Mid-Term Writing Test

And the oscar should have went to ...

The year 2008 was a good one for the cinema's world. All five movies nominated for the Oscars were excellent, but different. This year Best Picture winner, Slumdog Millionaire, tells the amazing story of a young man who's about the win the Indian version of«Who wants to be a millionaire». The Reader, with Best Actress Kate Winslet, shows us the love story of a Nazi woman during the holocaust. Milk, with Best Actor Sean Penn, represents the fight of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician. Frost/Nixon is an adaptation of the legendary interviews about the Watergate scandal. The last but not least, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, shows us the entire life of a man who was born old and grows younger. My opinion is that Benjamin Button should have won the prize for Best Picture. In the following text, I will tell you why.

First of all, I believe that Benjamin Button is a touching movie representing the whole set of humans emotions.
This amazing story gives great opportunities to a director and David Fincher did a really good job. All the actors were extremely true to their characters, especially Brad Pitt who had the hard job to plays Benjamin at every age. The movie opens with the birth of Benjamin and, already, you notice how important emotions are. The despair of the father, who chooses to abandon his child, is tangible. Because the movie is about the whole life of a man, the public follows Benjamin in his most interior reflections. All the scenes with his beautiful soul mate Daisy are moving and well thought. Fincher never let Benjamin’s story fall into a melting pot of clichés on the impossible love. When Benjamin and Daisy finally «meet in the middle» the movie reaches it climax.


Another interesting point of this film is that there is always a big contrast in the action. For example, during the tragic events following the birth of Benjamin, when Mr. Button is so lost and sad, the entire city is celebrating the end of the World War One. Different elements are put in opposition during the whole movie. Benjamin himself could be a second example: it is fascinating to see this young boy, looking like a senior, going through all the steps of childhood being considered like a fully grown man.

Because The Curious Case of Benjamin Button perfectly reflects the different feelings a man can live in an interesting story, opposing different things at all times, I believe it should have won the Oscar. In fact, the cinematography, the sets, the costumes and, of course the make up and special effects were impressive and of quality. I can’t understand why Fincher’s film didn’t won. Many people have enjoyed watching it and, I’m sure, many others will.

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