Sunday, May 24, 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Just the other day, I watched a movie called “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. The first thing that urged me to watch this movie was that Brad Pitt was starring in it. He makes his mark as an actor here as Benjamin Button, a man with a strange disorder - physically aging backwards. Along his emotional journey of life he encounters friends, family, loved ones, adventures, and most of all, chances. I was especially amazed that the directors could find such “precise” actors to show how Benjamin aged. There were many different types of special effects, like adding different human features to show age. I also liked the choice of music, almost haunting and perhaps muthical. I believe that this deserves part of the award. When I watched this movie, the suspense was just too great. I had to know what happened to Benjamin at the end, and how he died. It turns out, he had turned into a baby. The moral I learned from this movie is how short life can be at times, and how we can make the most of it. Benjamin had many chances, but missed some of them. All in all, this was a beautifully tragic and terrific movie.