The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Review
It is an intriguing and unique love story that withstands time, mystery and old age. Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, director David Fincher portrays a beautiful story that spans decades in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
In a series of flashbacks from Daisy (Cate Blanchett), she gradually unfolds the story of a boy called Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) who is born as an 80-year-old and proceeds to age backwards through life. Ironically, he is taken in and raised in a nursing home as an old child amongst elderly, where he has a lovely tender relationship with his adoptive mother and has a wonderful sense of curiosity about the world around him.
At the nursing home he meets a beautiful red-headed young girl named Daisy, who befriends him and sees beyond his old body into his child-like heart. Daisy grows older and he grows younger, yet both of them keep in touch through their various adventures and life experiences. The love they seem have for each other seems to grow in spite of their actions and eventually brings them together again. But Benjamin’s unusual disease complicates their lives making them both marvel at the beauty of life and realize its fleeting quality.
This movie is absolutely beautiful. The costumes and make-up are obviously amazing, and it is remarkable to watch Brad Pitt literally change beneath our eyes with every scene. Cate Blanchett is a star in this movie, touching in her portrayal of this vivacious and sweet young woman from her twenties to old age. The character of Daisy encapsulates beauty, youth and excitement.
More remarkable than the beautiful scenes or the truly wonderful acting is the way director David Fincher weaves a tale that reveals how precious life is and reminds you that remarkable things can happen everyday.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, with its heartwarming messages, beautiful scenes, and touching love story is one to watch over and over again.
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