Phenomenal

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2009)

The first time I went to see this film, I was with my whole family, we were about to see a different movie (I forgot what it was, possibly Bedtime Stories...), but I was completely thrown off my feet when I saw it. It was touching, funny, dramatic, told a great story, and had its share of action. The story tells of a man, who is born at around 85 +/-. He grows up in reverse, taking his first steps out of his wheelchair, going for a day downtown, and going on a tugboat, from which he departs the USA when he looks around his late 60's. While in Russia, he meets a woman who he falls in love with. He is put in the war on the tugboat. As he returns to the USA, he finds a girl he had a crush on when he was "young", who has since grown up and found a career. After many events, the girl falls in love with Benjamin and they are married. They have a child, and that is where I will stop. I don't believe I have given a spoiler, so I'll sum that up into fewer words. Benjamin is a nice character, he was raised that way. He has amazing adventures, interlaced with others' interesting, sometimes humorous, adventures. I know many people who cried during this movie, and rightfully so, this story will have you thinking about the movie for the rest of the week.
It has many memorable quotes, some being "You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go."- Capt. Mike "Benjamin, we're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?"- Mrs. Maple Among others.
I can honestly say, without a doubt, this is my favorite movie OF ITS GENRE. The genre of Benjamin Button is quite unique, being mostly a drama, but also an "old-fashioned" sort of genre, and seeing the lifestyles and backgrounds change is quite interesting and fun.