I'd been into movies or literature of such theme, u can say its fantasy, or imagination, or even unrealistic. Well, the movie had brought your attention to such topic regarding the paradox of fate, the planned or the free will. The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
It's a science fiction movie, yet it is not type that is over-colored by the scientific elements or fantasy. The story revolves around the fate and decisions made for love between David Norris, an ambitious young congressman who runs an unsuccessful campaign after the exposure of his scandalous private life, and Elise Sellas, the successful dancer-to-be who inspired David's speech during his unsuccessful campaign. Even though they haven't seen each other after that day, David doesn't seems to just forget about her and craving with the idea of meeting with her again, even if he doesn't know what's her name.
Somehow, "fate" brought them together magically, in a chance which David accidentally sit next by her side in a bus. The meeting between the two eventually sparks alot of surprises and possibilities, however, those are not in "The Plan" of the organization which they called themselves, the Adjustment Bureau. As their name imply, they are the one who monitor the world according to "The Plan" in the book of the "Chairman", including the rise of "Renaissance" and the "Age of Enlightenment". Well, u may call them Angels, as they r like the metaphor of angels, who can open any doors traveling to anywhere u wanna go, like frm New York to China or maybe "Heaven", as long as they're wearing their specially made hat. According to them, David and Elise are supposed to meet only once and never meant to be with each other again in the future. Their meeting has been troubling them as thing goes off the track and way beyond their control.
Even after using radical method to prevent their meeting including threatening David, sacrificing Elise future and kidnapping them, which ultimately failed, The two lover finally defies "The Plan" successfully, with the help from one of the low ranking Adjustment Bureau, Harry, from the very beginning. And thus, "free will" wins, and it may not b necessary to accept whatever "fate" offered to us.
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| Emily Blunt as Elise Sellas, gorgeous! |
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| Referring to the book where "The Plan" is written, finding a route to escape "Fate". |
The adjustment bureaus, wearing hats that allowed them to travel to anywhere through ANY door...
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| Kissing scene, b4 they seal their fate? |
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| Left, Emily Blunt; Right, Matt Damon |
That is just a general brief about the story, a very interesting and authentic plot, which to me it's something new in terms of their way of expressing the theme and the value of the story. Not to mention the brilliant performance by the actors/tresses, especially the main characters. One might associate Matt Damon with the image of Bourne Ultimatum, apparently he plays quite well in the lover's role too, not being overly reacted or too plain. As for Emily Blunt, well, i just always love her. She's doing well in her role making the character very natural, and like David, i love the characters of Elise, sarcastic but fun, honest but sincere. In case u haf no idea who Emily is, perhaps these photos below might refresh your memory somehow(provided that u watched "The Devil Wears Prada" already)?
Well, here's a trailer for it, in case u still haven't gt wad i mean. It's definitely worth watching, story and plot wise, great and unique with true entertaining value; the actors performance, perfect. Forgot to mention, i love how they describe Heaven as the Corporate and "Chairman" as the "you know who He is". If you like Inception and other romantic comedy, well, you might love this one.
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