the curious case of benji button-disturbing, boring yet very intriguing and fascinating
the story starts off with the elderly Daisy on her deathbed with her daughter Caroline at her side, going through some of her mother's memoirs. Caroline then stumbles upon a book,- to be prcise, a biography, in which she opens, only to reveal tht it is the life story of Benjamin Button, who was once her mother's lover.
"I was born under unusual circumstances" it starts. Benjamin Button was indeed born under unusual circumstances- he was born old, and the story reveals his life, as normal as any other man beside the fact that he ages backward, being born as an 80 year-old man, Benjamin dies as a baby.
The only thing interesting about it is the way he ages backward. Other than that, it is just a film about this mans life covered in 2 and a half hours.
Eventhough, it still explores the most extra-ordinary aspects of ordinary life, and that makes the movie so unique. It gives a sort of sweet heartfelt warmth kind of ambiance to it, though i do say that the movie starts off a little slow.
the movie is sort of disturbing in a way that makes you contemplate about life itself for weeks even after watching the film. Also, I applaud the producers for being able to bring the story to life. It was probably a really difficult movie to make and difficult to shoot, having to work out benjamins life backward and shooting it in little different bits. It must have taken a heck of a long time.
the result of the movie: bravo.
so do i like it? haha im not sure yet...
well the effects are definitely good but it still isn't making it to my fave movies list.
~sukyi
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