Caught "The Adjustment Bureau" last night with Jess, who was suga' momma for the night and took me out for some ramen and a movie. We ate at Koraku, one of our regular places for ramen in Sherman Oaks. The place definitely hits the spot especially when you want ramen after 10pm (it closes at 1am on weekends!), and is one of the few places I know that has curry flavored broth (upon request!)
I can go on and make this a full fledge review about The Adjustment Bureau, but all I really want to say review wise is that it's a solid movie with some interesting special effects and a solid plot. What I really want to bring up is an interesting topic in which the movie brings up the idea of fate and how Matt Damon's character's life is planned out by this unseen almighty being called "The Chairman".
Damon's character, David Norris, is set on a path to become a senator and on to something greater but is interrupted when he meets a woman whom he falls in love with. The job of the Adjustment Bureau is to reassure he gets back onto his destined path but chance keeps delving him off his predetermined life and back into this love which is not part of the design.
Throughout the movie, the Bureau implies how they are sort of like angels and that The Chairman has been referred by other names such as god. I just find it interesting that an almighty being with an undetermined amount of power requires a whole department to fix mistakes in plans that the Bureau and The Chairman had the power to outline.
Just one of those questions that arise in my mind if God is truly perfect and immune from flaw or that if he makes mistakes just like us.
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