Without a doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of the most creative, heart-wrenching, masterfully woven pieces of cinema I have ever come across. Brilliant from beginning to end, masterful acting from Brad Pitt, breathtaking cinematography and a screenplay that is in my top 5 of all time. The metaphors in this film were nuts! There was a lot going on with the intersection of race and disability, the temporary nature of humanity,indomitableness of love, a little bit of everything. Also got the chance to see it with my best friends from high school which made it an even more enjoyable experience. We all analyzed it after, reflecting upon its profound effect on how much we appreciate those around us and the time we have them. Even the ending, and its invocation of Hurricane Katrina as metaphor for how quickly one's world can change in the blink of an eye was an interesting directorial choice. The film was gutsy, and did a whole lot of critical legwork while somehow not coming across as at all didactic or overly weighty. Director David Fincher and co. definitely got it right on this one. The film gets a 9.5 out of 10 on the Protean movie scale. Job well done, Hollywood. We need more films like this.
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