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The Adjustment Bureau
Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Terrence Stamp, Michael Kelly, and more…
Directed by: George Nolfi Screenplay by: George Nolfi Based on the Short Story: “Adjustment Team” by Philip K Dick
(And though not credited at IMDB, Eric Kripke Creator of Supernatural is associated with it as well. Shocked me!) Premise: David Norris, and up and coming politician in New York, becomes aware of the supernatural presence of the Adjustment Bureau. Not only that, they pointedly tell him that he is to cease and desist trying to find the woman he met by chance who he direly wants to see again. If he tells anyone of what he’s seen, his brain will be erased. All must follow the plan. Review: This movie was fab! For once the previews didn’t give everything away so there were several surprises. The movie is also filled with beautiful, subtle moments. Over a span of four years, we see David Norris push and get pushed. And though free will might be only something we’re led falsely to believe in, all is not as perfect or as in control as the Bureau would like to believe. Chance and Fate can throw kinks in the system too. Mr. Damon and Ms. Blunt have great chemistry. All their moments together are fresh and heartfelt. Elisa is in no way your standard girl, and that just made the movie so much more fun. The concept of the travel doors and a multi dimensional convoluted travel system was awesome – even the supernatural beings complained about navigating downtown New York. LOL. Loved the concept of the hats! All the special effects are very subtle and were made all the more awesome for it. This could be happening to anyone, anywhere, right now. (The notebooks were so cool, too!) Didn’t realize until the credits rolled that it was based on a short story by Philip K Dick. No wonder it had a little bit of everything in it! Too cool. A lot of layers and subtext. Definitely worth seeing. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (hubby says totally worth full price of admission!)
(And though not credited at IMDB, Eric Kripke Creator of Supernatural is associated with it as well. Shocked me!) Premise: David Norris, and up and coming politician in New York, becomes aware of the supernatural presence of the Adjustment Bureau. Not only that, they pointedly tell him that he is to cease and desist trying to find the woman he met by chance who he direly wants to see again. If he tells anyone of what he’s seen, his brain will be erased. All must follow the plan. Review: This movie was fab! For once the previews didn’t give everything away so there were several surprises. The movie is also filled with beautiful, subtle moments. Over a span of four years, we see David Norris push and get pushed. And though free will might be only something we’re led falsely to believe in, all is not as perfect or as in control as the Bureau would like to believe. Chance and Fate can throw kinks in the system too. Mr. Damon and Ms. Blunt have great chemistry. All their moments together are fresh and heartfelt. Elisa is in no way your standard girl, and that just made the movie so much more fun. The concept of the travel doors and a multi dimensional convoluted travel system was awesome – even the supernatural beings complained about navigating downtown New York. LOL. Loved the concept of the hats! All the special effects are very subtle and were made all the more awesome for it. This could be happening to anyone, anywhere, right now. (The notebooks were so cool, too!) Didn’t realize until the credits rolled that it was based on a short story by Philip K Dick. No wonder it had a little bit of everything in it! Too cool. A lot of layers and subtext. Definitely worth seeing. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (hubby says totally worth full price of admission!)
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I think Philip K. Dick is the most used sourced for movie ideas than any other author. That's my own take, no research went into that statement so it could be wrong. I forgot about Michael Crichton, but PKD would be a tight second. Blade Runner, Paycheck, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly and these are just off the top of my head. I know there are more. Amazing source, amazing stories!
WORD! He definitely was a creative thinker.