Mel Gibson plays a priest (Graham Hess) who has lost his faith after the tragic death of his wife. But strange things start happening when crops signs show up in the field next to their house. As it turns out, people start freaking out when it gradually dawns on people all over the world that these signs are markings for an alien invasion.
This is a great scene between Graham and his brother, Merrill (played by Joaquin Phoenix). In it, Graham explains to his brother that there are two groups of people in this world....
"People break down into two groups. When they experience something lucky, group number one sees it as more than luck, more than coincidence. They see it as a sign, evidence, that there is someone up there, watching out for them. Group number two sees it as just pure luck. Just a happy turn of chance. I'm sure the people in group number two are looking at those fourteen lights in a very suspicious way. For them, the situation is a fifty-fifty. Could be bad, could be good. But deep down, they feel that whatever happens, they're on their own. And that fills them with fear.
Yeah, there are those people. But there's a whole lot of people in group number one. When they see those fourteen lights, they're looking at a miracle. And deep down, they feel that whatever's going to happen, there will be someone there to help them. And that fills them with hope.
See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, that sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky? Or, look at the question this way: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?"
What say you: Is it possible that there are no coincidences?
Joker: "The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules.”
