The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button by: Patrick Daniels

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a poignant interweaving story about love, adversity and affliction. The story, based on F. Scott Fitzgeralds delightful tale, centers around an early 20th century man who is inexplicably born as a feeble, stout man in his 80s and ages backwards.

Its good luck for Benjamin that he is found by Queenie, played by Tarajii Henson, at her boarding home's doorstep. Naturally he is thought to have insurmountable birth defects, so he is abandoned there when he is born. Queenie is in charge of the senior home, and Benjamin's issues and different color from her own don't slow her down from adopting him. The fact that she will never have her own children must surely have weighed on this decision. Benjamin is living as an old man with the other old people at the home. The day he he happens to meet Little Daisy is the beginning of a long,complicated love story. Daisy is played later all grown up by Cate Blanchett.

Directed by David Fincher, who successfully directed Pitt in Seven and Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button superbly unravels the difficulty in sustaining love against incongruent biological circumstance.With stunning cinematography and outstanding aging visual effects and makeup, the film is visually by far one of the most accomplished technical masterpieces of the year. Eric Roth, writer of both Forrest Gump and Munich, is effective in writing a screenplay that cleverly juxtaposes 20th Century flashbacks with 21st Century events. The talent in this film is undeniable and has garnered well deserved Oscar nominations in Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress and Directing categories.

Movie lovers are going to go nuts for the two disc special edition of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button that has been released.The Criterion Collection is the best at DVD distribution without a doubt. For classic and contemporary films such as this one, between the packaging, extras and DVD quality, you won't find better.

Although the double DVD is incredibly packed with goodies, you can also get a single disc packaged with some nice features of its own. There is always the hi definition option in crystal clear Blu-Ray. This movie is so collectible that it doesn't matter what format you get it in, just get it!