of brothers (sisters) Wachowski.Let's start, of course, with the main character — Neo. Translated from Greek means "new". In addition, it is an anagram of the English word one. And in this name you can also see a reference to Tim Kincaid's little-known 1986 film "The Catastrophe of Robots", where the main character named Neo organized the resistance of people against the oppression of machines.His name in the matrix world was Thomas Anderson. Anderson is a reference to the Greek word andros — the son of man, and Thomas is the English equivalent of the name Thomas (Thomas the unbeliever). The other characters also have their own references. Morpheus, of course, is a reference to Morpheus, the ancient Greek god of dreams.In general, there are a lot of references to the Bible in the Matrix that can explain the actions of the heroes.

In the film "The Heart of an Angel" by Alan Parker, the employer of a private detective at the beginning of the film introduced himself as Louis Cyphre — Lucifer, which at the very beginning of the film indicates who came to Harry Angel.