the curious case of benjamin button;

so i have to start off by saying i'm a huge fan of brad pitt, therefore will attempt to make this review as un-biased as possible. the first time i saw it on the christmas day 2008 opening, i was actually astonished. not only at the magnificent acting but the story line in itself. how many people can you think of would actually come up with the idea of making a movie about a man who is reversing in his life, while everyone he knows and loves in going forward?

at first i was a bit confused considering the first ten minutes of the story consists of nothing to do with benajmin button himself, but the story of a solider sent off to war to die almost as soon as he gets there. the scene where his blind father is speaking to the crowd, and the scenarios start happening with everything going in reverse (ie; the war zone where said son is, and the bombs are revived off the ground, as is the solider and his fellow friends) was actually quite intresting to watch. there was more then a tint of sadness as the father left after telling the crowd he hopes they like his clock. you could actually feel the emotion, which was a really good point to the entire movie.

eventually you get to the point where benjamin button is mentioned, and so begins the real part of the movie. the way they were able to do the facial paint, ect on brad pitt during his "old" years was quite fantastic though. the part where benjamins father gave him because of his facial features calling him a monster (i'm sure the fact that his wife had just passed also was another main reason, but still) bothered me as well. it was still his child, and granted he had no idea what the hell was going on, it was his right as a father to attempt to keep the kid. i could see if he had been super poor and wasn't able to support it, but because of his looks, he gave it up to some random strangers door step.

granted, it worked out to benjamins benefit in the long run though.

also -- i had to keep questioning if it was really brad pitt underneath all that make up as he got "older" (or younger?). the scene where he meets daisy a little later in the move is quite nice, as well. you can tell he instantly fell in love with her right there.

i didnt really like though, how later on in the movie during the hospital scene in france, daisy just pushes him away and tells him to get lost, more or less. but the fact that in the diary he states he stated after for a while looking after her was quite comforting.

it was a bit of a twist turner towards the end after everything was said and done in regards to daisy & benjamin & caroline. i definetely wasn't expecting it. how it ended also, could have been less sad -- but then that would have taken away from the raw emotion in the aftermath and the realization of benjamin and daisy's love for each other. it kind of bothered me that it just cut out during the storm while caroline is in the other room taking everything in. i'm sure there were alot more questions she would have liked to ask daisy after the twist in the diary had been revealed, but there wasn't enough time.

one of the other pros towards the plot though during the end was as benjamin got "younger", daisy got older, obviously. it was very sad to see him as a seven year old with the mind of an eighty-seven year old. daisy staying with him through it all though definity set the tone for the end of the diary & even the movie. i doubt anyone could even be able to comphrend what she must have been feeling as she watched her one true love (in baby form again) give away from life. it was defintely heart warming, and a major tear jerker. the essence that benjamin and daisy have always and will always be there for each other definetely came through.

if you're a fan of brad pitt, or was even the slightest bit curious about a movie where a man moves backwards through his life, & all the intresting people he meets along the way; then i would recommend seeing it. its a bit long (3 hours, i believe) but worth every minute of watching it.