We watched two great films this week. Both 81st Academy Award 2009 nominated films, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (13 nominations) and Changeling (3 nominations) have very nice and unique plots.
Changeling is a true story and it sent shivers down my spine to think of what I would do if I were in the mother's shoes. Luckily times have changed and this is almost impossible to happen in this century and in Singapore. The film is very inspiring and I like the way Angelina Jolie protrayed the role. Although the film ended with an unknown ending, all crooks got what they deserved.
Benjamin Button is another very beautifully made movie. After watching, you would uncontrollably think and re-think about the events that happened and this caused DC a sleepless night. :) Plot is so unique, I wonder how the script writer came up with the idea. Warning: It's a long show (almost 3 hrs). If you are not a fan of life stories, you might find the show a little slow as it shows Benjamin Button chronologically from his birth (born as 85 years old man) to death (as an infant).
The curious case of Benjamin Button Rating: PG
Consumer Advice: Some sexual references
Genre: Drama
Language: English with Chinese subtitles
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Malcolm McDowell, Cate Blanchett, Elias Koteas, Jason Flemyng, Peter Bergman
Runtime: 166 min
"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. A man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be - a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.
Changeling Rating: PG
Genre: Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore, Amy Ryan, Michael Kelly
Clint Eastwood directs Angelina Jolie and John Malkovich in a provocative thriller based on actual events: Changeling. In the film, Christine Collins’ (Jolie) prayers are met when her kidnapped son is returned. But amidst the frenzy of the photo-op reunion, she realizes this child is not hers. Facing corrupt police and a skeptical public, she desperately hunts for answers, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her forever.
Los Angeles, 1928: On a Saturday morning in a working-class suburb, Christine said goodbye to her son, Walter, and left for work. When she came home, she discovered he had vanished. A fruitless search ensues, and months later, a boy claiming to be the nine-year-old is returned. Dazed by the swirl of cops, reporters and her conflicted emotions, Christine allows him to stay overnight. But in her heart, she knows he is not Walter.
As she pushes authorities to keep looking, she learns that in Prohibition-era L.A., women don’t challenge the system and live to tell their story. Slandered as delusional and unfit, Christine finds an ally in activist Reverend Briegleb (Malkovich), who helps her fight the city to look for her missing boy. Based on the actual incident that rocked California’s legal system, Changeling tells the shocking tale of a mother’s quest to find her son, and those who won’t stop until they silence her.
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