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Benjamin Button Comparison

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Movies have always found their influences from different sources, but in the case of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the screen writer found their muse from a short story. The movie and book both roughly stick to the same theme, but many details from the two bulge out with differences. In addition to the many differences between the two, they also share some similarities. Both fictional stories revolve around the unique condition and extraordinary life of a man who ages backwards.
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the short story and movie are similar and different in many ways. A few of the differences that the short story had vs the movie were the time in which the short story took place. The short story took place in the late 1800’s while …show more content…

Within the film Mr. Button earned his wealth by owning and running the family business which was a button shop. Another difference between the two were how the film depicted Mr. Rogers Button’s son, Benjamin. In the film he was born as a regular sized infant with physical features of an older male in his 80’s. But within the short story Benjamin was described to be a full grown man in his 70’s. In addition to this Benjamin with in the short story was born Knowledgeable and able to speak. This was not the case with the Benjamin within the film. The Movie depicts baby Benjamin as dependent on his mother as a normal infant. The father within the short story upset with the appearance of his son entertained the idea of abandoning him, but ultimately was unable to do so. As for the film, the father let his emotions get the better of him and in the end he abandon Benjamin at the door step of a retirement home. As time passed and Benjamin grew, the father in the short story wanted Benjamin to portray himself as a kid and play with toys, so that the father could feel some sense of normality. As for the movie, Queenie who was the

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