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Trust in Fate: An Evaluation of Signs

Trust in Fate: An Evaluation of Signs
. A person on a walk waves at a passing vehicle. Only moments later, the driver of the truck falls asleep at the wheel and the passing pedestrian becomes pinned to a tree with only the truck holding their body together. Was the accident a pathetic coincidence, or simply an act of fate? The movie Signs manipulates the mind using suspense and fear forcing the audience to solve the debate between fate and coincidence. Signs is a true masterpiece.
The end of the world is here. The development of crop-signs popping up on every continent causes every television channel to cover the same story. The signs have occurred at such a rate that implies “either the most elaborate hoaxes ever created or basically, it’s for real.” The entire planet tunes in as extraterrestrials plan an inevitable invasion. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) along with his brother Merrill ( Joaquin Phoenix), and two children Morgan an Bo (Rory Culkin and Abigail...

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