Philosophical take on recent movies...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Went to see the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" tonight. I took Laura, she didn't know where exactly we were going and although she had wanted to see the movie, she actually had no idea what it was about. It's always more enjoyable when you go to a movie with someone who doesn't know what to expect and you can see them thoroughly enjoying it. It was such a good movie and, like the movie Slumdog Millionaire (see below) had me pondering for a good while after.



I'm actually in the middle of watching the Australian Open quarterfinals match, Tsonga vs. Verdasco. Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (see below) is my second favourite player (after Federer), so I will get back to that, but just wanted to jot down my thoughts before I forget them.



The last two movies I have seen have both been just incredible, high quality stories.

There is nothing like a good story.

I just love good stories. Whether in the form of a novel or in the form of a movie, a good story leaves you with a perspective on life. Benjamin Button does an incredible job of this, it shows you how life is just a series of moments, how timing is everything, how nothing lasts forever, and how somehow despite that, it is soo ridiculously beautiful.

Sometimes I think that those brilliant minds who create these stories are the REAL philosophers, the REAL leaders of the world. They create so much beauty. At the end of the day, what else is there?

I also noticed that these two movies, two of the biggest movies of the year, are both focused on the power and meaning and power of love to guide life. Perhaps I'm reading to much into things but could it be that in this era of economic disaster, the continuation of meaningless violence and a growing sense of exasperation and cynicism (only recently (and perhaps briefly) curtailed by the election of Obama), the timing was perfect for the success of these two particular stories?

Those are my thoughts for now, perhaps there will be more reflection to come on this...