Being a big fan of action movies, I felt slightly apprehensive about going into The Curious Case of Benjman Button, but I can surely say that after seeing this movie, my mind has been completely changed.
The movie begins with Daisy, an old woman who is on her deathbed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, along with her daughter, Caroline. Daisy's last request is for her daughter to read the journal of a dear friend of hers, the man who lived life backwards: Benjamin Button.
The movie explores Benjamin Buttons life from when he was born as an old man, to when he eventually closes his eyes as a baby. When Benjamin is born, on the day World War I ends, his father is rushing to the delivery room. The doctors tell him that his wife will not make it, and she makes him promise that he will "have a place". This scene displays incredible emotion as Button's father realizes the monstrosity that killed` his wife, and decides to abandon the child.
Benjamin's life is explored in detail as this 2 hour 48 minute movie progresses. We get to see as he meets Daisy, a young child, in his seemingly older days, and as they continue to interact as their ages get closer to meeting. The sheer emotion and drama of each scene in his life, and especially the final scene, is amazing. I give this movie a 9/10 because it is truly one of the most amazing movies I have seen in my life time.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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