At first I am really curious at what the title of the film suggest.
The life of someone, what is so interesting about them?
Not to say that they are'nt interesting, everyone is unique, but what is so extraordinary of about this guy?
Is he a celebrity? A politican?
Well, he is not.
Simply put, fate has its twist on this poor soul called Benjamin Button.
His mother died at childbirth, father abandoned him due to his disease and watched him at a distance until he is dying. He has to abandon his love of his life due to this strange disease. He does'nt feel love. He came out as a crinkly old man baby and died as a youthful dementia baby.
I find the film somewhat long. I sat at the theatre for 3hours.
Some things are really interesting in the film.
1. Like how the old grand clock's second hand is moving anti-clockwise and sort of in sync with Benjamin Button's life.
2. some comic relief from an old man who relay the story of how he was struck by the lightning 7 times.
3. Nice make-up..Really show the contrast between different stages in life.
4. Really poignant moments at times when Benjamin sat with his father at the pier watching sunrise after acknowledging him and when Benjamin was playing with his daughter, knowing he has to leave the 2 out of 3 most important women in his life because he refuse to burden them as he ages. Finally, when he had dementia in a child-form and Daisy has to take care of him.
5. Somewhat like one of the Hong Kong movies that Any Lau starred in. Made in recent years i believe. Cant really remember.
6. Shed some positive light on the African Americans when they accepted Benjamin as who he was while his biological father actually abandoned him.
7. Set in New Orleans, when Hurricane Katrina hits.
This flim made me think quite a bit.
I will think about the possibilities in life. We do not know if it is possible until we muster up our courage and try again just like the lover of Benjamin who tried to swim across the English Channel in her old age after she failed to do so in her youth.
Even though family's love is in abundance, at some point in life, one still has to go alone.
Even though everything bad happened to one, it does not mean the end of life. Things like disease, growing up with old dying people, people's opinion of you due to appearance and so on, are not what one can control. It is how to deal with it positively and face it positively. Have faith in yourself and everything will roll in jsut fine.
Love is never about race. People cared for each other regardless of race like how Queenie takes care of Benjamin.
Love is also about sacrifice. Benjamin could not bear himself to burden anyone like his foster mum,Queenie and his love of his life, Daisy. He choose to leave, making them feel dislike for him so that they can carry on with their lives. I feel this way of leaving them is a tough decision to make. One will feel double the pain - being misunderstood and having to leave loved ones.
This film will definitely set people thinking about their lives...
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