Comments on Strange Culture: Reality & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Allison and I finally saw the film today. I told h...

2009-01-31T19:02:59.601-07:00

Allison and I finally saw the film today. I told her it felt like Forrest Gump even before I read your blog.

I thought the Hurricane Kartina element was an interesting choice. I wonder if Brad Pitt had something to do with that. He has become "Mr. New Orleans" recently and is all about rebuilding the city.

I also had a problem with Benjamin being born baby-sized and then dying baby-sized. Why was he growing younger, yet bigger, early in life... and as life went on he kept getting younger and smaller again? That didn't make sense to me.

I love reading your reviews after I see a film.

it was a little weird to see an old version of Bra...

2009-01-18T21:01:21.625-07:00

it was a little weird to see an old version of Brad Pitt's face pasted onto a kid's body, but i guess that's why they call it a "curious case"

Interesting. I was quite excited about "The Curiou...

2009-01-07T18:19:13.745-07:00

Interesting. I was quite excited about "The Curious Case" until I read the novella, which did next-to-nothing with the speculative premise. Sounds like the movie uses it more effectively.

It sounds to me like a new twist on "The Picture O...

2009-01-07T08:51:44.259-07:00

It sounds to me like a new twist on "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.