So she has the secret to stop aging,
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Rob-O-Cop — 10 years ago(September 09, 2015 08:31 PM)
I think you're making excuses for bad script writing, although I guess they need it to have a story, otherwise it would be women gets hit by lightning and helps discover the cure for deteriorating bodies, and that would be very boring.
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cmtlshem15 — 10 years ago(September 09, 2015 08:53 PM)
Oh well no argument there, this was not the best writing I've ever seen in a movie! I really didn't love the way that so many of the essential plot points required the cooperation of a whole list of insanely convenient coincidences. There were a lot of moments that necessitated a suspension of my disbelief. But for Adaline to fear the idea of becoming a human science experiment was one thing that did make sense to meespecially when she experienced the drawbacks of her condition firsthand and knew that eternal youth wasn't all rainbows and unicorns.
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jeffmelchior4 — 10 years ago(September 09, 2015 10:45 PM)
Actually that's a great idea Rob-o-Cop. Apparently everything else needs a gritty reboot in order to please the ridiculous Millenial generation, why not the common chick flick too?
Movies work within their own worlds. Despite or because of its flights of fancy (contrivances and all) this movie worked within its own film and genre. More importantly, it had some beautiful cinematography. -
Rob-O-Cop — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 03:51 PM)
The cinematography was beautiful. Some high end expensive shots in there. Made me wonder how they pulled in the good crew on this average movie. The director specialises in this type of film. He must have friends in high places.
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bridgetjones12002 — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 07:38 PM)
otherwise it would be women gets hit by lightning and helps discover the cure for deteriorating bodies, and that would be very boring.
There was no "cure" for "deteriorating bodies". Time stopped magically for one woman who was 29 years old and
blessed
to be healthy and look like Blake Lively with money and a gorgeous wardrobe and several handsome men who fell in love with her over the course of her 107 years on this planet, and who knew what a curse it was to outlive or have to run away from everyone she loved (including her daughter, and watching
her
age and die while she still went on) before they discovered her secret.
What would you have said if it was a movie about time stopping for a 75 year old man who had cancer and lived for another 100 years and couldn't die and was doomed to survive in agony? Think living forever then would have been such a bargain??
It's a
fantasy
. And the best part is the endwhen she finds the gray hair and is happy and content when she realizes that she will age and grow old with this man that she loves.
immortality, something special that could help so many people, everyone, but she decides to keep that to herself so she can live a quiet life.
Lovely sense of community spirit there.
Oh, Hitler and his ilk deserved that generosity of spirit and sense of community? lol.
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Kariann1 — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 12:48 AM)
My first thought was, "Oh, no I won't be around, although my Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren will be."
I really enjoyed the film and Blake is perfect casting for the role. Her looks remind me so much of the top actresses of the 1940s. Maybe that was deliberate? I also wonder how many would die if science could manufacture lighting bolts and test further theories? -
death_2_arthur — 10 years ago(September 11, 2015 07:24 PM)
Ahh, yes I'm sure, Mr. Rob-o-cop, that had you been in the same situation as her you would have gladly traveled with the shady G-Men, gleefully flown to goodness knows where, and with a song in your heart be subjected to all manner of horrifying experimentations.
All in the name of community spirit!
You sir, are a rare bird and I tip my hat to you.
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Rob-O-Cop — 10 years ago(September 12, 2015 02:32 AM)
because the g men thing actually happens in real life..
There are plenty of people who have unusual conditions and are helped and studied noninvasive in the real world, that's pretty much how it really works.
No g men, just small time universities studying and helping. -
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eliel77 — 10 years ago(September 13, 2015 08:09 PM)
Rob-O-Cop, its not explicit in the movie but Adaline has a a great sense of community. Early in the movie she realized that she has the key to make people live forever, and after thinking a lot about the subject she concludes that it wont be good for the planet if people dont die. William tells her that if people stop dying the population of Earth will be around 20 billion in 2020, and she finally decides that she needs to keep her gift in secrecy.
Thats why William became an austronaut, he was searching others planets to people from Earth live. If he ever find another planet, Adaline could share her secret to the world.
I think you kinda missed this part of the movie, I suggest you to watch again this movie. You are getting the wrong picture of Adaline
Jacarutu!
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Rob-O-Cop — 10 years ago(September 15, 2015 05:29 PM)
haha, that would have helped it make more sense if it was in the movie, and william knew her secret at the beginning and had the chance to discuss the implications of not aging. probably won't watch this movie ever again though.
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Rob-O-Cop — 10 years ago(September 21, 2015 08:16 PM)
It's not up to her to know it, although as pointed out by other posters, in her world there were scary people who would kidnap her, in the real world they'd probably pay her beep and figure what was going on asap.
The reason wouldn't be discovered till 2035 in her world because she selfishly kept the secret to herself, letting billions of people age needlessly.
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kay_cee_d — 10 years ago(September 23, 2015 01:21 PM)
Oh I'm
so sure
you would give your life and your body over to science if this happened to you. You do realize you would probably never see the people you love again? That you would be held captive and likely experimented on to the point of torture? Don't be so dumb.