It's about the journey, not the destination. So the saying goes. In Ben Button this is illustrated in life affirming wonder as it hasn't been on screen since Forrest Gump and his box of chocolates fourteen years ago.
It's remarkable how viewing the world through Benjamin's eyes can hold the mirror up to our own thoughts and desires so beautifully. Perhaps it is precisely because Benjamin's life is quite literally a reflection of the normal human life. He was born an old man and ages backward, entering the summer of his life as his peers enter their fall.
The acting, special effects, and tone are all spot on and completely engrossing. The only detraction ties in with my opening. This seemed a movie without a destination and the end isn't as strong as what proceeds it. I suppose it was inevitable that it would falter a bit under its own weight. This is not, in my opinion, the best movie of the year, but it's one hell of a journey.
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That might be the best-written entry on this blog. :)
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