Over the past few days I had the pleasure (and displeasure) of viewing a handful of movies. Some of the movies are not worth naming, but Benjamin Button and Wolverine were worth seeing. First, Wolverine. As a long-time comic book fan, I approached this movie as I have with all comic movies; with the inner battle between “dear-god-this-movie-is-going-to-be-a-complete-train-wreck” and “maybe-just-maybe-they-will-get-it-right-for-once.” I am happy to say that this time they were closer to the latter. Don’t get me wrong, this movie could have been so much better with more attention to detail, and less cheesy occurences/dialogue, but overall it was worth viewing (especially for the $2.50 I paid for student admission at Rainbow Cinemas).

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was another type, and another level of movie. Where Wolverine jumped at the viewer like an un-caged animal, Benjamin Button was soft and slow-moving. With this particular film, that wasn’t a bad thing though. It moved at an easy pace, and worked it’s way through the intricate characters and plot elements. To be shirt, it was a memorable movie for a number of reasons. I will not spoil the movie for those who have not seen it, but I highly recommend it. It was extraordinary to see a human being grow up backwards (he was born old, and then died young).  It is a spectacular movie, that did not waste many of the chances to get philosophical about what is really important in life. I recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys solid drama movies, and especially to those who don’t mind sad stories, because this is definitely a sad story.

The theme of both these movies? Sadness, and the feeling of being different than everybody else. Also, struggling through loneliness.