I didn't realize it was based on a written piece. Here's the story: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/Fitzgerald/jazz/benjamin/benjamin1.htm
Yes, ma'am. Very loosely based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Fun fact: The script for Benjamin Button was written 20+ years ago, but film technology at that time wasn't advanced enough for it to be pulled off. So, when screenwriter Eric Roth began adapting the Forrest Gump novel in 92, he saw many similarities between the characters and infused portions of the Benjamin Button script into the Forrest Gump script. I almost want to call that laziness. I don't know. Anyway, David Fincher comes along and says "We can make Ben Button now!" And he had Roth do massive rewrites to the Button script, making it what it is today. Even with the overhaul, many of the themes, plot points, and characters arcs are strangely similar. So, when people say that Button is kinda like Gump, that's because to any discerning film goer, IT IS!
my wife likened it to Forest Gump, all on her own. very interesting.
well, that's because she's perfect. duh.
so did I. In fact I was telling my wife after we saw it that it reminded me of Forrest Gump.
i was just telling MY wife that YOU remind ME of Forrest Gump
LOL. Perfect.
Tell her to up your life insurance policy too. :o) You never know when a dumbell might go flying across the room at you. LOL
I saw this movie on Tuesday, and I was telling my friends this and they didn't believe me! :(
get new friends.