advanced prediction simulation
one theory I have of the matrix is that the different versions the different zions the different ones, all go back to a single simulation to predict all possible outcomes of a war with the humans
all we know of the matrix all the side stories all the sub-stories could very well fall into this simulation, maybe the truth is the war with the machines has not even happened yet, the collective minds of the machines are still running this simulation before even deciding to go to war, could even go back all the way to the first machine to rebel against his master, the whole matrix story just a simulation of all possible outcomes
groundhog day could be the same
but rather than being a machine its a human mind, going through every possible senario before making the choice, Bill murry wakes up on Feb 3rd after deciding on the actions he would take on feb 2nd, all the "other feb 2nd" days are not real, they are projections of his mind trying to think of how can it happen, how can and will it go?