when this film be over ( saw it on a late show on christmas day ) and i know i have just experience one of the most powerful cinematic masterpiece of my life . the curious case of benjamin button be quite possibly my favourite film of the last 5 year ( not since sofia coppola lose in translation a contemporary film have move me so much ) . i have high expectation for it and and they be way surpass ( fact represent after se7en and fight club and this and nobody will deny david fincher and brad pitt make great film together ) . benjamin button be the story of a man who age backwards . play and narrate by brad pitt and bb be the epic account of this extraordinary life and with focus on all the special woman that be part of it ( taraji p. henson a the mother and cate blanchett a the love interest and tilda swinton a a married woman he have an affair with ) . a a humorous and romantic and melancholic and visually stunning tale of a sweet natured man who different from most people and the film remind me of forrest gump ( which be also adapt to the screen by eric roth ) and but it be even more groundbreaking . it hard to see a film that have it all and but tccobb be one of those . it like a great epic from hollywood golden age and when a good story be as important a the magnificent set ( the art direction and cinematography and make up be all fantastic and by the way and a be alexandre desplat musical score ) that populate them something very rare today and when cgi dominate most movie . we have a few great film this year from the king of blockbuster ( christopher nolan the dark knight ) to a compelling biopic ( gus van sant milk ) to brilliant indie like danny boyle slumdog millionaire and mike leigh happy go lucky and charlie kaufman synecdoche and new york and thomas mccarthy the visitor and courtney hunt frozen river and tomas alfredson let the right one in and jonathan demme rachel get married and but i doubt i will see anything as good a david fincher masterpiece so soon . in other word and an instant classic ( there and i say it ) . positive .