A good movie about love and growing old with a twist.

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2011)

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button stars Benjamin Button (played by Brad Pitt) and Daisy Fuller (played by Cate Blanchett). The movie is directed by David Fincher. The movie is about the life of Benjamin Button. This is a man who was born old and lives his life aging by years but physically getting younger. It is a coming of age movie through different stages of life. Benjamin experiences drinking for the first time, physical contact with women, and being out on his own as an adult. His years are 17 but his body is of an old man. He shares a midlife experience with the love of his life and he experiences getting mentally older while his body is in the best shape ever. The film also shows that love can withstand time.
Benjamin and Daisy know they care for each other even when Benjamin's body is too old physically for him to like a girl that is close to his birth age. Benjamin grows up and leaves to see life on his own. He sends postcards to Daisy from every place that he visits. Daisy also explores the world to develop her dancing. They come together in the end and Daisy takes care of Benjamin.
The movie uses flash back and voice over to put the audience into the film. Another movie that uses this style is Titanic. This movie also shows love can endure and that there comes a time that choices have to be made as an adult. Both movies have women telling of a past love that has passed away.
The camera angle is shown at an eye view making both characters appear as equals. This is true when Benjamin is talking with Daisy as an old man physically and when they are close in age and having a relationship in their forties. As Benjamin is mentally growing older but physically getting to the age of 7 he appears larger than life standing on the roof. He takes chances that most 7 year old would not take because of having the experience of a sixty or seventy year old.
Benjamin and Daisy spent almost all of their life together or being a part of each other's life all of their years. Benjamin sees a lot of death in his life and Daisy is his life that keeps him going. His diary that Daisy has read at the end of her time takes her back to his firsts and lasts reminding her of his love even then. It also reminds her that they had to experience their own life to appreciate each other when they do get together.