Comparative literature is the study of literature across different cultures.
Gnosticism is not merely a parallel that's neat to notice, it is the underlying ethos of the show. It's inextricable from any comprehensive analysis of its themes.
I guess The Matrix is just a love story between two vinyl-clad weirdos with some random adventure story on the side?
Anyway it's cool if you don't care, I was just contesting the idea that he was "shoehorning" anything.