Movie Review

Movie Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(written as a Staff Writer for my college newspaper)

“My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances…”

It’s no wonder that “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was nominated for five Golden Globes. The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story follows the extraordinary life of Benjamin Button. Born in New Orleans just after World War I, Button is abandoned by his father and raised by “Queenie” a care taker of the elderly residents of a seniors home.

He is born with a rare affliction in which he ages in reverse. The interesting story superbly intertwines the lives of Button, Played by Brad Pitt, and Daisy, played by Cate Blanchett, from childhood to death. They are at opposite ends of the life spectrum but fall in love somewhere in the middle proving that “life isn’t measures in minutes, but in moments.”

The aging of the characters throughout the film, from young to old and vice versa, is amazing. Following the characters as they discover life, love, death, and what matters most is what I treasured most about this film. Full of great inspirational scripting I feel like I actually learned something from the movie. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is my new favorite.