Because having her is enough

Elouise 2022-04-19 09:01:37

At 1 hour and 17 minutes into the movie, Davie, the protagonist, asked Harry from the Destiny Planning Bureau why they were so concerned about his relationship, and Harry replied that it was enough to have her. I just realized what this movie was trying to convey. "If you're with her, you don't have to fill the void, you don't need applause and votes, you don't dream of being in the White House one day. That's important, but it's not the only thing that matters."

I don't deny the influence of love on career. The so-called smugness in love is not completely unfounded. But can career and love really not coexist?

Many great people are lonely. It's not that they don't need love, they're actually scared. I am afraid that my investment will not be rewarded accordingly, I am afraid that one will go up and down, and I am afraid that my relationship will become a stumbling block on the road to success. After all, human energy is limited. Emotions are illusory things. They are not like house and car tickets. They can be felt in real life. Moreover, people can change. Once feelings change, they may end up with nothing but money and money. The opportunity cost is too great.

But even so, many people are still like the protagonists in the movie. They can ride the same bus for three years for the sake of a one-sided crush, and they can do everything for love. Because love is so beautiful.

Some people give up love for fame and fortune, some people give up fame and fortune for love. No one is right or wrong, everyone's choice is different.

The ending of the movie is so thought-provoking. The male lead asked if Hary was the chairman (God), Hary smiled and said that you have seen him, or that it was her. Everyone has seen it, and the chairman always appears to everyone in a different image, so people are rarely recognizable at the moment. I think what the movie wants to express is that every so-called key point of life that you think is the hand of God, but it is actually in your hands. He can be your boss, your colleague, a stranger you meet by chance, or anyone who affects you.

Davie: "Is this some kind of test?"

Hary: "It's a test in a way. It's a test for everyone, and it's a test for the members of the Destiny Bureau."

Everywhere in life is a test

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The Adjustment Bureau quotes

  • Harry Mitchell: [talks to David] You're going to look for her, aren't you? You won't find her. They'll make sure of it. Even if they weren't trying to stop you, there are nine million people in this city. You'll never find her. Forget about her. Move on with your life.

  • David Norris: What ever happened to Free Will?

    Thompson: We actually tried Free Will before. After taking you from hunting and gathering to the height of the Roman Empire we stepped back to see how you'd do on your own. You gave us the Dark Ages for five centuries... until finally we decided we should come back in. The Chairman thought maybe we just needed to do a better job of teaching you how to ride a bike before taking the training wheels off again. So we gave you the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Scientific Revolution. For six hundred years we taught you to control your impulses with reason, then in 1910 we stepped back. Within fifty years, you'd brought us World War I, the Depression, Fascism, the Holocaust and capped it off by bringing the entire planet to the brink of destruction in the Cuban Missile Crisis. At that point a decision was taken to step back in again before you did something that even we couldn't fix. You don't have free will, David. You have the appearance of free will.