Growing Older by Getting Younger

“Life isn’t measured in minutes, but in moments…”

The 81st Academy Awards will be held in the Kodak Theater tonight. Just in time for me to watch the movie which has the most (13) nominations last night – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I am sure most of you know about the plot. Basically, it all started with a clock being created by a blind clockmaker. After receiving news of his son's death in World War I, he continued work on his clock, but intentionally designed it to run backward, in the hope that it would bring back those who died in the war.

On November 11, 1918, just as the people of New Orleans are celebrating the end of World War I, a baby boy is born with the appearance and physical maladies of an elderly man. The mother of the baby dies shortly after giving birth, and the father, Thomas Button, takes the baby and abandons him on the porch of a nursing home.

Queenie, who is unable to conceive, decides to take the baby in as her own, against Tizzy's wishes. She names the baby Benjamin. She was one kind black lady!

One cute old man...

Over the course of the story, Benjamin begins to biologically grow younger…..


Here, we had a sneak preview of how Brad Pitt would look like when he is 70 or 80 years old. As the story progresses, Brad got younger and younger, more and more ‘man’. Ahh…..I was drooling watching him last night, and almost wet my top with saliva dripping. Hahhaa….just kidding.


I would say it is one of the great shows that I’ve watched so far. The story is unique and most importantly, the message they conveyed in the movie was meaningful. I almost broke down in tears too….It was just sooooo touching. What matter most in life is how someone cherishes it and live it to the fullest without any regrets.

I have to give thumbs up to both Brad and Cate for their acting!

There were a few quotes from that show that caught me….

1. “I was thinking how nothing last, and what a shame that is.” “Some things last.”
2. "Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life. Some people get struck by lightning. Some are born to sit by a river. Some have an ear for music. Some are artists. Some swim the English Channel. Some know buttons. Some know Shakespeare. Some are mothers. And some people can dance. "
3. "It's a funny thing about comin' home. Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same. You'll realize what's changed is you."
4. “You can be mad as a mad dog at the way things went; you can swear and curse the fates - but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.”
5. “You never know what is coming for you.”
6. “Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
7. “We're meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?”

Well, I would recommend you to watch it if you haven’t.

I have to go now, thanks to this 2 hours and 40 minutes movie; I had only 3 hours of sleep. I am off to take a nap now!

Ciao!