Film Analysis : ' The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button '

I thoroughly enjoy the writing style of Fitzgerald, he does a wonderful job on adding subtle details to add more emotion and reality. Daisy is an intriguing character and I love the way Fitzgerald describes her. While Nick talked to his cousin, he noticed “Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in it, bright eyes and a bright passionate mouth, but there was an excitement in her voice that men who had cared for her found difficult to forget” (9). ‘Bright’ is a repeating word in this sentence, Nick believes his cousin is a light and lively person men are attracted to. Nick uses the juxtaposition of ‘sad’ and ‘lovely’ to express what he sees in Daisy at that moment. He notices Daisy is a lovely woman with kind intentions; however, she

Both passages reflect on different types of change and preparation. In the first passage, the setting is ablaze and turbulent, and shows Jordan Baker in a hurry to get Daisy to appear presentable for dinner on the night before her wedding, “She began to cry - she cried and cried...She wouldn’t let go of the letter. She took it into the tub with her and squeezed it up into a wet ball and only let me leave it in the soap-dish when she saw that it was coming to pieces like snow,” (Fitzgerald) The letter that Daisy clutches represents everything she is giving up by marrying her future husband, Tom Buchanan. It was most likely a letter from Jay Gatsby, the man she truly loves and wishes she were marrying. Daisy cries because she is mourning what she now believes to be a lost love between her and Gatsby. She gives up fully when she can visibly see the letter “coming to snow” and disintegrating before her. This is quite contrary to the calmer, darker exterior of Nick and Jordan's car ride. “It was dark now, and as we dipped under a little bridge I put my arm around Jordan’s golden shoulder and drew her toward me and asked her to dinner.” (Fitzgerald). Depicted is an ethereal moment between the

When directors choose to adapt a novel or short story to fit the silverscreen, they often face the arduous task of keeping the author’s original plot in tow as well as, putting forth a believable product. In the case of Scotts Fitzgerald’s short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, director, David Fincher and screenwriter, Eric Roth chose to scrap the original framework of the story and start anew. Although Fincher and Roth keeps the basic idea of Benjamin Button’s existence the same, their screen adaption tells a more sincere version of how it would feel to live life in reverse. However, both the director and screenwriter acknowledge that Benjamin’s tale cannot be told without giving the audience an explanation for why he is born

Fitzgerald represents various aspects of love and how it can be changed, manipulated, and broken, showing that through all of the themes described in this story, love is the most prominent. We see this multiple times in the book, concerning mainly the 4 main characters; Nick Carraway, Jay Gatsby, Daisy and Tom Buchanan. They all have different perceptions of love, as we can see, from love being merely a dream, to it being a disguise to the reality of how someone feels.

Fitzgerald expresses the corruption of the American dream through the use of characterization of different characters. Daisy is one of the few

In the climactic passage of Chapter 5 of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, former lovers Gatsby and Daisy see each other for the first time in many years, and what follows is an awkward encounter that offers insight to the two character’s contrasting personalities and a major theme of the book. When they are first reunited, Gatsby and Daisy seem to be acutely aware of the time that has passed between them and are unable to control their feelings, which leads them to both use defense mechanisms to deflect their true emotions. Fitzgerald uses the symbol of weather and the symbol of time throughout the scene to establish a theme of change and uses sparse dialogue between Daisy and Gatsby to shed light on the true nature of their relationship, which is full of joy and longing.

Throughout the book fitzgerald lets the reader know that tom and Daisy’s relationship isn’t the most sought after marriage. Daisy thinks she has everything that is achieved in the american dream but is destroyed by Tom. Daisy and Tom have a daughter but she isn’t around much which reveals a lot about daisy. When Daisy’s daughter was born she said “I’m glad it’s a girl. And I hope she’ll

Fitzgerald addresses the treatment of blindness in his novel to demonstrate that people pick and choose what they want to see. Daisy Buchanan, Nick’s cousin who lives in East Egg, has the perfect life. She is wealthy and lives in a beautiful home with a beautiful family, but is that the reality of Daisy’s life? A glimpse of her reality can be seen when the reader realizes that Tom, her husband, is cheating on her and even Daisy herself is aware of it. However, she chooses to be blind to this situation in the hopes that this will keep her perfect life together.

Daisy as a character and Daisy's choices are symbolized in the novel through her house. Nick, our narrator,

It is very difficult to apprehend Daisy which is why she is misunderstood. From what we read, we envision Daisy as a rich girl with grace and charm. As the book develops, her image is transformed into this unprincipled woman who leads a man who loves her to his death. The novel only contains half of the real Daisy. The narrator, Nick, describes her without even delving into her character.

Growing up, Americans begin to form dreams, or goals,based on where they want to go in life. These dreams may change over time, or remain the same, but they are always the focus of an American’s life. However, there comes a point in life when you must decide whether to continue chasing your dream or to face reality and give up and illusions you may have about your life. The plot of two American-based stories, “Sunset Blvd”, directed by Billy Wilder, and The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, revolve around this conflict of illusion, or dreams, against reality and facing the facts of life. Both “Sunset Blvd” and The Great Gatsby ultimately side with illusion and dreaming over reality, a decision which becomes solidified by the closing scenes in both tales, and the death of a main character.

Fitzgerald presents his audience with Daisy, a married “girl” who eventually reunited with the lost love of her life, Jay Gatsby. While breaking rules and being adventurous, Daisy ultimately brings Gatsby to his death. Although she explores her sexuality and runs off behind her husband Tom’s back, Daisy continues to be oppressed. Tom’s aggressiveness and wealth force Daisy to depend on him, making her a slave of her husband. Because of this, she can not leave him to be with Gatsby, the one she loves. Doing so would mean losing economic support and losing a stable life. In this way, her husband defines her life. There is an evident contrast however with Tom’s role. Tom keeps an apartment away from home for his mistress and gets away with it. Because he is the man, society would not dare punish him for exploring his liberties. Daisy on the other hand is inferior to Tom and, as a social norm, is not allowed to indulge in such freedoms because doing so would bring shame to her honor.

The untouchables is a movie based on the true events that occurred when the eighteenth amendment was passed. The eighteenth amendment established the prohibition of production, transport, and sale of alcohol. The Federal Agent Eliot Ness wants to stop Al Capone, who is the top of organized crime. It was a hard job for Eliot Ness because Al Capone with his money bought many policemen, politicians, and other important people, therefore Eliot Ness could trust anyone. Eliot Ness had to choose no more than twelve men to form his squad. The Untouchables were formed by Eliot Ness, and another nine men he picked, they were called the Untouchables because they never accepted any bribes. Al Capone One of Al Capone’s men offered Eliot Ness $2,000 to stop interfering with the organization and an additional $2,000 if he continued to cooperate. Eliot Ness’s plan was to make an impact in the income of the gangsters, so they couldn’t pay for protection. (Biography.com)

In Michael Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), the connections between people and memories become the focal point of a very unique romance. Through the use of new technology, the possibility of erasing memories makes painful relationships disappear like they never happened. The tale of Joel and Clementine allows the audience to rethink and question the process they undergo as beneficial or destructive. Though the process might be helpful in eliminating the pain caused from another person, four key scenes show how the lessons learned through relationship experiences are important.

Throughout the movie, The Notebook, there were many different aspects that corresponded with the material learned throughout the semester. There were times were you were able to pin point why each problem was faced based on different character backgrounds. As began to watch the movie, you start to understand the culture aspects of each individual by the way they talk and present themselves, which caused many situations to arise. Also, these many situations arise throughout the movie that affected the outcome of decisions made: biological, psychological, and social/environment. However, diversity played a magnificent role from the beginning to the end. So, therefore, throughout this paper you will have a better understanding of the analysis of this film, which should provide information about the movie.