The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Elle Fanning is cutest thing in the world, why is it that Dakota is so much more famous anyways? XD
There is something extremely fascinating about this film, and I can’t pinpoint down what it is. Is it because it feels like the film is about life itself? Is it because of its dignity and elegant style? The main character’s southern accent? The thoughtful monologues?
Even though I don’t know what it is, and even though I’m not even all that fond of the story nor it touched me particularly, I think that there is something very special about this film. It’s strangely inspiring, from the wonderful and extraordinarily memorable war scene played backwards at the beginning to the travels of Benjamin Button near the end. The film made me feel like there is something profound to life itself, and that we have to savour it the way it is.
At the same time, I did find parts of the film ridiculous though – the way Daisy approached Benjamin for the first time and kissed him; I didn’t feel like there was anything romantic to it at all. The same thing goes for the way they got together for the second time. She just said “Sleep with me” and he said “Absolutely”, completely out of the blue. I was taken aback and surprised, so that scene did nothing for me. I did warm up to their relationship very quickly, because they went so well together, but at first I felt like they did a bad job.
I am in love with the style of the film and thought that it was brilliant at the beginning until Benjamin’s childhood, and ever since he and Daisy finally got together. Although the movie is far from perfect, and its kitsch annoyed me at times, I felt like it’s one of those films that make a difference, and I would recommend it as such.