Original publication date: March 4, 2011
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in The Adjustment Bureau, a film that resembles Serendipity's fate design. Will fate bring them together? Or will fate drive them apart?
The Adjustment Bureau shows the journey a man will take to find his soulmate. The opening scene surveys a confident David Norris (Matt Damon), a Congressional Representative attempting to run for a U.S. Senate seat in the state of New York. In a series of shots, David is shown addressing the community well on his way to election night. He is standout public figure in New York City as well as in his hometown of Brooklyn.
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt star in The Adjustment Bureau, a film that resembles Serendipity's fate design. Will fate bring them together? Or will fate drive them apart?
The Adjustment Bureau shows the journey a man will take to find his soulmate. The opening scene surveys a confident David Norris (Matt Damon), a Congressional Representative attempting to run for a U.S. Senate seat in the state of New York. In a series of shots, David is shown addressing the community well on his way to election night. He is standout public figure in New York City as well as in his hometown of Brooklyn.
David will soon meet his soulmate Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt). Elise is crashing a wedding in the same hotel as David's concession speech. Elise's sexy English accent puts David in a trance. Do David and Elise meet by change? Or does fate bring them together for that one moment? Minutes after David and Elise magically connect, they must separate. David is inspired to give his concession speech with confidence.
The Adjustment Bureau are agents of destiny with bigger plans. They are ordered by a higher power to keep David and Elise apart. It is essentially written in "black and white" that David and Elise must never be together. David is positioned again to reunite with Elise on a bus. Harry Mitchell (Anthony Mackie), an agent of fate, snoozes on his job to prevent David and Elise from meeting again. David and Elise's future success depend on them to remain apart.
Elise is a talented dancer hoping to become a national dancing star. David wants to win the Senate seat, an is destined to become the future President of the United States. If Elise and David cross the same path, they will never accomplish their dreams. The agents of fate go the distance to ensure David and Elise are disconnected, even using magical doors throughout New York City to travel across the city. Nothing will deny David the love he seeks in Elise.
Harry helps David find Elise, the woman of his dreams. He warns David that Elise being "enough" will hold him back from making a run for the U.S. Presidency. Additionally, Harry has an underlying redemption to lessen the remorse experienced after the death of David's father. It is at this moment the audience learns of Harry's motivation to help David.
David puts Elise on an emotional roller coaster ride throughout the film. David constantly changes his mind without revealing his true intentions. Elise is confused on whether to move on without David, or to move on with her life. She knows that David is the perfect man, which holds her back from accepting less.
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are perfect together. The two actors show magical chemistry, transforming the movie experience into an unforgettable journey to find love against the powerful force of fate standing in the way of their love to protect their dreams. The audience realize that David and Elise's love is their dream.
Every person in life chooses their own path. Those who want more out of life will find success and true love. David and Elise choose love over their dreams. The Adjustment Bureau is a film about taking chances and making decisions outside of fate's design to find happiness.
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