STUDIO SYNOPSIS

For Mary, nothing is typical, especially relationships. When she is set up on a blind date with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve, Mary thinks the chemistry is undeniable - that Steve is "the one." Steve, on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy. Mary, who just knows she's found her soul mate, decides to do anything and go anywhere to be with him. She begins to pursue Steve relentlessly as he crisscrosses the country, covering breaking news stories.

Mary's escalating infatuation with Steve is encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Thomas Haden Church), who enjoys torturing his insolent cameraman at every opportunity. With Mary never far behind and Hartman urging her on, Steve becomes increasingly unhinged.

SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW
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THE BIG LIFE QUESTION:
Is life ruled by chance or fate. Are relationships part of a predetermined destiny? Or, do they happen merely through random circumstance? When Mary is set up on a blind date with handsome cable-news cameraman Steve, she thinks the chemistry is undeniable - that Steve is "the one." Steve, on the other hand, thinks Mary is crazy.

MARY believes in destiny. There is a predetermined “one” for her.

STEVE believes in circumstance (it was just a causal date, nothing more).

What do you believe? Is life random chance or predetermined destiny?

The Bible suggests that your destiny is a matter of choice:
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!"
(Deuteronomy 30:19)

Perhaps William Jennings Bryan said it best, "Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."