I'd like to know if anyone has seen the movie, The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons. I don't want to give anything away to those who have not seen it, so if you haven't seen it, and plan to see it, DON'T READ THIS.
I'm not going to say anymore until I find out if anyone here has seen it. If you have, I'm thinking that you must have had the same reaction to the ending as I did. If you've seen it, please post here and let me know what went through your mind at the end.
Debating whether to see the movie. My brother told me there are similarities to my DH's situation and I would find it depressing. A friend whose husband has AD loved it. What do you think?
Well, I did see the movie...I thought it was wonderful.....it shows exactly what happens to someone who goes through the end stages of Alzheimers. I know it is a work of fiction, but it truly describes how I saw my husband "go backward".
I knew what the movie was about when I went to see it - I had seen the previews and trailers, but AD NEVER entered my mind until the end, when he was found and brought back to the old age home. Although I knew he was going to eventually end up as a baby, as I said, I never connected it to AD until I saw it, and if I hadn't been sitting, it would have knocked me off of my feet. I thought - "This is it. This is AD at the end. Exactly what happens."
I don't think anyone unfamiliar with AD would have made the connection. They just would have seen it as a natural progression of what was happening to Benjamin, but those close to AD - it had to hit hard.
I did enjoy the movie - I thought it was beautiful.
Joan - I did see it and I too felt like it was "AD" at the end. I cried ALOT & I don't generally cry at all any more...Our daughter was with us and she cried as well. It was a good movie, I thought, but so so sad at the end...
My husband, our Son and myself all went to see Benjamin Buttons during Christmas Season ....... you're absolutely right about the AZ message - it was there, built right into the movie (intentionally or not) but wouldn't have been realized by those who either have never taken the journey or are not presently on the journey. At every stage of Benjamin's journey I sat there thinking ........ ' yep, been there, done that '
I'm know my husband didn't pick up on the story - he just doesn't absorb much anymore but our Son and I surely did ........ it was a good show.
I'll often comment to our Son that looking after his Dad is just like having another child in the house and his response is always ' yes, definitely it is Mom '
My daughter was telling us about the show last night. She had gone to see if over the weekend and she mentioned about him having alzhimers and that it was a very good show.
Our granddaughters stopped by late yesterday afternoon on their way home from this movie, they were telling me about the movie. They didn't mention AD or the ending, but my comment was "it sounds like Alzheimer's".
I took my wife to see it with me.........she loves going anywhere, especially restuarants and movies. I hadn't been to a movie in a very long time but at this site's suggestion I thought I'd give it a try. Very interesting for sure. About 1 hour into it I noticed my wife not watching the movie. Catching her eye, she asked me if I was ready to go yet! She made the remaining 2 hrs a bit frustrating but I'm glad I stuck it out because they hit the nail on the head. I suggested several months ago on this site that I thought a great way to raise ALZ awareness was to make a movie with ALZ as the main plot as our society is very hooked on that form of entertainment (education?). As far as this movie goes, for folks not already familiar with the ALZ experience, they would not likely make the connection. My wife had no idea what the movie was about. Any way, thx for the movie suggestion. Thenneck