Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir #36. The curious case of Benjamin Button

Genre: Drama

Annee/Year: 2008

Format: Blu Ray Criterion collection

The curious case of Benjamin Button. I was a bit surprised at first that all Blu Rays for this movie were already Criterion collection (reserved for the best critic films in the world). This should have rung a bell. David Fincher , the driector, was not well known to me. He did work on Se7en, and Alien 3 as well as a series of video clips/music industry videos with many great music artists. But i never would have expected such a stunner from his past experience. Wow. Definitely one of the greatest script/story and realisation put on film in last years. Again special effects played a subdued but important role; but they dont make the movie. Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchet play a great part of this sucess. The movie is beautifully paced, worded and set. A rare combination in this day and age. If you have not seen, see this at all cost.

Il faut absolument voir ce bijoux. Ceci est un film profond venant d'un directeur inattendu. Le script est excellent et le casting tres bon (B Pitt, K Blanchet). Les images complete le tableau mais le tempo est la cle du success de ce film qui relate l'histoire profondement touchante d'un personnage qui mait vieux et qui vit en rajeunissant. Les effets speciaux sont magnifiques (voir la presentation TED sur le sujet) mais ceci ne gene pas une production excellente. Il faut voir ce film qui me rapelle Forrest Gump a plusieurs niveaux. On y depeint de maniere magnifiques un nombre de personnages incluant notre hero Benjamin Button.

great quote: Benjamin Button: Your life is defined by its opportunities... even the ones you miss...

Mr. Daws: Did you know that I was struck by lightning seven times? ...

Queenie: You never know what's comin' for ya. ...

Captain Mike: Why is it when you showed up you were no bigger than a pollard with one foot in the grave. Now, either I drank a hell of a lot more than I think I did, or you spry'd up. What's your secret? Benjamin Button: Well captain, you *did* drink a lot.

Link: http://www.benjaminbutton.com/

Rating perso: 9.5/10