Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin forward.
The film is long, melancholy, everyone dies and boring. A brilliant director, shot brilliantly. There's a problem with the plot. It is hard to believe that the film is based on real events.
You can live your lives differently – this is the beautiful well-revealed thought for which the film was made. I really liked it. Anyone who says American cinema is soulless and popcorn has never seen a good movie.
It's all strange even for history, but of course the film has a very strong instructive moment, as if it shows that everything goes on as usual, everything has its time.
I wanted to see this film after reading the story of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. It became interesting how a small story could make such a long film, a book can be read faster than a movie. The actors are fine, good makeup, but the plot itself is very long, although in fact it could be put into a shorter film without much damage to the
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I wanted to see this film after reading the story of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. It became interesting how a small story could make such a long film, a book can be read faster than a movie. The actors are fine, good makeup, but the plot itself is very long, although in fact it could be put into a shorter film without much damage to the plot. In principle, if you have a few extra hours of free time, you can watch.
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire. close
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean. close
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through more
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us. close
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in more
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life. close
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. more
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