OK then, this is from the Back to the Future wiki, written by people who have not only seen Back to the Future, but have seen it multiple times and have an in depth knowledge about it - http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_timeline. It explains the full events of each timeline. Go to 1985 in timeline 1 to see how an uninformed Doc is shot dead by the Libyans. He only survives in timeline 2 because of Marty's intervention. There is nothing metaphysical about it. That is just the storyline of the film.
Similarly, here is the Neo page from the Matrix wiki (again, written by the kind of hardcore fan who would write such a thing). - http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Neo. Read the sections titled 'The Oracle', 'Death' and 'Resurrection' for essentially the same explanation I have given above. Also, here is a link to a site which explains the Jesus/Neo analogies in greater detail than I was able to, again be sure to read the 'Death & Resurrection' paragraph - http://awesomehouse.com/parallels.html.
So it seems if you ask anyone who has understood The Matrix or Back to the Future, both Neo and Doc Brown are at various stages, killed by gunshots. More to the point, it shouldn't matter anyway, as at no stage are either killed by other means so you would have to assume the quiz refers to the deaths prior to these resurrection events. If this has all still failed to convince you, you can also try clicking the source link which takes you to moviedeaths.com which also has pages explaining the deaths of both of these characters. |