I find myself bewildered by how much flack and hostility this film gets compared to other Fincher works. It's not his worst film, not even close. But some people act like it's worse than Fight Club. A word of advice. Perhaps it would make sense to watch this again when you're further into your adulthood. I get the impression that most people who hate this film are pretty young and not mature enough to understand it.
To be sure, it's not a flawless film. There are some slow patches. But in terms of having a fascinating story and some great human truths, it's worth its weight in gold. That will always be my response to the ludicrous and inarticulate hatred that this film sometimes runs into.
Agree, agree, agree! I just watched it again for the first time in many years, and it gut punched me in fresh new ways because I'm older now and have had more challenging life experiences in the last year than I cared to have. When I first watched it at a younger age, I was engrossed with the love story and Brad Pitt's performance. Today, I caught the inspiring life lessons and human truths. These are summarized perfectly in Benjamin's letter to Caroline.
The movie does have a slower pace which I believe is intentional to demonstrate the passage of Daisy's and Benjamin's lifespans and to adequately portray that they "meet in the middle" before heading back to their respective geriatric and pediatric journeys.
It's haunting and beautiful -- beautiful in a cinematic sense because of the maestro David Fincher, but also beautiful in a life and aging sense. I find the whole movie to be just absolute magic. It puts me in a mood I can't shake for a while. I would bet that many of the bad reviews for this film come from people who just haven't lived enough life yet.
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