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Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Little things make a difference
I haven't read the book. That said, this is an excellent screenplay, in which a series of what seems to be unrelated events (and most of them actually are unrelated in cause, but act in harmony) leads to disaster. Equally compelling is how meticulously Glenn Ford is in recreating the exact sequence of the events. At first, the addition of Kwan's character seems unnecessary (oriental mysticism, blah, blah), but by the middle of the movie, (even) I was starting to see her relevance. By the end of Fate is the Hunter, her character's words take on added importance - and even made sense to me.
Most of us make, say, 1,000 little decisions each day, with 996 of them correct. People who have a tough time in life probably make 986 right decisions, but it is those extra 10 wrong ones that cascade into major problems - alcoholism, drug use, unemployment or a stabbing death at a early morning party.