*~Life in a Cocoon~*: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button… or was it Forrest Gump??

Music: Sylvester- I Can't Believe I'm In Love Mood: Hot

Has anyone watched this movie yet? If no here's a lil synopsis for ya: because a clock was being built to run backwards, Benjamin Button was born with a strange disease. He starts his life with wrinkled skin, arthritis and looked like an 80-yr-old baby. However he grows younger as time flies by, making him hunkier by the day. Brad Pitt plays Benjamin Button while the ever flawless Cate Blanchett plays Daisy, his painful love interest.

The movie was good, but not great. I was thinking about another movie for the entire two hours and forty five mins- The producers of Forrest Gump should sue Benjamin Button's producers since it's almost like a total rip-off! But then again after some research through the net and I found out that Eric Roth, screenwriter of Forrest Gump is indeed the screenwriter of....Benjamin Button. Oh well, I suppose there's no point suing yourself.

Here's a comparison of both movies, if you've watched Forrest Gump before, you'll get the concept of Benjamin Button; if you like the former, you'll like the latter; since they are both awfully alike, a tune of remixes by the screenwriter.

1) Adaptation from a book

Forrest Gump: "Forrest Gump" by Winston Groom

Benjamin Button: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F.Scott Fitzgerald

2) Narrated by a cast

Forrest Gump: Narrated by himself to various people who sat at the bus stop.

Benjamin Button: Narrated by Daisy's daughter via Benjamin's diary.

3) Both eventually overcome physical disabilities

Forrest Gump: Forrest used to wear leg braces as a kid, but he eventually overcome it and was able to run at lightning speed.

Benjamin Button: Benjamin uses a wheelchair like an old fellow when he was 'young', he eventually learnt how to walk with a stick and 'grew younger' to walk like everyone else.

4) A tormented romance

Forrest Gump: It was love at first sight when Forrest met Jenny in his youth. Even though Jenny went through turbulence whereas Forrest had a remarkable journey in each lives, he never forgets Jenny after a series of missed connections.

Benjamin Button: It was love at first sight when Benjamin met Daisy in her youth and when he's still 'old'. They met again later when their age gap grew closer, then they finally hooked up, until they don't again when Benjamin youthens and Daisy ages. Benjamin never forgets Daisy until he suffers from Alzheimer's Disease as he became 'younger'.

5) Surviving a storm at sea

Forrest Gump: Forrest survived a hurricane in a shrimping boat.

Benjamin Button: Benjamin survived a hurricane in a tug boat in Gulf of Mexico.

6) Lost a loved one at War

Forrest Gump: Forrest lost his best friend Bubba in Vietnam War while Lieutenant Dan Taylor lost his legs.

Benjamin Button: Benjamin lost his mentor, Captain Mike in World War II.

7) A twist in relationship

Forrest Gump: After serving in Vietnam, Forrest reunites with Jenny, but abandons her after being put off by her free-wheeling ways with her Berkeley hippie friends.

Benjamin Button: After serving in World War II, Benjamin reunites with Daisy, but abandons her after being put off by her free-wheeling ways with her New-York-theater bohemian friends.

8) The use of an object as a symbol

Forrest Gump: Feather--> symbolizes destiny and dumb blind luck.

Benjamin Button: Hummingbird--> a messenger and stopper of time due to its speed. The hummingbird is also able to fly backwards, teaching us that we can look back on our past (and the whole Benjamin Button backward aging idea). It's also a frequently rambled about tattoo on Captain Mike's tricep and a reincarnation of himself after he died in the War.

Oh, both also had a soundtrack named after the symbols: 'Feather' and 'Hummingbird'.

9) Quotes

Forrest Gump: "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get"

Benjamin Button: "You never know what's coming for you"

10) Main Actor