On The Horizon: Benjamin Button
The trailer for this movie was seen by some in front of Indiana Jones. A few days later we saw one pop up online in Spanish. It is basically the same one that we have here except the dialog is in Spanish. So I’ve been waiting a few weeks for the official English trailer to come out and it finally has.
The story of Benjamin Button is adapted from a 23-page short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. Unable to stop time, we follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918 into the twenty-first century. following his journey that is as unusual as any man’s life can be. Benjamin Button, is a time traveler’s tale of the people and places he bumps into along the way, the loves he loses and finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton. Many are already looking at this as a big contender come Oscar time. I agree, the story is intriguing, the imagery is haunting, and I’ve always loved Brad Pitt’s acting (Fight Club, Se7en, 12 Monkeys). David Fincher has never gotten the credit he deserves for his cinematic creativity. I hope it does well in what is shaping up to be a competitive awards season.
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