Forgive me, "famous". I was born when the movie came out, only seeing much later. I took it as conceptually facing a weighty adulthood decision where one can choose a stable, profitable, comfortable life path, but a path that is also boring and perhaps even soul-sucking.
Funnily, I face this daily: I'm able to make good money in various technical jobs, but I don't... Instead, I chose a path where I like the people, the company, the goals, the short commute and the technical/non-technical freedoms. But I cringe a little when I see what everyone else claims to earn (backed by the employment ads I see).