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'The Curious Case of Benjamin Gump..I mean Button' Spoiler Alert.

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Saw this yesterday and three things stand out for me.

Using a lightning bolt striking a person as a symbol for the random and chaotic nature of life/the Universe and how things can and sometimes do change in an instant.

Tilda Swinton who I think in her little role shows the difference between being an actor and a 'movie star', It would have been nice if the Swinton and the Cate Blanchett roles had been reversed. Swinton here makes me want to watch 'Orlando' again.

Thirdly, it was interesting that Brad Pitt had to get ugly and shriveled to get out of the way of his looks and do a 'serious' film.

I enjoyed the early parts of the film more than the returned from his sojourn middle/ending Benjamin where he is now Benjamin Pitt/Adonis. But this is after all a Brad Pitt movie and what would that be without Brad Pitt playing Brad Pitt.

Some good characters and an enjoyable way to spend two hours (but maybe a bit long at 2.47), perhaps this will win some Oscars as it is designed to do.

J.B.

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Blanchette, Swinton, Moore, and Winslet all are superb actresses with the beauty of - tinear 14:30:28 02/22/09 (4)
pre-Raphaelite paintings.
All of them bloodless, sexless, and passionless, unfortunately. Variations of Meryl Streep.
- Blanchette and Winslet are anything but passionless...(nt) - mkuller 21:12:02 02/22/09 (0)
  (nt)
- Disagree about Swinton, she has range that the others lack - Tony D. 18:06:14 02/22/09 (2)
  and is the least Streep like of the lot.
  For instance if Swinton had been in 'The Reader' or 'Revolutionary Road' they might have been something to talk about.
  
  J.B.
  
  Edits: 02/22/09 02/22/09
  - Blanchette lacks range? Whoaaa.nt - jamesgarvin 20:03:10 02/22/09 (1)
    nt
    - Not what I said. - Tony D. 20:06:11 02/22/09 (0)
      But to make it easier to understand let me put it this way. BTW I am saying that it was my faulty use of language that requires me to make it easier to understand and I'm not trying to be condescending etc.
      Swinton has more range than the other actors Tin mentioned, IMO.
      
      J.B.
      
      Edits: 02/22/09
Tilda Swinton - see The Deep End...(nt) - mkuller 13:04:54 02/22/09 (3)
(nt)
- What about "Orlando"? Pretty great movie. * - mr grits 14:56:35 02/22/09 (1)
  .
  - You liked a period peice about a person... - mkuller 21:27:23 02/22/09 (0)
    ...who has a sex change and travels through time?
    
    Without Statham in it?
- I've seen just about everything she's done. - Tony D. 13:14:22 02/22/09 (0)
  I consider her one of the under-rated (Western/European) actors of our time.
  
  I really enjoyed her on screen time with John Malkovich in 'Burn After Reading' and she can do any just about any role one can imagine.
  
  J.B.

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