The Matrix

[LiquidDamage]

there are no accidents:

1 - If the architecht was telling the truth, the prophecy is a 'plan' by the system. Therefore, the architect knew Neo would have to make a choice between saving Trinity & returning to the source...
IF THAT WAS PLANNED, then the rusted latch (that ends up killing the other ship members, and eventually leading to Trinity having to enter the Matrix) was no accident - but how?
Interesting that Morpheus's pump up speech says 'there are no accidents' exactly when they show the rusted latch...

I have an answer to your first question: Probability.

I have been noticing people using probability a lot lately. Google, the fastest and most effective search engine, uses Baysian filtering, which is also used for some nearly flawless spam filters.

Apparently, with enough information, probability can be used to predict certain things with an extremely high level of accuracy (you should see how accurate my spam filter is, it is quite remarkable).

I seem to recall the Architect discussing probability, specifically when discussing how the One would always come about, as a statistical inevitability, as long as there was that "non-perfect" Matrix with the illusion of choice. It is entirely possible that the rusted door latch was simply predicted to an excruciatingly high level of accuracy, based upon years and years of compiled statistics on events.

Another movie I watched recently, Equilibrium, also used statistical analysis and probability as an explanation for their extremely over-the-top gunfight scenes.

*******Minor spoiler for Equilibrium*********














Basically, they claimed that someone developed a sort of martial arts style for gun users based upon statistical analysis of gunfights. The result was a set of patterns that the master of the style would go through while firing, ensuring maximum likelyhood of survival and maximum damage to his attackers, through probability. It was called Gun Kata. I was quite amused by the concept, and the fight scenes that resulted. The movie itself was entertaining, but nothing spectacular.