23 January 2009

Last Chance Harvey (2008)

People often fail to recognise the arbitrariness of the reference points against which they measure their decisions. Reassessing the status quo, however, may lead to the realisation that inaction is a gamble whereas action offers a safe return, not the other way around.

Typically, an action, with its outcome uncertain, can lead to disappointment and regret, but so can inaction. Therefore, one is encouraged to act and thereby be alive. And if one is in a city, one just might act not alone.