Who knows that there is a movie about a man who is born an old man, then grows smaller and smaller, and finally becomes a child.

The name of this film is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which has also been translated into Ben Ming Jie's fantasy, revival and fantasy journey.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 159-minute fantasy love movie, which is jointly produced by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. Directed by david fincher and starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Taraji Hansen, the film was released in the United States on February 25th, 2008.

The film is adapted from Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald's novel of the same name, and tells the bizarre story that Benjamin Barton, born as an 80-year-old man, gradually becomes young as time goes by, and finally returns to the baby form and dies in the arms of his old lover Daisy.

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Hurricane Katrina raged in New Orleans in the southern United States. In the hospital, dying Daisy (Cate Blanchett) writes a memoir to her daughter Caroline (Julia Ormond). The owner of the memoir is a man named Benjamin Barton (Brad Peter). 19 19 when people all over the world just walked out of the haze of World War I, a strange thing happened in Baltimore, USA. A strange baby named Benjamin Barton was brutally abandoned by his biological father at the entrance of a nursing home after birth. Because, this unprecedented freak was born an old man in the past. Fortunately, a kind-hearted black woman adopted Barton, a strange baby. And in the next few years, take him to live together and educate him to grow up.

Although Benjamin Barton's weak body and the fact that he seems to have died before his stepmother often make him a laughing stock of his peers. But the persistence of the old stepmother will always give him a reason to live. Finally, Benjamin ushered in his existence in the world 1 1 year. At this time, he seems to be healthier and younger. But still senile. But Barton met the second woman who changed his life completely at school-Daisy, a little girl who was only 6 years old at that time. Her loveliness and innocence completely conquered Barton's heart. Barton's sincere and clear heart also touched little Daisy, and their love began to sprout.

Ten years later, the war of World War II burned the whole world more violently. In the turbulent situation, Benjamin Barton, like many Americans, came to Britain by boat from the United States and made contributions to the anti-fascist war. During this period, he met all kinds of people, witnessed the tragedy of real life and experienced the greatest glory of human nature.

After World War II, Benjamin returned to America. At this time, he has got rid of the old childhood and gradually grew into a handsome and charming middle-aged man. As fate would have it, I was reunited with my childhood dream girl Daisy in new york. At this time, Daisy has also become a beautiful dancer with a charming and successful career. After mature communication, they finally spent a happy few years together under the condition that their age and appearance were completely matched. However, as time went on, Benjamin continued to be young, handsome and sunny, and he also attracted another charming girl, Elizabeth Abbott.

Just as everyone is suffering from the aging brought by the years, Benjamin Barton is retrograde like rejuvenation. Just like this world that has been baptized by two world wars, it is showing more and more youthful vitality. At the same time, Barton's relationship with his lover also encountered various insurmountable obstacles.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button