Not exact matches
The bizarre mesh of stereotypes and
coincidences comes into land with a final act that shrugs off sense altogether for sheer spectacle, introduced
by nothing
less than a Henry V - style rallying call from our hero — simultaneously one of the best and worst on - screen speeches of the year so far.
But the positives more or
less end there; Murphy was obviously going after an exploration of how chance and
coincidence binds people together, as illustrated
by the friendship that develops between the magician (Strathairn) and the pawn shop owner (Katt) and the other connections between the characters that are also revealed.
That doesn't mean these things won't happen — it could simply be
coincidence with the dice loaded against us — but every year that goes
by without a trend makes that
less and
less likely; there are probably other physical processes working to counteract those we've identified.
Anders, don't forget that the «coincidental» events in question were separated
by ca. 65 million years, which may render the
coincidence less (wait for the pun) striking.