THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

Title : The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Cast : Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson

Genre : Drama

Rating : Very Good

Pic : wikipedia.com

Synopsis:

Elder Daisy is on her bed in a hospital with her daughter Caroline as hurricane Katrina approaches in 2005. She then asks Caroline to read aloud a dairy written by Benjamin Button.

Benjamin Button was born in early 1900, abandon by his father since he was a baby whom born like 80 years old guy, full of wrinkle, almost blind and deaf. His father, Thomas Button, left him in a nursing home and was found by a couple Queenie and Tizzy.
While Benjamin growing up, he physically growing younger. At early 30, still appearing at his seventies, Benjamin met Daisy, whose grandmother lives in the nursing home. They play together and listen to daisy's grandmother read from a storybook.

A few years later, Benjamin met Captain Mike, and work in a tug boat. The captain also brings him to a brothel for the first time, and Benjamin met his father, Thomas, though he never reveals that he is Benjamin's father. Later, Benjamin leaves New Orleans with the tug boat crew.
In Russia, Benjamin meets a British woman, Elizabeth Abbot, and falls in love with her. They have a short affair before Elizabeth leaves Benjamin.

Benjamin gets caught up in World War II when Captain Mike's boat and crew are enlisted by the United State Navy. During a battle, the tugboat rams and sinks a German submarine. Most of the sailors on board the tugboat, including Captain Mike, die of wounds received from the battle.

In 1945, Benjamin comes back to New Orleans and meets his dying father. He reveals and lefts everything to his only son.
Benjamin meets Daisy, whom a famous ballet dancer. While he attends one of her performance in New York, Benjamin realizes that Daisy has fallen to her fellow dancer. Later, Daisy had a car accident and broke her leg, and ended her shinning carrier. Benjamin immediately fly to Paris to see Daisy, her first comment upon seeing Benjamin is "you're perfect" – referring to his youthful appearance – but she turns Benjamin away, telling him to get out of her life.

In 1962, Daisy returns to New Orleans and meets Benjamin again and falls in love. They have a perfect lives and while Daisy aging, Benjamin, in the other hand, is younger. And one day, after Daisy gives birth to their first daughter, Benjamin leaves her and their daughter, gives all his wealth to them, since he feels he will never be able to be a father with his never ending younger age.

Realizing that Benjamin is her father, Caroline become upset to her mother, later she finds postcards sent by her father every year and he writes how he feels about Caroline.
in 1980 Benjamin comes back for the last time, looks even younger and meets middle aged Daisy, at that moment, Daisy is married to a widower and Caroline is 12 years old. A few years later, someone called Daisy form a nursing house, and they shows her 10 years old boy, confused and remember nothing of his past. Daisy moves to the nursing house, taking care of Benjamin, growing younger, throwing tantrum, and finally died as an infant in Daisy's arm.

Comments:

While reading some newspaper, i had a good feeling about this movie, and last week i accidentally found it in my sister computer. The story is unusual, quite touching and very very long. He he he, it took me almost 3 hours to watch, and prepared to be very very bored if you don't like drama ^_^. But i think it's not really boring at all. To see Benjamin growing younger, is quite fascinating. And to see Daisy's never ending compassion was definitely touching ^_^

Fun facts:

• Brad Pitt needs 5 hours make up session for his role in the movie
• Shiloh Jolie Pitt played as Benjamin and Daisy's daughter.
• In the hotel lobby, the cigarette pack Daisy put in her pocket was red, but the pack laid on the kitchen table was green.
• imdb.com