This is a no brainer, the LOTR trilogy beats the matrix by a long shot. I mean I like the matrix, but the last two movies werent all that good. The LOTR is a great trilogy all around. Its an epic that shouldn't be forgotten.
Well if you think about what has happened in the world, it's not a very clear answer. Today we think everything has a scientific explaination. The fact of the matter is we don't. I don't believe that god created disaters. I am not a very relgious person myself, but there is that thing in you that says it might be from him. You will never know exactly.