Broken Destiny

Rating: 7/10 (13 March 2011)

It's crazy enough for me to accept. Its concept of fate, and the actions of free will challenging those very predetermination's are interesting enough to be moved by the love shared by two human beings. It was love at first sight as New York Senator David Norris (Damon) had gone to the men's room in the wake of his latest defeat. His personal moments are easily interrupted to his own good fortune as he meets and strikes up one hell of a first kiss with a mysterious woman named Elise (Blunt), leaving him with the unending thought of seeing her again. The conversation was filled with enough chemistry to spark that first kiss with as much passion as it brought to the very bond these two individuals share through their brief moments together. Like I said it was love, however to the Adjustment Bureau, a group of guys dressed in suits, carrying the powers to move from door to door at the clockwise turn of door knob, it was mistake. Their interference in David's life reveals their own purpose as the guys who manage the fate of everyone. When someone falls off their predetermined plan they have to fix it with a couple turns. Their intentions to keep the 2 love birds from meeting, other than that one time cannot have been more than just a basic slip of the plan. I can't really stress on how crazy it was as the more compassionate member of this team of destiny repairmen (Mackie) stated that in some ways they have been revered as angels, and I just thought hey, maybe wings are out of fashion, and they just suited up. A style Barney Stintson from "How I Met Your Mother" would no doubt be proud to call an awesome form of religion. They even refer to the man who runs all of them as the chairman. Whether or not they're talking about God, I think director George Nolfi brings an interesting point, as well the fact that he mentioned the whole purpose of this was to raise questions. Angels in suits would've been more of humorous way of describing these guys. But were not here to talk suit. I'm talking about fate instead which can be a real bitch when the very concept of free will is more of an illusion for us to believe, rather coldly revered by the words of one of the bureau's top guys Thompson (Stamp) as they get desperate into telling David just how detrimental it is that he and Elise stay apart. They can see the value of their love, as well their very compassion towards one another. However they can see the very devastation of that connection, shattering their dreams as well their hopes of reaching their full potential. In David's case, despite having a previous bad boy background in his years of youth, has a shot in the White House, as President in fact. Elise, with the beauty and rhythm of her nearly flawless dancing has a chance to go pro and really make a name for herself. These revealed secrets only torture and push David into a corner, as he contemplates on whether to decide if life is truly better with or without Elise. The first 3 years of not seeing her, up until the moments they reunited were tough for him, but what was more painful was the last 11 months up until he prevents her pathetic attempts to marry a man whom she feels absolutely no happiness whatsoever. He even gets a little assistance from Harry, who apparently reveals that they've got feelings. In an all night cram session, David's new powers take him all over Manhattan, finding and surprisingly convincing Elise of his dilemma, despite some heated feelings from their last moments together. I can't say leaving someone in a hospital all by themselves is a good way of breaking up with someone, but it sure beats the cold and even slimy method of text breakups. Needless to say, after challenging destiny, and even risking a complete and inevitable fate similar to being lobotomized, the 2 lovers are touched by the hands of fate, the word of the chairman becomes very clear, of a change plans. The power of love can conquer all. Despite challenging the very notion of destiny, these 2 characters spent most of the movie thinking about one another endlessly. They cherished, and fought for every moment they could be together. "The Adjustment Bureau" is crazy, leaving several questions to be pondered at a level of amused curiosity. As a Catholic I've been raised to believe that Angels resemble figures with halos and bird wings. Don't get me wrong, I found the idea of the suits, as well as the more technologically advanced procedures they took to be intriguing. The transporting hats, the immobilization gadgets, and the plan books. How do we really know that Angel's really resemble the way they've been told? I'm not going to say they're suit wearing, door opening destiny officers. But the film's approach with that idea is telling us that maybe there are other possibilities with the Adjustment Bureau with it's officers and Chairman as synonyms for God and his Army of Angels. Above all the religious complexity, the film is impressive with the performances of its leads. Matt Damon, portraying a politician, with both Charisma, and even a history traumatic enough to serve as his inspirations and even to reach his goals. Blunts' character interesting in the chemistry she shares with David, as well as her reactions towards the whole issue of the being revealed a complete super natural elements. The scene where David transports them to Liberty Island, shows a reaction that relies on not to much exaggeration of her reaction, displaying very convincible panic expressions.Director George Nolfi has brought movie viewers a thriller with enough romance, intriguing forms of insanity, and even a reason for us to never allow our free will to go to waist.