Benjamin Button

It's hard to recognize Cate Blanchette and Brad Pitt initially. I kept wondering the significance of the idea of someone born old and then growing younger. I think I heard a joke about that once. Apparently based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story, but some elements have obviously been added to shift the time. I felt far more emotional in response to parenting scenes than the romantic bits. Brad Pitt's character is intriguing for his physical transformation, but I found his characterization a bit flat. Maybe like Forrest Gump, it seems more about the circumstances of life.