Analysis: The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Individuals learn with time that their wants do not always align with their needs. Time changes the perspective of individuals as they gain experience and knowledge and it allows them to reflect on their actions and the resulting consequences. Individuals may realize that the results that they may have wanted would not have worked out in the end. In the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, David Fincher shows how Daisy’s outlook on life changes as she ages, and she realizes that her thoughts evolve as time goes on, as shown by Daisy and Benjamin finally forming a relationship, Daisy realizing that she would not have been able to raise both Benjamin and Caroline, and understanding that she cannot be with Benjamin are all instances where
What interests one seems to interest the other as well. She recognizes that Benjamin looks older than he is, though she knows that Benjamin looks different she does not realize that it is not normal. She thinks that he is odd and that he is different from anybody else that she has met. Her experiences at that age are minimal and she cannot really compare them, because of this her view is limited. At this time, she thinks that anything is possible, that she can have or do almost anything that she wants to. She does not think that age defines anything more than a number. However, Benjamin’s physical age does not stop her from being friends with him or playing with him. Though Benjamin’s physical age is greater than Daisy’s they both have similar mental ages, as they have been living for similar periods of time so, they have a similar number of
Now only a child, he does not remember much. When he does not remember Daisy, she becomes a little bit upset. This shows how much she cares for him. After a few years, she moves into the nursing home when Benjamin is five, that was her age when she met Benjamin. She watches him as he forgets how to talk and how to walk. Just before Benjamin has died Daisy knows that he knows who she is. She is older now and has seen and experienced a lot of things. At this point Daisy’s physical age and mental age is greater than Benjamin’s due to him becoming younger and forgetting how to do things. As she aged her perspective on certain issues changes as well, and she realized that she cannot have everything that she wants. With Benjamin, she does not try to make him remember her, as she knows that nothing can change their circumstances and that it would be hard for Benjamin to realize that he cannot remember a large portion of his life, and she realizes that she has to let some things