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     Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
Well, I've just watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and absolutely loved it. Sombre, heartbreaking, unsentimental, and filled with genuine pathos rather than the usual bathos one expects from a bif budget American film. David Fincher - one of my favourite directors - proves once again that he can succesfully tackle just about anything he wants to in film. This is a beautifully judged cinematic memento mori, and is actually so downbeat that I'm amazed it was such a commercial success. It might just be Fincher's most depressing film. ~~~~SPOILER~~~~ The bit at the end, where Cate Blanchet's character gently pulls the blanket over the baby's face hit me like a bullet in the gut. In lesser hands, that moment would've been absurd, but here it's simply devastating. | ||
| Steveduffy (Steveduffy) Username: Steveduffy Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 86.159.105.54 |
Cheers for that, Gary! I'll back your judgement against that of some of the supercilious nerks who write fillum reviews for the broadsheets... will get back to you when I've seen the film. | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.210.209.176 |
I loved this film, too. In many ways I think it was overshadowed by Slumdog Millionaire, but to overlook TCCOBB would be a mistake. I thought the way the ending was tied up was very subtle and dignified. And to a hetrosexual man from South Yorkshire, Brad Pitt looked gorgeous on the bike... | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
be interested to hear what you make of it, mate. To be honest, I expected the worst. I love Fincher, but thought that he'd sold out with this one. Then I watched it and realised that I was wrong. A small caveat: you know when you meet a piece of art at exactly the right time to appreciate it? That happened here. I've been thinking a lot about the concept of memento mori for research purposes, anything to do with father/child relationships pushes my buttons, and since turning 40 ageing has been on my mind. | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.210.209.176 |
Forgot to add - the scenes with Tilda Swinton in were superb. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
"Did I ever tell you I was struck by lightning seven times?"  Wonderful. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.78.58.217 |
Tilda Swinton - top girl. | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.60.106.5 |
Yes Swinton was great in this, and the film looked amazing. I think the picture had lots and lots of absurd moments that would have been disastrous in lesser hands. It's taken ages though for the Academy to recognise Fincher's talents as an actor's director. He seems to be able to do everything now, create beautiful visuals and work with his actors. |