There Is No Matrix

Right, so recently, my work computer was upgraded (thanks IT guys) but now the default screen saver is the Matrix (the default songs on media player also include Poison's 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn' along with Motley Crue's 'Girls, Girls, Girls' but more on the questionable song choices later). I'm sure someone thought this Matrix plan was a good one, but I do not understand? I thought the Matrix was ridiculous. Keanu Reeves is not 'the one.' In fact, during the Matrix (part I) when Morpheaus declares him to be 'the one' I literally laughed out loud in the movie theater and then didn't understand why no one else was laughing. Oh and the 'there is no spoon' metaphor; come on people - no reality - as if that's an original thought. The second one was all about running around in dirty clothes and the orgy dance scene. The third - ok, I admit it, I couldn't/didn't watch the third. But here's my issue, I have many friends (mostly in the computer science field) who believe these movies are good and 'really made them think.' Huh, what? The themes portrayed throughout the three movies are a mixture of major religious doctrines with a little Hollywood splash. And for the record, I'm not saying the special effects weren't cool; they were. It's the mass appeal of the so-called 'plot' I don't understand. Can someone please explain?!