Adjustment Bureau is ok although philosophically speaking, it can go much deeper than just quick-and-simple lines about destiny and free will. And there the can-change can-do American spirit, as humble as it is trying to be when talking about all the man-made wars all based on free will and the perpetual search for self-interest benefits, still remains forever strong with the ending. Is there a deeper plot when the original novel's author wants to elude about God's intention to test human beings and to let them have a say and be a part of their own lives? And there is a "protecting angel" who might come in any form as well? Is there something more thought-provoking to think about the choice of risking everything, the usual comfortable route - "on the way" to be a great dancer, a successful politician, a president - to select the non-beaten track of to pursuing love and letting love complete the rest? Power - Money - Love - the triad competing interests and options that makes the analytical mind weighs.
A soft and sweet song to the "hopelessly romantic" catered to the Western-raised consumers, the movie makes me think about how in Eastern novels or folklore, those who don't listen to the Gods' words, end up being separated from each other or having to suffer from limitless pain as they live their love and their life (Nguu Lang - Chuc Nu, Truyet thuyet Lieu Trai).
Off-topic: the Plan Book in this movie is so detailed and precise, so different from the typical general La so tu vi that many Vietnamese usually read and "adjust" their lives accordingly =p
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