In this world of uncertainties, life is unpredictable and challenging.
Lucky are those people who spend their life in this cruel world smoothly and calmly then
died.
However, the other people whose lives are alarming and a test to spend in this world
with every passing breath are the luckiest.
These are those people who are blessed with true love in this world and by the rewards
given to them by God in the world after death.
Now it is up to you whether you face the bitter realities of the world happily; optimistically
or grieving.
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is a love story between two passionate lovers;
Daisy and Benjamin who besides their challenges and discomforts have accepted each other wholeheartedly
and waited for long without thinking much about the future outcomes.
This love story is proof that true love doesn’t need perfection, security and promises.
Appearances also don’t matter when two souls are pure.
Love is an inevitable feeling that can be developed for anyone, at any time even at
the first sight.
The opening of the movie shows the scene in a hospital; New Orlyn in 2005 in a room where
two women were present.
An old woman was lying on the bed counting her last breath and the young woman sitting
beside her was upset, because she knew her mother has no time left more.
There was also a warning about Hurricane Katharine at that place.
the mother, Daisy Fuller, called her daughter caroline and starts telling her the story
of her past.
She starts by describing a train station that was established in 1918.
She told her about a blind man named Mr. Gater, who was hired to make a station’s clock.
While Mr. Gater was working on the watch, World War 2 started during that time and his
son also went to fight the war because he was a soldier.
After a few days, he received the death news of his son.
Mr. and Ms. Grater become very much grieved after the death of their son, that Mr. Grater
makes an opposite clock.
The time besides going forward was going backward, means the clock was working as an anti-clock.
People become furious after watching the opposite time of the clock and inquired Mr. Gater about
it.
However, nobody had dared to speak in front of the logic of Mr. Gater.
He told the people that he had intentionally kept the time to run in the opposite direction.
Maybe due to this, the time comes back and it returned their son and all the other children
who have been assassinated in the war.
People become sad listening to this and nobody speaks further.
After that, the character of Mr. Gater disappeared from the film.
Now Daisy asked Caroline to read a diary that belongs to Benjamin.
Caroline starts reading a diary…
It was the evening of 11 November 1918, when World War 1 was ended then a boy was born
in the house of Thomas Button, that night was horrible for Thomas because at first,
his wife died during the birth of the baby.
Second, the baby boy was strange.
Besides being an infant, his appearance was like an old man.
Thomas Button becomes furious after seeing the old and horrible appearance of his newborn
baby.
Therefore, because his wife has also died, he decided to throw his son in the sea.
By chance, because of the presence of the policeman there, he couldn’t do that.
Later, he secretly decided to leave his son; outside the nursing home.
Though, Quinee who was a caretaker of the old people took the child and bring it to
the nursing home.
She let the child check with her doctor, and the doctor revealed that besides he is a newborn
baby, but there is nothing common in him like a baby.
His attributes are like an old man of 90 years.
He further told Quinee that he had a bone disease and might not live long.
Quinee decided to adopt this newborn baby and named him; Benjamin, means Benjamin Button.
The title of the movie signifies the name of this child; Benjamin Button, a leading
character or the male protagonist of the movie.
The whole movie revolves around the life of Benjamin.
The time passes, and Benjamin is now a grown-up baby.
He lives with the old people therefore he considered himself an old man too.
He was shown using a wheelchair at this growing age.
However, one thing that was common to toddlers in him was their curiosity, to observe their
surroundings and explore new things.
He feels comfortable in a nursing home, considering Quinee his mom.
He starts learning the same as the small children.
It was a Quinee's habit to take him to the Church every weekend to meet a Priest.
The priest was treating Benjamin’s illness.
He was trying to walk him without any support.
But, unfortunately, that Priest also died at the same time because of a heart attack.
This was a moment when Benjamin realized that whatsoever happened in this world is because
of nature.
It is God who decided, man has no ability over it.
This world can’t stop after the death of someone.
Life goes on.
One who has left the place is sooner filled by anyone else.
That is the bitter reality of the world.
It is unstoppable.
He further observed in the nursing home that after a young age, when people become old,
their thoughts and concepts toward the time and the world also changes.
They are passing their time in their style.
All they thought about is the weather, the lights of the evening, the taste of the meals
and the water to bath.
The time passes and Benjamin is growing opposite his age.
Now he starts walking with the help of a stick.
In 1930 on the day of Thanksgiving, when everyone was united with their families and celebrating
an event, Benjamin met a cute girl Daisy by chance, who was there with her grandmother.
Benjamin was mesmerized by her blue eyes and feels a special bond with her.
Soon this attraction turns into a friendship.
When they were playing together behind the dining table, Daisy’s grandmother caught
them and scolded Benjamin for playing with a small girl.
Benjamin becomes confused he couldn’t understand the anger of the grandmother.
No doubt, he looks like an aged man but his mind was a mind of a 12-year-old child.
With every passing time, he starts feeling good about himself.
He was getting stronger.
His body was changing which he frequently admire in front of the mirror.
Benjamin was getting strength.
He was becoming younger through his appearance.
Quinee was also seen busy with her newborn child.
Therefore, she starts giving less attention to Benjamin.
Benjamin starts feeling alone when one day a lady comes to live in the nursing home.
She starts to teach Benjamin about Piano.
Soon Benjamin starts playing the piano.
Benjamin was developing feelings toward that lady, therefore; he decided to spend most
of his time at the top of the sea.
Soon he met the captain of the ship; Mike.
Mike offered him a job at his ship which he accepted.
Soon he becomes friends with a Captain.
After knowing the story of Mike, Benjamin learned the second lesson of his life.
He understood that in our life we should only do whatever we like.
Our satisfaction and happiness matter a lot.
We are responsible for our happiness.
One day, while Benjamin was sitting in a restaurant where Thomas coincidently watched him.
He frequently recognized that he is his son whom he had left in front of the nursing home.
Soon Thomas starts speaking with him and they became good friends.
However, Thomas didn’t reveal his relationship with Benjamin.
In the next scene, one day Daisy comes to meet her grandmother in a nursing home.
She is now a grown-up girl.
However, Benjamin has also become young and strong.
Benjamin asked Daisy to visit him on his boat, Mike and Daisy become happy and go with him.
One day when Ms. Lawrence was trimming his hair when she told Benjamin that his hair
are growing.
Benjamin smiled and replied that he is becoming young.
That revelation was shocking for Ms. Benjamin.
She becomes sad and said how brutal it would be for her to watch anybody dying.
The next day, it was Ms. Lawrence who died and Benjamin was watching her miserably, Once
again he observed that the people who are closed to you, leave you earlier.
At the age of 17, Benjamin decided to leave the house and decided to work on the boat.
He greeted everyone warmly.
Daisy seems to be upset.
Therefore, she asked Benjamin to write postcards to her wherever he goes.
He promised her and starts sending postcards to her and Daisy also always replied to him
back.
Those postcards were also kept in his diary.
Daisy joined a dance club in New York City.
Whereas in 1941, during his travel Benjamin's crew stays in the quarter of the Russian Fort,
where he met Elizabeth Soon both becomes good friends and start dating each other.
He also informed Daisy about his affair with Elizabeth through the postcards.
He explains to her his emotions and feelings while having the love affair with Elizabeth.
However, one day, Benjamin was waiting for Elizabeth and he received a letter.
The letter was from Elizabeth in which she wrote a goodbye to Benjamin, as she has left
for her city.
Benjamin realized that she was only passing time with her.
Once again, BENJAMIN WAS LEFT ALONE.
In the next scene, Benjamin was told about World War 2, the atomic bomb attacked Hiroshima
in Japan in 1945.
That was the start of World War 2.
The USA asked for help from all the shippers or the crew members.
Benjamin and his crew unwillingly also became part of the war.
Their task was to prepare all the destroyed ships and boats in the war.
Unfortunately, they become victims of the war.
Captain Mike and his majority of the members were killed by the missile attack.
However, Benjamin with his two more companions was saved by the US soldiers.
In 1945, Benjamin returned to the New Orlyn.
After some time, Daisy also came there.
Once again they were together.
Now both of them were young, beautiful and independent.
They perfectly match each other.
Benjamin invites Daisy to dinner, after dinner Daisy tried to seduce Benjamin and they kissed
each other.
However, Benjamin refused her for the intimacy.
Due to this Daisy becomes angry and left.
After some time, Benjamin again starts feeling a positive change in him.
He was becoming stronger and young.
His stamina was increased, his hairs were black and his ability to hear becomes clear.
One day, Thomas Button comes to meet Benjamin.
He was now an old man.
Thomas tells the truth to Benjamin that he is his biological father.
Now he is going to die soon.
Therefore, he gives all his property and the company to Benjamin and died.
At this time, Benjamin remembered the last words to Mike that we should continue life
without anger, regrets and failures.
We should accept the time of death wholeheartedly and resolve our all problems.
Benjamin comes to meet Daisy in New York.
There Daisy told him that she is with someone else and she is happy in her life.
Benjamin feels happy for Daisy and left.
Daisy had a car accident in 1954.
Her leg had five fractures.
Due to this, her dancing career ended.
When Benjamin heard the news about Daisy he comes to meet him.
She becomes surprised after watching his graceful personality.
She was in deep grief thinking about her dancing career.
She starts quarreling with Benjamin and asked him to leave her again.
Benjamin returned to the New Orlyn and start enjoying his youthful life.
After some time, Daisy also returned to the New Orlyn and meet Benjamin.
Both start attracting each other.
Now both are at the same age.
They start loving each other and dating on the boat.
When they returned from the trip on the sea and the boat they heard the news of the death
of the Quinee (the woman who adopted Benjamin).
Benjamin sold his father's house and purchased a new apartment for Daisy and himself.
Daisy also opens a belly studio.
Soon she gives the news of her pregnancy to Benjamin.
It was a moment of surprise and happiness for Benjamin, but soon he becomes worried
thinking about the future.
He becomes worried that what will happen if his child would be like him?
What will happen when he and his child would be of the same age?
He would be a burden for Daisy.
The time passes and they had a baby girl.
They named her Caroline.
After one year, Benjamin becomes an over-thinker, thinking about his daughter that he and his
daughter would be of the same age and that would be embracing Caroline.
Therefore, he handed over all his wealth and the property to Daisy and his daughter and
left.
Time passes, and he spends his time in India.
After many years he decided to meet Daisy and his daughter.
At that time, he had the same age as his daughter.
When he arrived home to meet Daisy she becomes shocked.
She told her second husband and the daughter that; Benjamin is her relative.
Benjamin becomes very happy to see his daughter.
Later, he told Daisy that he is staying in a hotel room.
Daisy goes to meet him, They again get attracted to each other and spend a night together in
the hotel room.
After ten years, when Daisy’s second husband died she received a phone call from a social
worker.
She went to the same nursing home where once Benjamin and her grandmother lived.
The social worker explained to her that they have found a child in a very miserable condition,
who is also a patient with Dementia.
He further told her that they had found her name and her number from the bag in this diary,
that is why we have called you.
Daisy recognized Benjamin who was playing the piano, at that time his age is like 13
years old.
Daisy starts taking care of him like a child.
After a few years, she comes liv with Benjamin in the same nursing home.
Now Benjamin was of the same age as Daisy when she at the very first time met him.
However, the situation was the opposite.
With every passing time, Benjamin was becoming a small child.
He becomes unable to walk properly and eat by himself like a toddler.
Daisy used to narrate to him the same story her grandmother narrate to both of them.
In 2002, the clock of Mr. Gater was removed from the train station.
Its place was taken by a digital clock.
In 2003, now Benjamin is like a child of two or three months.
He was lying on Daisy's lap, for a moment he stares at her like he recognized her and
closed his eyes forever.
The setting turns back to the hospital room.
Caroline has finished reading the diary of her father.
At the same time, Daisy also closed her eyes forever.
Benjamin in the last lines of his diary also wrote about the observations of his life.
In this world everyone has their value.
Some people like to sit near the pond, some likes to read books, some are masters in their
skills, some people are born to be mothers, and some are born to be dancers.
Everyone has their value.
The character of Benjamin Button portrays a positive message to the world.
It shows the symbol of hope and optimism.
The Hemingway bird in the movie also symbolizes the character of Benjamin.
Besides he was sensitive and small like a Hemingway bird but he had his own unique identity
In the end, Katrina's Hurricane entered the city.
The water also reached the clock of Mr. Gater in an old store room.
This film also highlights a pure example of true love.
It shows that true love still exists.
The film has been awarded many times because of its mesmerizing visual effects, costumes,
characterization and the makeover.