the curious case of benjamin button

i have a few things to say about the curious case of benjamin button: first, it is a moving film. you can't get around that. ----despite the fact that it's more of a chick flick than something i would normally go out of my way to see.

it is an epic film. it follows the entire life of a man who ages in reverse. so when one stage of his life is over, he moves easily into the next stage. at one point he's living in an old folks' home, then soon he's off to sea, living and working on a boat travelling around the world. it seems to suggest that life is an adventure, that you should move on to the next stage, and enjoy life for what it is.

it is a story about love, a love between cate blanchett's character and brad pitt's character, a love that does not diminish when he gets to be a child again.

my favorite part is probably when he was in russia and has an affair with a married woman. they follow a certain set of rules, one of which is that he is never to say "i love you" to her. yet i don't think you can deny that there was love between those two people. it makes you think about what love is, that love does not necessarily have to lead to long term commitment.

yes, his life is an adventure, and there are lasting values in the story, but all in all, i would say i would probably not buy this film for myself. watching it once is enough.