The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button Is Breathtaking

Benjamin Button is born ancient and pitiful, an old fellow in his 80's. What a strange way to start a movie! The original tale was written by none other than F. Scott Fitzgerald. As the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, weaves through Benjamin's life, he gets younger as time passes. The movie takes us through hardships, misery, and of course love.

Its good luck for Benjamin that he is found by Queenie, played by Tarajii Henson, at her boarding home's doorstep. Naturally he is thought to have insurmountable birth defects, so he is abandoned there when he is born. Queenie is in charge of the senior home, and Benjamin's issues and different color from her own don't slow her down from adopting him. The fact that she will never have her own children must surely have weighed on this decision. Benjamin is living as an old man with the other old people at the home. The day he he happens to meet Little Daisy is the beginning of a long,complicated love story. Daisy is played later all grown up by Cate Blanchett.

Directed by David Fincher, who successfully directed Pitt in Seven and Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button superbly unravels the difficulty in sustaining love against incongruent biological circumstance.With stunning cinematography and outstanding aging visual effects and makeup, the film is visually by far one of the most accomplished technical masterpieces of the year. Eric Roth, writer of both Forrest Gump and Munich, is effective in writing a screenplay that cleverly juxtaposes 20th Century flashbacks with 21st Century events. The talent in this film is undeniable and has garnered well deserved Oscar nominations in Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress and Directing categories.

Benjamin Button has been put out on DVD. There are options available.The two disc special edition that The Criterion Collection has released is a must have for those who are totally into film. The Criterion Collection has a reputation for desiring films that are considered to be classic and contemporary. You can't deny the awesome quality of the DVD. It also has some very nice other obvious features within its packaging.

Any film collector will eat up this jam packed double DVD; however, the film also has a single disc version with its own set of special features that make it definitely worth owning. Notwithstanding, for the high definition buyers, Button is offered in the technically superior Blu-Ray format. Whatever DVD format one chooses to enjoy the film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a dazzling story and a great addition to any DVD collection.

A film that will effect your heart, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button DVD is strange bittersweet story about life and love. No film buff should be without The Curious Case of Benjamin Button DVD in their DVD collection.