I see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a gradual sinking process. In the first half of the story, although the slow progress has brought a bit of life jokes from time to time, it still makes me feel dull. However, when Benjamin grows up, when he meets Daisy and misses the second half of his life, the story becomes more chewy. The melancholy and sentimental is the first feeling this film brings to me. I suffer from it when I was born. The cataract's premature decay, his life is not so interesting. The film is reminiscent of "Forrest Gump". It also has a life full of absurdity. It also meets and separates from a woman continuously, but Forrest Gump is a simple big boy, and any misfortune in life has it in his heart. This kind of upward power, that purely protects him from going forward, under the sentimental, it is more of the inspiration of the sunshine in life. For Benjamin, he is facing the retrograde of life. Although he still faces life bravely, he ultimately needs to abandon too many things. He is extraordinary, but he is not a superman with extraordinary talents. He cannot surpass life.
What's more interesting is that when Benjamin was abandoned by his father as a born old "monster", he was placed on the steps of a nursing home, where the beginning and end of his life met. We Chinese often say, "Older comes younger", but Benjamin's heart and appearance when he was young unified this sentence. He lived and communicated with many old people who had gone through the years of their lives. It was a happy time. He was happy because of simplicity, and the old people were happy because they had seen the truth of the world. At the same time, the staggering in Benjamin's life began to appear. He grew up in this place, and the old people died. They met, and then a group of people gradually entered the grave, and he began to enter the society. His life began, his mother died, his growth began, but others began to grow old, his life was a retrograde with others time and time again.
The separation and recombination with Daisy is the greatest source of melancholy in this film. Although they met early, they finally had a meeting point in their lives when they were in their 40s or 50s. Those were the glorious years of Benjamin's life, and the picture of the two cuddling naked on the bed showed a lot of happiness and satisfaction. This was a passing time in their lives, and that moment was enough to spark a spark of happiness, but also because it was only a moment, the next continuation of drifting away would bring great pain. When his daughter was born, Benjamin, as a father, seemed to be able to understand the fear of his father, but he chose a path of self-exile. In fact, I think about it, when his daughter was growing up, he faced his father and gradually became a child. How confused, embarrassed, and frightened during the process, how can she face the surprises and arguments of others? How can I not gradually feel resentment in my heart. In mainstream values, children are always asked to experience the hardships of their parents. Therefore, if Benjamin’s daughter lives with her father, she can only be a good daughter if she sticks to her father regardless of other people’s rumors. Many movies are often based on the conflict between two generations of the family. The reconciliation as a sensational point. But Benjamin chose to leave. With a panic about the future and love for Daisy and his daughter, he once again missed out with his beloved, leaving his daughter a chance to live a "normal" life. Until the end, he became a baby and loved her. Died in his arms.
When watching this film, I remembered the "Road to Revolution" that was released at the same time, just like Jack and Ruth in "Titanic". Jack met Ruth on a cruise ship and died for his lover. This is the missing life belt. Here comes the melancholy and sadness; however, if he does not die and continues with Ruth on the road of life, he may fall into the vortex of marriage in "Road to Revolution", and even indirectly lead to the death of his lover. Benjamin left his lover and daughter. It was sad that he chose to leave when he was in love with Daisy, and when he had just experienced the feeling of being a father. But what if you choose to stay? I don't know which director can let Brad Pitt perform a family ethics movie in a few years, telling the story of him and his daughter, will it be a quarrel again? Missing at the most beautiful time in life, and giving up at the happiest time in life will be a pain to the person involved, but it may avoid causing deeper pain to others. This is a very helpless life paradox.
This is a story that sounds very interesting, but the filming process is not so fun. After watching it, the strong aftertaste reminds me from time to time. Benjamin’s life is different. He has experienced life and death early, and deeply felt union and division. Because his life is retrograde, he has to face the oncoming people and seize the opportunity to pass them by. Having spent every day, and at the same time unable to reverse the direction of other people's lives, just as he couldn't really turn time back like a clock, allowing Daisy to avoid the car accident. Finally, Daisy held the childlike Benjamin’s hand, bent down, kissed him, hugged him, and watched him fall asleep forever. This is an impactful and moving image, and it is also a comforting image. Finally, They are still together again. In my opinion, this is the wonder of this movie, which brings you complex and three-dimensional emotions, just like life itself.
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