This film could well have been one of those ordinary "soapies" relating the day to day events of half a dozen families whose lives are intertwined
..broken relationships,building new friendships, street bashings, near accidents, hopes and dreams and even the discovery of a baby discarded under some bushes! What a mixture of events!
Fortunately the film maker goes beyond those daily events and poses questions to consider although there are no satisfactory answers. He asks in this chaotic world do things just happen, is it just luck when things turn out right or , taking a fatalistic view, is a person predestined to be at a certain place at a certain time and thus become involved in the event and his future takes on a new perspective? Most of us have had this uncanny experience.
Is it our super ego that makes us believe we are so important? As one character says he once sat on the edge overlooking the Grand Canyon and came to realize how infinitely small he was.
This is not one of my favourite films but is a good study of human relationships. Danny Glover is outstanding in a sympathetic role.
Fortunately the film maker goes beyond those daily events and poses questions to consider although there are no satisfactory answers. He asks in this chaotic world do things just happen, is it just luck when things turn out right or , taking a fatalistic view, is a person predestined to be at a certain place at a certain time and thus become involved in the event and his future takes on a new perspective? Most of us have had this uncanny experience.
Is it our super ego that makes us believe we are so important? As one character says he once sat on the edge overlooking the Grand Canyon and came to realize how infinitely small he was.
This is not one of my favourite films but is a good study of human relationships. Danny Glover is outstanding in a sympathetic role.