The Adjustment Bureau

Storyform

Story synopsis: "The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart." (Synopsis source: IMDB.com)

Story Dynamics

8 of the 12 essential questions

Main Character Resolve: Steadfast
Main Character Growth: Start
Main Character Approach: Do-er
Main Character Mental Sex: Male
Story Driver: Action
Story Limit: Optionlock
Story Outcome: Success
Story Judgment: Good

Overall Story Throughline

Mysterious forces attempt to keep two lovers apart

Overall Story Throughline: Psychology
Overall Story Concern: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Issue: Situation vs. Circumstances
Overall Story Problem: Actuality
Overall Story Solution: Perception
Overall Story Symptom: Chaos
Overall Story Response: Order
Overall Story Catalyst: Circumstances
Overall Story Inhibitor: Falsehood
Overall Story Benchmark: Becoming
Overall Story Signpost 1: Conceiving
Overall Story Signpost 2: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Signpost 3: Being
Overall Story Signpost 4: Becoming

Main Character Throughline

David Noris

Main Character Throughline: Universe
Main Character Concern: Past
Main Character Issue: Fate vs. Destiny
Main Character Problem: Knowledge
Main Character Solution: Thought
Main Character Symptom: Chaos
Main Character Response: Order
Main Character Unique Ability: Interdiction
Main Character Critical Flaw: Conditioning
Main Character Benchmark: Future
Main Character Signpost 1: Future
Main Character Signpost 2: Past
Main Character Signpost 3: Progress
Main Character Signpost 4: Present

Influence Character Throughline

Elise

Influence Character Throughline: Mind
Influence Character Concern: Memory
Influence Character Issue: Truth vs. Falsehood
Influence Character Problem: Actuality
Influence Character Solution: Perception
Influence Character Symptom: Thought
Influence Character Response: Knowledge
Influence Character Unique Ability: Suspicion
Influence Character Critical Flaw: Sense of Self
Influence Character Benchmark: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 1: Memory
Influence Character Signpost 2: Subconscious
Influence Character Signpost 3: Preconscious
Influence Character Signpost 4: Conscious

Relationship Story Throughline

Star-crossed lovers

Relationship Story Throughline: Physics
Relationship Story Concern: Understanding
Relationship Story Issue: Senses vs. Interpretation
Relationship Story Problem: Equity
Relationship Story Solution: Inequity
Relationship Story Symptom: Chaos
Relationship Story Response: Order
Relationship Story Catalyst: Interpretation
Relationship Story Inhibitor: Destiny
Relationship Story Benchmark: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 1: Understanding
Relationship Story Signpost 2: Doing
Relationship Story Signpost 3: Obtaining
Relationship Story Signpost 4: Learning

Addditional Story Points

Key Structural Appreciations

Overall Story Goal: Conceptualizing
Overall Story Consequence: Understanding
Overall Story Cost: Memory
Overall Story Dividend: Past
Overall Story Requirements: Becoming
Overall Story Prerequisites: Obtaining
Overall Story Preconditions: Subconscious
Overall Story Forewarnings: Future

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Dynamic Act Schematics

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