Benjamin is born with a disease where he gets younger, instead of aging older. Benjamin is not at first accepted by the family he has, but in the movie he eventually gets accepted by his father. In both versions, he falls in love, gets married, and has a child. He is also a participant in a war in both the story and movie. Finally, in both Benjamin dies as a young infant. There are many differences in each version. In the movie, Benjamin acts like a kid and has the appearance of an old man, but in the story he acts and appears as an old man. The movie has him go on many adventures and eventually getting with his father and getting acceptance from him before his father passes. The story has him with his family, who does not ever truly accept who he is, and see the disease as his fault. In the movie, he has a daughter, and in the story, he has a son. Benjamin’s daughter does not know who he is in, in the movie and in the story Benjamin is known by his son and
Benjamin is born with a disease where he gets younger, instead of aging older. Benjamin is not at first accepted by the family he has, but in the movie he eventually gets accepted by his father. In both versions, he falls in love, gets married, and has a child. He is also a participant in a war in both the story and movie. Finally, in both Benjamin dies as a young infant. There are many differences in each version. In the movie, Benjamin acts like a kid and has the appearance of an old man, but in the story he acts and appears as an old man. The movie has him go on many adventures and eventually getting with his father and getting acceptance from him before his father passes. The story has him with his family, who does not ever truly accept who he is, and see the disease as his fault. In the movie, he has a daughter, and in the story, he has a son. Benjamin’s daughter does not know who he is in, in the movie and in the story Benjamin is known by his son and