THE POLIPHONIES OF NON-FINDING OR ABOUT THE UNFULFILLED DESTINY: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU/BEFORE WE GO
THE POLIPHONIES OF NON-FINDING OR ABOUT THE UNFULFILLED DESTINY: THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU/BEFORE WE GO

Summary/Abstract: In this material I intend to explore the human destiny and its limits. Led by a macrocosmic force, the destiny cannot modify its coordinates, which are considered to be presettled. However, in case of some encounters, more or less wanted, the people try to overpass its boundaries and to eliminate them, and thus thwarting the Creator’s will. I have chosen the two film adaptations, entitled ‹‹The Adjustment Bureau›› and ‹‹Before we go››, the former under the direction of George Nolfi (2011) and the latter under Chris Evans’s direction (2014), as a case study, in order to exemplify two situations generated by identical forces and interests, but which have different endings: in the first case, the two human beings get from God a reiteration of their own existence, implicitly of their destiny, through the fact that they manage and are allowed to remain together, while in the second case, they probe the fact they have known each other, at a certain time and space, like an experience that mark them, on one side, and on the other side helps them in their existential itinerary, through taking better decisions, through facing all kinds of trials and last but not least, through overpassing well the ontological proofs, which they are subjected to. Both cinematographic creations analyse the act of predestination or that of the human being’s mission, through finding his soul mate. More than that, we discuss in this abstract about protective divine court, mentioning the fact that every individual receives a guardian angel from God, to guide and protect him/her, a savior and a good advisor regarding the choices that he/she has to make in their lives. Both film adaptations finally convince us, that life hides its intentions, having as a purpose to render an evoluted ego, a balanced individual, even if this one is penetrated by melancholy feelings and regrets. The polyphonies of the encounter of the two people attracted by one to the other, intervene, in this way, with the polyphonies of non-finding, as long as the destiny does fulfill or does not.

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