The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button was really touching movie that brings to life of a time defying person known as Benjamin Button. Based and named on the 1922 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Benjamin Button was born with a health condition that makes him age backwards. Benjamin was born on a day in which World War I had ended and while people on the streets were happy Benjamin's Father was the exact opposite when he saw his son was born with the physical features of an old man. Outraged and angry, he takes the new born and drops it off at the front door of Queenie, a woman who takes Benjamin as her own son. The plot of the movie focuses of the conflicts Benjamin has because he does not fit into the normal expectations of a baby. While still keeping his unique condition a secret, he is able to mature in a more quicker way than a teenager would therefore exposing the viewers into a new level of understanding when it comes to time.
The movie was filled with examples of many literary elements. At the start of the movie, the first symbol one notices is the clock that works backwards purposely made by a blind man who lost his son to the war. The specific situation of this man are symbolic of Benjamin's reverse aging, as time goes forwards he becomes younger, and the loss of Benjamin's Father of his son to the internal war within himself of accepting his own son. As the movie progresses, the viewer knows right away that Benjamin is a developing character. Benjamin can even be analyzed with sociological concepts like the Locus of Control Theory, finding where he has control of his decisions, and the progression he makes through Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, starting with the basic level of love and shelter provided by Queene to the self realization that was highlighted by the love of his life Daisy. With each age he turns, he learns something new. The movie's main themes are identity is heavily influenced by age and time and love will over come any social barrier. It is a great movie with many motifs, conflicts, and experiences that all shows Benjamin's situational irony beautifully.
Would you ever fall in love with someone aging backwards?
Jose.
The movie was filled with examples of many literary elements. At the start of the movie, the first symbol one notices is the clock that works backwards purposely made by a blind man who lost his son to the war. The specific situation of this man are symbolic of Benjamin's reverse aging, as time goes forwards he becomes younger, and the loss of Benjamin's Father of his son to the internal war within himself of accepting his own son. As the movie progresses, the viewer knows right away that Benjamin is a developing character. Benjamin can even be analyzed with sociological concepts like the Locus of Control Theory, finding where he has control of his decisions, and the progression he makes through Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, starting with the basic level of love and shelter provided by Queene to the self realization that was highlighted by the love of his life Daisy. With each age he turns, he learns something new. The movie's main themes are identity is heavily influenced by age and time and love will over come any social barrier. It is a great movie with many motifs, conflicts, and experiences that all shows Benjamin's situational irony beautifully.
Would you ever fall in love with someone aging backwards?
Jose.
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