#8 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (8/10)

What makes this film such a curious case is that when Benjamin Button was born in New Orleans just after World War 1, he is already in his eighties, and proceeds to live his life aging in reverse. This extensive , three hour film follows the character's unusual life into the 21st century as he experiences joy and sadness, romance, and the meaning of timelessness. For me the story was very interesting in the fact that most movies are the growth of people through their life, and so was this film except it was backwards. It was interesting to see someone go from the body of a baby with the conditions of an old man to a young ,healthy middle aged man back to baby again. Although this film showed some happiness and humor , like the old man and his lightning occurrences, most of it was sad and depressing. Fincher's movie seems to exist exclusively to remind us of our own humanity. It's a sequence of constant, controlling, downers witch made me think of the cold grave that everybody is heading to. Spending three hours in a darkened room reflecting on your own eventual termination isn't exactly my idea of a good time, or movie. The beginning through the end was very depressing. There was heartbreaks, deaths, loneliness and many other gloomy details. Almost every one that Benjamin loved ended up dieing or vanishing in his life. Over all the repeating sadness and length,the story line was good and pleasing.