Forrest Gump/ Benjamin Button

Rating: 8/10 (25 January 2009)

CONTAINS SPOILERS! LOTS OF THEM! Forrest Gump and Benjamin Button!
-Forrest and Benjamin never worried about money. -Both characters achieve more than expected. -Both lived longer than expected. -In their childhood lived in places where they met a lot of interesting characters that were there "just passing by". -Jenny and Daisy had a fase in which did not wanted to be with gump/button to pursue a dream. (jenny as an activist/hippie, daisy as a dancer)-And both girls left with another man. -Their mothers are there for support always. -Both mom's saw their sons as special in some way. -Benjamin and Forrest had a lot of different jobs. -They had jobs just for fun/travel. -They interact in special ways with American/world history. -Both returned to their childhood home after traveling for a long time. -Both were always in love with their first girlfriend. -Jenny/Daisy came back to Forrest/Benjamin after a long time to start a new life together. it was Forrest's/Benjamin's happiest time. -Their mom's die. -Grew up without a father. -Benjamin and Forrest are listeners, they listen more than they speak. -Both sailed. -Owned a boat. -Lt Dan and Captain Mike where drinkers. -Lt Dan/ Captain Mike introduced Forrest/Benjamin to prostitution in some way. -Both movies are narrated by a character in the movie telling the story to another. -Both characters deal with death constantly. -Went to war. -Had problems to walk at a young age. -Had only one child with the one he loved. -Most of the movie takes place in the south of USA. -Were afraid their child inherited their problem.
and most of all... both movies are GREAT!