David Fincher; forty-seven, was the director of this riveting tale about a rather curious man named Benjamin Button who has a disease in which he grows younger. Throughout Benjamin’s life, he is constantly altering who he is. From being a “Tugboat man,” to being a wealthy business man and even living as a peasant in India, he never seems to stay at any one place for very long. He encounters many struggles in which he allows his resilience to help him stay afloat even though at times, all roads seem to lead nowhere.
From Warner Bros Pictures, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) not only has an extraordinary plot but has phenomenal acting as well. Some of which are the following: Brad Pitt as Benjamin and Cate Blanchett as Daisy. This film received an astonishing 8.5 out of 10 stars. This movie is basically about a man who travels the world and has to live his life backwards, from old to young.
Benjamin Button starts off as an “old” toddler and quickly discovers the reality of the outside world through his rapidly evolving lifestyle. He begins to fall in love with a woman named Daisy who he grew up with. They unfortunately realize that they cannot be together after Daisy gives birth to a baby girl and Benjamin leaves because he doesn’t want to leave her with the responsibility of caring for both the new born and Benjamin himself.
Though I enjoyed all aspects of this film, there was an abundance of memorable events that occurred. One of which being when Benjamin describes Daisy accident through a series of minor facts that all contributed to the accident. “If that man hadn’t waken up five minutes late, if the lady hadn’t broken up with her boyfriend the night before…”
I recommend this movie to all ages both young and old. Everyone who watches this film will walk away with something majestic. However, if you are the type of person who can’t sit through a movie that is three hours long, then bring a pillow.
--Dillan
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