Age Of Adaline

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AQUINO, Rudien Hannah B. 2A12
AGE OF ADALINE: FILM CRITIQUE
Age of Adaline is a bittersweet film that revolves around the concept of eternal youth and the curse that comes along with it. The story brings us into the world of Adaline Bowman, a lady who suddenly stopped aging due to the circumstances of being involved into an accident, and her struggle through decades under the burden of being permanently 29. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger, along with the script accredited to J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, the movie allows us to grasp factors and issues that come along being able to live forever. However, not all downsides of immortality were explored with enough ingenuity and keenness in the film. They did include scenarios wherein Adaline had to live like a fugitive, moving from town to town and changing her identity to avoid attracting attention and suspicion from being eternally young and all, but only in a hasty flack backs and brief explanations. They mainly focused on the love and relationship dilemma, how Adeline is unable to commit herself into a relationship which brought the film under the same category of cliché love stories.
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Aside from that, it did leave me questioning what type of immortality Adeline had. Is she only able to retain her youth? Or is she also immune to sickness that may cause death? Questions like that were left unanswered, however, that doesn’t mean that the movie is rubbish. With the exception of romance, the film does contain a good amount of drama and scenes that drive you into deep thoughts. It leaves you with a bittersweet nostalgic feeling, a good sign that the film did a great job in creating a connection with its audience. Overall, it was a good film, not at the same par with the award-winning films, but great in its own

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