A beautiful mind

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

You are how old you feel

The curious case of benjamin button review

Woah! BEfore I start, I must say that it has been long since I last catch such a nice show! And when Zhenbang says it's nice, it MUST BE really nice! Totally impressed by the movie. So Let us begin!

We should all know the plot of the story so I'll not go into that and spoil the movie for those who haven catch the show yet. It's abit of 'Ps i love you, and 'Notebook' and did I say 'Notebook'? For those who have caught the show, the 'Notebook' part i was refering to was basically the sailing part that reminds me of the rowing boat in 'Notebook'. 'Noah' played by Ryan gosling in the 'Notebook' was pretty much well-to-do and doesnt have much work as well. They pretty much roamed the streets, out to the sea as and when they like. But the plot did not stray to write a love story and remain on course to play the 'growing old' part.

If you're catching the show, do take note of this part when 'Daisy' got caught up with the accident. The interlinks and series of events weld together that built up to the accident. It was phenonemal. It was mentioned that it is similar to events in life, which made us who we are today. So enlightening! (for those who know what I'm talking about). There's this funny incident when the prist pushed queenie and a unbelivable scene when a tugboat took out a submarine by crashing into it. LOL hahahah

For the movie to work, a few people played key roles in Benjamin's life. For example, his mom, Queenie, Captain Mike, his rich father, Thomas button, and his beautiful/gorgeous girlfriend. Brad pitt was particularly charming in the show, reminding me of his younger days shows, 'Meet Joe Black ' and 'Troy'. Cate Blanchett was mesmerizing/graceful as well, especially when she dances. Also, lets not forget to give credits to those who acted as Benjamins in his younger days. It was super harsh on them la, to walk with limp and clutches.

Eventually Benjamin was reduced to a baby. I wondered how that happened. How did his bone shrink and where did his fats and excess skin go.He'd have scratch marks! But i supposed it is possible since he had a different condition. His bone marrow could have flown into his bloodstream, and his fats used up by the body. Throughout the show, Benjamin witnessed numerous deaths and travelled around the world. It is kinda enlightening to see death as nothing to fear and we should live life to the fullest while we still can.

Rating: 5 Stars!