See Dick run

We saw “The Adjustment Bureau” last night, a good movie made from Phil Dick's novel.   The NY Times said “a witty mix of science-fiction metaphysics and old-fashioned fluttery romance, “ which sums it up pretty well.  More suspenseful than most movies, with a really nice Dickian twist.  (An adjective that I suppose will never have the recognition of “Dickensian.”)  We could conventionally say "I wish Phil had lived long enough to see what a cultural icon he would become," but that's presumptuous and ultimately trivializing, I think, of a complex man who saw things most of us never glimpse.  Maybe we can be glad that they're beyond our ken; maybe we can praise Dick for going there and having the strength to come back and report.Joe