By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
WHEN time ticks counterclockwise, how would life be?
This is the challenge faced by Benjamin Button as his life unfolds in reverse.
In the middle of World War I, Benjamin is born in an 80-year-old man's physique
. His shocking condition leads his father Thomas Button (Jason Flemyng) to leav
e him outside a home for the aged. In the caring hands of Queenie (Taraji Henso
n), Benjamin finds a home among the elderly. There, he finds the love that make
s him "grow" young.
Brad Pitt plays the protagonist's role of Button in David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin But
ton." Fincher's film is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s short
story. In the film, Benjamin Button was physically old but mentally young. But
in Fitzgerald's story, he is physically old and mentally old as he is capable o
f talking right after being born.
Fincher begins to tell the story through the use of foreshadowing te
chniques. Symbolisms are presented, giving the audience a hint of how the story
will unravel. It segues to the narration of the protagonist's life as recounte
d by Caroline (Julia Ormond) as she reads the diary of Benjamin Button. Telling
the story in the first person point of view gives the audience an idea of how
the protagonist sees, thinks and feels.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button mixes drama, fantasy, mystery and romance w
ith its cast including Cate Blanchett (Daisy), Elias Koteas (Mr. Gateau), Tilda
Swinton (Elizabeth Abott) and Jared Harris (Capt. Mike). The film earned five
Golden Globe nominations for best picture, best director, best actor, best scre
en play and best original score.
At the end of the film, surely, viewers won't forget this line: "Did I tell you
I was struck by lightning seven times?"
If you are curious to see an aged Brad Pitt and the graceful Cate Blanchett tog
ether on the silver screen, watch this film. But if you don't have the luxury o
f time, the film's three-hour runtime may not suit you.
The movie's pace is somewhat slow, yet fittingly similar to the ticking of the
clock of Benjamin Button's life.
See the movie trailer:
Time ticks slowly in 'The Curious case of Benjamin Button'
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"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" didn't look like a Brad Pitt movie to me. The storyline of the movie is very good but I found the movie just too slow and the transition, kind of jumped, something is not blending but I don't know what it is. Brad Pitt was just not Brad Pitt in this movie, Cate Blanchett was like the center of attraction. . However I think the "Inglorious Bastards" brought Brad back to us.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a curious film indeed. It's got an intriguing and completely absorbing story, as well as my favorite director, David Fincher, on the top of his game. With "Button", Fincher cements his place as one of the best directors alive, as his film is nothing short of magical, mesmerizing, riveting, ground breaking, and ultimately, timeless.Ginault Watches
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