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If you’ve seen Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in theaters this weekend, then I’m certain you’ve seen the first trailer for David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. You might remember seeing a rather weird trailer with Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett and no dialogue but with beautifully melancholic music - that was the Benjamin Button trailer. Remarkably it’s not online yet, so I can’t exactly show it to everyone, but I can say that is absolutely phenomenal. I was not expecting it when I went in to midnight showing of Crystal Skull a few nights ago, but I was astounded at what I saw. I’ve got to start talking about this now, I can’t constrain myself, because this trailer looked downright amazing, so much so, that I’m already claiming this is next year’s Best Picture.
For those of you who were utterly confused, let me explain the story. Adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story of the same name, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is about a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life - he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. Pitt plays Benjamin Button throughout most of the story, although other actors embody the character during various stages of his life.
At my local theater nearby, I’ve gone in and watched this trailer four times just to bask in its brilliance. Not only is David Fincher, of Fight Club and Zodiac, directing, but the script was penned by Oscar winner Eric Roth, who also wrote the screenplays for Forrest Gump, The Horse Whisperer, and Spielberg’s Munich. Fincher is known for his brilliant production design, wonderful cinematography, and great visual sense, and here in this trailer it definitely shows. With a rumored budget of around $150 million for Benjamin Button, I’m expecting an even more epic and incredible film than anything Fincher has ever done. I wouldn’t be hard-pressed to call it potentially a masterpiece.

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