Banjamin Button questions
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
1. The film begins with an old woman sitting in a hospital bed, dying from cancer. This seems very realistic because of how she talks (it’s very crackly and quiet) and how she looks (very sickly). There is also a hurricane approaching outside, as made realistic by many of the nurses talking about it, and news programs on the television that keep flashing warning on how close the storm is. The dying old woman is talking to her daughter, and the nurses warn the daughter to say her goodbyes because the old woman isn’t doing too well. Thus, the old woman brings out the journal of Benjamin Button and has the daughter read his story. This creates verisimilitude because it seems more likely that Benjamin is real if the seemingly normal daughter is seeing his journal, pictures, and postcards, and how it seems like the old woman is getting something off her chest right before she passes away. Throughout the rest of the movie, verisimilitude is created by keeping the timing of the years and ages accurate.
2. Two symbols from the movie are the hummingbird and the clock that goes backwards. The hummingbird is known as a messenger and stopper of time due to its speed. It is also able to fly backwards, teaching us that we can look back on our past. In the movie, the hummingbird appears during times that a hummingbird should not survive - out at sea and during a winter storm. Perhaps the hummingbird represents that these characters can learn from their trying experiences but move forward with energy like a hummingbird. The hummingbird represents the need for these characters to also act as messengers and share their stories with others. With the clock, it all comes together at the end. With the image of the clock in the background, Benjamin Button recalls the people who have impacted his life and their passions - the elderly woman who taught him to love music, Daisy who found a way to dance, and the captain, who became an artist in a unique
1. The film begins with an old woman sitting in a hospital bed, dying from cancer. This seems very realistic because of how she talks (it’s very crackly and quiet) and how she looks (very sickly). There is also a hurricane approaching outside, as made realistic by many of the nurses talking about it, and news programs on the television that keep flashing warning on how close the storm is. The dying old woman is talking to her daughter, and the nurses warn the daughter to say her goodbyes because the old woman isn’t doing too well. Thus, the old woman brings out the journal of Benjamin Button and has the daughter read his story. This creates verisimilitude because it seems more likely that Benjamin is real if the seemingly normal daughter is seeing his journal, pictures, and postcards, and how it seems like the old woman is getting something off her chest right before she passes away. Throughout the rest of the movie, verisimilitude is created by keeping the timing of the years and ages accurate.
2. Two symbols from the movie are the hummingbird and the clock that goes backwards. The hummingbird is known as a messenger and stopper of time due to its speed. It is also able to fly backwards, teaching us that we can look back on our past. In the movie, the hummingbird appears during times that a hummingbird should not survive - out at sea and during a winter storm. Perhaps the hummingbird represents that these characters can learn from their trying experiences but move forward with energy like a hummingbird. The hummingbird represents the need for these characters to also act as messengers and share their stories with others. With the clock, it all comes together at the end. With the image of the clock in the background, Benjamin Button recalls the people who have impacted his life and their passions - the elderly woman who taught him to love music, Daisy who found a way to dance, and the captain, who became an artist in a unique